Metro Silicon Valley | December 20-26, 2006

December 20-26, 2006

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Bollywood Babylon
This New Year's Eve, forget American dance music and hip-hop. The hottest theme is Bollywood.

New Year's Eve 2006:
NYE guide | 007 parties | NYE family parties

J. Manuel Herrera
The longtime East Side school board politico is running to replace Chuck Reed on the District 4 City Council seat. With his checkered campaign history, is he really ready for the big time?

The Fly: 12.20.06
Gonzo almost gets off.

Silicon Alleys: Lou's Living Donut Museum
It's a travesty of justice that it's no longer in existence.

Technology News: Wikipedia vs. Women
Is it better for women to segregate themselves or stay in the male-dominated realm of Wikipedia and fight to be given an equal voice?

Movie Review: 'The Good Shepherd'
Robert De Niro's latest directorial effort wants to be 'The Godfather IV,' but Matt Damon is no Michael Corleone.

Movie Review: 'Volver'
Penélope Cruz adds sexy suds to Pedro Almodóvar's soapy picture.

Movie Review: 'Children of Men'
Alfonso Cuarón conjures up a bleak future.

Movie Review: 'Curse of the Golden Flower'
Zhang Yimou's epic gilds the lilies of Chinese history.

Cult Leader: Musical moments in 'Black Christmas' and other scary Christmas movies
Let scary movies ruin your favorite holiday tunes!

Movie Review: This Week's Revivals
Merry Christmas, moviehouse: The Stanford's annual screening of 'It's a Wonderful Life' and more.

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS MOVIE TIMES

Music Preview: The Vandals
They entertained the troops, even if the military brass wouldn't give them the star treatment.

Music Review: Christmas CDs
You can never have enough jingle, jangle, jingle in your holidays.

SoFA Lounge
The unfortunate scythe of the nightclub reaper is again ending the life of another downtown San Jose nightclub.

MORE MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE MUSIC AND CLUBS LISTINGS MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR PICKS

Restaurant Review: The Mynt
Upstart Indian restaurant offers something truly different.

Live Feed: Thai food
Has it become boring?

5 Things to Love: Vegetarian restaurants
These restaurants will help you feel lighter and counteract all that overindulging.

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

Visual Arts Feature: WORKS/San Jose's new home
The alternative art gallery moves to South First Street.

Stage Review: 'Keep the Yuletide Gay'
Theatre Q gives a new spin to a familiar family gathering.

Stage Review: 'The Nutcracker'
The familiar moves are the best in Ballet San Jose's annual production.

Book Review: 'Jane Austen's Guide to Good Manners: Compliments, Characters & Horrible Blunders'
Book authored by Josephine Ross.

Book Review: 'Josef Albers: To Open Eyes'
Book authored by Frederick A. Horowitz and Brenda Danilowitz.

Letters to the Editor
December 20-26, 2006.