Metro Issue: Dec 14–Dec 20, 2021

Cover Story
Their Kingdom Come
The spectacle that is Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne tour hits San Jose and raises questions about cred and credit
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back to topSilicon Alleys: On the Venue

A trip to Basel reveals what a great soccer stadium should be—can San Jose do the same?
read more420 Column: Holiday Highs

OK. So you totally spaced out and forgot that Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa/Festivus is coming up, right? But chill out for a minute—we can think of an easy way to do that—and read this week’s column for some of the best holiday gift ideas for your favorite ston ... er, patient.
read moreMusic & Nightlife
back to top94.7 Wild Jam
If you're looking to get game-day conditioning for New Year's Eve, 94.9's Wild Jam live show has proved to be an adequate annual training ground
read moreFilm
back to topThe Sleuth Is Out There

In Guy Ritchie’s hasty and frequently low-class sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the detective is treated as a clown throughout—with cheap wigs and beards and long underwear scenes.
read moreMercury Rising

Charlize Theron plays a hack writer reviving coming-of-age memories in ‘Young Adult’
read moreSV Dining
back to topOaxaca North

San Jose’s Monte Alban features fine examples of southwestern Mexican cuisine
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