Cover: Rage Against the Machine
The millennium marks the return of anarchy.

News: Later for Nader
Can America afford a closet right-wing moron?

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

Open Mic: 'Library' or 'Information Center'?

Geek Girl: Shopping (or not) doesn't change the world.

CIA Coverup: Relax, this is a cooking story about a culinarily challenged food writer in way over her head.

The Wide-Eyed Gourmet: Old-fashioned can-do.

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

In the Ring: A female fighter goes a few rounds with 'Girlfight.'

Fourgasms: 'Water Drops on Burning Rocks' resurrects a sexy Fassbinder story.

Diamond in the Rough: Catherine Deneuve sparkles in the otherwise dull thriller 'Place Vendôme.'

Cat Power: Kitty Craft proves a woman's place is in electronica.

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.

New Tales: Armistead Maupin puts his own life at the center of 'The Night Listener.'

Clunky 'Shoes': Molly Giles' new book applies familial angst with a trowel.

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