Cover: Straight Talk
A Bay Area group offers a questionable treatment program for turning gay men straight.
News: Nüz
Armory hours eased; the campaign is over, but the bus ads linger on.
Bruce Bratton: The future of the Del Mar Theatre; Lockheed Martin makes 10-worst list; this week's movies.
Work: Hollywood sucks, as the real D&D people already know.
Sights & Sounds: Sapos Muertos of Salinas combine machismo with a sense of humor.
Cleaning House: A New Year's ritual confronts Christina Waters with the accumulated culinary detritus of the 12 months gone by.
Nostalgia Notes: The best and worst films of 2000 looked toward the past in setting, theme and style--Richard von Busack sorts through the results.
Beatle Position: The rerelease of 'A Hard Day's Night' confirms the greatness of the Beatles.
Weekly World Web: Finally, we have proof of a Muppet's heart of darkness.
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