Jana Birchum
Volume 33, Number 15
ON THE COVER:
news
Fran and Dan released after 21 years for 'satanic abuse'
BY JORDAN SMITH
Thanks to those who fought for justice – the fight continues
BY MICHAEL KING
Dog owners challenge city's plan to shrink off-leash play space
BY AMY SMITH
Starting holiday arguments has never been easier
After a bruising debate, urban farmers and neighborhood activists pick up the pieces
BY ANNA TOON
Agenda weighed down with zoning
BY MICHAEL KING
Legality of Austin Aquarium still in question
BY JORDAN SMITH
Civil hearing to remove Lehmberg begins Monday
BY MICHAEL KING
Some incumbents draw challengers, but no serious threats
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Move over Davis and Abbott
BY MAC MCCANN
Coca-Cola's fatheaded front groups
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
GIFT GUIDE 2013
Read 'em and eat
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Punk rock vegan treats, fish à la dishwasher, and much more
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
What makes Winebelly a neighborhood gem
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Get a room: Treaty Oak debuts its new tasting room on Dec. 14
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Dec. 6-12
music
The back roads of Ramsay Midwood
BY MICHAEL CORCORAN
Austin Psych Fest 2014 drops its lineup
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Writer-director John Sayles on why he returned to the border for his latest film, 'Go for Sisters'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Lane Garrison lives a life of prime for 'Bonnie & Clyde'
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Bruce Lee dominates, of course
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
A powerful romantic adventure drives the heart of this Belgian melodrama about family and bluegrass music.
John Sayles' new film, which stars Edward James Olmos and LisaGay Hamilton, is the indie film icon's best work in years.
This documentary about the Mexican drug wars and their relationship to populist narcocorrido music becomes a fascinating study of the cultural cycle of violence.
Kathleen Hanna, the ultra-charismatic co-founder of the third-wave feminist riot grrrl movement and full-on DIY icon is the subject of this documentary.
Bollywood action film.
arts & culture
The material legacy of playwright Sam Shepard calls Central Texas home
BY ADAM ROBERTS
Stuff your stockings and top your toilets with these just-for-fun picks
BY MONICA RIESE
With a rolling chair, this artist whips around a home studio and whips up playful paintings
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
This classic American comedy plays murder for escapist fun, which Different Stages delivers capably
This view of an upper-crust world both morbid and lively should please die-hard and casual Gorey fans alike
With Christie's classic, Austin Playhouse delivers a fun evening of good, old-fashioned whodunitry
columns
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Carved stone in Dripping Springs rocks the world of gifts
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Nothing like gifts for the fam made by your other fam ...
BY KATE X MESSER
Just because something sounds like a really bad idea doesn't mean it is
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY RUSS ESPINOZA
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY RYAN HENNESSEE
BY SAM HURT
BY TONY MILLIONAIRE