Volume 30, Number 22
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news
Wherein we recall how we got here ... and contemplate the baleful map-drawing future
BY LEE NICHOLS
Trying to find a silver lining ... anywhere
BY MICHAEL KING
Bars, cars, and teeny tiny homes
BY WELLS DUNBAR
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Citizens' calendar, Jan. 27-Feb. 3
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Incumbents rake it in with help from Armbrust
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Fresh faces emerge to take on the incumbents
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Staff likely to bulletproof the next plan
BY AMY SMITH
AISD looks for answers to budget dilemma
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
LEGELAND
Budget cuts could wipe out key programs
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Watson secures 48 hours for reviewing budget changes
BY LEE NICHOLS
House Joint Resolution 20
BY LEE NICHOLS
Senate proposes funding increase for Alternatives to Abortion program
BY JORDAN SMITH
Perry declares emergency for ultrasounds before abortion
BY JORDAN SMITH
Voter ID debate continues
BY LEE NICHOLS
Ding-Dong Dumping on Texas' Doorstep; Judy Bonds' Legacy
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Go figure!
BY MM PACK
Fortified wines make for mighty-fine times
BY WES MARSHALL
Local foodie events for Jan. 28-Feb. 3
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Austin foodies win hearts and competitions
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Co-operation makes noms happen
music
Less is no longer more to Iron & Wine's Sam Beam
BY AUSTIN POWELL
'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
The King Is Dead
Content
Rodney Crowell
Party Store
Deerhoof vs Evil
The Party Ain't Over
screens
Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
In an unlikely passion project, one man seeks to unseat Stallone
BY MARC SAVLOV
Screens Reviews
A meat-on-the-bones romantic comedy set at a tipping point in network news' history
Austin Film Festival now accepting pilot submissions; returning shows; and TCM talks Oscar
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Javier Bardem earned an Oscar nod for his performance in this grim but poetic Spanish drama.
This sequel is a model of the martial arts movie form.
A mediocre remake of a Charles Bronson assassin film that's downright repellent at times.
Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher play characters who test whether a relationship can remain purely sexual.
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
Molly Ivins' kickass boots are an ideal fit for prized actor Barbara Chisholm
BY AMY SMITH
After a seven-year run, Stein exits the Paramount and State theatres
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The star pianist and actor Martin Burke welcome the elephant king
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Give in to their leisurely pacing, and Wilson's images yield richness of detail
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Twelve superheroes plus The Tempest equals FronteraFest at its finest
This show of three Beckett shorts embraces both their absurdity and tragedy
A playwright hallucinating crazed figures makes for a frenetic, fast-paced riot
This ambitious time-tossed tale of love lost isn't all there but shows promise
This shadow-theatre staging of the sci-fi classic is, indeed, incredible
The comedian's tales about sex are often uproarious and always intimate
columns
It's the last chance to make your case in 2010-11 Austin Chronicle Music Poll
BY LOUIS BLACK
Old New York is gone; only the replicas remain
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
A look back at a 50-year career and Steven Tyler's big, fat lips
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
The Gay Place is. It just is.
BY KATE X MESSER
The Frydek Grotto commemorates a miraculous event and serves as a cohesive element for a small farming community
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lee Harvey Oswald, Phil Collins, Edwin Booth, and Caligula
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
American Legion Hall, Friday, January 28, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls celebrate their season opener and 10th anniversary
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
U.S. national teams see first action of the year, and more
BY NICK BARBARO