Cover Story: Supercasual Chic
The undressing of Silicon Valley: Is the new slovenliness here to stay?

News: The Visible Woman
San Jose's Madison Nguyen is the first Vietnamese-American elected to public office in Northern California. She can't be president, but she's got big plans for her community and her career.

Public Eye: Middle Man.

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Cast your ballot in the 2003 Metro Silicon Valley Readers Poll.

Biter: IKEA is not just a furniture store--it's a meatball.

Techsploits: Arnie Online.

'S.W.A.T.' Teem: Crime writer David Corbett takes on the Cowboy Cop, the Slimy Supervisor and other annoying police movie clichés.

Remaindered!: Documentary 'Horns and Halos' shows that George W. Bush was a fortunate son and hapless author J.H. Hatfield was anything but.

Iberian Splendor: 'Mondays in the Sun' is a winning film about the losing life.

Little Miss Miscreant: 'Thirteen' depicts the trials of growing up too quickly among the stresses and strains of girl culture.

Home Boys: Strata scopes out the tricky music industry minefield from its Campbell roost.

Aural Fixation: Lollapalooza 2003 offered an artistic bounty of alternative culture.

Metro's Club of the Week: The Improv.

Surreal World: An oddly exquisite dining experience awaits at Saratoga's Gervais.

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