Cover Story: Santa Cruz 2053
Novelist Rudy Rucker not only invented cyberpunk, he put Santa Cruz on the science-fiction map. Now he takes on hackers and ants.

Nüz: Smoke Out.

Two by Gore: There's populism, postmodern politics and lots of pointy things in 'Freddy vs. Jason.'

Mighty Windy: Bob Dylan can't escape his own Fate in baffling, misbegotten 'Masked and Anonymous.'

Tangled Up in Blues: Everyone always wants to tell Shane Dwight what kind of music he should be playing if he wants to make it big. But the poor kid just can't shake the blues.

The Rock Show: Slightly Stoopid; Cam Hanson; the End O' Summer Surf Video Festival.

Downtown Spot of Luck: Pacific Avenue's Costa Brava is fully loaded with hot bar, ambitious menu and location, location, location.

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