New Dog!

Cover by Myron Campbell, notsosimpleton.com

It's out there somewhere. I haven't even seen it but I know it exists. But unlike bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, space-alien earth-tourists and that dinosaur I really, really, really wish lived in the Congo, the new prairie dog is not only 100 per cent confirmed real, it's something everyone will be able to see, touch and read later today.
So what's in it?

SWINE FLU! This edition has so much info about swine flu you can literally* build up a resistence to the virus just by touching its pages. The gang--that would be Greg Beatty, Stephen LaRose, Carle Steel and Paul Dechene write about the history, science, politics, culture and media coverage of pandemics. The whole thing is illustrated by Myron Campbell, who. Is. Awesome.
*figuratively

CONDO CRAZINESS AND APARTMENTS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE We have a housing/rental crisis in this city, which the City's politicians have exacerbated with too many "free market anything goes" decisions over the years. Somehow we've got to the point where approving an apartment complex that's halfway to Moosimin is considered a positive development.

FARRAH AND MICHAEL ARE DEAD So are Ed McMahon, Billy Mays and Karl Malden but we didn't write about them. Carle and Emily Zimmerman share their interesting thoughts on the two deceased celebrities we do care about.

PLUS MORE, MORE, MORE! Reports on the new plan for Victoria Park and on Bill 80, which changes the way construction unions negotiate, are unionized and are decertified; A very quick glance at the City's new no-livestock law and more on Iran from Gwynne Dyer; David Suzuki on sustainable seafood; Rosie on the prospect of the end of Taylor Field and a humoungous Street Wear column on the entire Regina Folk Fest staff; and arts stories on the Fringe Festival, Black Francis and the horrible, horrible new Transformers movie. And we've got the usual stuff: Ask Greg (about Kindles), Queen City Confidential, a slew of Top Sixes, NewsQuirks (also illustrated by Myron), letters to the editor, corrections about all the stuff we screwed up last issue, two weeks of events listings, CD reviews and, because I'm tired of typing, "more"!
Yup it's a gooder, pick 'er up.