Hotel Vegas
Claire Huie
Volume 27, Number 35
ON THE COVER:
news
Living Maya
Austin becomes a hotbed of past and future Maya knowledge
BY ROB D'AMICO
'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 10 municipal elections
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Place 1: Who's on first ... and who's paying for it?
Think Austin politics is weird? Here's the genuine article
BY LEE NICHOLS
Grading the Campaign Ads
These ads aren't exactly Super Bowl material
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Austin Interfaith Pins Down Candidates
Fight against poverty at top of agenda
BY LEE NICHOLS
Place 3: Sour grapes?
That depends on your definition of "developer"
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Billboard Battle Continues
Does keeping Austin scenic mean keeping the billboards right where they are?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Urban Coyotes: Meet the neighbors
Keeping coyotes at bay without messing with the ecosystem
BY MELISSA GASKILL
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Developing Stories: Council holds line on TODs and affordable housing
Council holds line on TODs and affordable housing
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Reefer Madness
The dope on Clinton, Obama, and McCain
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: The Way We Were
In Austin's politics of nostalgia, the truth is a frequent casualty
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
With shrinking sales tax receipts, so much for shopping ourselves outta recession
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Authorizing Torture; and Fencing Off Our Democracy
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
'Mildred Pierce' Pie Social
Local restaurants and caterers provide a feast of pies to benefit Stephen Moser
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Tarrytown Farmers' Market
Talulah Bleu Tarrytown Florist hosts the West Austin Tarrytown Farmers' Market on Saturdays
BY MM PACK
Food-o-File
Cookies, cupcakes, and ice creams – oh, my!
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
May 3-7
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Taste Select Wines
Downtown Austin's wine bar business is surging; come have a Taste
Mr. Catfish
Deep-fried happiness
music
Miss Understood
Carolyn Wonderland through the looking glass
BY MARGARET MOSER
Ruins of the Realm
Talking turkey with James McMurtry
BY DAN OKO
Off the Record
Tim O'Connor closes the Backyard, Grupo Fantasma spice things up for Latino Music Month, and Hacienda strikes a chord with the Black Keys
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Reissues
Mission of Burma
Signals, Calls, and Marches, Vs., The Horrible Truth About Burma
The Replacements
Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, Stink, Hootenanny, Let It Be
Various
The George Mitchell Collection: Volumes 1-45
Otis Redding, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Whiskeytown
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (Collector's Edition), Street Survivors (Deluxe Edition 30th Anniversary), Strangers Almanac (Deluxe Edition)
screens
Don't Everybody Panic, but Online Sketch Troupe Backpack Picnic Has Definitely Gone What They Call 'Viral' and Is Also About to Contaminate the Alamo Drafthouse
Online sketch troupe Backpack Picnic has definitely gone viral
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Exit Music for a Film Fest Producer
Sending off South by Southwest's Matt Dentler
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Salute Your Undershorts
The secret Hollywood history behind No Pants Day
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Asia Fest Mini Film Fest
Watching movies at this weekend's Asia Fest
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
TV Eye
It's spring-cleaning at "TV Eye," and we're clearing out the inbox
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Alain Delon: 5-Film Collection
Former French marine and Sinatra-esque tough guy Alain Delon burned froid et chaud with the best of them
Film Reviews
Deception
In this so-called erotic thriller, busy New York City power brokers partake in a decadent sex club that eventually proves fatal.
Graduation
This high school bank-heist caper flunks out.
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
Everyone's favorite stoner pals are back; this time running from the law after being mistaken for terrorists.
Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr.'s sly take on Marvel Comics' cold warrior elevates everything about this film.
Made of Honor
Heart-on-the-sleeve sweets mix with pure raunch as Dr. McDreamy stars in this mean-spirited and uncomfortably blue romantic comedy.
Meet Bill
Aaron Eckhart stars in this middle-aged wake-up call whose message – trust yourself and find your inner child – is tired but expressed with a whole lot of enthusiasm.
Priceless
Amélie's ingratiating Audrey Tautou co-stars as a gold-digging gamine on the make in the south of France.
arts & culture
First, Free Comic Book Day, and Then – Ka-Baam!!
Comic books and comedy improv go hand in hand, sometimes with repulsor rays
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Karen Kuykendall Tribute: More bouquets for the missing diva
Zach Theatre hosts a memorial tribute to the beloved performer, patron, and local legend
BY ROBERT FAIRES
ACC Dance Department: The joys of discovery
ACC's dance program is noteworthy for its strong faculty and the way they help young choreographers find their voice
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts on Real: Theatre under threat
Escalating property values may cause the Eastside's classiest warehouse theatre to close its doors for good
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Doubt
Zach Theatre's production constantly escalates in tension as gripping scene follows gripping scene
La Caja Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
This museum-within-a-museum's miniature works are less engaging and absorbing than the large works by the same artists
'Folded, Torn, Cut, Woven, and Pulled'
Five artists let the paper do the talking in this intimate show at the Blanton Museum of Art
columns
Page Two: The Immersion Method
Dream double bills and the great and simple pleasure of film viewing
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Stephen lines up some fat rails of white powder for deserving fundraisers
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Frank Buck's Zoo in Gainesville may not be as well known as its larger-than-life namesake, but it is impressive nonetheless
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Playing Through
Pitching Chico and Johnny Save the World
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Ben and Jerry take a $5 ice cream making class, a tasty treat can double a python's liver size, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Fifi Becomes Cujo – Responsibility to Render Aid or Stop Attack?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: B Scene
The Blanton Museum of Art, Friday, May 2, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
Austin Aztex play their first game ever, and more
