Hotel Vegas
Volume 33, Number 3
features
'Best of Austin' 2013
Given to fly
BY KATE X MESSER
news
Point Austin: Of Caps and Handcuffs
At budget time, there's no substitute for wrestling the numbers
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Waste Over the Aquifer
With settlement, city must now support treatment plant in recharge zone
BY AMY SMITH
Quote of the Week
Headlines
APD Uproar Over OCD
Union says politics at play, brass says business as usual
BY JORDAN SMITH
Civics 101
City Council: Here's Your Budget!
Council holds line on tax rate, juggles many line items
BY MICHAEL KING
Legislative Redistricting Proceeds Under a Cloud
2014 primaries will use 2013 maps
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Death Watch
The Texas death chamber gets back into gear
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
Wackos intend to cage themselves in Idaho
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Screens
Film Reviews
Afternoon Delight
A woman creates a tempest in her domestic teapot when she invites a lap dancer to stay with her family.
Drinking Buddies
Mumblecore pro Joe Swanberg successfully ups his game by using professional actors in this observational drama.
Jayne Mansfield's Car
This Billy Bob Thornton vehicle hits the skids with its confessional monologues and confrontational encounters, even though Robert Duvall provides some redeeming moments.
One Direction: This Is Us (Extended Fan Cut)
Four more songs, 20 extra minutes, untold additional dollars.
Potugadu
Telugu romantic comedy.
Riddick
In this third outing, the science-fiction antihero played by Vin Diesel is stranded on an inhospitable planet.
Spark: A Burning Man Story
This doc's not for burning.
columns
Gay Place
Investitures, Queerlympics, Rope Bondage, and Cheerleaders peaceably coexist in your week of gay
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Gerald weighs in on his best 'Day Trips'
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Oops!
The Luv Doc: Hyperbolic Acid
Enhancing the emotional impact of an otherwise unremarkable set of facts
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Hornography
BY RUSS ESPINOZA
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
