News Briefs

• by Patricia Lynn Henley

Acting Sick

It's all the rage in medical schools. As hypochondria goes Hollywood, our writer gets opening-day jitters in Stanford's patient-actor program

Cable De-evolution?

In the name of competition, local cable-access control may be lost

Gods and Monsters

The Independent Eye grabs Thor's hammer and hits the road

• by David Templeton

Well- Composed

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson goes orchestral

• by Bruce Robinson

Nino's Groovy World

Remembering Nino Ferrer, the man who brought the funk to '60s French pop

• by Sara Bir

Roots Radical

Bunny Wailer's reggae legacy

• by Greg Cahill
• Tags: Music, Nightlife

Traveling Show

SF Jewish Film Fest comes to Rafael

• by Richard von Busack

House of the Rising Sun

Cobalt Sun's 'Synapse Series' brings stimuli to all of Sausalito's senses

• by David Sason

First Bite

Romeo's Pizza & Pasta

• by Joy Lanzendorfer

A Convenient Truth

Oh, thank heaven for sushi at 7-Eleven

Wine Tasting Room of the Week

Valley of the Moon Winery

• by Daedalus Howell

Car Culture

Swan Song

• by Novella Carpenter