Jason Stout
Volume 28, Number 51
ON THE COVER:
news
Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done
BY NORA ANKRUM
John Mackey weighs in on health care – and recommends lots of spinach
BY MICHAEL KING
City Council considers limits on citizen communications
BY WELLS DUNBAR
USDA and Synthetic Organics; and Chevron Runs but Can't Hide
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Citizens calendar, Aug. 20-27
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
If MetroRail ever arrives, trails could follow
BY LEE NICHOLS
Cap Metro announces more cost-cutting proposals
BY LEE NICHOLS
How long will we wait for the train?
BY LEE NICHOLS
Stage 2 watering restrictions are now in effect
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Unexpected good news on the budget front means better prospects for city employee incentive pay
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Panel asked whether police had probable cause to 'interfere' with Sanders and friends – much less shoot them
BY JORDAN SMITH
Former director of science curriculum disputes TEA's 'neutrality' on creationism
BY LEE NICHOLS
food
On 2008's tour, we drank too much, missed a couple of buses, were much too loud, and finally stopped when we were cut off. This year was the same concept, but a better-paced, thoroughly enjoyable drinking experience.
BY LEE NICHOLS
Beer snobs flock to these local spots for 'real' ale
BY LEE NICHOLS
Tastings, a benefit, a birthday
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
The Austin foodie network is heating up just in time for the Hot Sauce Festival
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
SST Records' Greg Ginn jams econo in Taylor, Texas
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Premios Texas prompts OTR's inaugural Summer Vinyl Awards
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Live Shots
Saxon Pub, Aug. 13
Beerland, Aug. 14
Club de Ville, Aug. 15
Travis County Expo Center, Aug. 15
screens
Quentin Tarantino rewrites the spaghtetti western with a side of sour Krauts in Inglourious Basterds
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
The Latino Comedy Project eyes a move to TV with El Channel
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Austin's Spanish-language stations take the stage
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Two Austinites nab $10,000 grants
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
TV Eye celebrates the return of Mad Men
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
In this World War II movie, Quentin Tarantino weaves together multiple storylines that coalesce into a literally explosive finale that daringly rewrites history.
Ultra-introverted mumblenerd comedian Charlene Yi shines in this faux documentary that problematically blurs the line between staged, improvised, and "real" events.
In this animated adventure by the Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki, a 5-year-old boy forms a friendship with a goldfish princess who longs to be human.
Bland to the point of pointlessness, Post Grad follows the inane highs and lows of a perky young optimist.
A magic wishing rock becomes the undoing of an entire community in this appealing new kids romp from Robert Rodriguez.
The "Rumble in the Jungle" was the main event, but this concert in the Congo was a hell of an undercard.
Francis Ford Coppola embraces smaller-scale filmmaking with this story about the reunion of estranged brothers in Buenos Aires.
This romance is based on a popular novel in which the comings and goings of a time traveler wreak havoc on his marriage.
Extreme sports documented.
arts & culture
Andrea Ariel keeps going back to the Gyre, diving deeper and finding deeper truths
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Chuck Close gets in Austin's face with new examples of his pioneering portraiture
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The Rudes blast off for the final frontier with this year's Eye Ball
BY ROBERT FAIRES
A local storytelling star gets a chance to spin a yarn on a national stage
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Scottish Rite Theatre does As You Like It the way Barry likes it
Teatro Vivo's kitchen-sink farce runs a little rough but funny
This two-person exhibition at D Berman Gallery is a brilliant yet subtle pairing
columns
Borne aloft by Jefferson Airplane
BY LOUIS BLACK
Your Style Avatar celebrates 10 years of telling you what's what
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Alamo Village, where John Wayne shot The Alamo, has lost the 93-year-old matriarch who kept the movie set and Western-themed park open for nearly 50 years
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place: So hot right now.
BY KATE X MESSER
Jack London, inbred turtles, and much more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Things to Think About When Signing a Lease
BY LUKE ELLIS
The Off Center, Saturday, August 22, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY NICK BARBARO