Cover: Just Say Nevermind
When did music stop caring about peace?

News: Park Bark
War breaks out over peace park.

Nüz: Spa Fitness Centers clients upset over rising membership prices.

Bruce Bratton: Watsonville hosts re-enactment of 1942 evacuation of Japanese-Americans.

National Treasure: 'Pauline and Paulette' is an affecting little movie from Belgium.

Cannes Job: Henry Jaglom's 'Festival in Cannes' lacks the insider's juice film fans crave in movies about movies.

Sweeter than Baklava: Gay Palestinian hip-hop act Juha blows into town.

Dead Instead: The Dark Star Orchestra channels Jerry Garcia.

Spicy Sensations: The mighty El Palomar continues to show why it's more than simply a fiery fiesta housed in a historic hotel.

War Bytes: Bleeding-heart liberals and Greeks collide in the ill-conceived 'Agamemnon.'

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