The 04 Center
John Anderson
Volume 33, Number 43
news
'A Mayor Who Listens'
Sheryl Cole talks about her skills, her record, and what she learned on her 'house party tour'
BY AMY SMITH
Point Austin: Clean Is as Clean Does
Austin's success against sealants starts a trend
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Split Views on ADUs
'Granny flats' measure breaks from the CodeNext pack
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Navigating Rideshare's Course
City begins stakeholder meetings
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Reprieve for Dorham's Backyard
Harold McMillan's music venue isn't ready for a swan song
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Council: More Where That Came From
Packed schedule leads to marathon session
BY MICHAEL KING
City to Mount Case for Appraisal Protest in 2015
A unanimous Council vote preps a challenge next year
BY AMY SMITH
Cap Metro: Riding the Shuffle Bus
Downtown bus routes shift
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Prof. Dumpster: Fighting for the 1%
Jeff Wilson sets out to prove 'less is more'
BY NORA ANKRUM
More Bacon for Construction Workers on AISD Projects
Wage measure splits board
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
What job creation numbers don't tell us
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Whip It Real Good
Whip In's reincarnation continues with its award-winning Kamala beers
BY ANNA TOON
A Southwestern Concept Goes South
chavez is a better-than-average hotel restaurant, but is that enough to attract locals?
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Kin & Comfort: An Early Look
Thai/Southern mashup is Austin's best-kept secret ... for now
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Food-o-File
A cupcake caper, and more sweet news
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
June 20-26
music
Groover's Paradise
The Hole in the Wall has seen it all
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Playback: Mac's Love Letters
Ian McLagan got that mojo working
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Phases & Stages
Pharoahe Monch
P.T.S.D.: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Sturgill Simpson
Metamodern Sounds in Modern Country Music
Mary Gauthier
Trouble & Love
John Fullbright
Songs
screens
Film What You Know
'Ping Pong Summer' draws on filmmaker Michael Tully's own experience
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Obvious Grownups
Jenny Slate and Gillian Robespierre unswaddle their film 'Obvious Child'
BY AMY GENTRY
Will You Still Love Me When I'm 64?
Where do old queens go when they don't own a palace?
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Film Reviews
Before You Know It
There's an aging LGBT community that is only getting bigger and older, and this documentary investigates that process – in ways both specific and universal.
The Hornet's Nest
Mike and Carlos Boettcher, a father-and-son duo, recorded this firsthand war footage during their time embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Humshakals
Hindi comedy.
Jersey Boys
Even though Clint Eastwood guides this Broadway hit to film, there’s not much new in this rise-and-fall, music-biz story.
Like a Country Song
An up-and-coming country singer is undone by his ego in this inspirational film.
Obvious Child
Jenny Slate stars as a standup comic in this indie film about abortion that comes snuggled in the broad strokes of a quirky comedy.
The Rover
Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson are the riveting stars of this bloody but compelling chase movie through the Australian Outback.
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
This film is a loving valentine to an unsung hero of the entertainment industry who's had an astonishing career.
Think Like a Man Too
Whatever happens in Vegas will happen in just about every movie set in Vegas.
arts & culture
HOG Wild
How a concrete wasteland has become a street-art wonderland called the HOPE Outdoor Gallery
BY BOB MAKELA
Jimmy Pardo
How does this stand-up comic make working the crowd look so easy?
BY RUSS ESPINOZA
'La Femme Bohème'
Puccini's Bohemians get an all-gal makeover
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
This play abounds in comic riffs on Chekhov, but it also taps the vein of human frailty in his work
H.M.S. Pinafore
It would be difficult not to have fun at this Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin production
'Raul Gonzalez and Julon Pinkston: Undetermined Matter'
The pairing of these two artists using similar approaches shows them playing off each other's strengths
columns
The Good Eye: Summer Camp
Notes on QueerBomb's profusion of glitter and camp
BY AMY GENTRY
Gay Place
Our gay chamber celebrates 17 years of working toward economic equality for all
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Follow the trail to Lynchburg, Tenn., and the Jack Daniel's Distillery
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: A Knuckle-Dragging Meathead
The worst kind of ignorance is ignorance accompanied by hubris
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
World Cup 2014
BY NICK BARBARO
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
