Metro Issue: Aug 14–Aug 20, 2021

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Cover Story

Science Fest

Snarky comics, superheroes and astronauts in the flesh at Silicon Valley Comic Con.

By Richard von Busack

Features

Jazzed Up

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Three decades in, SJZ Summer Fest delivers with tradition, genre transgression.

By Gary Singh

Arts & Entertainment

Real Deal

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Bay Area comedian Brian Copeland mines the Trump era for laughs, empathy.

By Charlie Swanson

Film

Water Dogs

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In ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon,’ two fugitives buddy-up for a ‘Huckleberry Finn’-style adventure.

By Richard von Busack

Tales of Terror

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‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ delivers classic horror and nostalgia.

By Richard von Busack

SV Dining

Smooth Sippin’

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San Jose gets its own whiskey distillery, a poke expansion, boozy Taco Bell.

By John Dyke