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features
WISH LIST
Give 'Til It Helps, Part 1
They ain't too proud to beg: But why should they have to?
BY KATE X MESSER
news
Will Texas Do Better?
Lege preview Part II – the wonders and the horrors
BY MICHAEL KING
Point Austin: Tools for Lege Watching
Considering Texas' future – a few things to keep in mind
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: AE: The Plot Thickens
City manager and consumer advocates finally agree on something
BY AMY SMITH
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
Headlines
10-1: If It Ain't Baroque, Let's Fix It
Strict requirements may yield a small, homogenous pile of applicants
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
Council Stoked for Last Meeting of Year
Agenda lineup: affordable housing, Barton Springs Zone, PUD, and more
BY AMY SMITH
Community-Backed Charter in Travis Heights Goes to the Board
As AISD considers dumping one charter, a new one is floated
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
WTP4: What's $15 Million Among Friends?
One expects Council will be more vigilant the next time around
BY MIKE KANIN
Hightower Report
Obama won't play ball with Boehner
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Thirty Years of Texas Wine
Fall Creek Vineyards celebrates a milestone
BY MM PACK
Tips and Techniques From a Kosher Cooking Expert
Cookbook aims to free readers from cookbooks
BY AMY KRITZER
Home's a Brewin'
A beer enthusiast's guide to Christmas gifts
BY IVY LE
Food-O-File
This week's food news
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Meal Times
Dec. 13-20
Food Reviews
China Dynasty
No frills, just consistently excellent Chinese food
music
GIFT GUIDE 2012
Playback: Pachuco Hop
Hanging with Joe King Carrasco in Puerto Vallarta
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
GIFT GUIDE 2012
Home Entertainment for the Holidays
Best bets for DVD and Blu-ray
Law and Order in the Land of Pixels
Web series 'Bit Parts' finds inspiration in gamer errata
BY JAMES MICHAEL WALLING
Apocalypse Now, Then MoMA
Game developer Adam Saltsman pairs Mayan panic with Dikembe Mutombo
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
There's little about this return trip to Middle-earth that feels "unexpected" or fresh.
In Our Nature
Writer/director Brian Savelson’s feature debut is a study in fine gradations of resentment in the great outdoors.
Khiladi 786
This Bollywood action comedy is the eighth entry in the popular Khiladi film franchise.
The Other Son
Palestinian and Israeli baby boys are accidentally switched at birth, and that discovery in adulthood creates many repercussions.
arts & culture
The Writing's Not on the Wall Yet
Austin's print culture gets a boost from a new batch of indie presses and literary magazines
BY AMY GENTRY
Studio Visits: Autumn Ewalt
In an airy South Austin studio, Autumn Ewalt makes space for individual and collaborative work
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
'Awakening'
Blue Lapis Light takes youth away from risk and on a journey
BY DAWN DAVIS LORING
'The End'
'Cantanker' meets its end
BY CAITLIN GREENWOOD
Arts Reviews
Land Without Evil
Sky Candy's latest production piles on so much spectacle that it's difficult to see the story
Bridge/Tunnel
Ready|Set|Go! transmutes leaden limbs to golden motion
columns
Letters at 3AM: Did Abraham Lincoln Deserve a Second Term?
In 1864, Lincoln would have seemed more in favor of war than peace
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Page Three: Council Follies Are No Joke
City leaders prep for another multimillion dollar giveaway (shhh, don't talk about it; you'll ruin it)
BY NICK BARBARO
After a Fashion
Neo-hippie aerialists have Your Style Avatar beside himself
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Holigays are upon us, people. Have you mapped out your calendar?
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: How Much Spirit Do You Like in Your Christmas?
Some people like to have a reasonable expectation of how the night will unfold
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
St. Ed's players sweep conference awards, and more
