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1. Matt Smith

   Roll of the Die - Human Life Speculators Bet on Elder Deaths

   By Matt Smith

   Published: November 28, 2007

   Plymouth, California, a town of a little more than 1,000 souls in the Sierra Nevada foothills just east of Sacramento, seems an unlikely site of global financial intrigue. But...

2. Reviewed

   Youssou N'Dour

   Rokku Mi Rokka (Nonesuch)

   By Ernest Barteldes

   Published: November 28, 2007

   On his new disc, veteran Senegalese singer-songwriter Youssou N'Dour continues to contemplate issues of freedom and religious bliss over a musical template blending African and...

3. BeatBox

   Dust Galaxy: Thievery Corporation's Rob Garza Crafts Electro-Rock Stardust

   By Tamara Palmer and Lily Moayeri

   Published: November 28, 2007

   The eight-year-old party "Compression" is almost single-handedly keeping drum 'n' bass alive in the Bay Area. The event is now in the palatial new digs of Temple, where its...

4. Hear This

   Punk Royalty Still Reigns Supreme: Naked Raygun and Suicidal Tendencies

   By Mark Keresman, John Vettese, John Graham, Toph One and Andy Beta

   Published: November 28, 2007

   One day in 1970, Japanese singer Kenji "Damo" Suzuki was heard busking on a Munich street by members of innovative German rockers Can. That very night, Suzuki became Can's new...

5. Music

   Brooklyn's Dynamite 18-Piece Disco Band Emulates the Muppets

   By Rob Harvilla

   Published: November 28, 2007

   "If you wanna sex me, give it up," sings esteemed Muppets bandleader Dr. Teeth in a rare uncouth moment, a plume of smoke billowing behind him as he ribaldly bashes his...

6. Eat

   Meredith Brody in the Palm of Palmetto on Union

   By Meredith Brody

   Published: November 28, 2007

   The last couple of spins taken on the restaurant roulette wheel had resulted in a loss, so I found myself craving a good meal even more than usual as we drove towards Palmetto...

7. Film

   About a Son Lets Kurt Cobain Talk for Himself

   By Camille Dodero

   Published: November 28, 2007

   Pity the fool hired to scribble the DVD-jacket copy for Kurt Cobain: About a Son — the film sounds horrific on paper. It's a 92-minute experimental documentary about the...

8. Night&Day

   Rolling Auteurs

   By Michael Leaverton

   Published: November 28, 2007

   You might not think of skateboarders as early-adopter tech geeks, but in the late '90s they were among the first groups to liberate handheld cameras from the backyard barbecue....

9. Night&Day

   Borrowing Some Cash

   By Hiya Swanhuyser

   Published: November 28, 2007

   Johnny Cash is gone, but he left Jesse Morris and the Tenderloin Two to do his work down here. Hardcore Cash fans might scowl at Morris' Mohawk hairdo and filthy language, but...

10. Night&Day

    The Art of the Cabinet

    By Michael Leaverton

    Published: November 28, 2007

    Multitalented artist Kenn Coplan builds — we should say painstakingly and expertly crafts — vaudeville-style wooden machines, little cabinets of curiosities with...

11. Night&Day

    Dancing Monks?

    By Bonner Odell

    Published: November 28, 2007

    If you can't remember the last time you saw a back handspring performed with such exquisite lyricism so as to evoke the soul of Mexico, this weekend offers the rare...

12. Night&Day

    Peace Out

    By Nirmala Nataraj

    Published: November 28, 2007

    For many, the Dalai Lama is the incarnation of all things good: a veritable bodhisattva of wisdom and compassion, a glowing example of pious living, even in the face of...

13. Night&Day

    King Kang

    By Frako Loden

    Published: November 28, 2007

    Los Angeles neo-noir meets multiformat video grit with varying success in Chris Chan Lee's sophomore effort Undoing. The film stars Sung Kang (Better Luck Tomorrow, The Fast...

14. Night&Day

    Rake It Up

    By Chloe Veltman

    Published: November 28, 2007

    In November 1947, W. H. Auden flew to Hollywood to create a new opera, A Rake's Progress, with Igor Stravinsky. The basic outline for the work came into being through one...

15. Night&Day

    Buy Local

    By Michael Leaverton

    Published: November 28, 2007

    As you're scouring Valencia Street for unique Christmas gifts that don't scream "Amazon.com FREE Super Saver Shipping," don't forget to make your way down to the ripe little...

16. Night&Day

    Australian for Rock

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: November 28, 2007

    Recordings of the Grey Daturas show off the majestic noise-metal drone the Melbourne band is famous for. But the trio is an improvisational instrumental group, meaning that...

17. Night&Day

    Suck on It

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: November 28, 2007

    This will sound like a compliment, but Vampire Weekend is the musical equivalent of Wes Anderson. In fact, a friend who first told us about this prep-ska getup is infamous for...

18. Night&Day

    All You Need Is Lovers

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: November 28, 2007

    In our dreams, David Bowie introduces Dusty Springfield and the Kinks to Morrissey, and the air erupts in song from the sheer creative force: This is the sound of the Music...

19. Night&Day

    Four Wheels Bad!

    By Hiya Swanhuyser

    Published: November 28, 2007

    The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's annual fund-raiser isn't all about bidding on stuff like a 1981 Raleigh Super Course bike or a date with Ross Mirkarimi. No, amid the...

20. Night&Day

    Heavenly Choir

    By Mark Keresman

    Published: November 28, 2007

    Certain cities have legendary and/or mythical stylistic hallmarks — say "Los Angeles" to rock fans and it's likely they'll think of Sheryl Crow, Black Flag, Warren Zevon,...