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news
One Cop, Two Cop ...
How Many New Cops?
Council approves 47 new APD hires – with perhaps a change in the air
BY MICHAEL KING
Point Austin: Electric Shock
Austin Energy's 'regressive' proposed rate increase brings out little guys and their advocates
BY AMY SMITH
City Hall Hustle: Mo' Money
As the budget year ends, council reshuffles the last few cards
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Calendar of civic events, Sept. 22-29
Taxi Report Hits Rocky Terrain
With transportation, it's hard to find the middle of the road
BY MIKE KANIN
'ACCESS News' Goes Live
New show reaches Austin's deaf community
BY JORDAN SMITH
Crime Down, Except for Murder
Austin homicides up; everything else down
BY JORDAN SMITH
Realigning Police Lineups
New study shows that changing lineup procedure reduces mistaken ID'ing
BY JORDAN SMITH
Hangman Hangs Fire
Case included racially biased testimony
BY JORDAN SMITH
Christmas Comes Early for Texas State
General Land Office gives the gift that keeps on giving
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Council Opponents Concede on WTP4
The city auditor brings the latest numbers on a WTP4 shutdown
BY WELLS DUNBAR
DOJ on Redistricting: Tell It to the Judge
The DOJ refuses to preclear U.S. and Texas House redistricting
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Trading Grass for Cash
When it comes to water, Augustine is no saint
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
The new super PACs amount to a corporate takeover of national politics
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Texas Craft Brewers Festival
The festival returns after a hiatus
BY LEE NICHOLS
Food-o-File
The once and future pit master returns?
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Enjoy cooking demos, feasts, and cocktails to benefit many good causes
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Hank's Garage
Frites to meet you
music
Dog Years
Austin's version of the Band – the Gourds – steps into those brown shoes almost literally with Old Mad Joy
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
The 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival draws to a close, as does Emo's outside on Sixth Street
BY AUSTIN POWELL
ACL Live Shots
Cults
An Horse
Theophilus London
Ha Ha Tonka
Secret Sisters
Brandi Carlile
Big Boi
Kurt Vile
Kurt Vile & the Violators
Foster the People
Gary Clark Jr.
Coldplay
Kanye West
Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc & the Grand Scheme
Cowboy & Indian
Twin Shadow
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois' Black Dub
The Moondoggies
Fitz & the Tantrums
Gillian Welch
Wanda Jackson
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Del McCoury Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band & the Del McCoury Band
Cee Lo
Stevie Wonder
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
AWOLNation
Elbow
Death From Above 1979
Manu Chao
Social Distortion
Randy Newman
Arcade Fire
screens
Seasoning's Greetings
A look at the savory and the tweet of Hilah Cooking
BY MONICA RIESE
FANTASTIC FEST 2011
Gods and Monsters ...
... and aliens and abductors and much, much more at Fantastic Fest 2011
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Rick Baker: Monster Maker
An American Werewolf in London
BY MARC SAVLOV
Teaching You the Fear
Extraterrestrial
BY MARC SAVLOV
This Is Your Mind on Black Rainbows
Beyond the Black Rainbow
BY MARC SAVLOV
Inventing New (Still Horrible) Ways To Die
You're Next
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Let the Games Begin
Fantastic Arcade
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
A Movie-able Feast
Exploring Toronto's cinematic menu
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Film Reviews
Dolphin Tale
This true story of the world's first dolphin with a prosthetic tail provides solid family entertainment.
Dookudu
New Telugu action film.
Incendiary: The Willingham Case
The "junk science" used to make the case for the Texas execution of Cameron Todd Willingham for the arson murders of his children is persuasively laid out in this locally made documentary.
Life, Above All
In this South African drama, a township overcomes its fear of AIDS by the example of a courageous young girl.
Mausam
This Hindi film presents a timeless story of love in the face of political hostilities and religious conflict.
Moneyball
Brad Pitt hits a home run with this film about the inner workings of baseball. It's a film that will appeal to sports fans and nonfans alike.
Straw Dogs
Rod Lurie remakes Sam Peckinpah's 1971 bloodbath-classic about a home invasion and tapping into man's inner rage monster.
arts & culture
Damian Priour
Remembering the respected Austin sculptor
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Actors From the London Stage
Who needs more than five actors to do a Shakespeare play? Not this troupe.
BY JILLIAN OWENS
All Over Creation: Come Together
You're not alone in the theatre, and there's power in that
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
'Wild Beasts'
Five artists massage your corneas with vivid colors and Fauvist style
Marion Bridge
A rare play that manages to offer both comfort and truth
The Cherry Orchard
The crises facing Chekhov's characters feel very current in UT's staging
columns
Gay Place: Texas Is a Queer State of Mind
UT goes balls-out on Queer State(s)
BY KATE X MESSER
Letters at 3am: Zelda's Law and 9/11
9/11 conspiracy theories will outlive their perpetrators
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
What a drag it is getting old ... even with surgery
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Stacking rocks has become a new pastime along the Galveston Seawall
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc Recommends: Queensrÿche
Emo's, Sunday, September 25, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Bombat Washers Championship
Central Texas lays claim to being the Washers Pitching Capital this weekend
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
UT women begin conference play, and more
