Cover: Reality Check 2003
One year after this town's cruel summer, we let Santa Cruz shout out about the state of downtown.

Nüz: Waxing Political.

Turning California Green: Recall Gray Davis? For the love of God, why not?

Ovation Building: 'Camp' zeroes in on people who think 'Fame' was the best movie ever made.

Slaves of Paris: Merchant and Ivory misfire on 'Le Divorce.'

Heartbreak Hotel: Stephen Frears pities all the poor immigrants of London in 'Dirty Pretty Things.'

OK Composer: A Radiohead-inspired Christopher O'Riley pulls off a hat trick at Cabrillo Music Festival.

The Rock Show: Christopher O'Riley; The Devil Makes Three.

Mixed Messages: In which brunch on the West Side becomes a meditation on the culinary dark side of aspiring eateries that can't find their mark.

Fast Times at Castle Elsinore: SSC's 'Hamlet' is both weirdly retro and daringly ultramodern.

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