May 14, 2008
The Writers' Block : It's Not You, It's Your Uncontrollable Telekinesis
POSTED BY BEN JOSEPH

Ben Joseph reads "It's Not You, It's Your Uncontrollable Telekinesis," a completely true story loosely based on actual events.

May 13, 2008
Music Review : Port O'Brien: All We Could Do Was Sing
POSTED BY EMILY LOGAN

Port O'Brien, claimed by both the Bay Area and the Central Coast as their own, has been continuously growing in popularity as their music moves beyond the college radio curcuit and across the country. The band's indie-infused folk tunes are painfully catchy, tugging at heart strings and boot straps alike.

May 12, 2008
Art Review : Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon
POSTED BY BEN MARKS

Nostalgia is the prevailing sentiment in Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon, an exhibition of sculpture, video, paintings, and works on paper by 20 artists at the San Jose Museum of Art. For senior curator JoAnne Northrup, the word robot conjures the walking tin men of science fiction's golden age, whose physical similarity to us (arms, legs, eyes, etc.) was essential to our embrace, and fear, of these in-our-image fantasies.