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Book Preview: Hot Summer Reads
Metro's guide to summer literature includes a rundown of new genre fiction, an interview with 'Absurdistan' author Gary Shteyngart and reviews from local booksellers.

Nūz: Santa Cruz News and Politics
Ocean Revolution aims to bring marine conservation to a younger generation; Santa Cruz's U.S.A. filling station goes biodiesel.

News: Al Gore Interview
The man who would have been President lets down his guard and finds a new bully pulpit via the movie screen.

Car Culture: Feeling the itch for poison oak prevention
Poison oak's oils are what spread the welts. Applying Tecnu liberally throughout the car can be a life-saving mess.

Movie Review: 'A Prairie Home Companion'
Robert Altman and Garrison Keillor treat film version of long-running radio show like an obituary of old-time musicals.

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Mūz: Santa Cruz Media, Music and Arts
Musings on media, music and the arts in Santa Cruz and beyond. George Clinton brings his P-Funk armada to town; Scott Walker comes up with the century's most disturbing album.

Music and Nightlife Calendar Picks
Our critics pick this week's most interesting gigs: Necromantix, Natasha Miller, Jesse Scheinin Quartet, Hank III, Samba Ngo, Sasquatch and Gargantua, Andre Nickatina, Gary Bruton with Pat Metheny, Dgiin and O.A.R.

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Restaurant Review: Caruso's
A taste of Tuscany in Capitola Village.

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Arts Preview: Calexico
The Arizona collective bridges the gap between West Coast cultures.

Letters to the Editor
June 7-14, 2006.