Women & Their Work
Jason Stout
features
30 Things
The highs, the lows, the lists
news
The Color of Fire
The Austin Fire Department is making another attempt at staff diversity – will it do any better this time?
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 14 City Council elections
Point Austin: What Do They Conserve?
The 82nd Legislature sets a new standard for official recklessness
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Trimming Tax Breaks and Tweaking Services
Council follows the money – what little there is
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, May 12-18
Naked City
Leak No More: Paul Robbins on Austin Water
New report criticizes Austin Water's conservation efforts
BY NORA ANKRUM
Davis vs. Rodriguez: Who Do You Trust?
Commissioner questions intent of land trust
BY LEE NICHOLS
APD Quintana Firing Upheld
Arbitrator says APD's charges against police officer were 'true'
BY MICHAEL KING
LEGELAND
Senate Budget Lesser of Two Evils
Reps from both chambers commence to thrash out final numbers
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Bill of the Week
Legal landscape shifts in passage of 'emergency' item
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
You Can Never Have Too Many Sonograms
Sonogram-before-abortion bill heads to governor's desk
BY JORDAN SMITH
Redistricting Map Draws Lawsuit
Houston rep questions state's method of counting population
BY LEE NICHOLS
Senate Approves Voter ID
Better hang on to that driver's license
BY LEE NICHOLS
Don't Roll Out the Barrel Just Yet
Microbrewers between a rock and a hard place at the Lege
BY LEE NICHOLS
On the Campaign Trail: Shade Racks Up Most Cash
The pulse quickens in heated Place 3 race
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
A Wall Street Apology?; and The Art of Tax-Dodging
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Quote of the Week
food
Food-o-File
This week's foodie news: subs, pies, wine, hot dogs, and more
Event Menu
Delicious events for May 14-19
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Garrison Brothers Distillery
Garrison Brothers pick up some impressive accolades for the new kid on the block
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Bombay Bistro
The new South location of this North Austin Indian food stalwart will outdo your expectations
music
You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
That frazzled local who looks like he just stepped out of American Pie is actually one of the hottest DJs and producers going
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Off the Record
Seaholm Power Plant reboots, reuses, recycles
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
Okkervil River
I Am Very Far
Sarah Jarosz
Follow Me Down
Robyn Ludwick
Out of These Blues
Eliza Gilkyson
Roses at the End of Time
Owen Temple
Mountain Home
Slowtrain
Bound To Find You Out
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Steve Earle
Moonlight Towers
Day Is the New Night
Evil United
Evil United
Rapid Ric
Whut It Dew: The Album
Matt Smith's World
New Millennium 2011
Jeff & the Jumptones
Jeff & the Jumptones
Ratliff Dean
Only Memories
Churchwood
Churchwood
screens
The Cutup
Sandra Adair's rhythm method
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
New Kids on the Doc
How to be teenagers who make a short that screens at Cannes
BY CINDY WIDNER
The Stuff of 'Legend'
Words from wushu master Yuen Woo-ping
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
Who is defining sexuality and sexual expression in TV and media?
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Bridesmaids
The "wedding industrial complex" is under siege in this funny new comedy written by Kristen Wiig.
Everything Must Go
Will Ferrell stars in this offbeat drama that's based on a Raymond Carver short story.
Forks Over Knives
This documentary presents evidence that a whole-foods diet can prevent the occurrence of cancer, heart disease, and Type 2 diabetes.
Hesher
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Hesher, the nihilistic antidote to a downbeat family in this drama that raises its middle finger toward nothing in particular.
A Serbian Film
Notorious for its disturbing content, this film has been slightly edited for its American theatrical debut.
True Legend
The great martial-arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping directs this saga about the inventor of Drunken Fist fighting.
arts & culture
Control Shift
Thoughts on adjusting to hard times from former opera director Kevin Patterson
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Ensemble VIII
Austin's new professional chorus is the perfect size for singing early music
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Nik Wallenda: Blasting the Circus Into the Future
Daredevil scion Nik Wallenda wants to reinvent circus for a new generation
BY RAVEN HINOJOSA
'Postcards From America'
On an epic road trip, the legendary photo cooperative makes a stop at the Harry Ransom Center
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Love's Labour's Lost
A Sixties beach proves a fitting and enjoyable setting for the Bard's comedy
'As Above So Below: The Art of the Secret Society'
This collection of arcana from various fraternal orders is seriously impressive
The Magic Flute
This new balletic adaptation boasted fantastic visuals but stodgy choreography
columns
Oops!
Gay Place
Can't we all just get along, li'l gaywads?
BY KATE X MESSER
After a Fashion
When Stephen is not getting his hair styled, he is watching TV
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Hueco Tanks State Historic Site is sacred ground to many Southwestern Native American tribes
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Mayo on lobster, Faulkner on the Kentucky Derby, and more on more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: A Behanding in Spokane
Hyde Park Theatre, Saturday, May 14, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
WWE 'SmackDown' World Tour
Check it out at the Erwin Center
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Soccer Watch
New accusations of bribery in the selection of Qatar to host WC 2018, and more
