Cover: Plastic Jesus
Mining the morality of the Christian youth movement.

News: Net-Working
College grads turn to the Internet for job searching.

The Scoop: The Conqueror and other bombs.

Bitter Pill: The French abortion pill, RU486, is being clandestinely distributed in the Bay Area--so clandestinely that most people don't even know about it.

Climbing Up on Capitol Hill: Check up on the your Congressional Representatives and U.S. Senators--where they stand, how they voted.

Suddenly Summer: Our guide to all of the season's hottest events.

Funkin' Groovin': The eclectic jazz beats of Medeski, Martin & Wood.

Creatures of Habit: Candy From a Stranger album obscures Soul Asylum's vision.

Sinking Feeling: Talking Pictures' own David Templeton attempts to interview a James Cameron biographer without ever mentioning that humongous hit movie, er, what's its name?

Trouble on Tour: The Ann Arbor Film Festival rolls into the North Bay.

Figaro, Figaro: Cinnabar Theater courts classic Italian opera.

Leap of Faith: Is the Mountain Play in Glen Ellen to stay?

Porcine Palace: Pigging out at Charcuterie restaurant.

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

Beta Males: A new generation of comic-book artists salutes slackerdom.

Wilde Kingdom: In a trio of new plays and films, Oscar Wilde exerts his influence on modern culture.

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