Cover: New Year's Blast
Our guide to the Bay Area's best seasonal celebrations.

News: Classroom Commercialism
Corporate ads are making greater inroads into public schools.

Y2K Planner: Dear diary, I miss my microwave popcorn. . .and other thoughts on the apocalypse.

An Ode to Oreos: America's No. 1 cookie is sweet business.

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

Fire & Ice: A wayward angel makes a descent into that fiery place.

High Tech Tightwads: Silicon Valley boomers are making profits hand over fist, but the dollars are not trickling down to the people who need it most.

Stuffer Stalking: Quick, cheap--but oh-so-thoughtful--last-minute stocking stuffers.

Holy Sh*t: Holy gifts for the truly devout.

Heart Song: Christmas king Christopher Radko weighs in on tolerance, the Devil, and 'It's a Wonderful Life.'

Fumble Fingers: Oliver Stone drops the ball on NFL exposé flick 'Any Given Sunday.'

Mistaken Identity: Matt Damon turns creepy in 'The Talented Mr. Ripley.'

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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