Cover: Savoring Private Pynchon
On the trail of invisible novelist Thomas Pynchon.

News: Labor 101
UCSC TAs fight for recognition.

Jagged Edges: On the brink of a new album, Alanis Morissette kicks off her tour at the Catalyst.

Notes From The Underground: The Great Divide generates raw heat on new release.

The Parents' Traps: Author Gus Lee sounds off about the familial dynamics of A Soldier's Daughter.

Citizen Quinlan: Orson Welles' restored Touch of Evil is better than ever.

Humbert Humbug: Lolita is a brave but glum take on Nabokov.

Lou's World: A new biography explores the many sides of Aptos composer Lou Harrison.

In a Jam: In the kitchen, self-preservation can sometimes put a lid on common sense.

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