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Digital Arts and New Media at UCSC
The DANM program helps a new wave of artists explore the role of the arts in an age of technological proliferation.

Nūz: Santa Cruz News and Politics
David Cole barnstormed Santa Cruz this week with bad news about the war on terror.

Car Culture
Gas Prices Have Nowhere to Go But Up: Do any alternative fuels make sense?

Movie Review: 'Sir! No Sir!'
A Reel Work Labor Film Festival doc captures the unpopularity of a war among those who fought it.

Movie Review: 'The Notorious Bettie Page'
Gretchen Mol poses for biopic about 1950s pinup queen.

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Music Interview/Preview: Ravi Shankar
From recording with George Harrison to touring with his daughter Anoushka, the master of the sitar looks back on his storied past and forward to his Festival of India concert here in Santa Cruz.

Music Essay: New Slang
Are you up on the New Bay terminology? Take our quiz.

Mūz: Santa Cruz Media, Music and Arts
Musings on media, music and the arts in Santa Cruz and beyond. Pharoah Sanders--like Big Jay McNeely on steroids, only friendlier.

Music and Nightlife Calendar Picks
A guide to the week's best music and events.

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Restaurant Review: Soif
A Santa Cruz restaurant serves up bite-size plates for the gourmet appetite.

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Book Excerpt: '10 Excellent Reasons Not to Join the Military'
In an article taken from the forthcoming book '10 Excellent Reasons Not to Join the Military,' Paul Rockwell interviewed American soldiers who are haunted by Iraq.