Cover: Our Amazing Future
Psychic wonders Paul Krassner and Richard von Busack reveal all about the highlights and lowlifes of the century to come.

Millennium Missive: Poet Morton Marcus, the county's artist of the year, marks the millennium with a memo.

Bruce Bratton: Community TV, First Night and this week at the movies.

Beat Boutique: Music columnist David Espinoza looks back at a year of black eyes and assaulted eardrums--oh, yeah, and a few good shows.

Bands on the Run: Matt Koumaris looks back at 1999's local music scene.

Notes From the Underground: 1999 ends with a 'Twisted' debut and a Palookaville punk rock homecoming for Good Riddance.

Sights and Sounds: Santa Cruz rockers aim for a presence in cyberspace--but don't look for IPOs anytime soon.

Meals to Remember: Christina Waters recalls the most memorable repasts of years past.

A La Carte: Want to avoid a hangover on New Year's Eve? Janet Blaser quizzes the experts: Santa Cruz's bartenders.

Cinema Seen: Richard von Busack sorts through the good, the bad and the ugly cinema of 1999.

The Man from Caspiar: Jim Carrey moons over comedian Andy Kaufman in 'Man on the Moon.'