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Behind Closed Doors

Monday, Feb. 6. That's the deadline set by the San Antonio redistricting panel for all parties to agree on interim House, Senate and Congressional maps, or they'll miss the deadline for the April 3 primary. But what will the minority voting rights groups want from those maps, and can they stay on the same page?

1:17PM Mon. Jan. 30, 2012, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

From the Vaults: Albert and Orlando

It's said that everyone puts on their pants one leg at a time, even Glenn Close who is a nominee for an Academy Award this year as Best Actress for, of all things, her performance as a woman "successfully" pretending to be a man in the eponymous Albert Nobbs.

9:30AM Mon. Jan. 30, 2012, Marjorie Baumgarten Read More | Comment »

Face Off Recap: Nekkid Time

Three weeks in to season two of SyFy's Face Off, and we have so many questions. Can Austin's own Matt Valentine win two episodes in a row? Will this week's challenge be solo or a team effort? Will it stress prosthetic or make-up skills? And will we get mean Sue or gushy Sue?

8:00AM Mon. Jan. 30, 2012, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

The City We Built: Black Leaders of Austin

Black Pearl Books

Louisiana Surf Department, West Texas Exiles, William Harries Graham at Continental Club

Belles & Chimes Austin Night at Pinballz Arcade

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Judges to State: Fix Your Maps Now

Agree on maps, or move your calendar again. That's the current conundrum facing everyone interested in Texas' primary season In a two-page opinion, a federal judicial panel has made it brutally clear to all parties: "If we have no agreed set of maps by February 6, 2012, there will be no April 3 primary."

9:55AM Sun. Jan. 29, 2012, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Cole Hosts AE Forum at ACC

At a spirited if not entirely illuminating Saturday morning forum at Austin Community College-Riverside, Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and a panel of experts engaged the public on Austin Energy's proposed rate changes

6:00PM Sat. Jan. 28, 2012, Michael King Read More | Comment »

Roller Derby Update 1/28/12

And so, it begins! The 2012 Roller Derby season launches this weekend in Texas with double whistles, as the TXRD Lonestar Rollegirls break out the banked track tomorrow, and the Texas Rollergirls head up to Dallas for the Governor's Cup.

5:11PM Sat. Jan. 28, 2012, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Top Chef Texas, Week 12: Attack the Block

Last time on Top Chef: Bev missed out on immunity because she didn’t get her Rice Kurries on her plate in the Quickfire, a stark example of how high-stakes the Quickfires can actually be.

8:14AM Sat. Jan. 28, 2012, Melanie Haupt Read More | Comment »

World Book Night Doesn't Happen Overnight, You Know

World Book Night, a UK initiative that's now including our side of the pond, isn't happening until April, but it's time to start planning in our part of the world this Monday at BookPeople.

4:58PM Fri. Jan. 27, 2012, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

This Week's Waste of Time

Enough already! We've finally arrived at the end of the massive endeavor that was sifting through the Independent Games Festival entries looking for free and browser friendly games to play. Here are the last three I found:

4:55PM Fri. Jan. 27, 2012, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

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