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Metro Silicon Valley
03.26.08

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News

Bette Davis Eyed
One of cinema's all-time greatest actresses would have turned 100 on April 5, and the Stanford Theatre is honoring her career with a retrospective. But just what was behind those peepers that Kim Carnes sang about?

News

Gangster's Paradox
Law enforcement uses the state's gang-enhancement law to crack down on violence, but a judge's ruling in the Joshua Herrera case raises questions about its reach

The Fly: 03.26.08
Who You Calling A Promoter?

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Backwater Renaissance

Technology News
How Twitter's color wars wasted everybody's time

Spring Fashion
Women's Edition

Events
Cirque Dreams brings its acrobatic 'Jungle Fantasy' show to Flint Center in Cupertino

Sporting Events
Strikeforce World Middleweight Championship Bout

Kids Events
The talented kids at Los Altos Youth Theatre give Wild Bill Shakespeare a Western look in a new version of 'As You Like It.'

Movies

Movie Review: 'Run Fat Boy Run'
Simon Pegg legs it out for new David Schwimmer comedy

Movie Review: '21'
The fix is in as Kevin Spacey leads card counters to victory

Cult Leader
What the '80s did to vampire movies

Music & Clubs

Fan the Flames
Maori band Katchafire brings incendiary reggae to town

This Week's Music Picks
Amy Obenski, Toshiko Akiyoshi and The Sounds of Desire

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Restaurants

Holy Mole!
El Tule has a distinctive Oaxacan flavor—and maybe the best mole you'll ever find

Live Feed
My Own Poor House Bistro

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Dance Preview:
Ballet San Jose and Dennis Nahat pay homage to George Balanchine

Stage Review: 'Lysistrata'
An ancient antiwar protest looks bawdy and up to date in City Lights production

Book Review: 'Our Story Begins'
Tobias Wolff affirms his status as a great storyteller in new collection

DVD Review
Frisky Dingo

DVD Review
Suburban Shootout

DVD Review
12 Angry Men

Classical Preview
Symphony Silicon Valley sets its sights on Beethoven's Ninth this weekend

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
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