Cover: Extreme Green
Crusading, visionary and sometimes downright eccentric greens are fighting to temper our dependency on foreign fossil fuels--one potato at a time.

News: Nüz
Nüz of the Weird.

Panic in the Street: A tisket, a tasket, a Pacific Avenue gift basket is a fiendishly simple way to beat last-minute gift-buying anxiety.

Bruce Bratton: New Year's resolutions, this week's movies.

Grim Fairy Tale of New York: Scorsese's latest is the 'Gangs' that couldn't shoot straight.

Precious Times: Gollum is the center of attention in 'The Two Towers.'

Be Stoked Now: Acoustic benefit dedicated to the late, great surfer Jay Moriarty is embracing the positive.

The Rock Show: Showdown at the K Records Corral.

Hollins Daze: Vintage surroundings and an exceptional chef transform Marion Hollins' hideaway into a tasty landmark.

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