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TENDER LOVING HANDS
The Hands That Feed
The groups that care for Austin's hungry could sure use a few more helping hands
BY KATE X MESSER
Photo Gallery
Point Austin: What History Teaches
There are different ways of counting social costs
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: It All Costs Real Money
Historic zoning, affordable housing, recycling, firefighting ... and laundry
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Dec. 24-27
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
The Rich, the Poor, and the AE Generation Plan
Social service groups weigh in on Austin Energy's generation plan
BY NORA ANKRUM
HD 47: Playing Rough in GOP Primary
Workman goes negative on Turner
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
APD Dismissal: Religion, Incompetence ... or Psychological Misconduct?
Forced resignation of officer raises questions about APD procedures
BY JORDAN SMITH
APD Implements Suggested 'Action Items'
Acevedo agrees with all but four DOJ recommendations
BY JORDAN SMITH
A New Voice for the Waterfront
A new advisory group gets down to brass tacks
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
City Still Mired in Tires
Documents reflect management problems within Fleet Services
BY JORDAN SMITH
The View From 21 Rio
Workers mourn and OSHA cites contractors in fatal accident
BY MICHAEL KING
Developing Stories: What to Do With Waterloo
Turning Waterloo Park into a beach – and other fanciful ideas
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Media Watch: Radio Waves
Station chiefs turn to meters to gauge listening habits
BY KEVIN BRASS
The Hightower Report
Weasels Undermine Ethics Reform; and Congress Coddles Credit-Rating Finaglers
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Drink Texas This New Year
A guide to holiday boozing for the locavore
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
Hot chocolate, indoor turkey frying, and more for the holidays
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Your local list of foodie events
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
The Carillon
Carillon has the right staff, a perfect location in the center of town, and a talented young man at the creative helm
music
Do the Right Thing
Call me Commissioner
BY MARGARET MOSER
DVDnds
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Off the Record
The good, the bad, and the ugly: a look back at the year in Austin music
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
The Flaming Lips
Embryonic
Jay Farrar, Benjamin Gibbard
One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music From Kerouac's Big Sur
Built to Spill
There Is No Enemy
Clipse
Til the Casket Drops
Thao With the Get Down Stay Down
Know Better Learn Faster
Slayer, Saviours, Baroness, Them Crooked Vultures, Alice in Chains
World Painted Blood, Accelerated Living, Blue Record, Them Crooked Vultures, Black Gives Way to Blue
screens
A Decade Under the Influence
The Chronicle movie critics take a look back at what the Aughts wrought
Konnichiwa, Austin!
Celebrating Japanese animation and pop culture at IkkiCon IV
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Forgotten Films Find a Home
Tim League talks about the newly formed American Genre Film Archive
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
Who might win what and why
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have good reason to squeak: Girl chipmunks enter the picture.
It's Complicated
Far from complicated, this rom-com starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin is a wish-fulfillment fantasy for women of a certain age.
Nine
Quick. Put down that Victoria's Secret catalog. More women in corsets are on display in this musical than on any lingerie catwalk in your dreams.
Sherlock Holmes
This movie reinvents the chilly, brainiac sleuth as a tortured genius and occasional backroom brawler, and Robert Downey Jr. almost makes the character work.
The Young Victoria
The emotions of the teenage Princess Victoria (played by Emily Blunt) are the subject of this well-made palace tale.
arts & culture
Let Him Entertain You
Why producer Charles Duggan is staging the biggest holiday spectacular Austin's ever seen
BY ROBERT FAIRES
First Night Austin
This New Year's Eve, why not join the throngs at this free arty party on the streets?
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Arts Groups
A dozen culture providers have been very nice, according to the NEA
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arthouse
Arthouse Curator Elizabeth Dunbar finds a promotion under the tree
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Rockin' Christmas Party
Changes to the long-running holiday revue give the show a fresh sparkle
'My Wicked Twisted Sense of Love'
A busted valentine of a show with five artists rendering the signals of wracked romance
columns
Page Two: The Future Is Glacial
Revisiting change in rocky times
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Snuggies and Wal-Mart? What column are you reading?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Did you have waaaay tee many martoonies? Please get a ride.
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Centex Wing of the Commemorative Air Force fills a giant wooden hangar with vintage flying machines and memories
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Thomas Edison, hummingbirds, leaky toilets, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Dale Watson's Annual Christmas Show & Dance
Continental Club, Friday, December 25, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
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