Harmon Leon crashes Evergreen Village's surreal new urbanist fantasy.
Cab Wars: Sikh cab drivers in San Jose say racism and recession have put their lives in danger.
Public Eye: Sheriff underlings jockey for top slot; Campbell's latest political newbie is 20-year-old Evan Low.
Biter:
Biter consults a local career expert on behalf of the laid-off governor.
Techsploits:
Anti-Geniuses.
Design by Committee: The city of San Jose looks to the public for public-art ideas.
Combing Over Columbine: Gus Van Sant goes over the well-tilled killing fields looking for clues in 'Elephant.'
Farewell, My Epidermis: 'The Singing Detective' is remade with Robert Downey Jr. as 'the human pizza.'
Choice Shorts: The work of Palo Alto documentarian Dorothy Fadiman is celebrated in a local retrospective.
Finding Neo: The Wachowski brothers brew up New Age malarkey in verbose 'The Matrix Revolutions.'
Neocon Babylon: 'Shattered Glass' exposes fraud at 'The New Republic.'
Steal This Beat: Give Skrunchface Projects your tired, discarded records, and they'll make a hot beat.
Lost in Translation: Like a Roberto Carlos free kick, Nossa Bossa put its own magical spin on Brazilian music.
Aural Fixation: Korn and Limp Bizkit co-headline the Xbox Back 2 Basics tour.
Words Without End: Simon Winchester tracks the history of the OED, the bible of the English language.
Ahoy, Sated: Los Gatos' Steamer's Grillhouse nets a plentiful menu of fine fishy food.
Season's Eatings: With the blush on the candy corn, the holiday season arrives: two glorious months of guiltless gluttony.
Time, Lines and Dreams: Margaret Wingrove explores the light and dark sides of the creative impulse in newest pieces.
Railroaded: 'On the 20th Century' provides a comic, tuneful journey.