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The Making of a Movement
Moments from the battle on women's rights ... in progress
BY MICHAEL KING AND AMY SMITH
Point Austin: United Defense of the Fetus
Campaign to end abortion is a national crusade
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: The Race For Campaign Cash
County Judge and Pct. 2 Commissioner's races don't come cheap
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
Lege Lines
With only transportation left on the special session agenda, the 2014 race begins
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER AND JORDAN SMITH
'The Fight for the Future ... Is Just Beginning'
After weeks of drama, sweeping abortion restrictions pass the Lege
BY JORDAN SMITH
Aftermath: Troopers Bust Protesters
In the heat of the abortion protests, some say the DPS used excessive force
BY AMY GENTRY
City Promises to Obey Law ... Eventually
JJ Seabrook neighborhood fights back against 'ongoing construction site'
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
McAfee To Be Remembered at Childhood Home
Longtime activist dies Saturday, July 13
BY AMY SMITH
Abbott Starts His Campaign Battle At the Alamo
The gubernatorial candidate is armed with a $21 million war chest
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Red Light Firm Red in the Face
Redflex claims no wrongdoing in Austin
BY MIKE KANIN
The Hightower Report
Slaphappy politicos
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Have Your Lake and Eat There Too
'Chronicle' foodies dive into the fresh offerings out west
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Crema of the Crop?
Pastry chef Jessica Forkner goes brick and mortar with a homey South Austin cafe
BY MELANIE HAUPT
New in Print: 'Austin Breakfast Tacos'
Blog Taco Journalism leaps to print with this ode to the best meal of the day
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-O-File
Perdón! We didn't mean to fall off the tapas truck!
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
July 19-24
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
We Were From Texas
Texas Triangle: Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Townes Van Zandt
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Playback: Dialing In Birdlegg
Birdleggs, Strange Boys, Moonpies, Ed Hall / Gorch Fock / Brown Whörnet, and other weirdness
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
the Octopus Project
Fever Forms
The Gospel Truth
A Lonely Man Does Foolish Things
Utley3
No More, No Less
the Carrots
New Romance
screens
The Full Monty
With the release of 'RWBY,' Monty Oum is officially Rooster Teeth's rock star
BY DAN SOLOMON
To Forgive, Divine
Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling reunite in 'Only God Forgives'
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
When My Big Star's Beside Me
Cult-legend rock doc returns to Austin
BY SCOTT SCHINDER
Film Reviews
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Sports biopic from India based on the life of "The Flying Sikh" Milkha Singh.
The Conjuring
This supernatural thriller from the director of Saw could be mistaken for The Amityville Exorcist.
Fill the Void
In this fascinating Israeli film set within a community of ultra-Orthodox Jews, a young woman grapples with whether to marry her dead sister's husband.
Girl Most Likely
Kristen Wiig plays the darker side of the girl who hasn't fulfilled her potential and Annette Bening co-stars as her Atlantic City mom.
Grown Ups 2
Sandler and pals return to the well.
Only God Forgives
Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn reunites again with Ryan Gosling and adds Kristin Scott Thomas to the mix for this descent into heartlessness.
Red 2
No wonder Bruce Willis has become the king of the sequels: He reliably delivers more of whatever it is we liked the last time.
Turbo
A snail wants to race in the Indy 500 in this new animated comedy.
arts & culture
'A Chorus Line'
Long Center launches its new musical series with a singular sensation
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Anthem'
Austin Shakespeare takes its stage adaptaion of Ayn Rand's novella to off-Broadway
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Studio Visits: Jerry DeFrese
A new studio provides the space, and height, for this artist's new body of work
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare may not seem like experimental theatre, but it is when it's being performed by improvisers
The Pillowman
As staged by 7 Towers Theatre Company, Martin McDonagh's play takes storytelling too far in more ways than one
Contemporary Photographic Practice and the Archive
This photography exhibition at the Ransom Center demonstrates the life of archives
columns
Gay Place: Down South
This week is Red Hot; your week ain't doodly-squat
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Central High School National Historic Site in Little Rock, Ark. is an inspirational landmark
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Contemplating Depilating
The youth of today: with their hairless privates … and their interwebs … and their kombucha
BY THE LUV DOC
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BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
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BY NICK BARBARO
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