Cover: Baby Slaves
A Colorado couple ups the ante on genetic engineering of children.

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

Grrl Power: A manifesta for Third Wave feminism.

Open Mic: Dog Wars.

Geek Girl: Schizoid man's famous diary holds true today.

Mamma Mìa! Roberto's serves as a neighborhood refuge.

Chew on This: Fast-food indigestion? Don't worry: the slow-food movement is picking up speed.

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

Dark 'Dream': 'Requiem for a Dream' offers no dreams to mourn.

Feet of Clay: 'Billy Elliot' offers ponderous tale of working-class dancer.

Poultry Slam: The Surreal Gourmet looks back on the year's strangest hit, 'Chicken Run.'

Rock Gods: Radiohead embraces the anguish of rock.

No Wallflower: Jakob Dylan gets personal on latest CD.

Modern Hicks: Dan Hicks gets a new lease on life.

San Francisco Jazz Festival: The SF Jazz Organization presents this showcase of premiere performances by world-renowned artists in venues all around San Francisco.

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.

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