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| August 1-7, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gambling on Gambling: San Jose's gaming clubs make big money by courting Asian patrons--which, in turn, brings substantial tax revenues to the city. But members of the Asian community think the hidden costs of high-tech crime, child abuse and gambling addiction are too high.
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| News | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Swampland Special: Ninety small-time investors in property near the Guadalupe River Park say the city chased away developers and dashed their chances to cash in on a $3 million investment. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Polis Report: Place your bets on the 1996 presidential election. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Public Eye: Tom McEnery alienates Bill Clinton. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DeCinzo Cartoon: Who needs space aliens? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arts & Entertainment |
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| Movies | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No Vein, No Gain: Danny Boyle's Trainspotting is a high-spirited, exuberant comedy about ... heroin addicts. But then, junkies have always been movie darlings. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roundabout: Innocence is far from an absolute notion in Cyclo for Vietnamese film director Tran Anh Hung. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Like Clockwork: Fina Torres' lightweight comedy, Celestial Clockwork, teases the status quo. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cinema of Identity: The Jewish Film Festival explores the multifaceted reality of the Jewish experience past and present. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Killing Creativity: A Time to Kill is distinguished in all of the categories of bad filmmaking. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Buggin': In MTV's Joe's Apartment, the roaches are more involving than the people. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Music | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Rocked Out: Although he won a Grammy, South Bay musician Kevin Gilbert never got the recognition he deserved. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Big Shows Here: Getting ready for the Lollapalooza, Kamp KOME and Summer Jam. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grunge No More: The Melvins try to survive the grunge movement they fostered. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| On the Bright Side: King Sunny Ade's world beat reigns supreme. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Beat Street: Rounding up the latest in local releases. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Audiofile: The latest CDs by Beck, Melton Mustafa Orchestra and Tears for Fears. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stage | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Touché for Tartuffe: Shakespeare Santa Cruz's production skewers society, French and American. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| STOMPing Grounds: Percussion dance troupe delights in San Jose. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wine and Dine: Santa Clara County has its share of vintage vines--which really are getting better, not older. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Natural High at the Beef Club: Niman Schell delivers some of the best-tasting, lavishly marbled meat in the country. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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