John Leach
Volume 31, Number 7
ON THE COVER:
features
It's the economy, dollface
BY KATE X MESSER
news
Council takes its stand with as few voters as possible
BY MICHAEL KING
Council finally comes around on a pilot program for electric cabs
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Calendar of civic events, Oct. 13-20
Council votes 4-3 – three times – to keep spring election
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Lawsuit claims city ordinance violates free speech
BY JORDAN SMITH
Superintendent lays out new proposal
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Is the enviro movement due for a branding makeover?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Roads and parks are on the November ballot
BY MICHAEL KING
The race to determine who's more conservative
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Family claims officer used excessive force
BY JORDAN SMITH
The '99 percent' takes a stand against corporate greed
Occupy Wall Street shows signs of becoming an effective national movement
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Cirkiel vs. Petersen cook-off, Champagne, and pomme preservation on the menu this week
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Screens
Film Reviews
The most famous restaurant in the world is profiled in this documentary.
This long-delayed drama about family dysfunction stars Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, and Julia Roberts.
Finally, a remake that’s not a just a mindless retread.
In this Mexican comedy, a married couple resorts to desperate and ridiculous measures when the husband develops erectile dysfunction.
Functioning as a prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing, this film answers questions even though there's little mystery.
Emilio Estevez directs this film about a spiritual pilgrimage, which stars his father Martin Sheen.
This movie about a gay hookup that becomes something more is perceptive, emotional, comical, and much more.
arts & culture
Arts Reviews
With Shakespeare's 'problem play,' you get a two-for-one, comedy and drama
columns
Republican plans for economic recovery could make things worse
BY LOUIS BLACK
Austin's gay communities are the best
BY KATE X MESSER
Lake Livingston State Park showcases the beauty of East Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Hong Kong's Austin Road, star softball player Marilyn Monroe, and more factoids
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Fourth & Waller, Saturday, October 15, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Cheap brews and exciting hockey at the Cedar Park Center
BY MARK FAGAN
The Hilltopppers play their final home games of the year, and more
BY NICK BARBARO