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Lazarus, Come Forth
The Gary Bradley bankruptcy trial pits a creditor theory of financial manipulation against a Bradley defense of innocent bookkeeping errors
BY AMY SMITH
MAY 15 ELECTION
Two Schools of Thought
The upcoming ACC and AISD elections share a ballot but address different challenges
BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY
Who Fired Tony Fabelo?
Last year's veto of the Criminal Justice Policy Council reflects a private agenda at the governor's office
BY LUCIUS LOMAX
Nader: Think Global, Act Texan
Ralph Nader dips into Texas politics while pursuing ballot access
BY LEE NICHOLS
MAY 15 ELECTION
Endorsements
May 15 Election
Firefighters Want to Bargain
Austin Firefighters bring collective bargaining to the May 15 ballot
BY JORDAN SMITH
Hospital District Vote Brings Heavy Momentum
Hospital district proponents refuse to count their chickens just yet
BY AMY SMITH
The May 15 Ballot
Naked City
BY LEE NICHOLS
SCHOOL FINANCE
On the Lege
Legislators offer school finance proposals, but find no consensus.
BY MICHAEL KING
Go and Sin No More
The real sin is failure to fund public education
BY MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Report
Time to play Medicare Gotcha; and, if the Pentagon fears global warming, why doesn't George W.?
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
The Puffy Taco Invasion
Two San Antonio-influenced Mexican restaurants are the newest residents of Manor Road's Restaurant Row
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
For the first time in 50 years, Austin is without a Holiday House restaurant. Plus: Event-o-Rama.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Second Helpings: Catfish, Part II
music
Lioness in Winter
Eliza Gilkyson finds her roar
BY MARGARET MOSER
TCB
Young Heart Attack and the Austin City Council's 'Mouthful of Love'
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Phases and Stages
screens
Show & Tell
The Austin Music Network's Student Film Showcase is Austin's newest outlet for emerging auteurs
BY MARC SAVLOV
Behind the Music
George Hickenlooper and 'Mayor of the Sunset Strip'
BY SHAWN BADGLEY
Let's Go, While We're Young ...
Drafthouse does Ultimate 'Caddyshack'
BY COURTNEY FITZGERALD
Short Cuts
UT filmmakers get Guggenheims, spots at Cannes, and
more. Plus: SXSW is never over.
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
The mean month of May
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Film Reviews
Arzak Rhapsody
Arzak Rhapsody is a gorgeous and easily digested slice of Gallic animé by Heavy Metal magazine creator Moebius. American premiere.
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Biopic of the only person to have ever won golf's grand slam.
Broken Wings
Israeli family drama reveals that turmoil begins at home, not at the country's borders.
Godsend
Godsend is an unresurrectable muddle about human cloning.
Laws of Attraction
The first law of attraction is sexual chemistry – something this movie is completely lacking.
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Profile of L.A. radio deejay Rodney Bingenheimer, perpetual handmaiden to rock & roll royalty.
Mean Girls
Clique comedy about teen groupthink lacks real bite.
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Darkly humorous Scottish/Danish production affirms life in the face of death.
arts & culture
Where the Art Is
The Eastside is home to more than 70 artists and studios, and they're opening their doors to you on May 1
BY RACHEL KOPER
Breathe, Fall, Suspend
Kathy Dunn Hamrick explains what modern dance is and why she keeps making it
BY BARRY PINEO
Articulations
The Harry Ransom Center has acquired all the professional and personal materials of profoundly influential acting teacher Stella Adler
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
'"Jim Hodges"'
Artist Jim Hodges invites light into his exhibition at the Austin Museum of Art and through his unusual concepts and craft, he builds a show as illuminating as it is incandescent
The Old Majestic
The Old Majestic is an operatic valentine to vaudeville from composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez delivered with a disarming sweetness by UT Opera Theatre
Romeo and Juliet
The trick in staging Romeo and Juliet has ever been keeping the suspense in the second half that the first half never really needs, and the Austin Shakespeare Festival almost manages it
columns
Page Two
Paying taxes adequate to meet social needs is a necessary hedge against a frightening future
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
Letters at 3AM
War is how civilizations make love, so we should be careful of the partners we choose
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Stephen sits on a panel and judges others … twice, and Club DeVille's spring you-know-what
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The Dalai Lama was a swinger.
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
A relative passed away recently and the duty has fallen to
me to wind up her affairs. She left a will. Where do I
start? Can I do this without a lawyer?
BY JOE MARRS
Day Trips
With the addition of Monica's 701 Georgetown's culinary reputation keeps improving
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
To Your Health
Are the tannins in my tea bad for me?
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
About AIDS
Declining AIDS media coverage ... rising HIV infections
BY SANDY BARTLETT
Luv Doc Recommends: The Violet Crown Festival
Brentwood Park, Saturday, May 1, 2004
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Soccer Watch
So much soccer, so little time.
