Hotel Vegas
Volume 19, Number 13
features
Greetings From the Great White North
Canadian Lorne Opler measures his country against the great state of Texas. Oh, Canada!
BY LORNE OPLER
Postcard From PA
Austin Marion Winik writes from her new home in the wilds of Pennsylvania
BY MARION WINIK
news
Stop, Thief!
Austin Among 10 worst cities for bike thefts
BY ROB D'AMICO
The Profit Motive
Activists oppose World Trade Organization
BY CHERYL BISHOP
Naked City
Larry Speck resigns his dean's post at the UTSchool of Architecture; Mandy Dealey weighs whether to run for Sherri Greenberg's seat; rumors circulate that Eric Mitchell may jump into the race; the honeymoon between Chief Stan Knee and the Austin Police Association is fading fast, and Rep. Rick Green raises a ton of cash at his fundraiser.
BY AMY SMITH
Council Watch
City and developer Gary Bradley reach agreeement on development
BY JENNY STAFF JOHNSON
Media Clips
The Statesman doesn't let facts get in the way of telling the truth about the Tim Jones tapes.
BY LEE NICHOLS
food
Reading at the Table
Reviews of Cookbooks
Food-o-File
What two local farmers have done to make the best of the dismal growing season in Central Texas this year, and local restaurant changes in the works, as well as an update on the sale of Pam Made Pies.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Second Helpings: Home Away From Home
Tasty, bite-sized restaurant listings compiled from new and previous reviews, guides, and poll results. This week's entries, compiled by Virginia B. Wood, feature local hotel restaurants.
music
State Musician of Texas
Tracing Doug Sahm's roots from San Antonio to potential State Musician of Texas
BY MARGARET MOSER
Dancing About Architecture
A Fond Farewell to the Texas Tornado himself, Doug Sahm.
BY KEN LIECK
screens
All Wrapped Up
From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN, SARAH HEPOLA, MARCEL MEYER AND MARC SAVLOV
Short Cuts
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
Now that there's a resurgence in prime-time game shows: How about the return of live TV? Also, Suddenly Susan is put on the shelf, VH1 adds seven new shows, and millennium specials go on. And on.
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Film Reviews
American Movie
End of Days
The Lovers on the Bridge
Carax's stridently anti-romantic romance is curiously full of extravagant visual panache.
Princess Mononoke
Japanese animated feature is packed with an environmentally aware storyline, breathtaking animation, and clever dialogue penned for this American release by Brit fantasist Neil Gaiman and delivered in English by a slew of American actors.
Toy Story 2
The World Is Not Enough
arts & culture
Superstar Search
Three decades after its debut, Jesus Christ Superstar may not seem a radical piece of musical theatre, but Austin Musical Theatre's new production just may return the rock opera to its revolutionary roots.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Articulations
The resignation of the UT School of Architecture's dean over the Blanton Museum of Art furor.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Don Giovanni: Lover on the Lam
Robi Polgar examines the Austin Lyric Opera production of Mozart's Don Giovanni.
Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling: Poetry-Soaked World
Ada Calhoun covers Frontera Hyde Park Theatre's world premiere of Erik Ehn's Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling.
Ashes to Ashes: Dense and Chilling Quiet
Ada Calhoun covers The Public Domain production of Harold Pinter's Ashes to Ashes.
columns
Page Two
Saying goodbye to a friend and a hero.
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
HPBC is on the minds of many this week; Gotham lingers in the shadows.
Public Notice
This week, PN gears up for some serious turkey stuffage, reminds you to "Buy Nothing" on the day after Thanksgiving, tells all about the City's official holiday closings, vindicates 101X morning DJ Jenn Garrison, and wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!
BY KATE X MESSER
Letters at 3AM
Where will you be on New Year's Eve and why?
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Gucci buys Saint Laurent, International Male sells trendy trash at reasonable prices, Calvin Klein crams raggedy jeans down our throats.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Alexander Graham Bell hasn't touched everyone yet; nuke and nibble; Sheryl Crow's pedigree
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Day Trips
Discover Old World Christmas treasures at the Sophienburg Museum in New Braunfels.
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Coach's Corner
Coach's time at the Boulders proves far from Carefree.
BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON
About AIDS
HIV-positive men who use Viagra should be aware of a possible adverse drug interaction.
BY SANDY BARTLETT
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
