Ab Pirates

With poachers stealing an estimated 250,000 red abalone a year, will populations north of the Golden Gate disappear?

Virtual Virtues

Will we be ready when bad things happen to good computers?

• by Bruce Robinson

News Blast

Maybe I'm Crazy

Gnarls Barkley's 'The Odd Couple' punishes fans for having liked them in the first place

• by Gabe Meline

Play Dates

North Bay theater companies announce next shows

• by David Templeton

Flash, Dazzle and Ferocious Quiet

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival enter a bold new era

• by David Templeton

Fabric of Her Life

Fiber artist Lydia Van Gelder has spun, dyed and woven her way through 96 years of living

A Vine Frenzy

Uproarious mockumentary 'Corked' premieres at SVFF

• by David Templeton

Naked

'Taxi' a don't-miss doc about the road to Abu Ghraib

• by Richard von Busack

Green Music

Music loving and the carbon footprint

• by Sara Bir

Flash, Dazzle and Ferocious Quiet

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival enter a bold new era

• by David Templeton

First Bite

Elmo's Steakhouse

• by James Knight

Poor House Bistro

• by Stett Holbrook

Wine Tasting Room of the Week

Audelssa Estate Winery

• by James Knight

Was Wright Right?

Rev. Jeremiah Wright spoke truths to many ears

• by Mary Moore

We're Screwed

Trying not to entirely freak out over the environment's speedy demise

• by Gianna De Persiis Vona