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Y Not?
The battle over AMD's move to Lantana is a one-tract skirmish in a larger war over the uncertain future of Central Texas
BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY
Rocha Shooting: Plenty of Questions, Few Answers
Angry public confronts city officials at community meeting with questions about the officer-involved shooting death of Daniel Rocha
BY JORDAN SMITH
Battling for Music, History, and Learning
Juneteenth Battle of the Bands competition harkens back to days when marching bands enjoyed a celebrated place in Austin's black community, and creates opportunity for greater future African-American involvement in school bands.
BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY
City in Court Against SoCo Cafe
City files charges against South Congress Cafe owners for unpermitted construction of fence, deck, and outdoor bar
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
The Good and the Bad
'Texas Monthly's biennial list of 'Best and Worst Legislators' is out
BY AMY SMITH
Naked City
BY CHERYL SMITH
Grandma vs. Cowboy
Can Strayhorn lasso Perry? Maybe the Lege will tell.
BY AMY SMITH
Point Austin: Ringing in the New
New City Council takes its place, and the fun just keeps on coming
BY MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Report
It's not easy being a CEO; and touch a football or feast on fried shrimp, and go to hell
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Food-o-File
A vat of news; plus, the summer Event Menu is heating up
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Las Cazuelas
Some time ago, a friendly reader e-mailed with the suggestion that we simply must check out the taqueria at the corner of Cesar Chavez and Chalmers
Santos Taqueria
Santos Silerio learned her craft feeding eight hungry children
Sawadee Thailand
Sawadee in Thai means 'hello,' and Sawadee Thailand restaurant is the ideal introduction to the cuisine of the Land of Smiles for the uninitiated
music
On Any Sunday
Continental Sunday nights at Heybale's two-step cotillion
BY MARGARET MOSER
TCB
Austin rallies to help Jon Dee Graham's son save his legs
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Austin Imprints
Dwight Yoakam
Blame the Vain
Slow Dazzle
The View From the Floor
Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers
Phosphorescent
Aw Come Aw Wry
David Olney
Migration
Paul Metsa
Texas in the Twilight
Tutu Jones
Live
The Clutters
T&C
Various Artists
Hall of Mirrors
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screens
That Darn Documentary
Director Zev Asher on 'Casuistry: The Art of Killing a Cat'
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
For black and brown people of my generation, the Jackson debacle is particularly painful in a way that few have articulated
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
The Gary Cooper Collection
Rarely did he singe the big screen with his craft, yet his dimpled impassivity was ready-made for audience personification
Film Reviews
Bewitched
Again Kidman goes for another nose-centric role, yet Nora Ephron's very meta remake of the old TV show still misfires.
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
Romero has again crafted a character-driven horror film that doubles as a metaphor for the economic disparity in America and, to a lesser degree, the war on terror.
Herbie: Fully Loaded
This deluxe retread is sort of annoying, but it’s so scrappy and persistent that it seems kind of cute in spite of itself.
My Summer of Love
This ripe and symbolically drenched coming-of-age story nevertheless pleases due to its rare emotional honesty and the delightful performances of two young newcomers.
Torremolinos 73
In this comedy set in Seventies Spain, a married couple makes porn movies for Scandinavian consumption.
arts & culture
What We Learned
What is the state of the arts in America and where does Austin fit in the mix?
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Playing God … and W
Actress Shannon Grounds on tackling a pair of the ultimate power roles – at once
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Good Art Hunting
'Cracks in the Pavement' is back, giving Austinites another chance to discover art left on sidewalks, under bridges, beside freeways, in park bushes, and in other unlikely corners of the cityscape
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Culture Flash!
Two local artists make '24-Hour Comics Day Highlights,' the Arts Commission talks minority arts allocations, and Andrew Long opens his studio
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity
'The Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity,' the third installment in Salvage Vanguard Theater's retro radio serial, is the only conclusion to a space opera trilogy you need this summer.
The Water Principle
Director Ken Webster's production of 'The Water Principle' seems as much at cross-purposes with the quirky, strange script as its characters are with one another
Whispers of Heaven
With Whispers of Heaven, choreographer Sally Jacques invites us to steep in visions of loveliness in a hard place, to ease into beauty as we would a hot bath
'Mike Krone at RT Gallery'
In his artworks shown at RT Gallery, illustrator Mike Krone seems able to efficiently focus on new possibilities even when things go very wrong
columns
Page Two
An oceanside contemplation of the Declaration of Independence
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
Letters at 3AM
A visit to Deadwood: The legends show you where to go. Once you get there, you do your best to find out why you came.
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
What a week! Stephen revels in the tacky, the tawdry, and the out-and-out terrible when it comes to fashion. Better luck next week, dear Avatar!
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
About AIDS
Confidential or anonymous? Either way, the result will only be given in person, so no one can get your results except you.
BY SANDY BARTLETT
To Your Health
My doctor says my constipation results from 'weak peristalsis.' What is this, and what can make it better?
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
The Common Law
Boating while intoxicated
BY NICOLE CLARK AND LUKE ELLIS
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Nicolas Cage, albacore tuna, remote viewers, and the Shah of Iran
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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Our latest batch
Day Trips
The Beer Can House stands out in the quiet West Houston neighborhood like a belly dancer at a black-tie ball
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc Recommends: Willie Graham Legg Perthes Benefit
Saxon Pub, Friday, June 24, 2005
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Soccer Watch
Ajax to clean up American soccer; and a football coup in Senegal
