Cover: Amazing Grace
Marin choreographer Anne Halprin comes full circle.

News: Agony of Defeat
What went wrong with Measure I?

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

Trevor the Builder: A holiday fable by David Templeton.

No Fake: Never mind the boomer bullshit--the real spirit of the Beats lives on in poet Michael McClure.

Open Mic: Brilliant Blow.

Geek Girl: Coming soon to a snake pit near you.

Tradition Revisited: Holidays sometimes cry out to be overhauled.

Seasonal Suds: Hopping through the holidays.

Juicy Fruit: Girl and the Fig sprout anew in Sonoma.

The Wide-Eyed Gourmet: Blunt truths behind the restaurant counter.

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

Doggy Position: A renowned doggie doc discusses inbreeding, high-strung puppies, and '102 Dalmatians.'

Stuffed: Four families face Thanksgiving in the bright but sprawling 'What�s Cooking?'

All Downhill: 'Vertical Limit' plummets fast.

Kuckoo's Nest: Trent Reznor's cry for help.

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.

Durst Delights: Will Rogers with fangs returns to the Mystic.

Able Fable: 'Glass Slipper Blues' gets funky with old fairy tale.

Going My Way? S.F. cabdriver Brad Newsham circles the globe in search of the perfect guest.

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