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Secrets & Lies!
Our resident club queen talks more scandalous scene trash. Stop the presses!
By Marke B.

Mixed scene
The best and the brashest of the Bay Area's latest lounge boom.
By Snappy the Transjanimal

Alternaqueers are go!
And mustaches are back.
By Marke B.

The bloody triangle
A terrifying tour of three make-your-own Bloody Mary bars.
By Camper English

King of Bars
Deborah Giattina crowns a winner: Little Baobab

Outside the box
Five clubs you may have missed.
By Giselle Velazquez

Going Dutch
Robots, orgies, ice palaces, and the Mistress of Scent -- welcome to Amsterdam import Supperclub.
By Marke B.

Going global
2005's top five nights for dancehall, dub, and worldly beats.
By Tomas Palermo

Countdown
A New Year's Eve Top 10
By Kristina Peterson

Bar-stool charity
Some Bay Area watering holes offer more than just a hangover.
By Forrest Caskey

Return of the cruise
Sure, the Internet's fun. But what about the real thing?
By Marke B.

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Community Internet: Broadband as a Public Utility
From Freepress.net: Hundreds of cities and towns are launching Community Internet systems that promise universal, affordable access to high-speed broadband services.
Now telecom and cable lobbyists are pushing a federal bill that would outlaw Community Internet and municipal broadband everywhere.
Stop this disastrous bill. Send a letter to Congress now.

Journalists under fire
Press freedom alerts, journalists in high risk zones, digests from the frontlines of the free press around the globe, and links to national and international organizations working for press freedom

Freedom of information
Alerts, news and commentary on sunshine, open government and first amendment issues. This week from the California First Amendment Coalition: The Jacko Exception to the First Amendment - For persons who care about public access to trials, the Michael Jackson case has been a nightmare.