Cover: Off-Road At Last
Is the supersized SUV the latest casualty of war?

News: Nüz
Protesters challenge application to erect transmitter towers behind the Cabrillo College Stroke Center.

Bruce Bratton: Gift idea: alternative news magazine subscriptions; the Philip Morris conglomerate; holiday movies.

Handmade Hell: Holiday gift ideas to cross off your list.

Live Ringers: Director Peter Jackson trims the fat and serves up a Tolkien feast in 'Fellowship of the Ring.'

Dream Time: Todd Wilkinson and Team Sleep awaken to fame and fortune... sort of.

Sights & Sounds: Stalin's War sets off the pit but leaves its message in the music.

What Smut: New anthologies offer erotica for all.

Holiday Prowl: Christmas shopping strategies that maximize the good, the tasty and the local.