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For the Week of June 25-July 1, 1998 Literary Quarterly: Eros' Menu Isabel Allende tastes the pleasures of feast and flesh in Aphrodite. Mitz: The Marmoset of Bloomsbury: Virginia Woolf's pet marmoset finally receives a roomy biography of its own. The Last Paradise: The language rolls in like the waves in Jim Houston's novel. Bridget Jones's Diary and About a Boy: British novelists Helen Fielding and Nick Hornby work the same territory with varying results. A Patchwork Planet: Anne Tyler understands the mystery of aging in her new novel. The Future of the Self: Inventing the Post-Modern Person: Walter Anderson scouts the many manifestations of modern selfhood. Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women: Elizabeth Wurtzel strips for action. News: Public Eye: Is that Viagra in Rep. Tom Campbell's pocket? The Fine Art of Turning Inside Out 'Tis the season for Metro's guide to summer indulgences, with outdoor concerts, theater and our best picks for relaxing daytrips. There's also day-by-day calendar of summer events that you'll want to bookmark for the long and luxurious days ahead. Fleadh in the Ointment: The spirit of Irish music--if not exactly Irish musicians--crowds the bill at the Guinness Fleadh show. La Verdad Musical: Stanford Jazz Festival kicks off in a Latin groove with Chucho Valdés. Country Gentleman: A preview of young country singer David Kersh's free show at the Edge in Palo Alto this weekend. Horn Again: Maynard Ferguson keeps on blowing. Living on His Own: Vocalist Corey Glover of Living Colour delivers a solo Hymns. Audiofile: Reviews of the latest CD by LeAnn Rimes and a reissue by the Miles Davis Quintet. The Lawn Good-bye: Sensitive gardener meets sensitive little girl; some insensitive people intervene in Lawn Dogs. A New 'Wings': Under Heaven is a Gen-X take on James' The Wings of the Dove. Shallow Impact: Armageddon blows up on the big screen. Dream Dance: The spirit moves in Teatro Visión play, Spirit Dancing. Lone Star Steak: Austin's rounds up the high points of Texas BBQ in a carnivorous orgy of flavor. Please don't forget to write! Metro welcomes letters. Like any great work of art, they should be originals -- not copies of letters sent elsewhere. Include address and daytime phone (for verification purposes only). Letters may be edited for length and clarity or to correct factual inaccuracies known to us. Postal: Metro Letters, 550 S. First. St., San Jose, CA 95111. Fax: 408/298-0602. JavaScript must be enabled to display this email address. . Emailers, please include name, city of residence and phone number. Letters printed will list email address unless otherwise specified. Letters to the editor are not currently published in the online version of this paper.

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