Cover: Prints of Peace
Jock Sturges photographs people at ease with their bodies. Religious activists have gotten his pictures of naked adolescents banned in two states.

News: In the Wake of the Whales
The California gray is the poster whale for endangered-species protection, but the sea mammoth's comeback may be imperiled by an environmental crisis in its breeding lagoons.

Night Howl: Santa Cruz trio of talent, Darwin, explores new ways to make music.

Bow Wow Wow Bites Back: Unlike other sad reunions, Bow Wow Wow is back together again with a bite.

Notes From the Underground: One weekend show cut short: others raged on.

Shining Dining at Star of Siam: A fixture in the ethnic food constellation of Soquel.

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