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The Traffic Report
Rail rolls forward, but toll roads encounter slowing
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Is There a Doctor in the House?
Below the budget storm clouds, plans form for UTMB campus at Mueller
BY AMY SMITH
Nader Loses Ballot Fight, Uses F-Word
Nader loses in federal court but vows appeal for Texas ballot
BY MICHAEL KING
Terror Hysteria Burdens Local Charities
Local nonprofits balk at federal giving campaign's new rules
BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY
Endorsements
Austin ISD bond election
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
The Home Stretch
Texans should have a visceral sense of what's at stake in Bush vs. Kerry
BY MICHAEL KING
Austin @ Large: Money and Power
Where Austin's city budget is concerned, the two really do go together
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
The Hightower Report
Fake Texans sue 'True Blue' ones; and Ashcroft cracks down on legal, peaceful dissent
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Discovery and Rediscovery
Mediterranean and European influences make for an inspired contemporary Italian menu at TinTinNio
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Make room for some foodie news
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Noodle-ism
Noodle-ism is ideal for a mixed group of carnivores, vegetarians, and vegans. And even though the food is fast, it never feels like fast food.
Chooby Doo International Cafe
With the objective of bringing a fun, fresh alternative to the standard fast-food places in the area, this new eatery has devised a menu that incorporates multiethnic fast foods
music
31 Nights
Darcie Stevens braves 31 nights in a row out in the Live Music Capital of the World. Too bad she didn't live to see it.
BY DARCIE STEVENS
TCB
Lubbock or leave it, with Buddy Holly, the Flatlanders, and some dude who says he's James Dean's bastard son
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Phases & Stages
Tal Farlow
The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions
Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf
James Segrest and Mark Hoffman
screens
The Avatar's Avatar
How game designer and Women's Game Conference Chair Sheri Graner Ray plans to save the industry from stagnation
BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY
SXSW on KLRU
'Okie Noodling' kicks off festival showcase series
BY MARC SAVLOV
Cool, 'Clean' Air Up North
Dispatches from the Toronto International Film Festival: No. 1
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Short Cuts
Addressing Jerm Pollet, Owen Egerton, and John Erler's 'Sinus' problems; plus, 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Tron' Suit Guy
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
Projecting a landslide victory for the WB's latest effort
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Film Reviews
Cellular
Feels like a B-picture, but a smart, finely tuned one that wouldn’t have been out of place in Roger Corman’s mid-Seventies stable.
The Cookout
Don't get burned on these leftover stereotypes.
Criminal
Solid but uninventive American remake of a sly Argentinean movie about a couple of con men who should have left well enough alone.
Ju-on: The Grudge
Fear of what's lurking just out of sight is at the heart of this Japanese horror film.
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
You don't have to be a Metallica fan to enjoy this candid documentary that in essence is a complex chronicle of people just trying to get along.
My Mother Likes Women
In this mildly daffy Spanish import, a woman's grown daughters react to the news that their mother has taken a woman lover 20 years younger than she.
Paparazzi
A vicious revenge fantasy produced by Mel Gibson, the Passionate filmmaker who last partnered with that turn-the-other-cheek fellow.
What the #$*! Do We Know!?
Quantum physics, intent and possibility, science and fantasy … goofy cult or educational primer?
arts & culture
Attention to Sound
John Cage's approach to music has shaped how Michelle Schumann listens to and plays it
BY JERRY YOUNG
Talking Through 'That Day'
Two plays – Omnium Gatherum and The Guys – try to express what happened on September 11
BY ROBERT FAIRES
See You at the Fair
In his new show 'Funicular,' painter Joseph Phillips renders images of cable cars and Ferris wheels that cut across the canvas with geometric force
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Where in the world is Deborah Hay?
Austin choreographer Deborah Hay, truly a global citizen, is in the midst of a major travel binge
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Culture Flash!
UT Opera scores a wealth of green while ALO is in the black, and Salvage Vanguard Labor Party wins a vote of financial confidence
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Ham
Hans Frank's 'Ham' offers a political drama in which a seemingly good man experiences a dangerous pressure from all sides
columns
Page Two
SXSW Presents – a new series on KLRU that features beginning, independent documentaries – is the latest development in the vibrant Austin film scene
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
After a Fashion
A babe on each arm and a case of forbidden Grey Goose: just another fabulous night in the life of Your Style Avatar!
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Spongebob Squarepants, sloppy signifying, and stunning cell-block statistics
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
About AIDS
Will public's beliefs about AIDS matter?
BY SANDY BARTLETT
To Your Health
Is there any therapy to help deal with precocious puberty?
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
The Common Law
Specific terms in the lease
BY LUKE ELLIS
Day Trips
Lehm Berg Winery continues a centuries-old winemaking tradition
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
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