Harry Ransom Center
Volume 28, Number 5
features
It Came From the Back Yard
House of Torment's yearlong scare tactics pay off in Halloween screams
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
news
The Man in the White Hat
Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10
BY LEE NICHOLS
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Res Publica
Voter registration's only the top of the iceberg – here's the rest of your civic agenda for the week, Oct. 2-9
CAMPAIGN TRAIL
So You Think You're Registered?
Thousands of voters mess this up every Election Day. Do yourself a favor, and double-check your registration before the Oct. 6 deadline.
BY NORA ANKRUM AND LEE NICHOLS
Tickling Voters' Fancies
Want that little something extra with your voter registration card? Got to Burlesque the Vote.
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
On Nov. 4, Who Will You Hail To?
City Hall Hustle
No Exceptions for Ike-Displaced Voters
A voter-registration deadline extension looks unlikely
BY LEE NICHOLS
Say Goodbye, and Watch the Debate
The TCDP bids adieu to district judges Jeanne Meurer and Margaret Cooper, then staggers over to the debate-watching party
Gomez to Lead Cap Metro Board
Travis County commissioner moves to top board seat at transportation agency
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
The Pecan Street Project
Austin and AE form high tech partnership for the next big challenge in clean energy
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Making It, Weirdly
A little elbow grease and perseverance pays off for creative entrepeneur Luke Iseman
BY LAUREL CHESKY
TPJ Campaign Complaint Leads Back to WilCo
Texans for Public Justice says Chief Justice Kenneth Law has engaged in illegal fundraising practices – but that's not all
BY PATRICIA J. RULAND
Innocence Project Seeks Justice
Timothy Cole died before his false conviction could be overturned, but his family – and the victim of the real attacker – still seek closure
BY JORDAN SMITH
Mueller Revisits Affordability and Density
Planners return to the drawing board to add and diversify housing stock at Mueller
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
Point Austin: Money for Nothing
After the bailout, what then?
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Ocean's Seven
When the joint is hoppin', the cool cats and kitties come knockin'
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Chocolate That Isn't; and Bush's Farewell Gift to Chemical Bosses
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Food-o-File
Some local dining landmarks we missed, along with news on Hill-Berts and the Cocktail World Cup
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Urban Roots
Urban Roots gets kids growing vegetables and growing up, too
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Wine of the Week
If a great wine under $10 is your Holy Grail, the search is over
BY WES MARSHALL
Food Reviews
Emerald City Press
Stop by Emerald City Press for espresso soft-serve and fresh flowers with your morning coffee
Event Menu
Oktoberfest celebrations, dinner at the Texas Culinary Academy, and more
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Off the Record
Songs in A&E: Recovering from the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival and revving up for the third annual HAAM Benefit Day
BY AUSTIN POWELL
ACL Live Shots
David Byrne
Manu Chao
Gogol Bordello
The Mars Volta
Alejandro Escovedo
Ryan Bingham
Patty Griffin
Dan Dyer
Antibalas
N.E.R.D
The Strange Boys
Yeasayer
Vampire Weekend
Mates of State
The Swell Season
Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
John Fogerty
Fleet Foxes
Beck
Spiritualized
MGMT
The Black and White Years
The Black & White Years
CSS
Les Frères Guissé
Erykah Badu
Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears
The Black Keys
Roky Erickson & the Explosives
Roky Erickson & the Explosives
Foo Fighters
Against Me!
White Denim
The Octopus Project
Stars
Silversun Pickups
Sybris
The M's
Band of Horses
Nakia and His Southern Cousins
Nakia & His Southern Cousins
Shooter Jennings
Gillian Welch
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
Okkervil River
Galactic, Chali 2na
Galactic With Chali 2na
Gnarls Barkley
screens
Taste of Asia
Previewing the Austin Asian American Film Festival 2008
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Human Traffic
New rockumentary Call + Response aims to do something about modern slave trade
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Trial and Error, Rewarded
The days- and nights- and years-long journey to make August Evening
BY SHAWN BADGLEY
Democracy's Feet of Clay
AFS Documentary Tour presents Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Film News
Save the Texas film industry with a Spaghetti Western fundraiser with the stars and under the stars at Star Hill Ranch
BY JOE O'CONNELL
TV Eye
Masterpiece Theatre loosens the corset, plus first reactions to fall's new slate of shows
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Appaloosa
Ed Harris takes a turn behind the camera again in this Western in which he co-stars with Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons.
Battle in Seattle
The 1999 protests at the WTO meeting in Seattle provide the backdrop footage for this character drama.
Blindness
Julianne Moore brilliantly leads the strong cast in this sci-fi parable which takes us to the depths of human degradation before letting in the light.
Fireproof
God helps a firefighter, played by Kirk Cameron, to repair his marriage.
Flash of Genius
Based on the true story of Robert Kearns, who invented the intermittent windshield wiper only to have his idea stolen by the Ford Motor Co., is a real David and Goliath story.
Kidnap
This new Bollywood film is an action thriller.
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Michael Cera and Kat Dennings star as the titular bridge-and-tunnel kids at the heart of this New York City after-dark romantic comedy.
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
This French box-office sensation is a send-up of Sixties spy films.
Religulous
Bill Maher walks with the angels in this documentary, which he uses as his pulpit to proselytize the gospel of doubt.
arts & culture
Learning Curve
Lessons from the Long Center's first six months
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Conspirare
Austin's celebrated choral ensemble is taping a concert for broadcast on PBS
BY ROBERT FAIRES
2008 B. Iden Payne Awards
Big love for UT in this year's nominations for the annual ACoT theatre honors
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Lora Reynolds Gallery
The contemporary-art dealer has a new home in a busy district of Downtown
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Chaddick Dance Theater
After a stellar career in San Francisco, a choreographer follows her heart to Austin
BY HANNAH KENAH
Arts Reviews
Cloud 9
Mary Moody Northen Theatre serves an impeccably acted, entertaining way to question your perspectives
Blackbird
Capital T and Hyde Park Theatre deserve better than this David Harrower script
columns
Page Two: To Whine Is to Love Again
The GOP masterfully weaves a tapestry of deceit
BY LOUIS BLACK
After A Fashion
Stephen remakes his nephew: Can the world handle another style-happy Moser?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
The Bugle Boy in La Grange offers an intimate setting for the audience and artists to connect
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place
God, we love Barney Frank ... (and the bailout does have its bright side)
BY KATE GETTY AND KATE X MESSER
Playing Through
At 10 years old, Robert D'Lorm didn't learn how to box to beat up the bullies at school; he learned how to box so he wouldn't have to
BY THOMAS HACKETT
The Common Law
Trying to Avoid Jury Duty?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
A surfing president, oil by accident, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Texas Freedom Network's 13th Annual Celebration
La Zona Rosa, Saturday, October 4, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
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