North Bay Donors

• by Gabe Meline

Happy Nude Year

Naked Clown calendar raises laughs and money for a serious cause

• by David Templeton

Not Dead Yet

The year's best hip-hop albums

• by Gabe Meline

High Notes

Icons, singers, all-stars: jazz gifts

Healthy Respect

Bob Burke's annual Christmas party raises funds to help kids occasionally forget they've got cancer

• by Suzanne Daly

Get It Covered

Art books you won't want to give away

Net Knit

Using the web to warp, weave, stitch, craft and make your own gifts

Shiny & Round

Hot picks for holiday DVDs, silent to silver

• by Michael S. Gan

Projection: Excellent

The Cameo Cinema returns to form with the sangfroid of the great lady it is

• by Gabe Meline

Jive Turkey

Tales from our 15th annual Jive writing contest

Talking Turkeys

Holiday films are supposed to entertain, remember?

• by Richard von Busack

Listening in the Wrong Key

The stripped-down aesthetic of Oh, Apollo!

• by Gabe Meline

Fightin' Irish

'Seafarer' a profound holiday of the soul

• by David Templeton

Love, American-Style

'Same Time, Next Year' remains a sweet look at adultery

• by David Templeton

Ceja Vineyards

• by James Knight

Flower Fresh

Wet-hop beers the next step in the 100-mile brew

• by Alastair Bland

Dining for Dollars

• by Gretchen Giles

Eco-Clothing Direct

Wear the change you want to see in the world

• by Patricia Dines

Learning the Hard Way

Sonoma State cuts—an insider's report

• by Shepherd Bliss