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Painting by Numbers
Wherein we recall how we got here ... and contemplate the baleful map-drawing future
BY LEE NICHOLS
Point Austin: News Not Fit To Print
Trying to find a silver lining ... anywhere
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: The Lure of Rainey Street
Bars, cars, and teeny tiny homes
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Headlines
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Jan. 27-Feb. 3
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Counting the Campaign Money: It's a Bundle
Incumbents rake it in with help from Armbrust
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Council Challengers Take Their Marks
Fresh faces emerge to take on the incumbents
BY WELLS DUNBAR
City Retreats From Bungled Bid Process
Staff likely to bulletproof the next plan
BY AMY SMITH
AISD: Long on Ideas ... Short on Funds
AISD looks for answers to budget dilemma
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
LEGELAND
Child Advocates Seek Reforms
Budget cuts could wipe out key programs
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Budget: The Kirk's Notes Version
Watson secures 48 hours for reviewing budget changes
BY LEE NICHOLS
Bill of the Week
House Joint Resolution 20
BY LEE NICHOLS
It's Raining Mama Money
Senate proposes funding increase for Alternatives to Abortion program
BY JORDAN SMITH
Avert Your Eyes
Perry declares emergency for ultrasounds before abortion
BY JORDAN SMITH
Identity Crisis
Voter ID debate continues
BY LEE NICHOLS
The Hightower Report
Ding-Dong Dumping on Texas' Doorstep; Judy Bonds' Legacy
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Quote of the Week
food
Confituras Wins at Good Food Awards in San Francisco
Go figure!
BY MM PACK
Wine of the Week
Fortified wines make for mighty-fine times
BY WES MARSHALL
Event Menu
Local foodie events for Jan. 28-Feb. 3
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Austin foodies win hearts and competitions
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery
Co-operation makes noms happen
music
Loaded Dice
Less is no longer more to Iron & Wine's Sam Beam
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Off the Record
'Hot Smoke & Sasafrass': Bubble Puppy reunites, James McMurtry fires back, and a final verdict for the estate of Don Walser
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
screens
Is That a Wrap for Incentives?
Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Rambo Redux
In an unlikely passion project, one man seeks to unseat Stallone
BY MARC SAVLOV
Screens Reviews
Broadcast News
A meat-on-the-bones romantic comedy set at a tipping point in network news' history
TV Eye: Sample Wisdom
Austin Film Festival now accepting pilot submissions; returning shows; and TCM talks Oscar
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Biutiful
Javier Bardem earned an Oscar nod for his performance in this grim but poetic Spanish drama.
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster
This sequel is a model of the martial arts movie form.
The Mechanic
A mediocre remake of a Charles Bronson assassin film that's downright repellent at times.
No Strings Attached
Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher play characters who test whether a relationship can remain purely sexual.
The Way Back
In this film set in 1940 and directed by Peter Weir, seven multinational prisoners in a Siberian labor camp escape and walk 4,000 miles to safety in India.
arts & culture
Best Beloveds
Molly Ivins' kickass boots are an ideal fit for prized actor Barbara Chisholm
BY AMY SMITH
Austin Theatre Alliance
After a seven-year run, Stein exits the Paramount and State theatres
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Anton Nel
The star pianist and actor Martin Burke welcome the elephant king
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Robert Wilson Video Portraits'
Give in to their leisurely pacing, and Wilson's images yield richness of detail
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Spirits to Enforce
Twelve superheroes plus The Tempest equals FronteraFest at its finest
A Samuel Beckett Cabaret
This show of three Beckett shorts embraces both their absurdity and tragedy
A Writer's Vision(s)
A playwright hallucinating crazed figures makes for a frenetic, fast-paced riot
Lost Land
This ambitious time-tossed tale of love lost isn't all there but shows promise
The Incredible Shrinking Man
This shadow-theatre staging of the sci-fi classic is, indeed, incredible
Let's Make Love Tonight!
The comedian's tales about sex are often uproarious and always intimate
columns
Page Two: Somebody To Love
It's the last chance to make your case in 2010-11 Austin Chronicle Music Poll
BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM: A Sweetness of Brick
Old New York is gone; only the replicas remain
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
A look back at a 50-year career and Steven Tyler's big, fat lips
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
The Gay Place is. It just is.
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Frydek Grotto commemorates a miraculous event and serves as a cohesive element for a small farming community
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lee Harvey Oswald, Phil Collins, Edwin Booth, and Caligula
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Beard Prom
American Legion Hall, Friday, January 28, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Lonestar Rollergirls Season Opener
TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls celebrate their season opener and 10th anniversary
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Soccer Watch
U.S. national teams see first action of the year, and more
