Metro Issue: Jun 29–Jul 5, 2021
Cover Story
An Out of Valley Experience
The best way over the Santa Cruz Mountains is by foot.
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back to topChinese Games
Asian giant's purchase of Los Gatos-based Cryptic Studios miffs gaming geeks.
read moreTax and Save Lives
More than a few eyebrows lifted last week when Councilmember Sam Liccardo proposed raising the city’s sales tax to help fund police and firefighter jobs.
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back to topFourth of July Weekend Guide
Celebrate the stars and stripes all weekend long in the South Bay area.
read moreSilicon Alleys: Cup of Memories
The Quakes pay tribute to the U.S. team that took on Brazil in 1994 in a game for the ages.
read moreStyle: Aware But Oblivious
With multiple artistic identities, Cheyanne Payne, a.k.a. Miss Oblivious, a.k.a. Kook Teflon, find beautiful things in dark places.
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back to topGhoul, Uninterrupted
Even solo, Kepi Ghoulie of the Groove Ghoulies is still a rock & roll monster.
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back to topBook Review: Cracked Up
Mark Arnold's 'If You're Cracker, You're Happy' is not just the best book about the history of 'Cracked' magazine, it’s near certain to be the only book about it.
read moreArt Review: Frames of War
Artist and Hanna Hannah uses scenes of international tragedy—South African shanty towns, a child buried in debris—and decontextualizes them in her show 'Frames of War' at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art.
read moreContinental
Two new features— 'Viva Riva!' and 'Africa United'—examine the seamy and the sentimental sides of life in Africa.
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back to topRobots at Bay
Michael Bay's 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' is helped by the use of effective 3-D—but nothing can help the plot.
read moreBucking the System
Every really good teacher is, in part, a performer. And Buck Brannaman, horse whisperer, never lets his mask slip in the excellent documentary.
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Live Feed: Raw Deal
A visit with Mark McAfee at Organic Pastures diary in Fresno reveals the value of raw milk.
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