Cover: Virtual Vandals
A new generation of hacktivists blends old-left activism with high-tech tools.

News: PrisonBabes
Online services allow inmates to meet Mr. Right.

Usual Suspects: Ralph Nader snubs his own party; plus record settlement in Windsor fire suit.

Veggie Treasures: Heirlooms adorn the plate at OAEC fundraiser.

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

Don't Touch Me There: 'The Five Senses' is no cinematic thrill.

No More Mr. Nice Guy: Film director John Waters skewers Hollywood in 'Cecil B. DeMented.'

Lion King: Trumpeter Roy Hargrove leads the pack at the Russian River Jazz Festival.

Street Smarts: Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise is a welcome surprise, indeed!

Spins: Reviews of new CDs by Greg Brown, Stuck Mojo and more.

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.

Socialist Superstar: A new book celebrates the life of one of America's leading radicals.