Cover: Millennial Madness
Five at five: The winners of Jive 5, our annual writing contest.

News: Health Watch
Upcoming forum focuses on Latino health issues.

Well Seasoned: Ravenous is still one of the best.

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

Heat of the Nightlife: Bar-hopping yuppies get lost in clubland in 'Body Shots.'

Stigmatized: Futurist Bart Kosko pits Stigmata against The Exorcist, wonders why exposed nipples are so controversial, and imagines a fuzzy future where death--and lousy films--won't exist.

The Boss's Back: In appreciation of Bruce Springsteen, that kid from Atlantic City.

Spins: Reviews of new discs by Charlatans UK, B.B. King, and more.

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.

Jazzed! Savage Jazz sets the stage on fire.

Ritalin Rites: Author Walter Kirn's 'Thumbsucker' tells of coming of age in the '80s.

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