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Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2003 • Vol 37, No. 48


Working it
By J.H. Tompkins

Looking ahead
A red-eyed gaze at filmdom's coming attractions.
By Johnny Ray Huston

'School of Rock' and 'Scary Movie 3'
By Cheryl Eddy

The reel deal
Drive-in blobs, rep houses, and fests set autumn aflame.
By David Fear

Future tense
Politics' and art's intersections become surreal.
By Glen Helfand

In motion
The Bay Area's fall dance calendar is full.
By Johnny Ray Huston


Fall for these sounds
An opinionated guide to the season's most fascinating music releases and performances.
By Johnny Ray Huston and Kimberly Chun

Critics' picks


Feeling it
Opera is all about emotion; and you've got to let a few things go in order to get it..
By Bill Mayer

It's show time
Theater faces off with budget-slashers, armchair soldiers, and thought police.
By J.H. Tompkins

Fall arts events calendar

• news & culture


In this issue

Editorial: The right recall move

Editorial: Don't bury IRV

Potrero power plants action alert

Opinion: The real Dr. Dean
By Norman Solomon

Campaign Watch
News from the races for governor, mayor, district attorney and other fall ballot contests

Voting as usual
S.F. officials won't implement election reform this year - and maybe not even next year - in defiance of the public will
By Steven T. Jones

WTO-listed
Will antiglobalization activists be under surveillance at the world trade forum in Cancún?
By Rachel Brahinsky

Sunrise in Sacramento
Burton is confident his open-government measure will survive attacks by secrecy advocates
By Matthew Hirsch

Just another day in occupied Iraq
Bomb planted in Baghdad shopping district blows up U.S. Army vehicle and troops retaliate against neighborhood.
By Scott Fleming

Business news: Lose your chains
Outer Sunset shop owners vote Starbucks out.
By Rebecca Sills

Biztips
Openings, closings, and other life changes on the small-business scene

being there by katharine mieszkowski

alt.sex.column By Andrea Nemerson

Double Team Psychic Dream By Michelle Tea and Jessica Lanyadoo

Techsploitation By Annalee Newitz

Hall monitor

Alerts

food & drink


Dine
The magic mountain

By Paul Reidinger

Without Reservations
Pox populi

By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
Seeds of content

By Dan Leone

Table Ready
Cold comfort

By Stephanie Rosenbaum

Bottle Rockets
Another (wine) country

Matt Markovich

Meatless
Quorn-fed?

By Miriam Wolf

Take That
Papa don't fish

By Gabriel Roth

The Food Snoop
Rice dreams

By Masha Gutkin

Well Done
By Evelyn Grosvenor-Smythe

DineOnline
Menus, maps, and more
...

The Blender

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Art: Critic's Choice - ‘Your Shits Stuff'
By Lindsey Westbrook

Last Exit By Derk Richardson

The Litterbox By John O'Neill

Liner notes By Lynn Rapoport

Sonic Reducer By Kimberly Chun

Tiger on beat By Patrick Macias

Plus One By Vivian Host

Script Doctor

Grooves

Local Grooves

2nd time around

The Void

Local Live

Full Circle

The Mix



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Life During Wartime
The Bay Guardian's regularly updated section dedicated to war-related news and perspectives from the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world, protest and event information, and web links.

Media Beat
The politics of money: Media coverage magnifies the power of campaign cash
By Norman Solomon

In the Public Interest
Opening up government contracts: The Bush administration is considering putting key federal records on the Web.
By Ralph Nader


Focus on the Corporation

The two faces of George Bush in Africa: He wants to fight AIDS – but only if it doesn't hurt the drug companies.
By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman


Journalists under fire
Digests from the frontlines of the free press around the globe

First amendment alerts

The shame of Hearst
By Bruce B. Brugmann, 11.14.01

Anniversary Issue
The case for MUD: A public power agency could cut electric rates by 20 percent – and still make millions of dollars.

It's funny in Kansas
Joke of the day

Superlist
All the world's a cinema: Outdoor film, celluloid and supper, bar movies, and more.