NEWS

Feature
The Ten Best Movies of 2008
In the Year of the Rat, ten good movies (and a few stabs) that helped us get through it.
By Kelly Vance
News
Pipe Dreams and PG&E
Local restaurant owners are losing money and business because PG&E can take as long as it likes to provide new gas service.
By Ling Ma
Seven Days
Lions and Turkeys and Birds, Oh My!
Things are wild and woolly in Oakland and Sacramento.
By Chris Thompson
Eco Watch
Think Globally, Eat Locally
Make a resolution to eat right by cutting down on pesticides and petroleum.
By Robert Gammon
Opinion
Pakistan's Offensive Tactics
By Gopika Kaul
Opinion
Obama Plays Right, the Left Faints
By Chris Nolan
The Ten Best Movies of 2008
Letters
Letters for December 31
Readers sound off on nonprofit fund-raising, the Matches, ferries, and our ads.
Corrections
Corrections for December 31
Cassandra Clare and Jay Youngdahl.

MUSIC

Music
Look Who's Coming to the Opera
Les Claypool is hosting the first-ever rock show at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House this NYE. Consider yourself warned.
By Kathleen Richards
Local Licks
Local Licks
This week, we review the Jonah Kit, Caravan, Magic Me, and Spencer Day.
By Nate Seltenrich
MUSIC LISTINGS
The East Bay's Best Club and Concert Calendar
Look Who's Coming to the Opera
LIVE PREVIEWS
Critics Choices For the Week
By Dave Gil de Rubio, Eric K. Arnold, j. poet, Jason Victor Serinus, Kathleen Richards, Larry Kelp and Rachel Swan

RESTAURANTS

Restaurant Review
Comfort Food for the New Economy
The Mixing Bowl's approach is well-suited to the times.
By Matthew Stafford
RESTAURANT LISTINGS
The East Bay's Best Dining Guide
Chris Duffey
Comfort Food for the New Economy
RECENTLY REVIEWED
The Mixing Bowl
Aunt Mary’s Cafe
Corso
Celia's Mexican Restaurant
Tiki Tom's
Rico's Diner
BarCeluna
Flacos
Oliveto Cafe
Camino

ARTS & CULTURE

Culture Spy
Live and Trashy
Trash rock brings East Bay punk bands back to their primitive past.
By Rachel Swan
Events
Cast of Caricatures
Anjelah Johnson vies with Mike Epps for New Year's Eve comedy supremacy.
By Rachel Swan
Visual Arts
Fresh Work
Kala Institute's annual exhibition showcases realism, abstraction, and everything in between.
By DeWitt Cheng
Books
Taking the Funnies Seriously
Michael Chabon and Jon Carroll chew the fat at the Berkeley Rep.
By Anneli Rufus
Aquarium Age
The Aquarium Age
For the week of December 31-January 6.
By Ralfee Finn
Savage Love
Senior Sex
How to broach the BDSM topic and dump a hot stalker.
By Dan Savage
EVENT LISTINGS
The East Bay's Best Entertainment Calendar
Live and Trashy
THEATER & DANCE
Critics Choices For the Week
By Sam Hurwitt
ART & MUSEUMS
Critics Choices For the Week
By DeWitt Cheng
LECTURES AND LIT
Critics Choices For the Week
By Anneli Rufus

MOVIES

Movies
Road to Ruin
Why Valkyrie and Revolutionary Road are musts to avoid.
By Kelly Vance
One-Night Stands
One-Night Stands
Repertory film listings for January 1-7, 2008.
Compiled By Nate Seltenrich
MOVIE LISTINGS
Complete East Bay Movie Showtimes
Road to Ruin
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BLOGS

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Signs of the New Recession: Venture Capital Adrift
10:57 am, Tuesday January 6
UC Student Fees Refunded
10:43 am, Tuesday January 6

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Your Daily Lick: The Karma Bandit
3:51 pm, Tuesday January 6
Your Daily Lick: Tracy Cruz
3:50 pm, Monday January 5

SPECIAL REPORTS

2008 in Review
Learning to Live with Less
By Sam Hurwitt, Rachel Swan, Blair Campbell, Robert Gammon, Nate Seltenrich, Kibby Kleiman, and Ling Ma
Political Commentary
Christopher Albritton on the Middle East, Matthew Holt on health care, Jeanne Jackson and Deborah Klosky on motherhood, Gopika Kaul on India, Nicole Martinelli on Europe, Chris Nolan and Scott Olin Schmidt on politics, P.J. Rodriguez on pop culture, Mike Spinney on religion and politics, and Kevin Weeks on food.
By Kevin Weeks, Gopika Kaul, Jeanne Jackson, Mike Spinney, Deborah Klosky, Scott Olin Schmidt, and Chris Nolan
Express Video
A collection of video reports from the East Bay Express.
By Rachel Swan, and Jonathan Mann

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