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Metro Silicon Valley
May 17-23, 2006

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News

Metro's Summer Guide 2006
Hot concerts—Shakira! Hot cars—The San Jose Grand Prix! Hot rhythms—SJ Jazz Festival! Hot art—ZeroOne! And much more in our annual guide!

News

News: Karyn Sinunu and District Attorney Race
Sources interviewed by investigators say questions center on 1997 felony drug-trafficking case.

Metro Endorsements: June 6 Election
Larry Stone for Assessor; Yes on Measure B.

The Fly: 05.17.06
Mayoral frontrunner Cindy Chavez could face new problems in NORCAL investigation.

Columns

Silicon Alleys: 24th Street, San Jose
Street offers a cross-section of San Jose culture.

Technology News: Internet Porn
Ask not how porn has changed the Internet, ask how the Internet has changed porn.

Car Culture: Truck Driving Rules
Learning how to drive a truck is like learning how to tame a high-spirited horse.

Sports: Cycling
The Cat's Hill Classic takes to the road in Los Gatos.

Movies

Film Preview: 2006 Summer Movie Season
Richard von Busack tracks down the good, the bad and the ugly from now until Labor Day.

Film Review: 'The Da Vinci Code'
Ron Howard asks: Will you accept this rose? Love that McKellen, solving riddles in the dark.

Film Review: 'Down in the Valley'
Ed Norton's cowboy romances drifting teen Evan Rachel Wood in urban Western.

Film Festival Review: Silicon Valley Israeli Film Festival
Second annual festival screens four features that take a hard look at the possibilities of hope in a hard world.

Cult Leader: H.P. Lovecraft on Film
Andrew Migliore offers his top picks for Lovecraftian film adaptations and variations.

Film Review: This Week's Revivals
'Lawrence of Arabia' and more.

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Music Profile: Baron Zen
How a future middle school teacher and DJ overcame suburbia through music.

Music Review: Bruce Springsteen
New take on Pete Seeger respects the man as well as the message.

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

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: HC Dumpling House
Cupertino's wildly popular restaurant serves up its namesake with a Shanghai twist.

Live Feed: American Farmland Trust
Nonprofit organization works to protect farmland and promote environmentally sound farming.

5 Things to Love: Japanese Restaurants
Five izakaya-style restaurants.

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Theater Review: Summer Musicals
City Lights, San Jose Stage Company, Foothill College, American Musical Theatre of San Jose and other San Jose area theater companies present musical theater productions.

Theater Review: 'North Shore Fish'
Dragon Productions gets salty with a look at life in a steamy fish-processing plant.

The Arts

Letters to the Editor: May 17-23, 2006
This week's letter 1; this week's letter 2; this week's letter 3; this week's letter 4; this week's letter 5; this week's letter 6.




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