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Metro Silicon Valley
August 30-September 5, 2006

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News

Cover Story: T.J. Rodgers
The controversial Silicon Valley maverick is suddenly high tech's biggest champion of alternative energy. Does it matter that he's ultimately in it for the money? Or that he can't stand environmentalists? He certainly doesn't think so.

News

News: Net Neutrality
There still may be a chance to save it from clueless congressmen.

The Fly: 08.30.06
Cindy Chavez slings mud at Chuck Reed.

Columns

Silicon Alleys: Liquor Stores
Support your favorite local liquor store.

Technology News: Getting 'Pwned'
All those horror stories about identity theft won't faze Annalee Newitz.

Sports News: Sprint Tournament
Sunday's tournament at Hellyer Park in San Jose was a live spectacle of speed.

Fall Style
The fall fashions for men appear to have been influenced by a dueling duo of distinctive archetypes, yielding a season of varied looks and attitudes.

Movies

Movie Review: 'The Wicker Man'
Nicolas Cage smolders in a remake of the 1973 shocker, directed and written by Neil LaBute(!).

Movie Review: 'Heading South'
The old lioness Charlotte Rampling shows her claws in a tale of sex, tourism and sunbathing.

Movie Review: 'Idlewild'
A clever Depression-era musical starring OutKast.

Movie Review: 'The Quiet'
A step up for director Jamie Babbit but a step down for Edie Falco.

Movie Review: 'Bit Parts'
A mad Hollywood plastic surgeon goes loose.

Cult Leader: 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'
Fright Spread Fred: A Craven 'Nightmare' reconsidered.

Movie Review: This Week's Revivals
Bruce Force: 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Office Space' are among this week's revived movies.

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Feature: Larry Kirwan
The Black 47 frontman on why he won't be seeing Oliver Stone's 'World Trade Center.'

Preview: Frankie J
The Mexican R&B star stumps for higher chart position and higher education.

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

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Twist Café and Bistro
Franco-American fusion has taken Campbell by storm.

Live Feed: Paso Robles Vineyards
Before the wine industry exploded in Paso, it was the Rodney Dangerfield of Central Coast towns.

5 Things to Love: Thai Restaurants
Thai food may not have the exoticism it did 20 years ago, but it can still be quite good.

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Author Profile: Persis Karim
The SJSU professor gathers up the stories and poems of Iranian women émigrés in a new anthology.

Stage Review: 'M. Butterfly'
TheatreWorks emphasizes the view from the East in its new production of the David Henry Hwang play.

Fall Arts Guide Extra
More series and special events fill up the autumn roster.

Book Review: 'Beau Brummell: The Ultimate Man of Style'
By Ian Kelly.

Book Review: 'Reeling Through Hollywood'
By Dan Bessie.

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
August 30-September 5, 2006.




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