Women & Their Work
Jason Stout
news
Rehabilitation or Torture?
Texas prison inmates say their 'therapy' has taken a dark turn
BY PATRICIA J. RULAND
Quote of the Week
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Beyond City Limits
Developing Stories: Million-Dollar Vision
Will council fund a fresh comprehensive planning process?
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Dingus vs. Dems ... vs. Craddick?
Sometimes the best way to thwart the Republicans is to sue the Democrats
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
@ Newsdesk: Some Real Losses at the Lege
A blog-land report on last week's collision of politics and meteorology
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Bikes Missing From Domain's Mix
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
Craddick Promises Money to Burn
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Oklahoma Is OK for Dan Patrick
Oklahoma now requires ultrasounds for pregnant women seeking abortion. Is Texas next?
BY JORDAN SMITH
Streetcar Dreams Deferred
Now what?
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Austin's Most Wanted Bison Killer
Local businessman may pay high price for Colorado bison killings
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
FLDS Hearings Turn on Ages of Mothers
Fallout from West Texas raid continues
BY JORDAN SMITH
Happenings
May 22-29
TV Storm Surge ... and the Demanding Life of a 'Statesman' Editor
What would we do without TV during a storm?
BY KEVIN BRASS
Needle-Exchange Pilot Stung by Prick
Bexar D.A. thumbs her nose at new law to reduce drug addiction and disease
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: Meanwhile ...
Approaching Memorial Day, something else to consider
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
As Kim makes her exit, Austin heeds the heavens' wrath
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
God and Oil Prices; Autocracy in Action
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Pick Your Own Berries
Enjoy the extravagance of berries without the supermarket price
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Food-o-File
Sarah's Party, a benefit for Sarah Rowland of Hairston Creek Farm, will feature locally produced foods and beverages and a silent auction
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
May 22-29
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Delicato Creamery & Cafe
Delicato impresses customers with gelato, sorbetto, coffee, and an international tapas menu
Cafe 909
Cafe 909 can compete on a national level
Driskill 1886 Cafe & Bakery
Driskill 1886 Cafe & Bakery is home of impressive chefs and bad food service
music
RETURN TO FOREVER
Infinity and Beyond
Return to Forever captain Chick Corea takes his Millennium Falcon out of mothballs
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Bomb the Bass
Who says the guitar is sexier than bass? Not Return to Forever's Stanley Clarke, and hopefully not Beyoncé either.
BY THOMAS FAWCETT
Elegant Gypsy Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola Returns to Forever with 30 more years of shred
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Fine Wine With Lenny White
Return to Forever and drummer closet vintner Lenny White
BY JAY TRACHTENBERG
Off the Record
The Butthole Surfers reunite, Sarah Jarosz paddles up Nickel Creek, and Shearwater soars to new heights
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
ZZ Top
Backyard, May 15
Greg Ginn & the Taylor Texas Corrugators, Gone, Mojack
Bent Edge, The Epic Trilogy, Mojack
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Not Noiice
Sunset
Bright Blue Dream
Craig Marshall
Point of View
Guy Forsyth
Calico Girl
Heybale
The Last Country Album
Clemits
Tomorrows Friend
screens
Abandoning the Nest
Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight
BY JOE O'CONNELL
Splash Town
Baby Cakes and the Professor Brothers dive into Adult Swim
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Sticks and Stones
MonkeyWrench Celebrates May of '68
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
TV Eye
At the Death House Door examines the death penalty through the eyes of a former death row chaplain
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film News
Her hotness Heather Graham makes a movie in town
BY JOE O'CONNELL
Screens Reviews
Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection
The world's favorite whip-wielding archaeologist gets a new DVD reissue
Film Reviews
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Pevensie kids are summoned back to Narnia for yet another mystical adventure based on C.S. Lewis' series of fantasy books.
A Four Letter Word
This tale of an unapologetically promiscuous New Yorker settles for the easy trifles of romantic comedy.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
If you're looking for escape, then the fourth installment in the beloved cliff-hanging archaeological-adventure franchise should fit the bill.
Postal
Another video game adaptation from the famously outré Uwe Boll, this one won fans at last year's Fantastic Fest.
arts & culture
Lasting Commitments
The 2008 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The Love Sonatas: Take five (and put 'em all on stage)
The HBMG Foundation revs up Manuel Zarate's cycle of five plays, staging them all in repertory over two weeks
BY BARRY PINEO
Funniest Person in Austin 2008: Crowning Krug
After the final punch line in this year's contest was delivered, the last laugh belonged to Eric Krug
BY ROBERT FAIRES
AISD All-City Musical: 'Rent' control
A Pulitzer can't save Rent from being axed by AISD as this year's districtwide summer musical
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Much Ado About Nothing
Austin Shakespeare's free production in Zilker Park provides affordable, above-average dinnertime amusement
When Something Wonderful Ends
Sherry Kramer's play is heavy-handed when discussing America and oil but funny and moving when discussing her late mother
Jennifer Balkan: 'Hidden Meaning'
Balkan's paintings celebrate and challenge traditional portraiture, presenting something of an identity peekaboo
columns
Page Two: Duck Amuck
Cultural touchstones for the gray spaces
BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops!
Letters @ 3AM
Science is an endeavor, an investigation, a body of knowledge, but it is also a behavior
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Stephen is humbled by the outpouring of love and offers a photo tribute here
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
At the pick-your-own Blueberry Palace outside Nacogdoches, it's one in the bucket and one in your mouth
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Playing Through
The Austin Outlaws' Shadana Hurd averages 13 yards per carry, but that doesn't exclude her playing a second position on the field
BY ASHLEY MORENO
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Neil Young and model trains, beans and Cokes for the Beatles, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
My Credit Card Company Is Suing Me: What Can Really Happen?
BY PAT FITZGERALD AND LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Wine Festival
The Domain, Saturday, May 24, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
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