Cover: Why Here?
The Bay Area has the highest breast-cancer rate in the nation. Is there something we should know?

News: Writing Wrongs
Welfare moms learn to tell it like it is.

Critic's Picks: A guide to the week's best arts, theater and music events.

Michael & Me: How David Templeton was stood up by Michael Moore but conducted an interview anyway.

Soul Power: Bald and penitent, Cate Blanchett stars in the arid 'Heaven.'

Kahlo's Ghost: Renowned travel writer C.M Mayo on La Caza Azul, Trotsky's 'Death House,' and other 'haunted landmarks' featured in 'Frida.'

Attention Adrift: Mike Watt and the Secondmen deliver what Eyes Adrift don't.

Sound the Alarm: The Phoenix may never be the same.

Local Motion: North Bay music scene falls into place.

Big and Bad: 'High and Mighty' chronicles the rise and rise of SUVs.

The Waiting Game: Persimmons pay off for those who are patient.

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