Metro Issue: Jul 20–Jul 26, 2021

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The Coldest Beer

The first-ever survey of polar pits around Silicon Valley. Plus: Ice distilling and home brewing. By Metro Staff

SV News

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Bully Beaters

Activist asks San Jose Sharks to join video project aimed at LGBT youth. By Ted Cox

Fast Laps

Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey hosts one of only two US races on the four-nation Moto GP calendar on Sunday. By Josh Koehn & Jasper Rubenstein

The Fly: Crisis, Continued

The city's pension-reform plan, meant to confront “staggering” declines in revenue and “alarming” increases in health-benefit costs, should have surprised no one. By The Fly

Features

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Silicon Alleys: Back of Beyond

A planned reunion for seminal valley music club One Step Beyond recalls touring bands from Jane’s Addiction to the Ramones. By Gary Singh

Music & Nightlife

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The Stuff of Myth

New Greek restaurant Myth Taverna and Lounge lays down its own groove. By Aaron Carnes

Back to ‘Forever’

David Lowery’s solo record recalls Cracker’s overlooked masterpiece. By Steve Palopoli, Metro Music Editor

Film

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Hard Times

Oliver Schmitz’s ‘Life, Above All’ takes a sobering look at a young African girl’s survival tactics. By Richard von Busack

Scandal Sheets

The new Errol Morris documentary, Tabloid, is salty and strangely lighthearted in its investigation of a famed sex scandal of the 1970s. By Richard von Busack