Cover Story: Worth Its Salt?:
Desalination is suddenly the next big thing in water solutions. But it may be hazardous to the health of Monterey Bay.

Nüz: Wondering how Felton's water system ended up in the hands of a foreign multinational?

Rev: My friends and I arrived in our city car, tattooed with bumper stickers but otherwise shiny clean.

Dolefully Adequate: Guy Maddin's new film, 'The Saddest Music in the World,' rails against the death of music.

The Firm: A new documentary explores the bottom line on 'The Corporation' culture worldwide.

Ballot to the Head: If you think the Battle of the Bands is a feel-good scenefest, you don't know a thing about the fightin'est gig in town.

The Rock Show: New Music Works' Avant Garden Party; Jackie Greene.

Our Dinners Could Be Your Life: The owners of Al Boccalino bring their almost round-the-clock devotion to cooking and eating to Aptos.

Weill, You Were Seeping: 'Street Scene' captures Kurt Weill's talent for bleeding American musical styles into classical opera .

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