John Anderson
Volume 31, Number 50
ON THE COVER:
news
Wardens recount longstanding, institutional discrimination against African-Americans at TP&W
BY PATRICIA J. RULAND
The November ballot may look more like a shopping list
BY MICHAEL KING
Council postpones action on drought contingency plan
BY AMY SMITH
Proposal would turn Pearce and Garcia middle schools into single-sex academies
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Death penalty is off the table, but so is clemency
BY JORDAN SMITH
City shelter will need to do more with less
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Residential short-term rentals get the go-ahead from City Council
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
A recap of last week's City Council action
BY MICHAEL KING
Michael Arena: Previous Coverage
Lawyers strike a disposition a month after Michael Arena was released from prison
BY JORDAN SMITH
Citigroup exec wants to be remembered as a reformer
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Crawl (or should that be pedal?) around the East Austin bar scene with the 'Chronicle'
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD AND THE FOOD STAFF
Esteemed barbecue master speaks on the history of grilling
BY MICK VANN
Barbecue rib cookbook is loaded with international flavor
BY MICK VANN
Bert's BBQ rises from the ashes to return to West Campus
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Sharpen your wits and your appetite with this week's 'Meal Times'
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Metal has a new home in Austin, and a new sponsor.
BY DAN SOLOMON
The original KOKE returns to a soda fountain near you
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Metal up your drain pipe.
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
screens
Zach Anner talks about his web celebrity, his axed travel show, and the new project that got him back on the road
BY DAN SOLOMON
Filmmaker Alison Klayman discusses her new doc, 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'
BY MARC SAVLOV
The Sprocket Society gets hands on with film
BY LEAH CHURNER
Film Reviews
Alison Klayman's doc is as much a rallying cry for freedom of expression as it is a portrait in progress of an artist whose career is ongoing.
This franchise reboot doesn't reinvent Bourne, but it does revive it to great effect.
A wan political comedy guaranteed to offend no one.
A sincere, considered, and unembarrassed exploration of mature sexuality that's more drama than comedy.
Travis Pastrana and friends perform stunts that are captured in 3-D.
arts & culture
Rhoda Winter Russell reflects on a historic life in dance and the Mary Wigman connection
BY JONELLE SEITZ
To play historical figures like LBJ and Groucho, actors ought to dance with them
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin teens use radio to preserve traditions, thanks to Texas Folklife
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The stage version of the 1980 film is ridiculous – and a ridiculous amount of fun
The cast sings together with ease, but this new work hasn't yet found its voice
Three artists take on the Animal Kingdom and document wildlife with great creativity
columns
No lack of hipness on these streets
BY LOUIS BLACK
What we know is increasingly disconnected from what we do
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Stephen is almost ready for his close up, Mr. Bad JohnPaul...
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Stanley Roy is back, and so are you, if you feel the urge to camp it up.
BY KATE X MESSER
The Kolache Capital of Texas is worth a visit.
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
This is why foreigners hate Americans so much: Our ignorance, our self-absorption, our oblivion.
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The world's biggest wrestling promotion sets up the ring and the cameras at the Erwin Center
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
U.S. Women win astounding semifinal, UT soccer starts exhibition play
BY NICK BARBARO