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Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line
Author Jonah Raskin explores the contradictions of life in Marijuanaland
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: Imagine Affordability
Imagine an Austin in which everyone can afford to live
BY AMY SMITH
City Hall Hustle: Agreeing To Disagree
Outside City Hall, crowds gather; inside City Hall, clouds form
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Quote of the Week
Michael Morton released from prison via new evidence revealed by the Innocence Project
Civics 101
Calendar of civic events, Oct. 6-13
Headlines
The Hightower Report
GOP leaders denounce 'class war' on rich – while they wage war on the rest of us
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
The Calendar's on Fire!
Council takes up the contentious subject of the election date
BY WELLS DUNBAR
APD Retreats on 'Operation Wardrive'
Police nix effort to find cyber piggybackers
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
SXSW Eco: Can We All Just Get Along?
Former Gov. Bill Ritter considers the possibility of cooperation
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Austin Occupied!
National movement makes its local debut at City Hall
BY KATIE TOMASINO
Was Cop's Fatal Shooting Justified?
Police continue investigating officer-involved shooting
BY JORDAN SMITH
Michael Arena: Previous Coverage
DNA Evidence Clears Morton of Murder Conviction
Georgetown man was wrongfully convicted for wife's murder
BY JORDAN SMITH
Ultrasound Injunction Stays Put
U.S. denies state's plea to overturn temporary injunction
BY JORDAN SMITH
Reality Pipes: Keystone Project Kicks Up Sand
Will Obama give oil pipeline the green light?
BY LAUREL CHESKY
Get Out Your Colored Pencils
The San Antonio court says it will draw its own maps, and sparks begin to fly
BY MICHAEL KING
food
Texas Sake?
Sake to me, Texas Sake Company
BY WES MARSHALL
Food Events
Take your palate around the world this week with a Mediterranean festival, Oktoberfest, and the AMOA
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Capitol-area standbys shuttered, Mirabelle sold, and artisanal ice cream
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Indian Spicy Kitchen
This worthy new joint will get your goat
The Kitchen Window
Chef-driven, high-quality eats from a new food trailer court
music
Family Affair
Austin's archeological imprint Heavy Light Records uncovers Texas history one record at a time
BY THOMAS FAWCETT
Off the Record
Ian McLagan snubs the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame while Suzanna Choffel uproots to New York
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
Balmorhea
Live at Sint-Elisabethkerk
Kashmere Reunion Stage Band
Live Shot
Quiet Company
We Are All Where We Belong
screens
War Stories
From Austin to the Upper Peninsula to Afghanistan and back: Heather Courtney's long journey to arrive at Where Soldiers Come From
BY CINDY WIDNER
Amazing Journey
Six from Britain's bad-boy directors
BY MARC SAVLOV
Moving Violation
Classic sexploitation films shake things up at the Alamo
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
The Dead
The sun-drenched locales of Ghana and Burkina Faso provide the backdrops for this original zombie apocalypse.
Dream House
Despite an impressive cast and director, Dream House is a confounding mess.
The Hedgehog
Eleven-year-old Paloma moves from girlish self-destruction to engagement with the world without ever leaving the confines of her French apartment building.
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
This follow-up movie sucks ass … literally.
The Ides of March
George Clooney's modern morality tale about the ongoing battle between idealism and corruption in the political realm is perfectly cast.
Machine Gun Preacher
Gerard Butler and Michael Shannon star in this drama about a reformed bruiser and drug addict who now rescues children from the conflict in Sudan.
Margaret
A tangled post-production history kept this Kenneth Lonergan film from completion for six years, and its story about teenage trauma suffers as a result. But, oh, what a cast.
Oosaravelli
New Telugu action film.
Real Steel
Mix Rocky with The Transformers and you'll wind up with something like Real Steel.
Restless
Gus Van Sant hits a rare discordant note with this story about two death-obsessed teens that is twee and precious instead of genuine and candid.
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
The cult following that surrounds the audio tapes of a couple of slurry drunks that were surreptitiously recorded in the late Eighties is given the documentary treatment.
arts & culture
Rebuild the Guild
Michael Yates and his fellow artisans bring new life to Austin's cadre of craft
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
'Surprise Annie'
Who the hell is Annie La Ganga?
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
All Over Creation: So Little, So Much
When it comes to the theatrical, the smart choice is to go bare
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler
Changing her story isn't easy for Ibsen's heroine, but it is funny
Aphrodite Dances: Chocolate
Warm, liquid sweetness flowed through a program of intriguing dance
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
With a simple, smart approach, Soubrette's debut show takes home the prize
columns
Page Two: From Gutenburg to the Kindle
The 'Chronicle' adapts to new media realities
BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops!
Letters at 3AM: A Sicilian on the Mob
We have not seen real Sicilian mobsters onscreen
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
The Common Law
Should I Sue in Small-Claims Court?
BY LUKE ELLIS
After a Fashion
A turn for the worse? Or a turn for the better? Resolve makes all the difference.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Social action on fire!
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Chicago-style, deep-dish pizza was actually invented by a Texan
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Central Texas Paranormal Conference
Norris Conference Centers, Saturday, October 8, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
CLAWstin
Lady arm wrestling, all for a good cause
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
UT vs. OU weekend, St. Ed's square off against Heartland rivals, and more
BY NICK BARBARO
