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Vol.29 No.10 | November 6, 2009
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COVER STORY

The Art Is Formally Known as Prints

A somewhat kaleidoscopic glimpse of Austin's screen-printing scene


Climate, Meet Mobility

Copenhagen is all about green transport – and Austin should be, too

 Denmark Photo Album

Point Austin: Abandoning Illusions

Chris Hedges on the inevitable consequences of empire

  • Chris Hedges on the inevitable consequences of empire

City Hall Hustle: Will the Shill

The ex-mayor says this may be your last chance to snap up a condo

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

Headlines

Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Nov. 5-12

Stars Aligning in Planetarium's Favor

Austin Planetarium group's persistence may finally be paying off

Saving Rain Forests, From Austin to the Amazon

Nonprofit links people to people for a sustainable future

Media Watch: Sammy Allred Back on the Air

Shake, rattle, and roll in local radio

City, Firefighters Shake Hands on Tentative Contract

Both sides say they're satisfied with the deal

City Counseling: At Council

City addresses loophole that denied benefits to employees' same-sex partners

Election? Apparently.

Texas has 11 new amendments and a thimbleful of voters

CodePink Red After Albright's Planned Parenthood Soiree

Peace activists unwelcome at speech by former secretary of state

Cap Metro Board Taking Shape

CAMPO's recommendations open up a slot to be filled by the city

Nonprofits Not Impressed by Cap Metro Proposal

Cap Metro draws fire over proposal to start a nonprofit for low-income riders

The Yogurt Shop Saga

Springsteen and Scott are free men – for now

The Hightower Report

Smarting Over 'Smart Choices'; and Afghanistan's Biggest Loser





The Art Is Formally Known as Prints

A somewhat kaleidoscopic glimpse of Austin's screen-printing scene

Compagnie Julie Dossavi/Trey McIntyre Project

World-class choreographers from Paris and Houston dance into Austin the same week

Stephen Sondheim

Three musical directing pros appraise the artistry of this master of the musical

Arts Reviews
  • The Trojan Women
    A version that shows us in the women of Troy the brutalized women of our own time's wars
  • Under the Gaslight
    The cast invests hook, line, and sinker in the earnestness of this old-school melodrama
  • Katie Maratta & Owen McAuley
    An indoor/outdoor show where vast landscapes an inch high meet extremely eerie interiors

Fun for the Whole Family

Traversing the Texas Book Festival


'Man's Temptation'

An evening with Kermit Lynch

Food-o-File

Foodie news about town

Event Menu
Foodie events and benefits around town

Restaurant Reviews
  • Frank
    Artisan sausage debuts in Austin, all wrapped up in bacon

Sorting the Family's Dirty Laundry

AFS Documentary Tour revisits Alan Berliner's 1991 film Intimate Stranger

Bucking Categorization

Character actor Sam Rockwell slips into a new guise in the goofy comedy Gentlemen Broncos

Lady Diane

Diane Keaton takes her life to the stage

TV Eye

"TV Eye" to The Vampire Diaries: "Bite me."






FUN FUN FUN FEST

Preview
The blurbing of Fun Fun Fun Fest

Interviews

  • Oh Death, where is thy sting?
  • Comedy has its perks: making movies with Ron Jeremy
  • Hardcore rules, falls count anywhere
  • All hail the second coming
  • Gearing up for another bizarre ride
  • A headbanger's journey
  • Completing the 21st century Matador trinity
  • Wu-Tang Clan's Genius unsheathes Liquid Swords
  • He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named on Vampira and Hollyweird
Fun Fun Fun Fest Phases

Off the Record

Fun facts from the Festivus for the rest of us



Postmarks
Letters to the editor, updated daily

Page Two: Lost Diamond

Robin Shivers' life defined what makes Austin the kind of community it is

Letters at 3AM: Johnny and Speedy

John Ertha was the first in my experience to embody the passion, courage, mind, and rascality that could be: a man

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar delivers a hardy dose of dish on a certain tattoo phenom

Gay Place

Miss Rebecca Havemeyer rolls out a new revue

Day Trips

Bob 'Daddy-O' Wade's sculptures made of junkyard parts or shiny urethane can be found in the most unusual places

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Cough remedies, lionfish, defenestration, and more

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

The Common Law

Eminent Domain – The Government Made a Low Offer – What Next? (Part 2)

The Luv Doc Recommends

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


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