Cover Story: We Can Build You:
New exhibit brings Frankenstein's legacy to life.

News: Guilt by Association:
Did DSA head Jose Salcido sign away his union's political rights and perjure himself in hopes of being named sheriff?

The Fly: The San Francisco Chronicle has let its South Bay coverage go to pot.

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Silicon Alleys: Meat Loaf Art.

Earth Moves: As the season progresses, flashes of the championship San Jose Earthquakes have started to come back.

Techsploits: Smart geeks keep getting harassed or bribed into silence by major corporations all the time.

Rev: Grateful He's Dead: If the car is an extension of you, maybe some Deadheads were catching on that the police could easily profile them based on wacky cars and stickers and make the assumption: possession of narcotics.

Sweet Story: A San Jose kid takes second prize at a sugar-cube art competition for his model of Mission San Jose.

The Cool World: Bill Murray, another 'Dead Man' walking, revisits the loves of his life in Jim Jarmusch's 'Broken Flowers.'

The Iceman Cometh: Director Michael Winterbottom brings you the suspect joys of British sex in '9 Songs.'

The Bear Whisperer: Werner Herzog analyzes a fellow filmmaker's ursine love and folly in 'Grizzly Man.'

'Raid' to Order: John Dahl's World War II rescue film, 'The Great Raid,' sinks into stilted solemnity.

The Beautiful South: 'Junebug' offers lovely acting in a slender slice-of-the-South indie.

Gagging: 'The Aristocrats' chronicles the infinite varieties of the world's most disgusting joke.

Future Shock: Jazz Beyond helps San Jose Jazz Festival embrace the eclectic this weekend.

Continental Drift: After the passing of bassist Brent Kimble, the instrumental band Continental soldiers on.

Rushing River of Music: The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music hit both rapids and calms in its first two concerts.

Let's Get Lost: Rebecca Solnit strays the path in 'Field Guide.'

Bookbox: 'The Grail Bird' by Tim Gallagher, 'Descent' by Brad Matsen and 'Here Is Where We Meet' by John Berger.

French Connection: Fine dining at Le Papillon means stepping into another world.

Live Feed: Stett's State of the Scene Address.

5 Things to Love: Wine Bars.

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