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Summer Shakers
The Earthquakes, San Jose's first pro sports team, got up-close and personal with fans in the 1970s. Now, 35 years later, the players and their followers remember the glory days.

Second-Class Students
San Jose State endures brunt of state's budget cuts

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I Saw You: Cautious Jogger
Metroactive wants to know what gets your goat

Film Review: Jewish Films in Palo Alto
'The Yes Men Fix the World' and other features from SF Jewish Film Festival screen Aug. 1-6 in Palo Alto

Film Review: 'In the Loop'
A British comedy lays waste to the folly of rushing to war

Film Review: Kevin Spacey is the 'Shrink'
Hollywood's most neurotic seek advice on the couch in a tag-team drama

Film Review: Beyond Bromance in 'Humpday'
Two guy pals cook up a plan for the ultimate sex video

DVD Review: '2 or 3 Things I Know About Her'
One of Jean-Luc Godard's great essay films from the late '60s makes it to DVD

DVD Review: 'Battlestar Galactica Season 4.5'
The space epic cruises to a conclusion

DVD Review: 'Knowing'
The CGI effects look great in Blu-Ray, but not much else

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Music News: Heavy Metal Storms Back
Crüe Fest 2 reminds us why heavy metal will endure

Music News: The Mumlers
San Jose band debuts new video on July 29 at VooDoo Lounge

Music News: Fairgrounds to Host '80s Music
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds opens a new arena for concert on Aug. 2 with A Flock of Seagulls, Tommy Tutone and more

Music News: The Fray
Rising Denver band set to play Shoreline on Aug. 1

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Restaurant Review: Italian Days at Donato Enoteca
Chef Donato Scotti explores some new culinary byways at his Redwood City restaurant

Food News: Saving School Lunches
Stett Holbrook investigates the chances for putting real nutrition in the National School Lunch Program

Wine News: Sensorium Experience
Stett Holbrook talks to San Jose winemaker Jeff Ritchey about his Sensorium winery

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Art Review: Eco-Art
The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art shows visions of environmental distress in 'NextNew: Green'

Stage Review: 'The Producers' Revels in Bad Taste
Foothill Music Theatre presents Mel Brooks' famous tale of the most outrageous Broadway show ever

Classic Music: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Guest composers flock to Santa Cruz for annual salute to cutting-edge classical music

Letters to the Editor
July 29 - August 4, 2009