Long Center for the Performing Arts
Volume 19, Number 50
features
Better Living Through Porno
... or What I Learned as an Adult Industry Worker
BY KELLY PETRASH
Hot Sweltering Summer Sex Vignettes
BY KATE X MESSER
news
Gagging the Right
Republicans muzzled the Religious Right during the GOP convention
BY LOUIS DUBOSE
Gorgeous George
George P. Bush capitalizing on Latino roots to stump for Uncle George.
BY RUSSELL CONTRERAS
In and Out
Controversial sodomy law may be struck down
BY JONATHAN DAVID CARROLL
Naked City
Chamber releases results of AISD parent satisfaction survey; Larry Faulkner threatens disciplinary action against University of Texas staff members who join sick-out; Log Cabin Republicans happy with strides made in GOP party; Mary Cheney has made several visits to Austin; Green Party secures a spot on the statewide ballot; Libertarian Party presidential candidate Harry Browne comes to Austin.
BY AMY SMITH
food
Hippo Snouts and Hyena Eyeballs
Through the years, Mick Vann explains, just about every edible thing imaginable, and some stuff even the most jaded imagination can barely contemplate, has been used to gird the loins of the hapless horny male. Remember: It's almost always the guys who feel the need to produce seed.
BY MICK VANN
Food Poems
If reading this collection of haiku poems with a food theme entices you to cook something wonderful and have great sex, you can thank us later.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
The amazing roster of new restaurants opening in Austin.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Second Helpings: American Cafes
MM Pack surveys some of Austin's American cafes.
music
It Takes Two
Asking local musical couples what it's like to do everything together
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Lust for Life
Ahhh … the good old daze
BY MARGARET MOSER
Grunt Work
Interview with America's favorite Gladiator about his band
BY MARC SAVLOV
Dancing About Architecture
Monte Montgomery hooks up with big-time booking; Texas Music Group has big plans.
BY KEN LIECK
Record Reviews
James Carter
Layin' in the Cut, Chasin' the Gypsy
Pip Proud
Oncer
Vic Chesnutt & Mr. and Mrs. Keneipp
Merriment
Dave Alvin
Public Domain
The Blazers
Puro Blazers
Porter Wagoner
The Best I've Ever Been
Clem Snide
Your Favorite Music
Ian Brown
Golden Greats
Iron Maiden
Brave New World
Nelly, Ruff Ryders, Lil' Kim, Ice-T, Jurassic 5
Country Grammar, Ryde or Die Vol. 1, The Notorious K.I.M., Greatists Hits, Quality Control
screens
Five Steps to a Sluttier You
Online smut shopping: a fashion emergency of the sexy kind
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Reel Women Presents Real Stories
BY SARAH HEPOLA
Coming Soon
From Lady and the Tramp to Showgirls -- our staff picks for most memorable sex scenes in film.
Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
Two new television shows remind us what it was like to be young: Nickelodeon's half-hour comedy series The Brothers Garcia and Fox's "nonfiction drama series," American High.
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Film Reviews
American Pimp
¡americanos!: Latino Life in the United States
Bless the Child
First Person Plural
The Five Senses
arts & culture
Prophet for Our Times
For 10 years, Lisa Crystal Carver has been writing about sex and doing sex-drenched performance pieces under the name Suckdog. But her lifestyle is born of a profound quest for an uncompromised life, a search for truth and adventure that makes her a prophet for our time.
BY ADA CALHOUN
Articulations
A busy summer for Austin artists.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
columns
Page Two
Welcome to The Austin Chronicle Summer Smut/Back to School issue!
BY NICK BARBARO
Postmarks
I never thought the letters in "Postmarks Forum" were real until this happened to me ...
Pubic Notice
Public Notice gets all hot under the collar for the Chronicle sex issue.
BY KATE X MESSER
After a Fashion
That's the stuff i really want to hear from a fashion consultant.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Mr. Smarty Pants
Sink your teeth into these five fun facts. Or not. We don't really care.
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Coach's Corner
Dennis Miller on MNF? Who cares? In other news: The Spurs and Heat are the NBA's big winners in the free-agent sweepstakes, and the Cowboys -- despite what you may be reading elsewhere -- will continue to slide.
BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON
Day Trips
San Antonio streetcar moves to the Northwest
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
About AIDS
Anecdotal support for using marijuana in HIV disease management gets some scientific backup.
BY SANDY BARTLETT
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
