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features
30 Things
The highs, the lows, the lists
news
Riding the Pinwheel
The GOP redraws the map of Texas – brazenly sidestepping most of the state's newest voters
BY LEE NICHOLS
Point Austin: Have You Been Screwed by Rick Perry?
The governor's political offenses outstrip his sexual ones
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Still Unsettled
The Sanders saga, set to close before a changed council
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Res Publica
Civic calendar of events, Aug. 25-Sept. 1
Quote of the Week
Headlines
Naked City
New Evidence Points to Trouble for WilCo D.A.
After 25 years in prison, Michael Morton sees a glimmer of hope
BY JORDAN SMITH
AFD and Firefighters Union Broker Hiring Deal
Union and fire chief are still negotiating, but future looks bright
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Is Perry All Hat, No Cattle?
Perry swaggers and stumbles in national spotlight
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
'Secure Communities' Program Drives Fear
Local civil rights groups call for end to federal program
BY JORDAN SMITH
City and CLEAT Settle Salary Scuffle
Settlement results in new payment arrangement for officers doing union work
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
Obama drops the ball on jobs, and Glenn Beck moves to the suburbs
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
HOT SAUCE FESTIVAL
Welcome to the Heat
The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Contest & Festival Facts
Hot Sauce Makers
Celebrity Judges
BY ROBB WALSH
Hot Sauce Fest Cooking Demo Tent
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Pepper Pairing Primer
There's more to chiles than just the heat
BY MICK VANN
Chiltepins
The mother of all peppers
BY MM PACK
Food-o-File
When the lord closes a door, he opens a Thai joint Downtown
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Stomp out your aggressions at Becker Vineyards and help make wine juice
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Vivo
Paul Petersen brings his pit master skills to Lake Creek
music
My Children Are Becoming Heavy
When San Antonio rock ruled South Texas
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
Austin celebrates 20 years as the live music capital of the world; OTR bristles
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Metallurgy
Amon Amarth
Surtur Rising
Autopsy
Macabre Eternal
Church of Misery
Vol. 1
Decapitated
Carnival Is Forever
Demonaz
March of the Norse
Electric Wizard
Black Masses
Ghost
Opus Eponymous
God Dethroned
Under the Sign of the Iron Cross
Graveyard
Hisingen Blues
Malfunkshun
The Andrew Wood Story
Mastodon
Live at the Aragon
Pentagram
Last Rites
Ravencult
Morbid Blood
Rotten Sound
Cursed
Tombs
Path of Totality
Toxic Holocaust
Conjure and Command
screens
Moving Pictures
Twenty years on, more than two dozen filmmakers pay tribute to Slacker and a city in transition
BY MARC SAVLOV
Countdown to Kickoff
The new Longhorn Network debuts this week ... but good luck finding it
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Say Hello Again to His Little Friend
Scarface blasts its way back to the big screen
BY MARC SAVLOV
Film Flam
Fun with acronyms: aGLIFF, FF, and AFF programming, plus Computer Chess needs humans
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
Conan the Barbarian
Robert E. Howard's iconic Conan the Barbarian has been resurrected for a new generation, but our hearts belong to Ahnold.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Our most primal fears about what's lurking in the dark lies at the heart of this Guillermo del Toro-scripted frightmare.
Redemption Road
This story about a musician who's got the blues because he can't play the blues is a mawkish misfire, but the roadside scenery from Austin to Huntsville, Ala., can't be beat.
Senna
This British-made documentary about Formula One racing legend Ayrton Senna is gripping stuff.
arts & culture
'Trash,' Take Two
Allison Orr takes out the Trash a second – and final – time
BY JONELLE SEITZ
Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
To beat the heat, OOB offers improv and stand-up acts in the triple digits
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Conspirare
Austin's Grammy-nominated choral ensemble releases a new CD of spirituals
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Conspire Theatre
A new company uses theatre to transform the lives of female inmates
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Georgetown Palace's Dirty Rotten is anything but
'Stanford Kay and Sarah Ferguson'
The patterned squares and rectangles rendered here suggest frozen music
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Moved to Texas with an all-female cast, the Bard's comedy is a summer escape
columns
Page Two: Thrust and Perry
Advertising vs. Editorial Content 101
BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops!
Letters at 3AM: Amber's Question
The question 'What's your favorite word?' launches a contemplative journey toward the answer
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
What's that on Rick Perry's head?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Gay Place goes back to her roots
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Traveling across the country in an RV with the family
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Chickens with white earlobes lay white eggs, and more fun factoids
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: 2011 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival
Waterloo Park, Sunday, August 28, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Burnt Orange Classic
Longhorn volleyball team hosts Israeli National Team amongst others
BY MARK FAGAN
High School Football
Friday night lights are back
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Longhorns split season openers, and more
