Volume 22, Number 46
news
State Rep. Patrick Rose walks a fine line in a swing district
BY AMY SMITH
California lawsuit thickens the mold plot growing at Farmers Insurance
BY JORDAN SMITH
There is little Intelligent Design to be found on the State Board of Education
BY MICHAEL MAY
The National Council of La Raza looks to raise the U.S. Latino profile.
BY LAURI APPLE
Headlines
BY MICHAEL KING
Republican Bill Ratliff throws a monkeywrench into his own party's redistricting plans
BY MICHAEL KING
The Council should remember the First Rule of Holes: When you're in one, stop digging.
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Issues other than redistricting found space on the guv's special-session plate -- some were even important.
BY MICHAEL KING
Your Pentagon PAL tracks your every move, and the FCC lets media companies redefine "local."
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
With all the right ingredients, has chef Robert McGrath found a trailblazing blend of the robust and bold? Virginia B. Wood finds out.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
"Food-o-File" is on the Basil's case and other big restaurant changes.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
"This small restaurant is tucked away in one of these nondescript strip malls in far Southwest Austin, on the way to Oak Hill," writes Claudia Alarcón. "Cleverly using their prescribed rectangular strip-mall portion, Cypress Grill is a comfortable space with a neighborhood bar atmosphere."
music
Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.
BY JOE NICK PATOSKI
Austin from A to Z
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Phases and Stages
Streets of Sin
Swing Time
Curame
History for Sale
Something to Crow About
Starhead
Alive in the Nineties, Blind Eye Sees All
screens
Mike Judge & Don Hertzfeldt present 'The Animation Show'
BY MARC SAVLOV
Something old, something new
BY MARCEL MEYER
Dope Floats, AFS revamps its publication, and the Alamo Drafthouse keeps on getting cooler and cooler.
BY MARC SAVLOV
Strong words from Edward James Olmos, and what's on this week.
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
In their charmingly bizarre manner, Shohei Imamura and his cast of quirky creatures remind us that a woman in heat is a beautiful thing.
Film Reviews
Bay does it bigger and badder than ever.
Ozon’s film is like Eric Rohmer meets Brian DePalma – questions of identity and perception come to the fore, but slowly.
arts & culture
For seven years, Pro Arts Collective has consistently drawn an impressive and intriguing lineup of dancers, choreographers, and companies from across the nation for its annual African American Festival of Dance, and the 2003 edition continues that tradition.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
It's the end of an era for the city of Austin's Art in Public Places Program as Martha Peters, administrator of the program for 11 of its 18 years, departs to direct a public art program in Fort Worth.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
columns
Republicans' special-session maneuvering shows contempt for Texans and mischaracterizes Texas' political history; the same party asks for the same kind of blind allegiance on foreign policy.
BY LOUIS BLACK
Our readers talk back.
Since those wacky Canadians have legalized gay marriage, you know it's just a matter of time before Texas
wait, what are we thinking? Also, the "Truth" according to Babs
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Are organic fruits and vegetables worth the extra expense? When organic varieties are too pricey or out of season, is there any way to minimize the risks besides just rinsing and peeling?
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
BY SANDY BARTLETT
, Sunday, July 20, 2003
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily