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John Anderson and Shelley Hiam
news
The Destruction of Texas Health Care
The GOP crusade against Planned Parenthood is devastating basic care for Texas women
BY JORDAN SMITH
Quote of the Week
Point Austin: They're Not 'Pro-Life'
The health care cuts are anti-women and anti-family
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Away We Go
Who does Austin want to lead the way
BY AMY SMITH
Civics 101
Headlines
Strange Bedfellows
Email hack job blows cover for undercover work within Occupy Austin
BY MICHAEL KING
End of the Road for AISD Exigency
AISD is still in the red, but threat of mass firings has lifted
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
April 3 Primary in Doubt
San Antonio panel sets Feb. 6 deadline for new maps – or else
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Herding Cats ... and Dogs ... in Austin & San Antonio
The high cost of being a no-kill city
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Barrera Killer Dead?
Brown committed suicide in his home, mere blocks from Barrera's
BY JORDAN SMITH
YMCA Has Designs on TLAC Site
Oh, so that's why the city wanted to close the Town Lake Animal Center
BY NICK BARBARO
Porn Busters Return!
Roommate's arrest sparks hope for Perez
BY JORDAN SMITH
Supremes Wink at Titty Tax
Constitutionality of less-than-lucrative tax at issue
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Ally of Newt, Dough of Cog
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Dinner Is Served
Two Austin takes on the supper club trend
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
The 10-Day Juice Cleanse Challenge
Get juiced the healthy way and feel the power
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Second Helpings: Party of Two?
Food Events
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped pie for weeks
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Austin's beloved cheese shop expands
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
We Built This City
On rock & roll venues opening up left, right, and especially east
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Freeway View
A fresh slap of paint and new ZIP code for Austin clubs
BY MARGARET MOSER
screens
Mother's Little Monster
Lynne Ramsay and Tilda Swinton on the complexities of their Columbine-inspired collaboration
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Jump, Jive, and More
SXSW Film announces its feature lineup
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Delving Deeper Into the Archive of a Dark Time
Doc Nights: Shoah: The Unseen Interviews
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Film Reviews
Big Miracle
Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski star in this fact-based story that shows us that whales are mammals too.
Chronicle
Like a marriage of Cloverfield and Carrie, Chronicle blends faux-naif techniques with a teen telekinesis plot and gets fresh results.
The Grey
Bloodthirsty wolves and the brutalizing Alaskan elements conspire against a band of airplane crash survivors.
The Innkeepers
With slow-burn shudders, Ti West's haunted-inn story provides a stellar model for creeping dread.
One for the Money
Heigl plays bounty hunter Stephanie Plum in this adaptation of the first book in Janet Evanovich's bestselling crime series.
We Need To Talk About Kevin
Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of a teen rampage killer who has a complicated relationship with her son.
The Woman in Black
Daniel Radcliffe jumps from Hogwarts to this movie's haunted mansion where he stars as a young widower under siege from a malevolent ghost.
arts & culture
'Long' Haul
Delivering the goods on the 2012 FronteraFest Long Fringe
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
A peek beneath the tutu from Austin's Mike McKinley
BY JONELLE SEITZ
Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival
In Austin's newest festival, stand-up finally gets top billing
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Wicked
An election-year return to Oz finds the hit musical packing an extra punch
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lyubov Petrova powers this Lucia with vocal fireworks and nuanced acting
columns
After a Fashion
Truman and Michael sittin' in a tree …
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place: Don't Stop, Get It Get It
We don't ever want to hear you complain that there is not enough LGBTQ up in this town
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The hot mineral waters of Marlin have been curing the afflicted and maintaining the healthy for 120 years
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Common Law: The People's Law School – Learn the Law for Free
People's Law School
BY LUKE ELLIS
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
For pills, sure, but does color also affect how well Tic Tacs work?
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: A Resurgence of Quality Programming
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
UT Softball Texas Classic
Horns host Rams, Titans, and Roadrunners
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Austin Aztex to play home games at House Park, and more
