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| April 4-10, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Soul Man: Living under the tight rein of the People's Republic of China while its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is in exile, Tibet is a country of conflicted identity. |
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| News | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kids in Jail: Riding a wave of public outrage over violent crime, the governor wants to throw the book at kids, even though no one can demonstrate that it works. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Public Eye: Naming names at the Children's Shelter, oops for some big-name political contributors and just the facts, please, on those slushy funds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Polis Report: Getting down in downtown San Jose. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arts & Entertainment |
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| South Bay This Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Movies | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage Farce: Cher and Chazz Palminteri wrestle with fate and love in Faithful. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Still Crazy: Ben Stiller pursues a foolish goal with the seriousness of a dreamquest in Flirting With Disaster. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Major Mess: Steve Martin contains his disgust in Sgt. Bilko. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Music | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South by South First: Salmon, Clubberlang, Congo Square and the Ronnie Bauer Experience highlight this year's benefit South First Music Experience. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresh Young Jazz: Sasha Dobson celebrated her 17th birthday with a stylish performance at San Jose's Garden City. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Abroad: The rhythms of South America pulse in the music of Palo Alto's Claudia Gómez. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Préludes on My Mind: The SJ Symphony's popularized melodies are hard to shake, even the morning after. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Beat Street: Fugee frontier, Sunday hip-hop, and the Usual's Groove night. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Art | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Come Together: Local artists present a sampler of what can result when they turn the creative process into a way of connecting. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stage | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Should This Marriage Be Saved?: TheatreWorks brings the romantic comedy Wrong for Each Other to life. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Books | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History's Eco: Umberto Eco spins a tale of time in The Island of the Day Before. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Menu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appetizing Agenda: Agenda adds another slick of sophistication to the emerging South First Street landscape. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vegging Out: Downtown San Jose's White Lotus serves up a spice-laden gamut of meatless and eggless dishes. | ||||||||||||||||||||