Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Jana Birchum
news
Communication Breakdown
Rocked by financial crisis, AISD goes to war with itself – and everyone suffers
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
City Hall Hustle: Recycling Recycled ... Again
Contentious negotiations confirm one thing: Trash is golden
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Written in Blood
Timid moderates join fringe Republicans in push to pass suicidal state budget
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Naked City
Email scandal update, the 311 of the future, and more
Quote of the Week
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, April 14-21
Headlines
Eco-Currents: Spring Roundup
Butterflies, hummingbirds, power plants, and more
BY NORA ANKRUM
Endorsements Roll In
Local orgs pick their council candidates
BY WELLS DUNBAR
LEGELAND
The Shape of Things to Come
Early steps in the redistricting process raise issues of race and representation
BY LEE NICHOLS
Bill of the Week
Special gun privileges for lawmakers?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Don't Abate That Joint
Tax abatement changes recommended for historic homes
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Banned in Bee Cave
Avert your eyes!
Defense for the Unwitting?
What if you really did think she was 17?
BY JORDAN SMITH
Formula One for All
F1 announces a little something for everyone
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
LEGELAND
Women's Health: Ideology First!
Texas lawmakers do their part to defund Planned Parenthood
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
Seismic Jolts in Shreveport; and Hoovernomics, Part II
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Food Reviews
Terrific Food and Inspired Wine off East 11th
The 3 Little Pigs food trailer sits behind East End Wines. Try them both, but not at the same time.
Goan, Goan ... Konkan
New India Cuisine gives South Austinites an option for Indian in the neighborhood, while the people-watching is solid gold
Event Menu
Foodie events for April 14-17
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
And Gilmore makes four
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Old Settler's Music Festival preview
Off the Record
Local songwriter Johnny Goudie takes the stand while Trailer Space Records preps for Record Store Day
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
The Lost Pines
Sweet Honey
Elvis
Crime of the Scene
Orville Bateman Neely III, Duncan Malashock, Soft Healer, Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins, The Sideshow Tragedy
"No Way To Rock 'n' Roll" b / w "Got More Love", "Let's Make Sure Everything Is a Thing " b / w "Girls Collide", "Grand Isle" b / w "Civilization's Dying", "A Friend" b / w "Mama's Place", Gasoline
screens
From the Watergate Break-in to a Broken News Media
Key players in All the President's Men reflect on what 35 years have wrought
BY MARC SAVLOV
Sinking Deeper
Robin Arnott explores the outer limits of video-game immersion
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
'Rio Bravo' a Stop on the Road to Hollywood
Whether she's playing Feathers or Pepper, Angie Dickinson tickles
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
TV Eye: Let the Bloodletting Begin
Feeling lukewarm about Ice and Fire kick-starter Game of Thrones
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
The first third of Ayn Rand's creative diss of collectivism and groupthink gets a film workout.
The Conspirator
Robert Redford directs this historical movie about the trial of Mary Surratt, who was convicted of conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
Even the Rain
Amid citizen unrest in Bolivia, a Spanish film crew attempts to mount a revisionist history of Christopher Columbus.
Kill the Irishman
The life of Danny Greene, an Irish mobster in Cleveland during the Sixties and Seventies, is recounted in this film.
Miral
Directed by Julian Schnabel, this film tells the story of an orphaned Palestinian girl who is caught between emotions on the eve of the Intifada.
The Salvation Poem
This Spanish-language Christian film is inspired by the life and testimony of Argentine singer Pablo Olivares.
arts & culture
The 'Tease That Binds
The Texas Burlesque Festival builds community among those who are hip to the strip
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Texas Young Composers Concert
A dozen budding Beethovens hear music they wrote performed by the Austin Symphony
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'The Zoo Story'
A take on Albee's classic two-hander has the actors swap roles throughout the run
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Out of Ink: Forgetting Finnegan
The charm of ScriptWorks' annual showcase of 10-minute plays is in its potluck nature
Voices
In this mixed-dance program weighted with angst, skill and innovation were lacking
Flight
Jonathan Dove's opera in an airport is often fun but leaves no lasting impression
columns
Page Two: Quicksand
Between politics and principle lies the quagmire of ideological righteousness
BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops!
After a Fashion
Football, the Irish, and unconditional love: just another week in the life of Your Style Avatar
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Best queer bets for Thursday and Sunday overwhelm
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Last Drive-In Picture Show in Gatesville retains the glory of the double-feature drive-in movie experience
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Barney Gumble, space toilets, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Texas Burlesque Festival
ND Austin, Thursday, April 14, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Playoff Hockey!
Texas Stars begin their second playoff run in as many years
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Local soccer supporters' group Chantico's Army, rededicated as Eberly's Army, host launch party, and more
