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The More (Maps) the Merrier!
A brief introduction to the ICRC's proposed City Council district map – and a few alternatives
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
'Chronicle' Endorsements
Point Austin: The Fun Begins
The city redistricting simmer reaches the boiling point
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: 'A Decent Wage'
Pay Requirement may be inked into city incentive deals
Headlines
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
Prop. 6: Strange Bedfellows on Both Sides
Boondoggle or necessary step? Odd alliances form on both sides of state water proposal.
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
City Council: Bad Apples
Council wades through the Red River Cultural District
BY MICHAEL KING
Urban Farm Skirmish Moves to Mediation
Council postpones vote on urban farm ordinance
BY ANNA TOON
The Secret's Out
City bans Eastside tubes & swimmers
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
Huffington's Solution: More Meditation and Wonder
HuffPo head wants us all to have a better attitude
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Lehmberg Suit Punted to Judge
DWI case takes another turn
BY MICHAEL KING
Tears for Texas Women
13 clinics to close if law not blocked
BY JORDAN SMITH
Pitonyak Seeks New Trial in Jennifer Cave Murder Case
Defense says new evidence proves Hall murdered Cave
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report: Corporate greed is making us sick
Corporate greed is making us sick
food
The Art of Death
Kate Heyhoe weaves Dreams of the Dead via sugar skulls
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Local Candy Roundup
'Tis the season of your mom's nightmares and your dentist's sweet dreams
BY JESSI CAPE
Food-o-File
Schmidt Family Barbecue opens next week, while Shake Shack promises to shake up the burger scene
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Oct. 25-30
Michi Ramen Inflames the Ramen Wars
Food truck turned brick-and-mortar is a serious contender
BY RACHEL FEIT
music
Playback: Austin Scared Stupid
Once again, everything hits at once
BY KEVIN CURTIN
HOUSECORE HORROR FILM & HEAVY METAL FESTIVAL
Last Housecore on the Left
Horror film fest's extreme metal soundtrack
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Record Reviews
Sheet Music
The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
Scott Blackwood
Left of the Dial: Conversations with Punk Icons
David Ensminger
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington
Terry Teachout
Let Me Clear My Throat
Elena Passarello
Open Your Heart
Neal Pollack
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Lawrence Wright
screens
Festival Face-Off
Our heads are spinning with all the options
BY MONICA RIESE
Austin Film Festival
Housecore Horror Film Festival
Get in the Game
Most games do their best to keep players from asking the very questions Davey Wreden puts front and center
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews
Bhai
Telegu romantic comedy.
Carrie
Sin never dies.
The Counselor
Cormac McCarthy pens his first screenplay, and Ridley Scott directs the tasty cast.
Escape Plan
Stallone and Schwarzenegger team up for double the fun.
The Fifth Estate
It's the story of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks before they became household names.
I Am Divine
Harris Glenn Milstead, the actor better known as the 300-pound sex symbol named Divine who appeared in those early John Waters' movies, is remembered in this doc.
I'm in Love With a Church Girl
The title says it all.
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Johnny Knoxville unleashes jackassery on unsuspecting bystanders while dressed as 86-year-old Irving Zisman and accompanied by his equally brazen 8-year-old grandson.
Mickey Virus
Comic Bollywood thriller.
Shepard & Dark
The turbulent but creative connection between theatre legend Sam Shepard and writer and collector Johnny Dark is explored in this documentary. The film also features the work of a couple of Austin film mavericks: editor Sandra Adair and musician Graham Reynolds.
The Snitch Cartel
This Colombian film is based on the true story of Andrés López, a drug trafficker who later worked with the DEA.
arts & culture
John Oliver
'The Daily Show' correspondent on his summer job, failure, 'Breaking Bad' and Texas politics
BY RUSS ESPINOZA
Studio Visits: Lauren Klotzman
A voracious consumer of Net culture considers her studio an office
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
Our Country's Good
As staged by UT, this drama of convicts making theatre in colonial Australia is fascinating to watch
Macbeth
Strong performances and a light directorial touch make this Shakespearean tragedy worth a trip
columns
Oops!
Gay Place
Welcome to Hell ... Halloween, Austin queer-style
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Time is on your side at the Southwest Museum of Clocks & Watches
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Not Very Good
Is this an advice column?
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Hornography
BY RUSS ESPINOZA
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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