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The Figures Do Lie
The Statesman finds a cops-and-race story that just isn't there
BY JORDAN SMITH
No Visible Suffering
The Texas executions continue, amidst new questions about pain and suffering
BY RITA RADOSTITZ
Anger Fills the Air(waves) at FCC Hearing
Activists from the left and right challenge corporate media in Clear Channel's own back yard
BY LEE NICHOLS
A Rather Unjudicious Race
Things get personal between the campaigns for Travis Co. judgeships
BY AMY SMITH
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin @ Large: The Real Race Problem
A cowardly city hides behind a dishonest daily's tall tales
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Will It Float?
Bring out the slots and dancing girls – the Governor wants excellence!
BY MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Report
Forget Clinton – the Republicans are still going after FDR! And, corporations move even middle-class jobs overseas.
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Romance Guaranteed
Valentine's Day dinner and dancing
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Central Texas barbecue hits the big time (again), 2 Dine 4 hits Pebble Beach (again), and Pato's is open (again)
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Second Helpings
Sushi, part II
music
I Am a DJ
Austin's half-dozen hottest hip-hop DJs – out from behind steel wheels
BY ROBERT GABRIEL
TCB
Super Bowl weekend? Try Snooper Bowl weekend, Austin style.
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Texas Platters
Masonic
Too Far. Too Fast. Too Soon
Asylum Street Spankers
Sideshow Fez, Mercurial
The Ends, The Winks, Walter Daniels & Wade Driver
New Rome, The Winks, Walter Daniels & Wade Driver
screens
Accessing Mental Illness
The Texas Documentary Tour: Bill Lichtenstein and June Peoples' 'West 47th Street'
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
It's Doug's World, the Rest of Us Just Decorate in It
'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas
BY KATE X MESSER
In Print
Sure, Peter Biskind had his targets. But did he hit them?
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Starry Night
Texas Film Hall of Famers announced
Short Cuts
Here comes the judge
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman had an answer the last time a Bush was in the White House
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Strangers With Candy: Seasons 1 & 2 DVD Packs
Jerri Blank makes me "moist as a snack cake down there"
Film Reviews
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
Executed serial killer Aileen Wuornos leaves little doubt as to her sanity in this second Nick Broomfield documentary on the subject.
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
The franchise is back in business, though this time the project has a more calculated feel.
Bus 174
A bus-hijacking in Rio becomes a microcosm of the city's ills in this on-the-scene documentary.
Miracle
The Cold war provides the background for this Olympics ice hockey miracle starring Kurt Russell.
You Got Served
Wild style street dancing trumps storyline.
arts & culture
Weird Science Takes the Stage
The strange but true tale of how a high school class turned a science textbook into a play
BY C. DENBY SWANSON
Shadow or No Shadow, It's First Saturday
February may be a month of uncertainty, but you can be sure that the first Saturday will find art galleries across Austin offering tours and special events
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Where in the World Is Einojuhani Rautavaara?
The singular, compelling choral music of the Baltic Sea countries has grown in popularity, so Conspirare is exploring the region's sounds in Cool Blue, its first concert of 2004
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Articulations
Georgetown High's annual musical needs your help, Ballet Austin's foundation passes the cool million mark, and there's new art at the convention center
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
'Malcolm Bucknall + Bale Creek Allen'
Malcom Bucknall's classic technique and Bale Creek Allen's witty conceptualism are different as can be, but the contrast is part of what makes this D Berman Gallery exhibit so enjoyable
Run for Your Wife
In Onstage Theatre Company's production of the farce Run For Your Wife, you get engaging performances, split-second timing, and a lot of laughs
Don't Drown
In Rebecca Beegle's imaginative Don't Drown, Judy Garland welcomes Mary Shelley onto her TV show to talk about an apocalyptic novel, and the result is a compelling portrait of souls suffering in isolation
columns
Page Two
No matter how clearly wrong it may be shown to be, the Statesman's APD report will remain in the community's mind as 'truth'
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
Letters at 3AM
In the next presidential election, only the Democrats can be counted on to preserve the Bill of Rights
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
A mouthy macaw, Mazda's motto, and money matters
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
After a Fashion
The passing of two style icons is observed
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
To Your Health
I have been unable to get enough calcium from my diet due to some food allergies but all the calcium supplements except one, MegaFood brand, give me gut problems. They claim that because their supplements contain whole foods, 100 milligrams of their calcium gives the benefit of up to 1,000 milligrams of other forms of calcium. Can this be true?
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
The Common Law
Can the debt collection agency call me at work? Can the debt collector talk with other people besides me regarding my debt? What types of things would be considered harassment or abuse?
BY LUKE ELLIS
About AIDS
Saturday is Black AIDS Awareness Day
BY SANDY BARTLETT
Day Trips
The fine folks at the Wild Animal Orphanage offer love and care to abused and neglected wild animals
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc Recommends: Rock and Roll at Ruta Maya
Ruta Maya, Saturday, February 7, 2004
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Soccer Watch
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