Cover: Shell Game
Fish and Game stock may threaten North Coast abalone.

Kenneth Cleaver: The Consumer Correspondent wants a new career in the wildlife field.

Open Mic: World of the Work.

Geek Girl: Just like old times.

Twist & Shout: New eatery offers French cuisine with a Sonoma spin.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

On a Binge: Recovering film critic tests resolve at 'The Anniversary Party.'

Sad Story: Depp and Ricci can't save stilted 'The Man Who Cried.'

Classical Rock: Elvis Costello provides torch-song settings for diva Anne Sofie von Otter on 'For the Stars.'

World Class: New CDs groove to a global beat.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Language on the Line: Poetry as the ultimate act of self-creation.

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