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Metro Silicon Valley
06.25.08

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News

Generation Debt
This generation doesn't understand a lot about money, but does like to spend it. The result can be tens of thousands of dollars in debt that won't go away.

News

Toxic Shock
Poisonous products banned in most nations are killing Americans and threatening the economy

The Fly: 06.25.08
Just Like Starting Over, Snippy Cups and ABC & SJPD

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Racking My Brain

Technology News
It's time to get used to a new definition of privacy

Style
Shades of Cool

Events
The annual Woodies on the Wharf celebration at the main Santa Cruz beach

Sporting Events
Crossfit training is now becoming a part of many gyms.

Kids Events
Young artists can get a dose of creativity at Community Arts Day.

Movies

Movie Review: 'WALL-E'
New Pixar feature is a blast-off

Web Extra:
Richard von Busack interviews WALL-E director Andrew Stanton

Movie Review: 'Savage Grace'
Jullianne Moore's mother from hell makes Joan Crawford look like June Cleaver

Movie Review: 'Encounters at the End of the World'
Werner Herzog explores the ice floes of Antarctica in a quirky new documentary

Movie Review: 'Brick Lane'
Life isn't easy when you're Bangladeshi in east London

DVD Review
'High Noon'

DVD Review
'Quantum Hoops'

DVD Review
'Da Vinci's Inquest: Season 3'

Music & Clubs

Hip Cats
Claire Martin kicks off the star-studded season of Jazz on the Plazz in Los Gatos

Music Review
The cure at HP Pavilion.

This Week's Music Picks
3 Cohens, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys and Camper Van Beethoven

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Restaurants

March of Meat
Pampas' Brazilian rodizio service is a parade of rotisserie roasts

5 Things to Love
Great Ice Cream Shops

A Girl's Gotta Eat
Playing the Markets

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The Arts

Art Review: "Saved From the Storm'
The New Orleans Museum of Art survived Katrina, and some of its best works can now be seen at Stanford

Stage Review: 'Snapshots'
A couple looks back on its life in TheatreWorks musical drama

Stage Review: 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile'
Northside Theatre revives Steve Martin's comedy about genius

Book Review
'The Pixar Touch,' by David A. Price, reviewed by Richard von Busack

Book Review
'Breath,' by Tim Winton, reviewed by Richard von Busack

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
June 25 - July 1, 2008




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