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The Downtown Austin Plan
The city unveils its Downtown Plan in progress
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
What's Next for RG4N and Northcross?
Wal-Mart-fighters regroup
BY LEE NICHOLS
The March Primaries and After: The Filing Report
Flurry of last-minute filings
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Naked City
Point Austin: The Process
There's been audible grumbling that city manager selection process has been insufficiently "public"
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
Just like your college-ball hopefuls, several city manager picks won't go the distance
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Reefer Madness
On the alcohol-marijuana equalization movement's frontlines with Mason Tvert
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
The Luxury of Chinese Labor; and Taking Care of the Smithsonian
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Rice Bran Oil
Deep-frying may lower cholesterol
BY MICK VANN
Food-o-File
Returning chefs, restaurants anew, and requests for canned-food donations from Caritas of Austin
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
III Forks
Coddled and comfortable at Austin's best steak house
Fuegos
More is better at this new eatery
music
Indefinable Magic
Ernie Durawa's Monstas keep another grim demon at bay
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
Greg Ginn and SST Records start fresh in Taylor, Possessed by Paul James stars as The Folk Singer, and KOOP Radio catches fire (again)
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
Horse + Donkey
Horse + Donkey
The Crack Pipes
Live Shot
Ernest Gonzales
While on Saturn's Rings
Cerronato
Raíces y Ramas
The Gougers
A Long Day for the Weathervane
Meryll
Happened
Johnny Dango & the Stillwater Pioneers
Let's Go Pioneering!
The Lucky Tomblin Band
Red Hot From Blue Rock
Paul Banks
Paul Banks
The Will Evans Project
The Will Evans Project
screens
Energy Forward
Sofia Resnick gets her kee-op! on at Master Yi Martial Arts Academy
BY SOFIA RESNICK
God Is My Co-Producer
AFS Documentary Tour presents Audience of One
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Talk to the Hand
The first ever Puppet Parts Film Festival
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
TV Eye
It's ba-ack: The season debut of The Wire marks the return of appointment television
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
'My First Movie: Take Two' and 'Cinema of Obsession: Erotic Fixation and Love'
Stephen Lowenstein, Dominique Mainon and James Ursini
Film Reviews
The Bucket List
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play characters who have only a short time to live. Promises, promises.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Julian Schnabel's unorthodox but true story about a protagonist who is stripped of all self-movement and expression is equal parts reverie, despair, and social experiment.
One Missed Call
This American horror remake of Takashi Miike's eponymous Japanese original is a dud.
arts & culture
Anything Goes
That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The Long Center: Who's playing
Austin's new performing-arts center releases the performance schedule for its first few months
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Culture Flash!
Honors for a Blanton exhibition, Blue Lapis Light, and a Round Rock tuba player, plus a bundle of joy for a local choreographer
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
When (More) Pigs Fly!
With this Naughty Austin revue, it ain't about the story; it's about the songs – and the costumes
'Roy Lichtenstein Prints 1956-97'
AMOA's exhibit reveals how our desires are formed by primary colors, Benday dots, and thick black lines
'Jorge Macchi: The Anatomy of Melancholy'
This Argentinean artist's work may not grab you immediately, but its understated lyricism will linger
columns
Page Two: Once in a Lifetime
Obama and Clinton are the future – a real future that is better than any fabricated past
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar remains new-year-fabulous in fur despite others' mauling, pushing, and vomiting
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
The Battle of Sabine Pass is known as one of the greatest battles, yet it has been largely overshadowed by other Civil War engagements
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Playing Through
The Cowboys' faithful are blindly optimistic entering the playoffs
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
What smells worse, Limburger or body odor?
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
It's the new year – check your credit history
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: ROCK & ROLL PARTY
Ruta Maya, Friday, January 11, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Soccer Watch
News on Hope Solo, Greg Ryan, Luís Figo, Alexi Lalas, and more
