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For the Week ofJanuary 30-February 6, 2002
Cover: Sexy Beasts
News: Free Radicals
Nüz: Mountain lion on Highway 17--who you gonna call?
Marital Law: 'Lantana' wanders in dramatic underbrush.
Susan Griffin's newest book celebrates the original party girl--the courtesan.
DIY educators share skills at Free School Santa Cruz.
Bruce Bratton: The decline of Thomas Kinkade's mass-produced art empire; UCSC presents a Satyajit Ray film festival.
Spirited Soul: A farewell to visionary artist and teacher Mary Holmes.
Coptering a Plea: 'Black Hawk Down' makes a bold case for military intervention.
Sights & Sounds: Sick Shift show affirms that suburban culture produces mediocre music.
Trading Places: Novelist Arundhati Roy turns essayist with 'Power Politics.'
Spaghetti West: The latest revival of a Felton landmark is romancing even the crustiest critics.