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news
'Reckless Tactics' ... and the Blowback
Suppressed KeyPoint report charges APD negligence in Sanders shooting
BY JORDAN SMITH AND RICHARD WHITTAKER
Point Austin: Read It and Weep
The suppressed KeyPoint report raises questions that still need answering
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: How Many Bonds to a Season?
Rumblings at the council that not everyone's on board for November bond election
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar: May 13-19
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
AISD: Barksdale, Cowan Go to Run-off
Voters in Austin, other school districts choose new trustees
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
ACC: A Second Round for Villarreal and Reiter
Sosa prevails while two others return to the trail
BY LEE NICHOLS
Cap Metro Promises To Be Good
Transit agency formally responds to Sunset findings
BY LEE NICHOLS
Bus Stops Here: Two Finalists for Top Spot
Agency looks outside for new leadership
BY LEE NICHOLS
Trailer Snack Smackdown
More regs for food cart vendors?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Is Austin Getting Left Behind on the 'Livability' Front?
'Sustainability' is much more than a 14-letter word
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Eco-Currents
A green (and blue and brown) grab bag of enviro tids and bits
BY NORA ANKRUM
UT Urged to Consider 'Win' for Cactus
'Friends' provides a 25-page proposal for fate of Cactus
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
How to Get Connected? First, Be Connected ...
MoveOn and the Coffee Party raise the stakes on corporate lobbying reform
BY AMY SMITH
Reefer Madness
Even under a new administration, the nation's drug policy looks the same
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
The Tactics of Talx; and Wall Street's Slap on the Wrist
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Outstanding in Their Field
Like father, like son
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Market Finds
Farmers at the bakery? No, bakers at the farmers' market.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Book Review
A friendly instruction manual for wine by our favorite Wes Marshall
BY DORSEY BARGER
Event Menu
It's a week of fundraisers and fests for Austin foodies
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Making sure 'Food-o-File' better serves you
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Not Necessarily Stoned but Beautiful
Are you experienced? The answer lies in Sony Legacy's new Jimi Hendrix reissues.
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
Juan González answers to no one
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
Moby Grape
Live
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Now I Got Worry, Dirty Shirt Rock & Roll: The First Ten Years, Controversial Negro
Black Tambourine
Black Tambourine
Chin Chin
Sound of the Westway
The Runaways
The Mercury Albums Anthology
Paul Revere & the Raiders
The Complete Columbia Singles
Kris Kristofferson
Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos 1968-1972
Galaxie 500
Today, On Fire, This Is Our Music
Selena
La Leyenda
Ella Fitzgerald
Twelve Nights in Hollywood
Wilson Pickett
Funky Midnight Mover: The Atlantic Studio Recordings (1962-1978)
screens
MARFA FILM FESTIVAL
Round-Trip
Filmmakers and filmgoers make the journey from Austin to Marfa, with an ever-expanding footprint
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Coming Home: 'The Dry Land'
Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera on their Iraq vet drama, The Dry Land
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Mondo Mink
Mink Stole on life with John Waters and death in the new horror-comedy All About Evil
BY MARC SAVLOV
Screens Reviews
Vivre Sa Vie
The generous, forgiving humanity of Godard's third film still beats through
TV Eye
Two legendary ladies, Betty White and Lena Horne, made news last week
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Documentary? Artwork? Puzzle? Prank? Social commentary? This film by the British graffiti artist known as Banksy is, indeed, all of the above.
The Exploding Girl
Zoe Kazan stars in this perfectly paced movie about a 20-year-old home from college for the week.
Harry Brown
Michael Caine gets his Charles Bronson on in this British vigilante drama.
Just Wright
Queen Latifah co-stars with Common in this rote romantic comedy in which the only surprise element is the success of the New Jersey Nets.
La Mission
Benjamin Bratt plays a reformed convict and recovering alcoholic in this film written and directed by his brother Peter Bratt.
Letters to Juliet
There's a lovely little arthouse movie buried in this romance starring Amanda Seyfried, although the film's commercial aspirations get in its way.
Robin Hood
Ridley Scott’s revisionist rendering of the Robin Hood tale is full of well-staged battle sequences and is something of an origins story.
The Secret in Their Eyes
Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film award at this year’s Oscars, this Argentine film is a reflective mystery story.
A Surprise in Texas
This documentary presents the 13th annual Van Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
arts & culture
A Year's Cheers
The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Jim Caruso's Cast Party
NYC cabaret star on what makes his Cast Party more than a night at a piano bar
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Young Austin Artists
Local, state, and national awards for a host of the city's student artists
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arthouse
The Jones Center is closed, so Arthouse just hangs its art sale on other walls
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare's troubling comedy, done old-school, gets a new lease on life
The Dream
This rock & roll take on the Bard aims for spectacle more than meaning or heart
'El Maiz Es Nuestra Vida/Maize Is Our Life'
This touring show is so rich in history and beauty, you can get lost in the maize
columns
Page Two: Mutiny: A Ballet in Several Parts
Part II, Illustration Not Validation
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Find out why Your Style Avatar deems Kevlar this season's must have fabric!
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
A boo! A bounce! And a bomb!
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
At the Mineral Wells Fossil Park, visitors are guaranteed to find 300-million-year-old fossils and may keep what they find
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Greyhounds, goldfish, and much more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: 35th Annual Deutschen Pfest
Pfluger Park, Friday, May 14, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Stars Advance to Western Conference Finals
Jamie Benn takes Texas one step closer to the Calder Cup
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex host two home games, WC rosters announced, Boom Sumting!