Cover: Dubya's Debut
The inaugural address you won't hear on MSNBC.

News: Newsgrinder
Important events as reported by daily newspapers and summarized by Daedalus Howell.

Open Mic: The Blame Game.

Usual Suspects: Grape growers mount p.r. campaign.

Geek Girl: A crazed software engineer creates the final killer app.

Bean There: Fair-trade coffee is coming to a café near you.

Missing Link: The art of sausage-making is a lesson on living.

The Wide-Eyed Gourmet: Turning over a new leaf.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Nuclear Reaction: Atom-savvy trio talks nuclear porn and 'Thirteen Days.'

Gothic 'Gift': Cate Blanchett's acting saves routine mystery thriller.

Celtic Champs: The Chieftains take to the road.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Honor Role: 'Passing the Gift' exhibit showcases nine influential artists.

Lost and Found: Raymond Barnhart has an affinity for the unusual.

True Grit: Charles Portis' novels get a second shot with American readers.

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