Cover Story: No Direction Om:
South Bay Hindus clash over textbook portrayals of Indian history.

News: Desolation Row, Part 2:
In Part 1, a former Metro staffer found chaos and desperation in his New Orleans homecoming. Now, the conclusion.

The Fly: Prosecutors make a living off pointing fingers, so it's no wonder that they've resorted to that schoolyard tactic in the race for county D.A.

Silicon Alleys: The Ghost in The Basement.

Techsploits: Search Me.

Rev: Corporate Blog.

Kyoto Dreams: The Asian Art Museum displays the works that made Kyoto a center of artistic ambition.

Threads of Memory: Human hair connects the generations at SJICA and MACLA.

Corpse Ride: Tommy Lee Jones' 'The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada' is more than just a Tex-Mex version of 'Weekend at Bernie's.'

Reels of Fortune: Cinequest floods local screens with indie features, maverick marvels and hot-button docs this March.

Blue Light Special: Is Steven Soderbergh's 'Bubble' the future of filmmaking or just another speculative bubble?

Mild Wilde: In 'A Good Woman,' Scarlett Johansson plays Meg Windermere and loses; Helen Hunt and Tom Wilkinson redeem matters.

Twit City: Piper Perabo and Lena Headey star in 93 minutes of cute.

Bad Girl: In 1933, Barbara Stanwyck starred in 'Baby Face,' what was to be the last seriously adult Hollywood movie for 35 years.

Old-Time on the Edge: The Crooked Jades refuse to toe the bluegrass party line.

Goal Oriented: Music's love affair with soccer is well documented.

Metro's Club of the Week: Agenda Lounge in San Jose.

Book Box: 'The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design' and 'Utterly Monkey.'

Village People: Woodside's Village Pub has survived the dotcom bust with its flavors intact.

Silicon Veggie: Why Veganism?

5 Things: Aphrodisiacs for a Steamy Valentine's Day.

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