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Welcome to the 81st
Will a new speaker and more Democrats spell 'change' at the Capitol?
BY MICHAEL KING
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Respublica
Citizens' calendar, Jan. 8-15
Point Austin: Welcome to 2009
From foreign wars to local follies, the world still turns
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: McCracken's Gambit
Was McCracken's challenge to Leffingwell a shrewd move or petty politics?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Yogurt Shop Saga: New Unknown DNA Evidence
The DNA of yet two more unknown males has been discovered
BY JORDAN SMITH
Activists Raise Concerns About FBI Informant
BY DIANA WELCH
DOJ: 160 Ways Austin Police Can Improve
Department of Justice issues recommendations for improving APD
BY JORDAN SMITH
Charter School Approval Sparks More Debate
Williamson County charter school wins approval, but the charter school issue in general remains contentious
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
T. Don Hutto: Lipstick on a Doberman
WilCo commissioners voted to renew the T. Don Hutto contract, apparently because it's good for children
BY PATRICIA J. RULAND
Looks Like a Straus Waltz to House Speaker
With the help of House Democrats, San Antonio Republican locks up votes for speaker
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Speculators and Our Food: E-I-E-I-O!; Airlines Outsourcing Our Safety and Jobs
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Keeping Those Weight-Loss Resolutions
Diet-friendly dining to start off the new year
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Food-o-File
Begin the new year with new local restaurant openings, count the dollars local charities collected last year, and more Central Texas foodie news
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Your local foodie events for Jan. 8-10
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Daily Grill
This California-based outlet might be steep for classic American diner fare, but its $2 kids meals are a hit
music
Seek and Destroy
One Swordsman's 'diary' highlights of three months on the road with Metallica
BY TRIVETT WINGO
Off the Record
The best things in life are free, at least on Red River for the first week of January
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
Fucked Up
The Chemistry of Common Life
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm
2 Man Wrecking Crew
Femi Kuti
Day by Day
Los Campesinos!
We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Sunday at Devil Dirt
Digging for Dirt: The Life and Death of ODB
Jamie Lowe
the Kinks
Picture Book
screens
The Obsessive
AFS Essential Cinema presents the early films of Brian De Palma
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Into Thin Air and Back
AFS Documentary Tour presents Stranded: I've Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Being Bad Never Looked So Good
Austin Public Library tackles Tough Guys and Feisty Femmes in a new film series. And it's free!
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Screens Reviews
Funny Face: Centennial Collection
Hepburn and Astaire say, 'Bonjours, Paris!' in the still-spry Funny Face
TV Eye
'TV Eye' scratches its head over the Golden Globe nominees
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Gran Torino
Clint Eastwood directs and stars in what could be a perfect career-capper due to the perceptive way the character he plays seems to be a culmination of all the roles he's played before.
Revolutionary Road
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio co-star in this drama set 50 years ago in suburban Connecticut about a married couple who yearns to stand out from its peers, but whose tragedy is that they are cut from the same cloth.
The Wrestler
In the latest film from Darren Aronofsky, Mickey Rourke rips his tattered name from the dustbin of history with his portrayal of an aging professional wrestler.
arts & culture
A Revolution of Spirit
Ritual jazz theatre pioneer Sharon Bridgforth premieres a new work, her last in Austin
BY ABE LOUISE YOUNG
Carol Burnett
The great comedienne explains what made her show work and why recent attempts don't
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Museum of Art
For the third time in 25 years, AMOA's plans for a new museum are put on hold
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Last Five Years
Jason Robert Brown's musical anatomy of a relationship gets a tender, wistful staging
Marjorie Moore: Remains
Moore frames the remains of birds with such beauty and care as to be heartbreaking
columns
Page Two: Inertia, Inverted
It isn't the outside world but oneself that most often determines the nature of experience
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Stephen's holiday star stocking ... or star stalking?!
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Playing Through
Did UT's performance in the Fiesta Bowl prove them to be the No. 1 team in college football?
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Gay Place
BY ASH BELL AND KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Kids of all ages will love the life-sized dinosaur replicas at Dinosaur World
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Good-looking partners, 'anal' SUVs, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
My Lawyer Won't Return My Call
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Eldridge Goins Benefit Concert
Antone's, Sunday, January 11, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
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