Cover: The Naked Truth
Hangin' out (literally) at NudeFest '99.

News: Apple Fritter
Apple growers struggle in wake of Vacu-dry plant closure.

Mitford Memorial: Is America ready for ecological burials?

Bartenders!: A guide to our critics' favorite mixologists, therapists and best friends.

Hands On: Winemaker John Hawley goes back to basics.

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

Cultural Chameleon: In praise of Mexican starlet Eva Norvind.

Driven to 'Distraction': SFI film offering 'The Distraction' is a tepid tale of sexual misbehavior.

Love and Hate: 'Unknown Curator' Writer John Ridley hates Hollywood but loves the new film 'Bowfinger.'

Femmes Fatale: '80s rock icons the Violent Femmes return.

Spins: Reviews of new CDs by Iggy Pop, Bill Monroe, and others.

Stuff and Nonsense: Bob Pollard of Guided By Voices wins one for bespectacled fat guys singing about science and trees.

Audiofile: Reviews of the latest CDs by True to Form, Billie and Comedian Harmonists.

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.

Love & War: Author Elena Lappin's 'Foreign Brides' are looking for love.

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