Cover Story: What Are You Doing for New Year's?
Metro presents the ultimate party guide.

News: Ticket Masters
Welcome to San Jose's exciting new growth industry: parking enforcement!

Public Eye: The sparring between senator wannabes Ted Lempert and Joe Simitian starts to draw blood.

Biter: ''Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the loft/Not a creature was stirring, thanks to Zoloft...'

Techsploits: And now, a moment of silence for the Merlin hand-held proto-Game Boy that I had in sixth grade, Atari game systems, Commodore 64s, reel-to-reel tape players, fax machines...

It's Only a Game: 'Fictional Worlds' show at Stanford traces development of narrative in computer gaming.

The Southern Patient: Anthony Minghella puts a New Age spin on Civil War romance in 'Cold Mountain.'

Pantastic: A new version of 'Peter Pan' is the surprise of the holiday season.

One Froggy Day: 'The Triplets of Belleville' is an animated nonesuch in the mold of Jacques Tati.

Veils of Decorum: 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' brings Vermeer's famous painting to life.

Property Values: Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley fight over a coastal 'House of Sand and Fog.'

Punk Burlesque: Two great radical traditions meet on Suicide Girls website and tour.

Aural Fixation: Superjoint Ritual's Phil Anselmo went on revolutionary tirades last Wednesday at the Edge.

Spice Island: Wedged into a prime slot on University Avenue, Marigold provides the spice-deprived with inexpensive Indian specialties.