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1998 Issues
Jan. 23, 1998
Volume 17,
Number 20
news
Naked City
Off the Desk:
Don't Let Her Off, Rich
Statesman's Oppel Defends Ann's Influence-Peddling
BY ROBERT BRYCE
Going Whole Hog
City Vows to Pare Down Pohl's PUD
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
The Last Picture Show
Untimely Death of the Texas Union Film Program
BY WALTER COLE
Waller, Waller Everywhere
Is Griffith Up Waller Creek Without a Paddle?
BY KAYTE VANSCOY
food
Satay Surprise
Wonders Abound at This Southeast Asian Eatery
BY MEREDITH PHILLIPS
Food-O-File
Openings and closings
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Bonus Tracks
Won't Get Schooled Again
Austin's Music Class of '98
BY ANDY LANGER
According to Soundscan...
Recommended
Also Playing
Road Shows
Dancing About Architecture
The Ins and Outs of SXSW
BY KEN LIECK
Texas Platters
Texas Platters
screens
On the Edge of the Edge
John Cassavetes
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Film Series Schedule
Scanlines
Contact
Ben-hur (1926)
The Applause Sign
BY MARGARET MOSER
Short Cuts
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Film Reviews
Deep Crimson
Half-Baked
Cameos from Steven Wright, Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, and Janeane Garofalo help stoke this addled comic premise about selling pot to raise a buddy's bail.
Spice World
arts & culture
A Commitment to Playwrights
The Life and Legacy of David Mark Cohen
Articulations
ArtPlex Additions
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Exhibitionism
columns
Mister Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Federal Medical Marijuana Studies Finally Move Forward
about AIDS
Coach's Corner
BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON
Day Trips
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Page Two
BY LOUIS BLACK
Public Notice
BY KATE X MESSER
Postmarks
VanScorned
Homage To An Old Marquee
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
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TODAY'S EVENTS
The Blanton's B Scene
The Blanton Museum of Art
Offering: A Balm in a World of Wounds
at Cloud Tree
Hard Served Soft: Queer and Trans Textiles
at MASS Gallery
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