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Metro Silicon Valley
12.19.07

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News

The Year in Quotes:
Say What | Schadenfreude!

News

Edge of Epidemic
HIV-positive undocumented workers are at the center of a brewing health crisis in Santa Clara County and throughout the state

The Fly: 12.19.07
Supe or Sally, Fong Memories & Dome Love

Columns

Silicon Alleys:
Hail Trapezoid

Technology News:
Dogs and monkeys are a lot smarter than we thought

Sporting Events:
The SAP Tennis Open

Events:
'Walking With Dinosaurs—The Live Experience'

Kids Events:
Palo Alto Children's Theatre brings 'The Wizard of Oz' to the stage

Movies

Reviews: The Year in Movies
Richard von Busack picks the winners and losers from 2007

Review: 'Juno'
Pregnancy is just a coming-of-age lark in dubious comedy

Review: 'I Am Legend'
Will Smith likes being the last man alive

Review: 'Sweeney Todd'
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp go to the dark side of musicals

Review: 'Charlie Wilson's War'
Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts play at international politics

Review: 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'
A musical bio-pic to end all musical bio-pics

Review:
This week's movie revivals

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

The War on Christmas Music
Six soundtracks of holiday cheer that don't involve singing cats

This Week's Music Picks
Queens of the Stone Age, Ben Henderson & David Knight, Whiskey Avengers & Vienna Teng

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

Restaurants

The Tao Of Bill
Free desserts, family-friendly hours and solid menus are part of a successful philosophy that has spawned a second Bill's Cafe

5 Things to Love
Great Fake Meat

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Art Reviews: Paste-Ups
Assemblage artists dominated the year at museums and galleries

Ballet Review: 'The Nutcracker'
Ballet San Jose does right by the classic

DVD Reviews:
'Killer of Sheep'

DVD Reviews:
'Razor'

DVD Reviews:
'Lady Chatterley'

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
December 19-25, 2007.




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