John Anderson
Volume 32, Number 16
ON THE COVER:
features
WISH LIST
They ain't too proud to beg: But why should they have to?
BY KATE X MESSER
news
Lege preview Part II – the wonders and the horrors
BY MICHAEL KING
Considering Texas' future – a few things to keep in mind
BY MICHAEL KING
City manager and consumer advocates finally agree on something
BY AMY SMITH
Strict requirements may yield a small, homogenous pile of applicants
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
Agenda lineup: affordable housing, Barton Springs Zone, PUD, and more
BY AMY SMITH
As AISD considers dumping one charter, a new one is floated
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
One expects Council will be more vigilant the next time around
BY MIKE KANIN
Obama won't play ball with Boehner
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Fall Creek Vineyards celebrates a milestone
BY MM PACK
Cookbook aims to free readers from cookbooks
BY AMY KRITZER
A beer enthusiast's guide to Christmas gifts
BY IVY LE
This week's food news
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Dec. 13-20
Food Reviews
No frills, just consistently excellent Chinese food
music
GIFT GUIDE 2012
Box sets dwindle but not in scope
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Hanging with Joe King Carrasco in Puerto Vallarta
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
GIFT GUIDE 2012
Home Entertainment for the Holidays
Best bets for DVD and Blu-ray
Web series 'Bit Parts' finds inspiration in gamer errata
BY JAMES MICHAEL WALLING
Game developer Adam Saltsman pairs Mayan panic with Dikembe Mutombo
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews
There's little about this return trip to Middle-earth that feels "unexpected" or fresh.
Writer/director Brian Savelson’s feature debut is a study in fine gradations of resentment in the great outdoors.
This Bollywood action comedy is the eighth entry in the popular Khiladi film franchise.
Palestinian and Israeli baby boys are accidentally switched at birth, and that discovery in adulthood creates many repercussions.
arts & culture
Austin's print culture gets a boost from a new batch of indie presses and literary magazines
BY AMY GENTRY
In an airy South Austin studio, Autumn Ewalt makes space for individual and collaborative work
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Blue Lapis Light takes youth away from risk and on a journey
BY DAWN DAVIS LORING
'Cantanker' meets its end
BY CAITLIN GREENWOOD
Arts Reviews
Sky Candy's latest production piles on so much spectacle that it's difficult to see the story
Ready|Set|Go! transmutes leaden limbs to golden motion
columns
In 1864, Lincoln would have seemed more in favor of war than peace
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
City leaders prep for another multimillion dollar giveaway (shhh, don't talk about it; you'll ruin it)
BY NICK BARBARO
Neo-hippie aerialists have Your Style Avatar beside himself
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Holigays are upon us, people. Have you mapped out your calendar?
BY KATE X MESSER
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Some people like to have a reasonable expectation of how the night will unfold
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
St. Ed's players sweep conference awards, and more
BY NICK BARBARO