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Twisting in the Wind
Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done
BY NORA ANKRUM
Point Austin: Let Them Eat Sprouts!
John Mackey weighs in on health care – and recommends lots of spinach
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Look Who's (Not) Talking
City Council considers limits on citizen communications
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
USDA and Synthetic Organics; and Chevron Runs but Can't Hide
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Headlines
Res Publica
Citizens calendar, Aug. 20-27
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
All Aboard the Rails With Trails Plan
If MetroRail ever arrives, trails could follow
BY LEE NICHOLS
Changes for Cap Metro's Disabled Riders?
Cap Metro announces more cost-cutting proposals
BY LEE NICHOLS
MetroRail Watch
How long will we wait for the train?
BY LEE NICHOLS
Forecast Calls for Conservation
Stage 2 watering restrictions are now in effect
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Budget Buzz
Unexpected good news on the budget front means better prospects for city employee incentive pay
BY WELLS DUNBAR
CRP Requests Outside Investigation of Sanders Shooting
Panel asked whether police had probable cause to 'interfere' with Sanders and friends – much less shoot them
BY JORDAN SMITH
Fired TEA Employee Files Appeal
Former director of science curriculum disputes TEA's 'neutrality' on creationism
BY LEE NICHOLS
food
The No. 3 Bus Pub Crawl
On 2008's tour, we drank too much, missed a couple of buses, were much too loud, and finally stopped when we were cut off. This year was the same concept, but a better-paced, thoroughly enjoyable drinking experience.
BY LEE NICHOLS
Cask-Brewed Ales
Beer snobs flock to these local spots for 'real' ale
BY LEE NICHOLS
Event Menu
Tastings, a benefit, a birthday
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
The Austin foodie network is heating up just in time for the Hot Sauce Festival
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Rise Above
SST Records' Greg Ginn jams econo in Taylor, Texas
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Off the Record
Premios Texas prompts OTR's inaugural Summer Vinyl Awards
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Live Shots
German Masters Hoot Night
Club de Ville, Aug. 15
Hot Summer Jam 2009
Travis County Expo Center, Aug. 15
screens
Once Upon a War Story
Quentin Tarantino rewrites the spaghtetti western with a side of sour Krauts in Inglourious Basterds
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Pilot Program
The Latino Comedy Project eyes a move to TV with El Channel
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Galavisión to Air the Premios Texas Awards
Austin's Spanish-language stations take the stage
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
TFPF Announces Grant Recipients
Two Austinites nab $10,000 grants
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
TV Eye
TV Eye celebrates the return of Mad Men
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Inglourious Basterds
In this World War II movie, Quentin Tarantino weaves together multiple storylines that coalesce into a literally explosive finale that daringly rewrites history.
Paper Heart
Ultra-introverted mumblenerd comedian Charlene Yi shines in this faux documentary that problematically blurs the line between staged, improvised, and "real" events.
Ponyo
In this animated adventure by the Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki, a 5-year-old boy forms a friendship with a goldfish princess who longs to be human.
Post Grad
Bland to the point of pointlessness, Post Grad follows the inane highs and lows of a perky young optimist.
Shorts
A magic wishing rock becomes the undoing of an entire community in this appealing new kids romp from Robert Rodriguez.
Soul Power
The "Rumble in the Jungle" was the main event, but this concert in the Congo was a hell of an undercard.
Tetro
Francis Ford Coppola embraces smaller-scale filmmaking with this story about the reunion of estranged brothers in Buenos Aires.
The Time Traveler's Wife
This romance is based on a popular novel in which the comings and goings of a time traveler wreak havoc on his marriage.
X Games 3D: The Movie
Extreme sports documented.
arts & culture
Third Time's the Charm
Andrea Ariel keeps going back to the Gyre, diving deeper and finding deeper truths
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'A Couple of Ways of Doing Something'
Chuck Close gets in Austin's face with new examples of his pioneering portraiture
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Rude Mechanicals
The Rudes blast off for the final frontier with this year's Eye Ball
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Bernadette Nason
A local storytelling star gets a chance to spin a yarn on a national stage
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
As You Like It
The Scottish Rite Theatre does As You Like It the way Barry likes it
¡No Se Paga! We Won't Pay!
Teatro Vivo's kitchen-sink farce runs a little rough but funny
'Jana Swec and Jared Theis'
This two-person exhibition at D Berman Gallery is a brilliant yet subtle pairing
columns
Page Two: Love, Grace, and Tears
Borne aloft by Jefferson Airplane
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar celebrates 10 years of telling you what's what
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Alamo Village, where John Wayne shot The Alamo, has lost the 93-year-old matriarch who kept the movie set and Western-themed park open for nearly 50 years
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place
Gay Place: So hot right now.
BY KATE X MESSER
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Jack London, inbred turtles, and much more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Things to Think About When Signing a Lease
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Rude Mechanicals' Sci-fEye Ball
The Off Center, Saturday, August 22, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
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