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The Hells Angels Hit
Anthony Benesh was shot down by a sniper – the suspects, and theories, are legion
BY JORDAN SMITH
ELECTION RESULTS
2006 City Election Results
Props. 1 & 2 Supporters Lick Wounds, Ponder New Strategies
Bunch and Maxey admit strategic failures
BY AMY SMITH
Wynn Again
Incumbent mayor retains his seat decisively
BY MICHAEL KING
Place 2
Former firefighters union chief wins spot on council
BY JORDAN SMITH
Place 5
Brewster McCracken trounces his challengers
BY CHERYL SMITH
Place 6
Lawyer promises promotion of affordable housing
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
AISD
School board changes could set new tone
BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY
ACC
Victors list funding and facilities as top priorities
BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY
2006 Election by the Numbers
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
(Don't) Take Them out at the Ball Game
At Dell Diamond, there's more than one kind of boob to be found in the stands.
BY MELANIE HAUPT
War of Words – and Tacos – on Airport Boulevard
On Tamale House turf at E. 51st. and Airport, a taco is a taco ... or is it?
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
Point Austin: Green Fallout
Picking up the parties and the pieces, there remains much work to be done
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
The tentative bond election starts solidifying this week
BY WELLS DUNBAR
On the Lege
Lawmakers accomplish what they failed to do so many times – approve a new education funding package that doesn't look half bad on paper
BY AMY SMITH
The Hightower Report
Pity for CEOS; and the Granny Peace Brigade
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Power Surges
The 2006 'Austin Chronicle' Restaurant Poll
music
Fortunate Son
Bass player to the stars, past and present, Mark Andes
BY MARGARET MOSER
TCB
TCB is away on vacation, but not before leaving readers with (hopefully) a couple of laps – and this year's ACL Fest lineup
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Phases & Stages
Neil Young
Living With War
James Brown
Live shot
Scott Walker
The Drift
Shooter Jennings
Electric Rodeo
The Streets
The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
James Hunter
People Gonna Talk
Cheikh Lô
Lamp Fall
screens
Home Grown
Down on Pioneer Farm with KLRU's 'The Biscuit Brothers,' ready for season two but still struggling for funds
BY MARRIT INGMAN
The Big Pitch
A horror film starring UT students aiming for the big screen
BY JOE O'CONNELL
Notes From a Few Minutes With 'Over the Hedge' Creator Michael Fry
Austinite sees his comic strip hit the big screen
BY KEN LIECK
TV Eye
Mediocrity rises
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Japón and Battle in Heaven
The former, an arthouse darling, was lauded at Cannes and numerous international festivals; the latter received scant attention during its meager release
Film Reviews
Kinky Boots
One man's ailing boot factory and a transvestite's need for extra-large thigh-highs become a perfect match in this British comedy about tolerance.
Over the Hedge
Canny casting and a sly anti-consumerist message give this animated feature extra adult appeal, but like a lot of animated fare it’s overly busy and splashy.
Sir! No Sir!
The GI anti-war movement during the Vietnam war is recounted in this revelatory documentary whose current implications cannot be underestimated.
Somersault
This Aussie coming-of-age film features a mesmerizing performance by stateside newcomer Abbie Cornish as the 16-year-old lead.
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
This Oscar nominee from Germany chronicles the last desperate hours of Sophie Scholl, a real-life German university student who, in 1943 Munich, ran afoul of the gestapo while distributing anti-Nazi leaflets.
arts & culture
Cream of the Crop
Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The 24th Day
Naughty Austin may not be known for dramatic fare, but its production of the thought-provoking thriller The 24th Day could change that perception
BY BARRY PINEO
UT Symphony
After a season of auditioning conductors to find a new Director of Orchestral Activities, the UT School of Music has named Gerhardt Zimmermann to the post
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Conspirare
Conspirare has just been awarded $75,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to explore the question: What in American music makes it American?
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Mario DiGiorgio
Mario DiGiorgio, Austin stand-up comic and author of 'A Cynic's Guide to a Rich and Full Life,' shares tips on looking at life through coal-colored glasses
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
4:48 Psychosis
One really gets the full abysmal experience of being clinically depressed in the 48 minutes of Vortex Repertory Company and Renaissance Austin Theatre's 4:48 Psychosis
'The Christening: Ali Fitzgerald and Cruz Ortiz'
Risa Puleo's concept for her new gallery The Donkey Show and the paintings by Ali Fitzgerald in it are provocative in a way that only the strongest incitements to thought can be
'Justice for All? Artists Reflect on the Death Penalty'
The Texas Moratorium Network's juried exhibition Justice for All? Artists Reflect on the Death Penalty is a must for anyone with feelings about capital punishment
columns
Page Two: Original Intentions
What the framers talked about when they talked about democracy – plus, how to put your money where your vote is
BY LOUIS BLACK
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
After a Fashion
Stephen suggests cross-stitching to a crusading mom, recommends various philanthropic weekend endeavors, and scouts for a talented costume designer
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
To Your Health
What kind of magnesium is most tolerable and what foods are richest in magnesium?
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
The Common Law
E-Mail Privacy–Can My Boss Read My Emails?
BY BRANDY WINGATE AND LUKE ELLIS
Day Trips
The Cockroach Hall of Fame Museum in Plano offers all things buggy, if you've got the stomach for it
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Simian septuagenarians
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Strings Attached Performance of the White Album
University Baptist Church, Friday, May 19, 2006
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Soccer Watch
Exciting finishes in FA Cup and European Champions League finals, and more