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John Anderson
news
Democracy Incorporated
Writer Ed Burns on education, totalitarianism, and the possibility of community
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Point Austin: Deciding What To Settle For
City Council poised to prolong the Sanders / Quintana agony
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: So How was Your Vacation?
Council comes home to the budget, the Sanders debate, and plenty more
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, July 29-Aug. 5
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
City Budget: Scrubbed and Squeaky Clean
The budget gets balanced, saved by the sales tax – and some scrubbing
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Campaign Cash: Who's in the Money?
Some war chests are full; some are empty
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
WDP, Labor Department Form Partnership for Workers
New alliance aims to improve working conditions in Texas
BY MICHAEL KING
Ordinance Targets Demolitions Posing as 'Remodels'
Remodeling projects must fit narrower definition
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Who to Blame for Faulty Fire Science?
Will Forensic Science Commission let Fire Marshal's Office off the hook for flawed science?
BY JORDAN SMITH
Formula One Moves on to Step Two
Formula One reveals location, money man
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Watson Takes Cap Metro Wheel
New CEO's first order of business is to clean up transit agency's image
BY LEE NICHOLS
So Long, Austin CarShare
Austin's original car-sharing program skids to a stop
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Climate Change Crosses County Lines
Study predicts how climate change will affect Texas' future water needs
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
The Hightower Report
Surprise! The People Speak.; and Superbugs Go Agro
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Have Pen, Will Travel
A tale of two cities, Italian-style
BY WES MARSHALL
Restaurant Review
Somnio's delicious local cuisine vacillates between homestyle and chef-inspired
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Event Menu
Slow money now, wine-pairing dinners later
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
More local frozen yogurt, the city's Restaurant Recyclers, gluten-free in Mama Fu's Asian House, more East Austin trailer dining, and other foodie news
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Found in the Ground
Mother Falcon takes flight – past Paganini
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
UT and KUT's communications about the Cactus Cafe remain off-grid, while David Kimbrough Jr. reinstates his late father's legacy at TC's, and Alejandro Escovedo goes viral from the Stone Pony in Asbury Park
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
screens
Into the Valley of Death, and Back Out Again
Filmmaker and war photographer Tim Hetherington talks about his yearlong embed in Afghanistan
BY MARC SAVLOV
Bringing the Funny
The Funniest Filmmaker(s) in Austin crowned
Aural Education
John Pierson's Master Class airs on KUT
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Screens Reviews
The Only Son & There Was a Father
Two early films from Yasujiro Ozu
TV Eye
American Idol hosts Austin auditions, Geeks Who Drink toast The Simpsons, and more
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Voices are given to the live-action animal performers who romp through this four-footed James Bond spoof.
Charlie St. Cloud
Zac Efron breaks free of his High School Musical routine with this unusual drama about a young man overcoming grief.
Countdown to Zero
This documentary offers a blunt assessment of our fate as a result of nuclear weapons – whether through an act of aggression, accident, or madness.
The Killer Inside Me
Director Michael Winterbottom makes some fatal storytelling miscalculations in this screen adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel that stars Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, and Kate Hudson.
Ramona and Beezus
Beverly Cleary's beloved Ramona Quimby makes a pleasing leap to the big screen with this adaptation.
Restrepo
This documentary, which chronicles the 15-month deployment in Afghanistan of about a dozen U.S. soldiers, is an example of photojournalism at its finest.
71: Into the Fire
This South Korean war film commemorates the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, and the 71 college students who, in 1950, held the line against North Korean soldiers.
arts & culture
'Early Girl'
Paladin Theatre Company gives women a chance in the spotlight
BY BARRY PINEO
The Dionysium
A metaphysical grudge match to settle the question: Do ideas exist independently?
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin Chamber Music Festival 2010
There's no better way to get to know a musician than chamber music
BY MICHAEL KELLERMAN
Arts Reviews
Austin Chamber Music Festival: Raul Jaurena & the Texas Tango Five
The standing-room-only crowd made it clear that it takes five to tango
The Virgin w / 10,000 Arrows
Debutantes & Vagabonds' theatrical production invites you to take a piece of the artist
columns
Page Two: By Vote or by Violence
How will naysayers and protesters 'take back the country'? And from whom?
BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM: For All Reasons
Terry Allen's music reflects the Lubbock mindset
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar narrowly escapes a poke in the eye by ... something, while wearing faux faux Versace
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
I'm From Driftwood wants to know where you're from
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Real Ale brewery tour in Blanco is a beer lover's dream come true
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Spices, typography, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Knife Party! With the Jungle Rockers, Salesman, Flatcar Rattlers
Hole in the Wall, Saturday, July 31, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Round Rock Express
Avoid long concession-stand lines with the Bypass Lane
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex host Miami with a lot on the line, and more
