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Volume 18, Issue 39

May 28-June 3, 1999

Community Chest and Chance Rolled Into One by Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza
Playing the City Cultural Contracts game, part two.

A Day at the Races by Robert Polgar
One hour at the mixed arts panel review session

Articulations by Robert Faires
The latest in Austin's visual and performing arts scene

Exhibitionism
Reviews of recent and ongoing exhibitions and performances around Austin

Arts Listings
Theatre, dance, classical, comedy, litera, performance, and visual arts happenings this week

BOOKS
Titles That Can't Myth
The West, a few Texas poets, and a little Return to Modesty

Off the Bookshelf
Short reviews of recently published books, plus this week's top 10 local bestsellers

Postscripts
by Clay Smith
Reading between the lines in Austin literary news
COLUMNS
Page Two by Robert Bryce and Margaret Moser

Postmarks
Letters from our readers

Coach's Corner by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Public Notice by Kate X Messer

Day Trips by Gerald McLeod

About AIDS by AIDS Services of Austin

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
CUISINES  

Tasty Wake-Up Call by Ronna N. Welsh
The Range Restaurant brings fine dining to sleepy Salado

Class on the Range

Italia With & Without by Meredith Phillips
Two experiences of Italy, both delicious but in different ways

ICIF's Italian Rice Cooking Competition

Food-o-File by Virginia B. Wood
What's cooking on the Austin food scene

 
FEATURES  
Fly Away Home photos by John Anderson, text by Lisa Tozzi & Kate X Messer
A photographic look at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
 
MUSIC  

See What You Want to See by Jim Caligiuri
Radney Foster re-emerges on Arista Austin

See What You Want to See reviewed by Raoul Hernandez
Arista Austin -- In Nashville

Tragedias de la Frontera by Lee Nichols
Santiago Jiménez's tale of a border shooting

El Corrido de Esequiel Hernández reviewed by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture by Ken Lieck
News and gossip from the Live Music Capital of the World

Texas Platters

Recommended Music This Week


City Beat Club Listings

Upcoming Roadshows

 
POLITICS  

Special Section: The Coronation of George II

The Can't-Miss Kid by Robert Bryce
Why "W" will win the presidency (and a few reasons why he won't)

Bush: The Book by Amy Smith

Bush vs. Bush by Robert Bryce
Clearing the air on father and son differences

Forgiving His Trespasses by Lisa Tozzi
Bush woos and shuns the religious right

Extra Credit by Kevin Fullerton
Bush's education record: strong leadership or just good timing?

Hooked On Phonics by Erica C. Barnett
Bush's old-fashioned approach to reading education

Media Clips by Lee Nichols
The Statesman's love/hate relationship with Bush

Heir to the Throne by Jenny Staff
Lt. Gov. Rick Perry's performance thus far

Where Was George? by Louis DuBose
We interrupt this presidential campaign for the 76th Legislative Session …

Borderline Bush by Erica C. Barnett
What has Bush done for latinos lately?

On the Lege edited by Lisa Tozzi
State politics news

Naked City edited by Lisa Tozzi
Local politics news

Council Watch by Kevin Fullerton and Lisa Tozzi
Neighborhoods enter the day labor fray

 
SCREENS  

Film Listings
New reviews this week: Frogs for Snakes, Hideous Kinky, Notting Hill, The Thirteenth Floor, and Three Seasons

In Order to Live
The Austin Film Society's tribute to George Morris

George Morris Tribute Schedule

Short Cuts by Marjorie Baumgarten
News from the Austin film scene

TV Eye by Belinda Acosta
Reviews, previews, and reminiscence from the small screen

Scanlines
Video and game reviews



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