Metro Issue: Nov 23–Nov 29, 2021
Features
back to top420: Pot Talks

While San Jose's newly suspended medcial marijuana regulations float in legal limbo, Metro has learned that city officials have held meetings with the area's cannabis activists to figure out a compromise
read moreSilicon Alleys: Special F/X

This Friday, the fans of San Jose’s once-famed F/X nightclub will gather at Brix
read moreWinter Sports for Bicyclists

San Jose Bike Club's Winter Series allows cyclists to maintain their fitness during the colder months.
read moreMusic & Nightlife
back to topRevolutionary Road

Immortal Technique takes his music and convictions on a cross-country tour of Occupy camps
read moreRecord Store Day

However one feels about the pros and cons of Record Store Day, it's working.
read moreArts & Entertainment
back to topLit: Moving Images

Stephen Cavalier seems to be emulating Robert Sklar’s now-indispensible World History of Film, and as such, his new book, The World History of Animation (UC Press, 416pp), divides that history into three parts, just as Sklar does with movies.
read moreFilm
back to topClockwork
It may be Tim Burton, and not Martin Scorsese who is the most trendsetting filmmaker of the last 20 years. In 'Hugo,' Scorsese is working with Burton scriptwriter John Logan and a few of Burton’s past and future stars.
read moreHawaiian Pop

A patriarch must wrestle with family and heritage on the islands in ‘The Descendants'
read moreSV Dining
back to topIndo Outpost

The small Indo Café brings a new look and wonderful tastes to downtown Saratoga
read moreLive Feed: A New Low

If there was ever any doubt that Congress is a bunch of corrupt morons, last week’s vote on school-lunch reform should clear that up once and for all
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