Cover: Chain Gang
A walkabout through the forbidden pleasures of the Outback Steakhouse.

News: Licensed for War
Should the Department of Motor Vehicles promote Selective Service registration?

Blooming Art: Healdsburg Arts Council sets up shop downtown.

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

Steel Trap: Mr. Fix-It Lou Manfredini deconstructs 'Panic Room.'

A Special Gift to You: The world outside of Sonoma County finally gets their share of Velvet Teen.

Just Chillin': Buddha Bar fizzles; Six Degrees sizzles.

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

Spearhead This: Asparagus offers all this and purple rubber bands too.