Cover: Vespa Mania
People from all walks of life are besotted with the diminutive Italian motor scooters--for very different reasons.

News: Nüz
Chromium-6 turns up in local wells; coffee and conscience wrestle at UCSC; FNS replies.

Bruce Bratton: Taking a new look at old questions about who owns what by the Boardwalk.

Work: Reality Check.

Elated Pupils: The 15 recipients of the prestigious Irwin art scholarship strut their stuff at a group exhibition.

R.E.M. Awake: With its new album, 'Reveal,' R.E.M. proves why its influence has persisted for so many years.

Sights & Sounds: The Residents unleashed a visually stunning freak show at the Rio.

Updated Memories: The Trout Farm Inn in the mountains combines '50s nostalgia with a contemporary menu.

Word of Mouth: The produce and flowers start to flow at the UCSC Farm & Garden.

All That Glitters: Nick Nolte dominates stiff adaptation of Henry James' 'Golden Bowl.'

Weekly World Web: Now is the time for all good men and women to pause and think about bears.

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