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news
Parks, Wildlife, and Racism
Wardens recount longstanding, institutional discrimination against African-Americans at TP&W
BY PATRICIA J. RULAND
Quote of the Week
Point Austin: It Adds Up
The November ballot may look more like a shopping list
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: The Urge To Conserve
Council postpones action on drought contingency plan
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
AISD: We Know What Boys Are Like
Proposal would turn Pearce and Garcia middle schools into single-sex academies
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Delma Banks Takes Life Sentence
Death penalty is off the table, but so is clemency
BY JORDAN SMITH
Budget Outlook Grim for Animal Center
City shelter will need to do more with less
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Steam Still Rising From STRs
Residential short-term rentals get the go-ahead from City Council
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
A Council's Work Is Never Done
A recap of last week's City Council action
BY MICHAEL KING
Michael Arena: Previous Coverage
Arena Will Not Have To Register as a Sex Offender
Lawyers strike a disposition a month after Michael Arena was released from prison
BY JORDAN SMITH
Hightower Report: Pigs Fly on Wall Street
Citigroup exec wants to be remembered as a reformer
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Bar Crawl Conversations
Crawl (or should that be pedal?) around the East Austin bar scene with the 'Chronicle'
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD AND THE FOOD STAFF
Steven Raichlen Riffing on Ribs
Esteemed barbecue master speaks on the history of grilling
BY MICK VANN
Book Review
Barbecue rib cookbook is loaded with international flavor
BY MICK VANN
Food-O-File
Bert's BBQ rises from the ashes to return to West Campus
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Sharpen your wits and your appetite with this week's 'Meal Times'
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
South of Heaven
Metal has a new home in Austin, and a new sponsor.
BY DAN SOLOMON
Playback: KOKE Is Back
The original KOKE returns to a soda fountain near you
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Metallurgy
Metal up your drain pipe.
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
screens
Have Wheels, Will Travel
Zach Anner talks about his web celebrity, his axed travel show, and the new project that got him back on the road
BY DAN SOLOMON
Portrait of the Artist as a Righteous Dissident
Filmmaker Alison Klayman discusses her new doc, 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'
BY MARC SAVLOV
The Tangible Pleasures of Cinema
The Sprocket Society gets hands on with film
BY LEAH CHURNER
Film Reviews
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Alison Klayman's doc is as much a rallying cry for freedom of expression as it is a portrait in progress of an artist whose career is ongoing.
The Bourne Legacy
This franchise reboot doesn't reinvent Bourne, but it does revive it to great effect.
The Campaign
A wan political comedy guaranteed to offend no one.
Hope Springs
A sincere, considered, and unembarrassed exploration of mature sexuality that's more drama than comedy.
Nitro Circus: The Movie
Travis Pastrana and friends perform stunts that are captured in 3-D.
arts & culture
Dance of the Century
Rhoda Winter Russell reflects on a historic life in dance and the Mary Wigman connection
BY JONELLE SEITZ
All Over Creation: Two-Stepping With Lyndon
To play historical figures like LBJ and Groucho, actors ought to dance with them
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Stories From Deep in the Heart'
Austin teens use radio to preserve traditions, thanks to Texas Folklife
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Xanadu
The stage version of the 1980 film is ridiculous – and a ridiculous amount of fun
Sing Muse
The cast sings together with ease, but this new work hasn't yet found its voice
'Tamed Territory'
Three artists take on the Animal Kingdom and document wildlife with great creativity
columns
Page Two: Eastside Crawlin'
No lack of hipness on these streets
BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM: A Jog in the Smog
What we know is increasingly disconnected from what we do
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion: AFWIII!
Stephen is almost ready for his close up, Mr. Bad JohnPaul...
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gayplace: BLOGGITY BLOG BLOG BLOG
Stanley Roy is back, and so are you, if you feel the urge to camp it up.
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Kolache Capital of Texas is worth a visit.
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: The North American Oblivious Sloth
This is why foreigners hate Americans so much: Our ignorance, our self-absorption, our oblivion.
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
WWE Smackdown
The world's biggest wrestling promotion sets up the ring and the cameras at the Erwin Center
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Soccer Watch
U.S. Women win astounding semifinal, UT soccer starts exhibition play
