Cover Story: Regime Change?
Alexander Cockburn on why the recall rocks.

Public Eye: Juice for Joe.

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Cast your ballot in the 2003 Metro Silicon Valley Readers Poll.

Biter: Fox TV considers new California-based reality show: 'Joe Governor.'

Techsploits: Remote Control.

Curl Crazy: The sport of Hawaiian kings of Cali cutups rides into the San Jose Museum of Art.

Slices of Life: The Japanese sword-wielding epic 'The Princess Blade' cuts a broad swath.

Prairie World: Kevin Costner tries to fit too many ways to remake the Western in 'Open Range.'

Best Fishes: A Portuguese widow meets a recovering English cad over a seafood feast in 'Passionada.'

Metallica's Summer Sanitarium 2003 Tour Photo Gallery: Check out photographer George Sakkestad's snapshots of Metallica, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and the Deftones.

One More Time: Is it better to burn out or fade away? A reunited Jane's Addiction may learn the answer the hard way.

Aural Fixation: Tywanna Jo Baskette's haunting 'Fancy Blue' is uncommonly beautiful.

Metro's Club of the Week: Back Bar.

Pita Paradise: Kan Zeman's appealing Mediterranean dining mecca offers a sensuous menu and warm welcome to hummus-happy Palo Alto.

Buddy Waters: San Jose Stage Company's new musical explores the life of geek-rocker Buddy Holly.

Fast Times at Castle Elsinore: SSC's 'Hamlet' is both weirdly retro and daringly ultramodern.