Cover: Fairy Betrayals
Has kid lit gone to the dark side?

News: Spray Watch
Sticky questions bug environmentalists.

And Carry a Big Fork: Monty Monty uses the family jewels for his art.

Critic's Picks: A guide to the week's best arts, theater and music events.

Napa Valley Mustard Festival: Annual arts and dining celebration.

We Were Wives: A feminist historian looks at Vietnam, the '60s, and 'We Were Soldiers.'

The Tom Tom Club: Tom Waits kicks out two new CDs.

SiFT: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Edible Nostalgia: Sometimes there's no substitute for cured pork fat and ketchup gravy.

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