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Let's Do Launch
Silicon Valley powered the world's most famous daredevil when the man building Evel Knievel's rockets lived here. Now his son, who turned his back on rocketry for a simpler life, remembers the rush of the glory days and considers picking up where his dad left off.
Teflon Mann
Scandals build name recognition. And that's Craig Mann's ace-in-the-hole in his run for San Jose City Council.
The Fly: 05.07.08
Positive campaigning, Google Eyed and March Madness
Silicon Alleys
Woolworth It
Technology News
Grand Theft Auto just gets better and better
Sporting Events
San Jose Sharks out of the Stanley Cup in a game that lasted five hours and 14 minutes
Kids Events
Children's Musical Theater San Jose presents 'Into the Woods
Movie Review: 'Son of Rambow'
Sylvester Stallone's angry vet is funnier when remade by two British kids
Movie Review: 'Standard Operating Procedure'
Errol Morris' documentary tries to understand the outrages at Abu Ghraib
Movie Review: 'Redbelt'
David Mamet unleashes his inner Chuck Norris in a talky jujitsu tale
Movie Review: 'OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies'
The French super spy is licensed to make audiences laugh
Movie Review: 'Iron Man'
Robert Downey Jr. takes off
DVD Review
'The Fall of the Roman Empire' Collector's Edition
DVD Review
'Frontière(s)
Smooth Blues
The Robert Cray Band headlines this year's Metro Fountain Blues Festival
This Week's Music Picks
Erin McKeown, B-Side Players and Makana
MORE MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE
MUSIC AND CLUBS LISTINGS
MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR PICKS
Seeing Stars
New Chez T.J. chef Bruno Chemel has high ambitions, exciting menu
5 Things to Love
Great Kebab Restaurants
Silicon Veggie
Vegan Survival Tactics
BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION
FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW
Stage Preview: Thinking Big
The valley's small theater companies don't let their budgets limit their creativity
Dance Review
'The Firebird' soars again at Ballet San Jose
Museum News
The Computer History Museum of Mountain View unveils Ca working model of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2
Books: 'The Man Who Loved China'
Simon Winchester uncovers the secret life of China expert Joseph Needham
Book Review
'The End of the Jews' by Adam Mansbach, reviewed by Richard von Busack
Book Review
'China's Great Train,' by Abrahm Lustgarten, reviewed by Michael S. Gant
Letters to the Editor
May 7 - 13, 2008
