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Metro Silicon Valley
02.11.09

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Six Maniac
How much do I love thee? Let me count the words.

News

Web 3.0
Apture adds a new window to the two-dimensional screen

The Fly Reports on Silicon Valley News

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Analog Send-Off

Style and Fashion in Silicon Valley
Valentine's Day

Sports: The Amgen Tour of California

Movies


Film Review: 'Wendy and Lucy'
Michelle Williams goes wandering in a loose-limbed indie

Film Preview: 'Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison'
A Cinequest documentary recalls the famous concert

DVD Review: 'Splendor in the Grass'
Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty stuggle with teen passion

DVD Review: 'Our Man in Havana'
Carol Reed and Graham Greene's spy comedy set in Havana on the brink of revolution

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Music Preview: Rev. Horton Heat
The psychobilly king comes to VooDoo Lounge in San Jose

Classical Music: Pan-Asian Music Festival
Stanford hosts three weeks of world music

Classical Music: Opera Fantasies
Livia Sohn sets opera favorites to a violin solo score

R.I.P., Lux Interior

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

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Good pub food at Los Gatos Brewing Co.
Stett Holbrook finds the food a cut about at Los Gatos Brewing Co.

Food Story: Mrs. A's Salsa Buena

Wine: Hollister's Pietra Santa Winery
The local winery has won awards for its sangiovese and gewurztraminer

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Opera Review: 'Cosė fan tutte' at Opera San Jose
The Mozart classic gets a polished performance with an emphasis on the frothy humor

Stage Preview: 'Hamlet'
Arclight presents the Shakespeare drama as a radio-style production

Book Box: Antiquarian Book Fair
This weekend offers a feast for book lovers

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
February 11 - 17, 2009