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HOME: AUGUST 15, 2008: COLUMNS


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Officially confirmed 'alien' activity would be as sobering as it is intoxicating

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Page Two: Funny Papers

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Letters at 3AM

Officially confirmed 'alien' activity would be as sobering as it is intoxicating

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar rocks with the royals and those who throw parties like they are

Day Trips

The water in Oregon's Crater Lake is the most beautiful shade of blue

Playing Through

A look into the darker side of the Olympic Games

Soccer Watch Online

News and scores from the U.S. and abroad

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Muses, cockroaches, and more

Ask Mr. Smarty Pants
Got a question? He's got the answer.

The Common Law

'Late Rent' Penalties and Cash Rental Payments

The Luv Doc Recommends

A rambling recommendation to shore up that hole in your social calendar


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Point Austin: Bare Necessities

Budget decisions are about money ... and justice

City Hall Hustle: A Bridge Too Far?

Street closure debate comes to a head over Batfest

The Hightower Report

Are We in Iraq to Stay?; and Time for Percolate-Up Economics

Event Menu
Aug. 15-21

Food-o-File

Austin eats dirty, drinks hard, and welcomes the new Frisco Shop and Tolbert family chili

Film News

Austin Studios gets an upgrade, plus the fall festival season begins

TV Eye

Fake reality and real rock on IFC's new semiscripted show, Z Rock

Off the Record

The Sword and Metallica ride the lightning at Ozzfest, while Kanye West and Hope for Heroes lend a helping hand to U.S. veterans


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