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Metro Silicon Valley
01.02.08

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News

Medium Cool
The New Year is the busiest season for psychics, and Silicon Valley has a lot of them. Even true believers are always on the lookout for fraud, and Santa Clara's Edward Carrion wants to protect the psychic consumer.

News

Food Fight
Sunnyvale joins the grassroots movement to save kids from the Department of Agriculture with a farm-to-school revolt

The Fly: 01.02.08
Dark Sunshine, No Re-Pete & Taser Grand Jury?

Columns

Silicon Alleys:
Frank's Place

Technology News:
War changes everything, including technology

Movies

Review: 'The Orphanage'
A Spanish chiller picks up where 'Pan's Labyrinth' left off

Review: 'National Treasure: Book of Secrets'
Nicolas Cage goes hunting for clues all over again

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

The Good Hustler
Benjamin Henderson's mood swings

MORE MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE    MUSIC AND CLUBS LISTINGS    MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR PICKS

Restaurants

An Inconvenient Tooth
There's going green, and then there's driving to Redwood City for Pamplemousse

5 Things to Love
You Should Have Eaten This

Silicon Veggie
Merit Badge

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Review: 'The Wire'
David Simon captures the pulse of Baltimore in HBO series

Stage Review: 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
Ted Neeley shows why the original is the best

Book Review: 'Smile When You're Lying' by Chuck Thompson
Reviewed by Richard von Busack

Book Review: 'The Snake Stone' by Jason Goodwin
Reviewed by Michael S. Gant

DVD Review: 'Dave Attell: Captain Miserable'
Reviewed by Richard von Busack

DVD Review: Film Noir: 'Five Classics from the Studio Vaults'
Reviewed by Michael S. Gant

Events:
Dia de los Tres Reyes Magos celebration

Kids Events:
Author Beth Lisick appears Thursday, Jan. 3, at 7:30pm at Kepler's in Menlo Park

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
January 2-8, 2008




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