Cover: High Strung
Street artist Thoth takes the Oscars by storm.

News: Nüz
Danny Glover speaks up at the Rio Theatre.

Bruce Bratton: The Reel Work film festival; poet Morton Marcus, author Joe Collins and musician Eric Porter speak at Bookshop Santa Cruz.

Mo' Better Mozart: Twenty years after, director Milos Forman pads out musical epic 'Amadeus.'

Latin Lovers: Darkly erotic 'Y Tu Mamá También' comes to the Nick.

Hot Chocolate: Blackalicious delivers tasty goods.

Sights & Sounds: At the Catalyst, AC/DC cover band Hell's Belles was just as aggressive as the original.

Rites of Spring: When the weather warms up we love to take our food outside--there's just something about all that fresh air.

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