Cover: Paramount Wit
Even weighty themes like adultery were handled with the lightest of touches by Ernst Lubitsch, Hollywood's most sophisticated director.

News: Novel Candidate
Assistant DA Christine McGuire's past took more plot twists than one of her novels.

Nüz: Rising parking fees at UCSC have made Empire Grade an attractive but hazardous alternative.

Bruce Bratton: Things are looking up for the downtown plaza.

Electric Ice Cream: Everything tastes good on Clinton's exuberant paean to dance music.

Notes From the Underground: Junk Sick Dawn transcends a Catalyst lineup; Real Sex gets down and dirty.

Sights and Sounds: With a Catalyst opening set, Jetlag shows off an emo stance at odds with their rock-hard sound.

Spoon Swoon: Top-quality, no-frills homestyle dishes beckon at Aptos' Bleu Spoon.

A La Carte: West Siders drink up the buzz at new Coffeetopia.

The Greene Mile: Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore get moody about their affair in WWII romance.