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Riding at Risk
Austin's streets still a hazard for two-wheeled transportation
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
ELECTION 2006
Election 2006: Local Results
Democrats score a shutout in Travis and Hays
BY KATHERINE GREGOR, MICHAEL KING, LEE NICHOLS, KIMBERLY REEVES, CHERYL SMITH AND JORDAN SMITH
ELECTION 2006
Election 2006: Control of Congress
Democrats conquer Congress, and even conservative Texas helps out
BY LEE NICHOLS
ELECTION 2006
No Surprises: City snafu over WTP 4 continues
Auditor's report raises questions about city's site-selection process for new water treatment plant
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Patterson Appeal Denied Again
Thirteenth Court of Appeals denies for second time the appeal of Frederick Patterson, one of 29 black residents in Edna rounded up and charged with dealing crack
BY JORDAN SMITH
WilCo Sheriff's Office Lawsuit: 'Stuff rolls downhill'
Williamson Co. and its sheriff, James Wilson, could stand trial on civil charges for violating the First Amendment rights of two former deputies and the Texas Whistleblower Act
BY PATRICIA J. RULAND
Naked City
Point Austin: What's Next?
A day or two for cheering, and then back to work
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
Council members head to conference center/day spa for "team building," "agenda setting," and inner council member exploration
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Exporting Patients; and Change the Course
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Will Travel for Food
San Antonio New World Wine and Food Festival
BY MICK VANN
I Was a Judge in the Kosher Chili Cook-Off
And this is my story ...
BY ERIN MOSOW
Food-o-File
New arrivals and exciting departures
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Can fun fill your tummy? Maybe not.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Hyde Park Bar & Grill
While Hyde Park isn't an excessively distant drive, South Austinites rejoiced at the news that this institution was opening a second location on West Gate
Madam Mam's West Gate
The Guadalupe location has been a resounding success from the get-go, and now they have added a South Austin location
music
Explosions in the Mind
Thurston Moore brings Ecstatic Peace! above ground
BY AUSTIN POWELL
TCB
Thunderpalooza goes down in flames, the Chumps rise from the ashes, and Mondays at Nasty's keep on keepin' on
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Phases & Stages
Beck
The Information
Pere Ubu
Why I Hate Women
The Decemberists
The Crane Wife
Widespread Panic
Live shot
SunnO))), Boris, Red Sparowes, Isis, Tia Carrera
Altar, Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun, In the Absence of Truth, Clearing the Eye, Tia Carrera
Jerry Lee Lewis
Last Man Standing: The Duets
Bob Seger
Face the Promise
The Black Keys
Magic Potion
Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton
Knives Don't Have Your Back
The Walkmen
Pussy Cats
The Dears
Gang of Losers
The Who
Endless Wire
The Killers, The Hold Steady
Sam's Town, Boys and Girls in America
Yo La Tengo
I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
screens
Fall Films
Discussed: 'Babel,' with Alejandro González Iñárritu, 'For Your Consideration,' with Catherine O'Hara; 'The Fountain,' with Darren Aronofsy; 'Shut Up and Sing,' with Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck; and 'Sleeping Dogs Lie,' with Bobcat Goldthwait
Son, You Got a Baggie on Your Head
An almost-exclusive report from the set of the Duplass Brothers' follow-up to 'The Puffy Chair'
BY BRYAN POYSER
'SXSW Presents'
'Witches in Exile'
The Austin Asian Film Festival
Through Sunday, Nov. 12
TV Eye
You might think a TV columnist without a TV has little to offer. Think again.
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Henri Langlois: Phantom of the Cinematheque
"Oh, the thrill of identifying unknown films!"
Film Reviews
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Based on the first of a series of youth adventure books by Anthony Horowitz, this film introduces the teenage spy to film audiences.
Army of Shadows
Although made in 1969, this French masterpiece by Jean-Pierre Melville is receiving its first stateside release.
Babel
Four disparate stories are woven into an eloquent and electrifying depiction of mankind's increasingly fractured state.
Boynton Beach Club
Although this movie about residents of an “active adult” retirement community in Florida has a certain niche-market appeal, it’s really a movie for anyone who enjoys a solid romantic comedy.
Cocaine Cowboys
Documentary shows how Miami was once a sleepy seaside hamlet with a permeable border and largely unprotected coastline before the cocaine economy took over.
A Good Year
It's difficult to reconcile this romantic trifle starring Russell Crowe with Ridley Scott, the director who made Blade Runner and The Gladiator.
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
A stilted, manipulative, and altogether unfun film starring Tim Allen and Martin Short.
Stranger Than Fiction
A good movie but not a great one, Stranger Than Fiction is reminiscent of the films of Charlie Kaufman but lacks that writer’s conceptual rigor and imaginative power.
arts & culture
Understanding Islam
Steve Moore's latest play makes a pilgrimage to the truth of a misunderstood faith
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Yoga Drama
For a year, Austin will be practicing daily public acts of creative expression through the national festival 365 Days/365 Plays
BY C. DENBY SWANSON
Art From the Streets: Taste the rainbow of flavors
What makes the annual "Art From the Streets" exhibition
and sale interesting is the way it shows not how different
homeless people are from us, but how much we all have in
common
BY RACHEL KOPER
'Con Mis Manos': Everyone's familia
Misael Martinez's 'Con Mis Manos' takes place in el Valle,
and few Latino plays conjure the same sense of place while
sensitively portraying a family coping with cancer
BY PATTI HADAD
Culture Flash!
Hunting PLC wants to give a Texas artist $50K, puppet people want you, a Beegle play is Louisville-bound, 'Cantanker' publishes again, and KDHDC and Yellow Tape partying for your cash
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Night Hank Williams Died
Austin Playhouse's revival of 'The Night Hank Williams Died'
boasts a strong script and acting but so carefully skirts
anything ugly or messy that it's all surface: bloodless,
polished, and clean
Have You Ever Been Assassinated?
Rebecca Beegle's 'Have You Ever Been Assassinated?' plays
out like a fever-dream version of 'Yankee Doodle Dandy,'
deliriously mashing up vaudeville acts with American
history
'Heyd Fontenot and Louie Cordero: East Meats West'
Art Palace's 'East Meats West' shows how Heyd Fontenot and
Louie Cordero may have different styles, but they share an
enjoyment in contemplating the body that's palpable
columns
Letters @ 3AM
Something in me still wants to be a World War I fighter pilot – which is not only nuts, but helps me understand why we will always make war
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
I scream, you scream, but when Stephen scream's for ice cream, it's an entirely different tune...
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Twister Alley is an art gallery of mobiles, pinwheels, and windmills created by craftsman Don Taylor
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
To Your Health
Hives is usually considered an allergic reaction and treated with antihistamines such as Zyrtec or Claritin, but the allergenic trigger is often unknown
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
The Common Law
Filing a complaint against a doctor (part 2)
BY LUKE ELLIS
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Peppermint Patty's broken home, and the sperm vs. hair debate rages on
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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Our latest batch
Luv Doc Recommends: Double Exposure
Hyde Park Theatre, Thursday, November 9, 2006
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Soccer Watch
Lady Longhorns awarded No. 1 seed, and more
