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Can Austin Waste Not?
City vows to cut landfill-bound garbage to zero
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
Media Watch
Austin is No. 1 in digital video recording
BY KEVIN BRASS
Citizens' Committee Shuffles AISD Bonds
A recap of the plans so far
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
TPPF Conference
Conservative conference points toward next Legislature
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Election Notes
Asked Again
Commissioners Court again considers a public defender's office
BY PATRICIA J. RULAND
RG4N Vows to Fight On
The movement to stop the Northcross Wal-Mart rallies the neighborhood troops
BY LEE NICHOLS
Naked City
Point Austin: The Process, Part II
After some procedural and PR bumps, City Council moves to name a new city manager
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
A look at the CM finalists, and the search
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Foreclosing on Renters; and The Olympics: Let the Spying Begin
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Make It Gourmet Dog Food Seasoning Blend
Dogs need variety, too
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Wine of the Week
Christian Moueix makes a few wines for the rest of us
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
New Austin Javas sprouting about town, beer and veggie pies for all, and a once-in-an-lifetime foodie vacation
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Jan. 18-22
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
music
Sister Bobbie
'Sister Bobbie' puts the 'Family' in Willie Nelson and Family
BY DOUG FREEMAN
'Honeydripper' Blues
Next-generation Austin bluesman Gary Clark Jr. relives 1950 with John Sayles' big-screen blues, Honeydripper
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
Alejandro Escovedo scores his own life and Man From Plains, Backspin Records relocates, and UT's Center for American History archives Tary Owens' legacy
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
Willie Nelson
Moment of Forever
Seth Walker
Seth Walker
Good Times Crisis Band
Select a Gather Point
Prey for Sleep
... A Bitter Beginning
E.C.F.A.
Der Wald
AM Syndicate
Liberation
The Musician's Guide to the Road: A Survival Handbook & All-Access Backstage Pass to Touring
Susan Voelz
For the Sake of the Song
screens
Changes in the Weather
As Burnt Orange cools down, UTFI heats up
BY JOE O'CONNELL
Here's Blood in Your Eye
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors eviscerates the 512
BY MARC SAVLOV
'Honeydripper' Drops on Austin
This week marks two occasions to catch John Sayles' latest close lens on the American experience
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
TV Eye
Golden Globes were a big bust, but the new Terminator series opens an impressive can of whup-ass
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film News
Tween sensations Vanessa Hudgens and Alyson Michalka set up shop at Austin Studios
BY JOE O'CONNELL
Film Reviews
Cassandra's Dream
Woody Allen is still making movies at the rate of at least one a year. The problem is that he doesn’t make good movies at the rate of one a year.
Cloverfield
Cloverfield is a pure-blood, grade A, exultantly exhilarating monster movie in the grand tradition.
First Sunday
Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan play petty criminals who spend a night reckoning with the lord when they rob their neighborhood church.
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Uwe Boll, the Timex watch of contemporary filmmakers (he takes a licking but keeps on ticking), strikes again.
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of … V8?
There Will Be Blood
This powerful character study and origin story is rooted in American soil.
27 Dresses
We predict a happy union between 27 Dresses and cable TV, forever rerunning with commercial breaks tailor-made for laundry-loading and sandwich-making.
arts & culture
Art for Healing
The stunning art collection of the Dell Children's Medical Center
BY REBECCA S. COHEN
Catherine Lee
Back in her home state full-time, the noted artist shares her work and what she's learned in 30 years of making art
BY RACHEL COOK
Jake Foster In Memoriam
The production manager for the choral group Conspirare has died
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Dame Edna: Hold your horses, possums
The Australian megastar is forced to cancel her January trip to town but vows to visit in November
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Beirut
Vortex's revival confronts issues of the body – as object, as weapon, and as prison – head on
Garden District
Despite some flaws, Different Stages mounts two Tennessee Williams' dramas in riveting and entertaining fashion
Donna Huanca: Secret Museum of Mankind
The artist's self-proclaimed graveyard of old art doesn't make for a tight show, but it's an ambitious one
columns
Page Two: The Moment Belongs to the Music
John Sayles' 'Honeydripper' takes flight
BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops
Letters @ 3AM
Before the presidency is anything else, it's a job – a job that requires a dash of corruption
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Is Stephen a closet furry? And what did Dr. Twink diagnose?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
The Forbidden Gardens Chinese Cultural Museum in Katy offers a miniaturized view of Chinese culture and history
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Playing Through
Bill Adorno back-swims his way to serenity at Barton Springs every morning
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
echnical information doubling every four years, famous skiffle musicians, laughing orangutans, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Texas Homestead Exemption – What Is It?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: James Brown Live 1968
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Monday, January 21, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
U.S. Women earn a first-round Four Nations Tourney win, and more
