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The Areola Rebel Forces fight for their right to expose their breasts in public.
Bruce Bratton: Ohlone Park plans; the Musical Saw Festival; this week's movies.
The Dude Speaks: His Dudeness goes on record as 'The Big Lebowski' plays Santa Cruz.
Get Yer Ya-Ya Out: With its smart critique of the beauty myth, 'Lovely & Amazing' is a superior call to sisterhood.
Road to Pretension: Drab 'Road to Perdition' isn�t nearly as important as it thinks it is.
Brave New World: The enterprising culinary group from Star Bene has unveiled a new, ambitious downtown trattoria.
Weight Watchers: SSC's 'Merry Wives of Windsor' plays up Shakespeare's secret love of fat jokes.
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