Cover: Dialing for Dollars
Is there anything telephone psychics won't do to keep their customers talking?

News: Nüz
What went wrong at The Hague; narrative evaluations safe for now; save the Dalmatians.

Bruce Bratton: Oblates of St. Joseph parking lot plans threaten butterflies; this week's movies; the Del Mar Theatre.

Work: Coming soon to a snake pit near you.

Transglobal Spice: World-beat pop gets filtered through a savvy Mexican consciousness on Plastilina Mosh's new album.

Piano Movers: The Senda Piana to Havana project ships pianos to Cuba--and then goes and tunes them up, too.

Sights & Sounds: Side projects galore fill in the secret family trees of local bands from Sin in Space to the Expendables.

Reinvention: Sometimes, when the holidays seem overwhelming, we need to fashion some new traditions.

A La Carte: Aptos' reputation for fine dining is upheld by Southern Exposure Bistro; plus caffeine quiz time.

Dream House: A kindly dreamer gets a new lease on life in 'Two Family House.'

Weekly World Web: A site that steps in where women's magazines fear to tread.

Moving Pageant: El Teatro Campesino lights the season with its annual production of 'La Virgen del Tepeyac.'