Cover Story: Best of Silicon Valley 2004:
During this year of the simian, we see a lot of monkey see, monkey do.

News: The Pitiful Poster Child
In the debate over the three strikes law, few emerge with clean hands.

The Fly: This week's political bites.

Biter: Face painters go in search of a bigger canvas.

Techsploits: The whole 'blogs are replacing journalism' meme is so 2002.

Rev: We drove onto fine powdery sand that had been stirred up by the wind, hesitated—and into this fluff our tiny Opel sank.

A State of War: A new exhibit looks back on how the impact of the Vietnam War was felt in California.

Russ RIP: Richard von Busack remembers cult filmmaker Russ Meyer.

Pub Maul: Instant comic-horror classic 'Shaun of the Dead' turns zombies loose in England.

Suburban Sodom: 'A Dirty Shame': this title is certainly accurate!

Charlize's Anglo: 'Head in the Clouds' turns on the bubble machine in tale of champagne heiress between the wars.

Utopian Idol: Todd Rundgren has no time for fibbers.

Adios, Amigo: In memory of Johnny Ramone, the last—and possibly only—great conservative punk.

Taste Translation: Brett Yasukawa lets the food do the talking at Yasu.

Live Feed: Crush Course.

Higher Learning: City Lights takes a look at the post-9/11 world from the ivory towers of 'Clouds Hill.'

Marital Mozart: Opera San José shows off its new California home with 'The Marriage of Figaro.'

London Calling: The call of the wild is a call to destiny in Pear Avenue's 'Veracruz.'