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Dec. 10 - Dec.
16, 2003 Vol 38, No. 11
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here to read our continually
updated election blog.

The
high-tech black market
Copyright
infringement is a criminal offense. Meet the new generation of
geek outlaws and heroes.
By
Annalee Newitz
In
this issue
Editorial:
Scrap the PG&E
Editorial:
Save the UC three!
Opinion:
The DMCA, five years later
by
fred von lohmann and gwen hinze
Campaign
Watch
News from the races for governor, mayor, district attorney and
other fall ballot contests
Ethical
culture
New commissioner wants ethics panel to crack down on campaign
cash violations
By Rachel Brahinsky
Brown
out
Task force to discuss securing departing mayor's records
By
Matthew Hirsch
SFSUs
cash crunch
Alleged embezzlement and fiscal mismanagement add to the school's
money problems
By
A.C. Thompson
Life
during wartime
Berkeley's new stance on student activism
By
Helen Christophi
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Neighborhood
Business:
Drink
and be merry
Indie wine store Friendly Spirits has something for everybody.
By
Metagrrrl
Biztips
Openings, closings, and other life changes on the small-business
scene. Featured this week: do some laundry, sip some soup,
and get in a game or two of pinball all in one place.
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The
best buys
Our annual guide to gifts for good causes.
By
Jody Levin
Being
There
Hoes down
By Sven Eberlin
alt.sex.column
By Andrea Nemerson
Double
Team Psychic Dream By Michelle Tea and Jessica Lanyadoo
Flat
Earth By Lynn Rapoport
Techsploitation
By Annalee Newitz
Hall
monitor
Alerts
Dine
House of ribs
By
Paul Reidinger
Without
Reservations
Origins
By
Paul Reidinger
Cheap
Eats
Romancing the Lock
By
Dan Leone
Fond
of you
Brioche turkeys, duck for three, tamales and rum for all.
By
Masha Gutkin
Free
turkey
Where to get a square meal on Thanksgiving.
By
Laura Paskell-Brown
Table
Ready
Fruitcakes and ale
By
Stephanie Rosenbaum
Bottle
Rockets
Proles on ice
Matt
Markovich
Meatless
Some like it raw
By
Miriam Wolf
Take
That
Don't let me down
By
Gabriel Roth
The
Food Snoop
On the Q.T.
By
Masha Gutkin
Well
Done
By
Evelyn Grosvenor-Smythe
DineOnline
Menus, maps, and more...
The
Blender
Stage:
Python on the loose
Eric
Idle breaks away from the pack and passes the collection bucket.
By Nate Denver
Stage:
Divided we stand
David
Edgars two-part look at American politics takes a long time
to go a short way.
By Robert Avila
Stage:
Continental drift
By
J.H. Thompkins
Stage:
Critic's Choice - 'The Hard Nut'
David
Edgars two-part look at American politics takes a long time
to go a short way.
By Rita Felciano
Film:
Behind the lines
Yossi
and Jagger looks at love in war.
By Dennis Harvey
Film:
Critic's Choice -I Vitelloni
Arrested
development
By David Fear
Music:
Bring home the baking
Would
you like a slice of Pop-O-Pies with that cuppa Joe?
By Will York
Music:
Get lit
Contemplating
punk performance and the short sets and tempers of the Fuse!
By Duncan Scott Davidson
Music:
Hallelujah
Where
to hear (and sing) Handel's Messiah.
By Laura Paskell-Brown
Art:
Things change
The
Way Things Are surveys David Ireland's rich lifetime of
art.
By Glen Helfand
Art:
Critic's Choice - Animal Crossdressing, Uninvited Collaborations
with Nature, and One Small Act of Endurance
By
Lindsey Westbrook
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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