Cover: Fuzzy Logic
Virtual-reality pioneer Jaron Lanier insists that computers are just too dumb to take over the world.

News: Big Wheel
Confessions of an SUV-lovin' suburbanite.

Usual Suspects: Petaluma water policy prompts a complaint.

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

Open Mic: In the Doghouse.

Geek Girl: All your base are belong to us--no really!

Volume Control: To show that they're part of the sexy dining scene, eateries crank up the mind-blurring volume.

The Wide-Eyed Gourmet: The Manly Man menu and other strange vittle viewings.

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

Wasted Trip: 'The Mexican' squanders cast with cheap stereotypes.

Bad Attitude: 'A Good Baby' has a man who needs killing.

Southern Gothic: 'George Washington' offers haunting tale of small-town life.

Another New Wave: Ladytron reinvent synth pop.

Blue Mood: Robert Johnson tribute is a keeper.

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.

SFJAZZ Spring Season: Five weekends of concerts and films showcasing different jazz instruments and styles.

Just Business? An American company stands accused in 'IBM and the Holocaust.'

London Bridge: Famous writer finds a passionate champion.

Rebel Hearts: 'True History of the Kelly Gang' brings legend to life.

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