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Metro Silicon Valley
10.17.07

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News

In the Shadow of the Cat
To paraphrase Mark Twain, everyone talks about the Los Gatos stone cats, but no one does anything about them. But now Dana Frank has tracked down their history in her new book on the area's kitsch monuments.

News

Exit Strategy
Why Sanjeev Bery is leaving the local ACLU branch he founded in the middle of its biggest fight.

Current Affairs
Historic new protections could save our shores, but the real impact remains to be seen.

The Fly: 10.17.07
No End In Blight, A Different Kind Of Council Race & Match Point.

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Dove, Actually

Technology news
Moaning Lisa and the joys of mechanical sex

Style
Men's Magazine Madness

Events
The Dog Whisperer

Sporting Events
San Jose Earthquakes

Kids Events
Art & Autism

Movies

Movie Review:
Benicio Del Toro makes 'Things We Lost in the Fire' look good

Movie Review:
'Sleuth' remakes 'Sleuth'

Movie Review:
Reese searches for her CIA-captured husband in 'Rendition'

Film Festival:
The Arab Film Festival

Film Festival:
The San Jose Jewish Film Festival

Film Festival:
The U.N. Association Film Festival

This week's revivals

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Loop Dreams
Musicians play it again at the Best of the Y2K7 International Live Looping Festival.

Music Review:
Genesis plays HP Pavilion

Classical Music Picks:
Oct. 17-23

This Week's Music Picks
Jennifer Lopez, Joan Sebastian & the Pogues.

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

Restaurants

Taiwanese Revolution
Liou's House is a distinctive Milpitas find for Chinese cuisine.

Live Feed
Zagataboutit

5 Things to Love
Reasons to Give Up The Bottle

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Museum review:
San Jose Museum of Art looks at artists looking at nature in two new shows.

Stage Review:
American Musical Theatre of San Jose gambles on 'Buys and Dolls'

East Meets West
Nobel novelist Orhan Pamuk studies the stress fractures between Turkey and the West.

Book Review:
The Lion and the Unicorn

Book Review:
My Brother's Madness

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
October 17-23, 2007.




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