Cover: Astro Man
Zany astrologer/author Rob Brezsny speaks of his past--and your future.

News: Toxic Threat?
Has mercury contamination in the Russian River claimed it first victim?

Usual Suspects: Federal civil rights report draws mixed review.

Kneadful Things: Top baker offers a few bread-making tips.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Culture Club: Author Bret Easton Ellis on guilty pleasures, illogical musical tastes, and the provocative film 'High Fidelity.'

It's a 'Beautiful' Life: 'Beautiful People' paints a cinematic portrait of Bosnian refugees.

True Vision: 'The Color of Paradise' offers a lovely and haunting fable.

Chicken Soup for Rockers: Predictable sentiments mar grand gestures of Travis.

Get Jazzed: Complete program notes on the San Francisco Jazz Festival's spring season.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Poetry in Motion: Petaluma Poetry Festival celebrates the state of the art.

When, Where, & Wyatt: 'O.K.' tries to explain one of American history's most ambiguous heroes.