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We Call That Art: R.I.P., Bill Narum

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Bradley Spars With Lawmakers Over Willingham Case

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The Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast is Playing With Fire: "My word, Mr. Bradley, my word!"

Texans Welcome Bird-Flipping Bud to Town: On Monday night at that

Bill Narum: We Call That Art: ZZ Top iconographer Bill Narum moves on to the next canvas.

AE's Coal Conundrum

Energy planners and the fight over Fayette

Point Austin: Once More Into the MUD

What we get when we annex unplanned development: plenty of entertainment

Developing Stories: Greening the Neighborhood

Mueller development wins LEED for Neighborhood Design

City Hall Hustle: He's Making a List ...

The Hustle checks in on the mayor's campaign agenda

Car2Cute

Smart Cars are hitting Austin's streets

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Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

MetroRail Watch

Waiting, but not holding our breath

Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Nov. 19-24

Bradley Spars With Lawmakers

New head of Forensic Science Commission is all fired up

Dam Break at AWU?

An assistant director is placed on leave amid allegations of discrimination

Fair Squared

The Women and Fair Trade fair makes its annual trek to Austin

No Wastewater in the Lake, Please

Austin area officials oppose discharging treated wastewater into Lake Travis

Trial Date Set for Nona Allen

Case moves forward with evidence of potential gender-based discrimination

Roy Butler, 1926-2009
Two former mayors die within two days

Hampton Runs for Republican-Dominated Court

Dem candidate has extensive experience with death penalty cases

The Hightower Report

Battle of the Green; and Taxpayers Art Museum

Soccer Watch

Two former Aztex players to play in MLS Cup Final, and more

Forgotten Radical

Thornton's plays are Wilder than you might remember

'The 101 Dalmatians Musical'

Tony Award-winning Director Jerry Zaks describes going to the dogs

Austin Singers

Area high school poets get to share the concert stage with old-school masters of verse

Arts Reviews
  • Pride and Prejudice
    UT credibly brings the Jane Austen novel to life onstage, if in a rather rushed fashion
  • 'Over and Under'
    Jenny Hart weaves together threads of mystery and wonder in this exhibit of embroidery

New In Print

In praise of dead and dying art forms, Parts I and II

Animal Farm

Sebastien Bonneu and Countryside Farm

Holiday Treats for the Locavore Carnivore

With local meats, you and your holiday guests can eat healthily and humanely

Thanksgiving Roulette
Feast around town

 Ideal Holiday Wines for Turkey, Venison, Duck, Goose, Rabbit, and Other Game

For those of you who love the intense flavors of quality game, the world is full of wines that match it perfectly

Food-o-File

Openings, licenses, and more foodie news around town

Event Menu

Nov. 19-30

Postmarks
Letters to the editor, updated daily

Page Two: Kid Eternity

A tale of teenage luck in New Jersey

Letters at 3AM: Auschwitz Up the Block

To retain our humanity, we remember the unthinkable

Gay Place

Sisters on the Edge and free Thanksgiving

Day Trips

The Museum of East Texas in Lufkin sets the standard for small-town art museums

After a Fashion

Go way back to the deconstructive Eighties as Your Style Avatar takes a chain saw to Barbie

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Times New Roman, Keith Richards, and much more

Ask Mr. Smarty Pants
Got a question? He's got the answer.

The Common Law

Eminent Domain – Can I Keep the Government Off My Property?

The Luv Doc Recommends

A rambling recommendation to shore up that hole in your social calendar

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GIFT GUIDE 2009

Playing the Field
The lowdown on the season's new games

Console Wars: The Saga Continues

Sizing up the video-game platforms


Goodbye to All That

Revisiting Kyle Henry's University Inc. and a film community's cri de coeur

TV Eye

TV Eye wonders where to find the positive images of women in TV

Film Reviews

Antichrist starstarstarstar
The Blind Side starstarstar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Messenger starstarstarhalfstar
Ninja Assassin
Old Dogs
Planet 51 star
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire starstarstar
The Road
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Until the Light Takes Us starstarstarhalfstar

All Times Through Paradise

Introducing Austin's patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia

Off the Record

Can you hear me now? Local musicians and OTR get some much needed hearing aid while Jody Denberg signs off from KGSR.


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