A face in the crowd
The job market is filled with overly qualified applicants, instant-messaging stalkers, and the stench of desperation – how to distinguish yourself and keep your résumé out of the trash.
By Carrie Hall

The mother of all cooking schools
Learning the arts of the table is an art in itself.
By Paul Reidinger

Life lessons
Where to find classes in food, wine, and the garden of earthly delights.
By Rachel Swan

Life's work
Jobs that offer more than a paycheck.

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Editorial: Save the ballot book

Editorial: Power plants – where?

Opinion: A safe energy program
by bradley angel

Ballot blackout?
Grassroots groups could lose big if city officials eliminate paid ballot arguments.
By Savannah Blackwell

What happened to Saul Serrano?
Armed men in a van snatched him – but were they thugs or feds?
By A.C. Thompson, with translations by Claudia Eyzaguirre

Hall monitor

Life during wartime

Alerts

Art: One size fits all?
Mergers – both literal and philosophical – put 2002's Bay Area art at a crossroads.
By Glen Helfand

Film: First, we take Berlin...
"Berlin and Beyond" highlights the best, wurst of Germany's cinematic crop.
By David Fear

Film: Deconstructing Jacky
Derrida stalks the elusive philosopher.
By Dennis Harvey

Music: Sugar high
DJ Ellen Ferrato puts the S.F. homegirl in house.
By Vivian Host

Music: Cleaning out his closet
Henry Rollins fesses up, flips channels, and humors our inquiring minds.
By Kimberly Chun

Music: Howard Tate
Sun/12, Slim's.
By Mike McGuirk

Art: 'Perez Prado: Unauthorized Collaborations'
Through Jan. 25, A.O.V.
By Lindsey Westbrook

Correct techniques By Mosi Reeves

Last Exit By Derk Richardson

The Litterbox By John O'Neill

Liner notes By Lynn Rapoport

Extreme Measures By J.H. Tompkins

Sonic Reducer By Kimberly Chun

Tiger on beat By Patrick Macias

Script Doctor

Grooves

Local Grooves

2nd time around

Local Live

The Mix

Fall Arts Preview

alt.sex.column
Zero tolerance
By Andrea Nemerson

techsploitation
Psychedelic S.F
By Annalee Newitz

culture shocked
Future perfect
By katharine mieszkowski

Dine
Crop circle
By Paul Reidinger

Without Reservations
A new testament
By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
Cheese it
By Dan Leone

Moon Signs
By Sally Cragin

The Blender

In the Public Interest
Credit scam: Why is Congress so intent on helping lenders – and hurting millions of consumers?
By Ralph Nader

Focus on the Corporation
A day at the American Enterprise Institute
By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

Media Beat
Prizes for the stinkiest press coverage of the past year.
By Norman Solomon