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For the Week ofMarch 6-13, 2002
Cover: High-Tech Trickster
News: Nüz
Bruce Bratton: Del Mar history; fluoride update; this week's movies.
Sights & Sounds: Funk, hip-hop, jam band and metal fuel first release from Triple Forte Records.
Performance artist Laurie Anderson finds happiness in weird places.
'Survivor' Lex van den Berghe sings the praises of the indie spirit, specifically the Santa Cruz Independent Film Festival.
Blow Up: The world speaks the universal language of balloon hats.
Arranged Chaos: Mira Nair's 'Monsoon Wedding' juggles subplots in tale of Indian marriage.
Meet the Coup: Rap's most revolutionary crew agitates for peace.
Force Feeding: If you really love me, you'll eat this liverwurst paté.