Metro Santa Cruz
January 3-10, 2007

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News

Peter Laufer
Soldiers who refuse to continue fighting in Iraq get their say in Laufer's 'Mission Rejected: U.S. Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq.'

Excerpt from Peter Laufer's 'Mission Rejected'
Former U.S. soldier Joshua Key recalls the traumas that drove him AWOL.

News

Marine Life Protection
Marine Protection Areas and FishWise program attack sustainable fishing problem from opposite flanks.

Nūz: Santa Cruz News and Politics
Let's Make a Deal.

Movies

Movie review: 'Notes on a Scandal'
Judi Dench turns downright vicious in a tale of Victorian prudery vs. Blairist passion.

Movie review: 'The Painted Veil'
It's not your mom's Maugham--well, actually, it sort of is.

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Music & Clubs

Splitting Seconds
They shape the hardcore sound to come.

James Brown: 1933-2006
The Godfather wasn't just a musical innovator. He was also one of pop music's greatest street poets.

Mūz: Santa Cruz Media, Music and Arts
While the latest album from the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens hasn't suffered a complete stateside media blackout, it's gotten an infinitesimal fraction of the publicity earned by, say, Nicole Richie's waistline or Britney Spears' crotch.

Music and Nightlife Calendar Picks
Our critics pick this week's most interesting gigs.

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Restaurants

Dining: Saturn Café
Their afternoon brunch gives your stomach a smooth landing after a night of high living.

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The Arts
The Arts

Letters to the Editor
January 3-10, 2007.