Jason Stout
Volume 32, Number 21
ON THE COVER:
news
For the sake of anti-abortion politics, the governor and the Legislature turned their backs on women's health care – with disastrous consequences. Is there any way to fix this mess?
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Keller day care fiasco and the madness of crowds
BY MICHAEL KING
Seven neighborhoods take Imagine Austin on a test run
BY AMY SMITH
Appeal cites outdated medical evidence and Brady violation
BY JORDAN SMITH
A proposed hotel complex at Eighth and Congress has had a particularly dramatic saga en route to Council
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
On corporate influence, 24-hour hiking, and affordable housing
BY MICHAEL KING
Little consensus leading up to Jan. 29 vote
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The public comment period on the new districting process was extended a week for more input
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
Odds and ends from the Capitol
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The state of gun control in Travis County
BY MIKE KANIN
It's scary to see so many 5-watt bulbs in 100-watt sockets
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Peace Through Pie initiative going forward one school at a time
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Angel Donuts & Treats tempts Cedar Park residents and students with devilish delights
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Winery offers affordable variation of its Sauvignon Blanc
BY WES MARSHALL
Jan. 18-24
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Is it "Goodnight" for iconic Hill's Cafe?
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Melvin, a slightly off-kilter couple that excels at making some of Austin's best sandwiches
music
Picture 'Friday Night Lights' beauty Dana Wheeler-Nicholson singing for the president
BY MARGARET MOSER
Vote your local music conscience
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Free Week Live Shots Part 2
screens
The multimedia creator's work wakes a world's imagination
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
How '30 Rock' reshaped the sitcom for the digital age
BY ALEKSANDER CHAN
SXSW Film announces opening night film, Texas Film Hall of Fame picks 2013 inductees
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe mix it up in this mystery thriller directed by Allen Hughes.
Marlon Wayans spoofs Paranormal Activity.
Arnold Schwarzenegger plunges back into acting in this full-bore action vehicle helmed by the South Korean director Kim Jee-Woon.
Jessica Chastain stars in this spook tale that's rife with unsettling atmosphere.
A greedy businessman aims to convert his village's farms into a modern shopping center in this Bollywood romantic comedy with a political bent.
In this Bollywood film, powerful and corrupt club owners have dubious connections with the Mumbai police.
The unlikely relationship between two damaged souls is made deeply palpable by the stunning performances of Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard and rising star Matthias Schoenaerts.
This new Telugu film tells a story of brotherly rivalry.
arts & culture
In the online dialogue about the art of the stage, Travis Bedard is a star
BY DAN SOLOMON
In an Eastside home, a consummate collaborator lives with the detritus of spectacular gestures
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
The Hidden Room Theatre's impressive new show is both a play about magic and a performance of magic
Lorella Loftus' ambitious new bio-play boasts strong performances by the three women portraying the Virgin Queen
Yefim Bronfman played his way through the expansive territory of Brahms with masterful command
columns
So, where should Your Style Avatar cram all these daisies he was supposed to be pushing up by now?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
January's bustin' out all over
BY KATE X MESSER
Quirky coffee shop has more than a good cup o' joe
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Sick people suck
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Former Aztex Kekuta Manneh looks to go high in MLS SuperDraft, and more
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY TONY MILLIONAIRE
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY SAM HURT
BY RYAN HENNESSEE