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Metro Silicon Valley
August 15-21, 2007

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News

50 ways to reduce your carbon footprint
Wait, don't wear hemp clothing? And trust the government to tell you what to buy? And people want to give you free stuff? This eco-friendly stuff is crazy! Plus: an introduction to watching where you step in Silicon Valley's ecosystem.

News

Panel discussion
Will solar be Silicon Valley's next big thing?

The Fly: 08.15.07
More BANG for Dean Singleton's buck.

Columns

Silicon Alleys
San Jose's issues: Solved!

Technology news
Paper archives can make you sick—but we can't live without them.

Sports news
Visa Championships.

Movies

Movie review: 'No End in Sight'
Charles Ferguson's documentary explains why there is 'No End' for America and Iraq.

Movie review: 'Superbad'
Three horny high schoolers get put through the wringer.

Movie review: 'Rocket Science'
A master debater is stillborn.

Movie review: 'Boxed Up' and 'Superhero'
Local director Sean McCarthy shows off two new short features at Camera Cinemas.

Cult Leader: 'Blowup'
Dear Antonioni: Lamenting the lost legacy of the 1966 Swinging London flick.

This week's revivals
Classic 'Buffy' eps, 'Dial M' and 'High Noon.'

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

No. 1 with a bullet
The Supersuckers have blazed a trail through the post-Internet music industry.

Glass house
Cabrillo Festival pulses with minimalist rhythms of Philip Glass' Symphony no. 8.

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

Restaurants

Vietnam all over
As construction on Vietnam Town begins, My Khe Quan Hue shows what Story Road has to offer.

Live Feed
Everybody must get stone fruit.

5 Things to Love
Habits of highly successful cafes.

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

SoFA sights
New shows at MACLA and SJICA highlight a wide range of media explorations.

Coping
Brian Copeland's 'Not a Genuine Black Man' tells how one brother survived San Leandro.

Book review: 'End Games'
Book authored by Michael Dibdin.

Book review: 'Peeling the Onion'
Book authored by Günter Grass.

Kids events
The Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus.

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
August 15-21, 2007.




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