Cover: Chill Out
Learning the art of creative loafing.

News: DA Takes the Stand
Mike Mullins testifies in sexual harassment case.

Hard Dinero: A gardener's lament.

Critic's Picks: A guide to the week's best arts, theater and music events.

Grinders: 'Mau Mau Sex Sex' profiles elderly sleaze peddlers.

Vanishing Act: The Coen brothers disappoint with 'The Man Who Wasn't There.'

Back on Track: Jimmie Vaughan--a Lone Star state of mind.

Holy Hosts: New CDs offer a slice of blues heaven.

SiFT: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

The Crush: For love and money--life as a cellar rat.

Dark Victory: Death gets its due in two Cinnabar productions.

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