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Metro Silicon Valley
12.17.08

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News

The Vanishing Swarm
No one knows the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder. But it could mean ecological disaster.

News

Flex Time
Under Pat Dando, the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce has amped up its political efforts—with mixed results

The Fly
Silicon Valley News Notes

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Market Fresh

Style
Fashion Flap

Sports
The 14th Annual Los Gatos Resolute Run

Events
The carousel keeps spinning daily through Jan. 1 at Winter Wonderland, an arcade of family-fun rides in downtown San Jose.

Movies


Movie Review: 'Seven Pounds'
Will Smith carries the plot like a weight around his neck

Movie Review: 'Yes Man'
Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel can't say no

Movie Review: 'Timecrimes'
A man must solve a mystery by traveling into his past

DVD Review: 'Ludwig'
A Visconti classic restored

DVD Review: '24: Redemption'
Jack's back in bridge to the new season

DVD Review: 'Irma Vep'
A new release of a 1996 French film about filmmaking by Olivier Assayas

DVD Review: 'I Am Legend'
A collector's DVD set comes with a box full of extras

DVD Review: 'George Gently'
Martin Shaw stars as a weary detective in 1960s England

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Less Is More
Razor-pop beckons new listeners to a minimalist musical era with deep roots

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

Restaurants

Thai Again
The new Siam could change the way you look at Thai cuisine

Live Feed
Slow on the Row

The Wine Column
Doon Times

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Book Review: Douglas Fairbanks
A new biography and DVD collection recall the exuberant style of the great silent star

Dance Review: 'The Nutcracker'
Ballet San Jose satisfies that holiday itch

Book Review: 'The Best American Comics 2008,' edited by Lynda Barry
A wide-ranging collection offers many treats

Book Review: 'The Future's So Bright, I Can't Bear to Look'
Cartoonist Tom Tomorrow looks back on the recent past with a gimlet eye

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
December 17 - 23, 2008