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John Anderson
news
Austin at Very High Speed
The who, what, where, when, and why of Formula One racing
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Point Austin: Catch-2010
The ledger on Barack Obama features plenty of black eyes and feathers
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Making Sausage Without a Map
Transparency's not what you see, but what you see through
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, July 8-15
'Shoddy' and 'Rushed'
Spicewood neighbors blast WTP4 water line plan
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Unstoppable Bike Boulevard
Boulevard dream will soon be reality
BY LEE NICHOLS
AE GM Search
Everyone wants face time with the candidates
BY NORA ANKRUM
Making Light Work of Stimulus Spending
Austin Energy targets city buildings for energy efficiency measures
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Greens Gain Ballot Access in Curious Fashion
Dems question Greens' help from GOP
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Redistricting
Not one Central Texan on Senate redistricting committee
BY LEE NICHOLS
The UT Shuttle Shuffle
Cap Metro looks to improve its bottom line
BY LEE NICHOLS
EPA Flexes Federal Muscle on Texas Air
Gov. Perry's huffin' and puffin' in defense of dirty air
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
City Position to Increase Volunteerism
Grant makes new position possible
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
The Hightower Report
Marooned on BP Island; and Dems Cave on Disclosure
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Canned Heat
Preserving the bounty of summer
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
The Meat House
This new neighborhood butcher shop is one to keep in mind for the upcoming tailgating season
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Wine of the Week
Texas heat and humidity call for a wine that's not too heavy, not too sweet: Chardonnay
BY WES MARSHALL
Event Menu
Between lobsters, Tesla, and Bastille Day, this will be a busy, delicious week for Austin foodies
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
East Austin barbecue, Austinites receive culinary awards, new Downtown food businesses, and more to sink your teeth into
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Gizmometry
Riding the circuit with Austin's mutant noisemakers
BY AUDRA SCHROEDER
Off the Record
Celebrating Independence Day with Wild America and Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Live Shots
Live Shots
The Montreal Jazz Festival skronks Zornumental
screens
All Shades of Black
How do you define film noir?
BY LOUIS BLACK
Gold in Them Thar Hills
The Dancing Outlaw was just the beginning of the cinematic wealth that is the White clan of West Virginia
BY MARC SAVLOV
Experiment in Terror
This unnerving art film about airplane hijackings screens at the Blanton Museum of Art
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Screens Reviews
Role Models
John Waters
TV Eye
Piper Perabo stars in the kicky summer series Covert Affairs
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Despicable Me
Steve Carell provides the voice of the supervillain Gru in this animated movie in which he plots to capture the moon.
arts & culture
'Hat' Trick
The Austin Chamber Music Festival gets you as close to opera as can be
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Lyric Opera
Three staff members are let go in budget-cutting move
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Jules Buck Jones' 'Everglades'
This fertile art book gets you lost in Florida's primordial river of grass
BY KATE X MESSER
'Steinway to Hell'
Just the two leaders of the Golden Hornet Project and a pair of pianos
BY BARRY PINEO
Arts Reviews
Spider's Web
This talky Agatha Christie mystery is long but serves up an amusing little puzzle
'Work by Robert Levers'
Surreal scenes of security resist inattention in these images by the late artist
columns
Page Two: We Are the Walrus
... And other tales of circles unbroken
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar Spanx you very much, but he'll take the Leonisa, instead
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Gay Place likes 'Our Hands on Each Other'
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Stephen F. Austin State Park includes both a traditional recreation area and a historic site celebrating the birthplace of Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Rats, emoticons, and much more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Jon Blondell CD Release
Elephant Room, Friday, July 9, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
World Cup Watch
A rundown of local viewing parties
Austin Outlaws
host second-round WFA playoff game
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex update; WC final preview
