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news
Here Come the Transporters
In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
ACC Run-Off: Levin Defends His Record
A preview of the ACC Board of Trustees Place 6 run-off election
BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY
Questionable Ethics at the Ethics Commission?
A whistleblower lawsuit and a gubernatorial appointment raise questions about the state of ethics at the Texas Ethics Commission
BY JORDAN SMITH
No Mother's Milk Here: Hospitals Cut Breast-Feeding Support
Following hospital cuts, a task force forms to defend breast-feeding support services
BY AMY SMITH
Endorsements
The Chronicle endorses Veronica Rivera
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin @ Large: Where's the Mayor?
Mayor Will Wynn visits European capitals – will anybody in Austin notice he's missing?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Testing, Testing, 1 2 3 ...
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics … and then there's the TAKS test
BY MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Report
George W. Bush goes easy on the rich … and Donald Trump needs it!
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Sixth Street Survivors
The cafes Paradise and Pecan Street: still plating after all these years
BY BARBARA CHISHOLM
Food-o-File
Farmers, parties, and more Zen
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Second Helpings
A Little Italy, part II
music
The Haven
Exploring the grounds and sounds at the International Festival-Institute at Round Top
BY GRAHAM REYNOLDS
TCB
AMN loses its plumbing while Cinemania sinks altogether
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Phases & Stages
GhostfaceMethod ManMasta Killa
The Pretty Toney Album, Tical 0: The Prequel, No Said Date
Greyboy, DJ Mel
Live shot
Muslimgauze, Sigur Rós, Skullflower, Kinski, Throbbing Gristle, Craig Taborn
Alms for Iraq, Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do, Exquisite Fucking Boredom, Don't Climb on and Take the Holy Water, The Taste of TG, Mutant Throbbing Gristle, Junk Magic
screens
Tyranny Killed the Radio Star
Jonathan Demme on 'The Agronomist'
BY SHAWN BADGLEY
Our Man in Cannes
UT filmmakers and mo(o)re
BY RUSSELL COBB
Short Cuts
Cinemania implodes at the last minute; plus: South by Southwest moving to Dallas?!
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
If they launch it, viewers will come
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
The Agronomist
Jonathan Demme's riveting documentary about slain Haitian populist and radio personality Jean Dominique.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The boy wizard rides again and this outing proves zippier and spookier than the previous two.
The Saddest Music in the World
Strange, marvelous, and unique, Guy Maddin's new film starring Isabella Rossellini is his best work to date.
arts & culture
O Pioneers!
The eight members of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2004 led the way to culture
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Pros@Cons
Flimflam experts (and old pals) Harry Anderson and Turk Pipkin reunite in Austin at One World Theatre
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
All in the Timing
Austin artist Patrick Joseph's story NOW will be published in the 24-Hour Comics Day anthology
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Bullets
Physical Plant Theater's first Garden Party raised more than $8,000, Ann Hume Wilson has been appointed associate director of the Blanton Museum of Art, Blue Lapis Light is exhibiting – and auctioning off – bras and breastplates for angels, and the city unveils a new mural at the Pan Am / A.B. Cantu Recreation Center
Arts Reviews
The Misses Overbeck
Different Stages' production of The Misses Overbeck generates an affectionate quality that personalizes the particular objects surrounding all of us
Crimes of the Heart
Onstage Theatre Company's production of Crimes of the Heart focuses on the relationships among Beth Henley's small-town Southerners and describes them simply, truly, and beautifully
The Blue Menace
The latest program from the Violet Crown Radio Players is an appealing return to yesteryear via the nostalgic delights of radio drama
columns
Page Two
We celebrate the opening of Jonathan Demme's complex and moving The Agronomist and cherish the sensibilities of horror-film art director Robert Burns, who passed away this week
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
After a Fashion
What did the drag queen teach Stephen, and when and where will he get Wilde?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Horn-dogs, the runs, death, pants, and accordions forever
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Day Trips
St. Mary's Grotto in Windthorst isn't your normal piece of modern sculpture
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
To Your Health
I may be allergic to sulfites – is this common, and what should I do now?
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
The Common Law
Small disputes, should I hire a lawyer?
BY LUKE ELLIS
About AIDS
Research Needs HIV+ People -- Get Paid!
BY SANDY BARTLETT
Luv Doc Recommends: Republic of Texas Friday Night Bike Parade and Free Concert
11th & Congress, Friday, June 4, 2004
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Soccerwatch
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