Cover: Big Brother is You, Watching
Science-fiction author David Brin says the erosion of personal privacy is not to be feared, as long as the peepholes extend in both directions.

Are You a Dork?: Find out, in the privacy of your own home, if you belong to that ascendant class that's taking Hollywood and the Internet by storm.

News: Foul Play
The county faces a sexual harassment suit with a new twist.

The Scoop: Nixon's estate gets Watergate tapes.

Solid Gold: Prestige plumbs folk and blues vaults.

All Smiles: Photojournalist Ted Castle excelled at relaxing his subjects.

Talking Pictures: Author and culture-watcher Himilce Novas looks at the reverential new bio-pic Selena.

Hill of Beans: Can organically grown coffee save the songbirds and even the planet?

Buried Treasure: Jeny's Deli will make your belly dance.

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