The Pershing
news
Who Killed Father Ryan?
A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence
BY JORDAN SMITH
PLACE 3 RUN-OFF ELECTION COVERAGE
Pro-Kim/Anti-Clarke Crowd Celebrates
Place 3 run-off candidate Jennifer Kim soaks up victory with supporters
BY LEE NICHOLS
New Trumps Old in Run-Off
Election night is one of disappointment for Place 3 run-off candidate Margot Clarke and her supporters
BY CHERYL SMITH
Revenge of the Doughnuts!
Jennifer Kim wins the old-fashioned way
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Rocha's Death Involved Taser Confusion
Officer feared Taser would be used on her, partner
BY JORDAN SMITH
Naked City
BY LEE NICHOLS AND CHERYL SMITH
Taking Aim
With the 79th barely over, would-be officeholders jockey for position
BY AMY SMITH
The Hightower Report
The wrong side of democracy; and taxpayers' bucks fill corporate piggy banks
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
A Place at the Long Table
The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later
BY TONI TIPTON-MARTIN
Food-o-File
Making good on some Restaurant Poll mistakes; plus, getting our Daily fix and some stuff to do with dad
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Gruene Pastures
Jason Allen honky-tonks to the head of the class
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
TCB
Getting funky with marching bands, ridiculous petitions, and an even more ridiculous amount of new albums
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Texas Platters
Eric Johnson
Bloom
Rubble, Green Milk From the Planet Orange, Buddha Brothers
Rubble, Green Milk From the Planet Orange, Gary Floyd's Buddha brothers
This Microwave World
Red States
Tammany Hall Machine
Tammany Hall Machine
the Fall Collection
EP
Buttercup
Sick Yellow Flower
the Bright and Hollow Sky
Gem State
Michelle Shocked
Don't Ask Don't Tell, Got No Strings, Mexican Standoff
BettySoo
Let Me Love You
Hayes Carll
Little Rock
Monster Movie, Eau Claire, Hidden Agenda, Linus Pauling Quartet
Transistor, Eau Claire, Music That Hurts, Topographic Pictures of the Crimson Lamb's Tears, Demo 2005
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin' Strikes Twice
Chili Cold Blood
Jesus' Comin' ... I'm the Fuck You Up Man
Tee Double
The Growth
screens
Crew Stories
P.J. Raval, director of photography
BY MARC SAVLOV
Jon of Arcadia
SoulCaliburII: Battle for the Back Room
TV Eye
When most of us see younger versions of ourselves in pictures or home movies, it's in the privacy of our own home in the company of friends and loved ones. For Shelby Knox, some of those images will be seen across the nation, in prime time, when 'The Education of Shelby Knox' launches the 18th season of the 'POV' documentary series on PBS.
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Ping Pong
Is it possible that one of the greatest (if not the greatest) sports-related films of all time is not only from Japan, but also about pingpong?
Film Reviews
Batman Begins
Batman Begins … and it's about time. The movie is great fun, and also a terrific relief.
dot the i
In his English-language debut, Gael García Bernal plays one of the sides of a twisted love triangle
Howl's Moving Castle
The latest from animation master Hayao Miyazaki is ravishingly beautiful but narratively inferior to all his other films.
Ladies in Lavender
Even though grande dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench share the screen in this drama, their immense talents are mostly wasted.
Mad Hot Ballroom
The filmmakers would have us embrace their work as though it were the Spellbound of grade-school dance documentaries, but the film loses its footing.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Pitt and Jolie, who are reduced to set dressing in their own star vehicle, nevertheless pack a lot of bang for the buck.
The Perfect Man
Less a feature film than 90 minutes of tweenage feminine wish fulfillment, The Perfect Man is like Teen People come to life.
arts & culture
Drawn to Be Funny
At Camp Fig's new show, forget the art history and just laugh at the oddball imagery
BY RACHEL KOPER
Finding Light in Shadow
Conspirare sings of deep hope in the midst of great suffering
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The Magnificent Eight
Just before Juneteenth, the Young Eight, an acclaimed ensemble of young African-American classical musicians, returns to town as part of the St. Cecilia Music Series
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Notorious J.I.G.
Now in its 10th year, 'Riverdance' is back on tour and its wildly popular celebration of Irish dance is as gloriously breathtaking as ever
BY MARGARET MOSER
Culture Flash!
Pay your respects to the late Boyd Vance, June means green for the Paramount and State, and six Austinites are officially 'New American Talent'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
StallGraffiti ATX
StallGraffiti ATX throws short, original plays from local writers into a full-length variety show that revolves thematically around the porcelain palace
Holes Before Bedtime
Dan Basila's 'Holes Before Bedtime' is an unsettling work of art; but it is a work of art, as opposed to a mere vulgar spectacle, and that's the really weird thing about it
'Cynthia Camlin'
A structural anthropologist concerned with the relationship between nature and culture, artist Cynthia Camlin is dactylic, immediate, and always challenging
columns
Page Two
A new car sparks a meditation on years in motion, with the radio on
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
After a Fashion
Two Parises for Popov, a pink limousine for Stephen, and a little praise for Anthony-Nak
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
About AIDS
National Testing Day: survive – and stop – HIV
BY SANDY BARTLETT
To Your Health
What can a person do to help prevent skin cancer?
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
The Common Law
Personal finances – ATM cards & personal checks
BY LUKE ELLIS
Day Trips
The Lone Star Coffee Bar in Johnson City is a caffeine oasis among the peach stands
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Sex, oil, bikes, booze, and plasma
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
Ugly soccer, but effective; the battle between Lightning and Tornados
