Cover: The Thin Green Line
Sebastopol farmer Shepherd Bliss vows to fight forced-pesticide spraying.

News: Punt, Kick, Pass
The Super Bowl: American metaphysics in action.

Open Mic: Outage Outrage.

Usual Suspects: Petaluma council reverses key policy.

Geek Girl: Microsoft's random acts of weirdness.

High Times: Scale the tasty Himalayan heights at Annapurna.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Undead Again: Life sucks in 'Shadow of the Vampire.'

Sweet Jesus: Comic Reed Martin on God, vinegar, and 'Chocolat.'

Horror Flicks: Human rights film fest opens window on a disturbing world.

Baby's in Black: Black Heart Procession's bleak beauty.

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

Bleak House: 'Indiscretions' delves into sticky secrets of a dysfunctional family.

Jimmy Jam: With 'Jimmy Corrigan,' Chris Ware brings the art of the comic book into the new century.