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Volume 32, Number 15
news
Will Texas Do Better?
As the 83rd Legislature slouches toward Austin, hope dances a two-step with apprehension
BY MICHAEL KING
Point Austin: Cliff Diving
The practice of government by self-extortion
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point: All the Arguments That Fit
City Council agenda packed with volatile materials
BY MICHAEL KING
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
State & City Redevelopment? Hold That Thought ...
The TFC wants to redevelop state land in Austin – Austin's not so sure
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
A 10-1 Sense of Humor? You'll Need It.
Already, the schedule for unveiling geographic districts in Austin has been denounced as impractical
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
Rooster Need a Booster? Call Breco!
A business that advertises in 'The Gamecock' magazine alleges its products are for fatigue and infections, not cockfighting
BY JORDAN SMITH
An IDEA Whose Time Has Passed?
The AISD board contemplates terminating its contract with IDEA Public Schools
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
GIFT GUIDE 2012
Politics Gift Guide, Part II
For the pot smokers, pacifists, and stamp collectors in your life
BY JORDAN SMITH AND MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Report: Who Really Killed the Twinkie?
Don't blame the unions
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
GIFT GUIDE 2012
Mrs. Santa's Book Bag
An international smorgasbord with something for every palate
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-O-File
Our food writers go On the Range with a slew of new food events
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Dec. 7-13
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Wine of the Week
Sparkling wine and whisky options for the holiday season
BY WES MARSHALL
Wet Whistle Has a Niche Market Cornered
Corner store offers local, sustainable grocery choices on Eastside
BY JESSI CAPE
Food Reviews
Elaine's Pork & Pie
Two Southern cuisine staples done right
music
Old Friends/Bookends
Sex, drugs, and rock & roll. And books.
BY MARGARET MOSER
Playback
Austin's version of 'Bad Santa' at a bar near you
BY KEVIN CURTIN
GIFT GUIDE 2012
screens
Two Gorehounds Go West
Horror directors Duane Graves and Justin Meeks tackle a period Western
BY JOE O'CONNELL
When the Sixties Was Happening on FM Radio
AFS Doc Night: 'Radio Unnameable'
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Sundance Taps Texas Filmmakers for 2013 Fest
Richard Linklater, David Gordon Green, Andrew Bujalski, and more head to Park City to show off new films
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
Bad Kids Go to Hell
This Texas-made high school comedy that's based on a comic book mixes elements of The Breakfast Club with Scoobie Doo with uneven results.
The Collection
This follow-up to the horror/torture film The Collector seeks to mold a new franchise.
Hitchcock
Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren keep things interesting but there's more here about the marriage and partnership of Hitchcock and Alma Reville rather than a good backstage look at the making of Psycho.
Holy Motors
Holy Motors; hot damn. This French firecracker is set to detonate.
Lay the Favorite
Stepehn Frears' latest – a Las Vegas comedy starring Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and others – opens exclusively at the local dollar house.
Playing for Keeps
In this all-too-predictable romantic comedy/drama, Gerard Butler plays an ex-soccer star who ultimately reunites with his ex-wife and son, whose team he coaches.
A Royal Affair
Palace intrigue, bodice-ripping, and revolutionary thought: If only this costume drama about Danish monarchs behaving badly delivered on its promise.
Talaash
Bollywood thriller.
arts & culture
Expressing Himself
How David Bologna made the leap to Broadway and a Tony nomination in Billy Elliot the Musical
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Vodka, Fucking, and Television'
For Breaking String's latest show, the whole world is watching
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Drinking & Driving'
Photographers Ashley Watson and Chris Evans snap private moments in public settings
BY CAITLIN GREENWOOD
The Nutcracker
Ballet Austin marks 50 years of presenting The Nutcracker
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Playhouse
Once more with feeling: It's yet another temporary space for the theatre's new season
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Vodka, Fucking, and Television
Breaking String's production is fun, but the script gets self-indulgent a little too often
'Post Linear'
The paintings of Beili Liu, Shawn Camp, and Sandra Pratt might be what cartographers dream
Between Heaven and Hades
Far from the purgatorial stasis of the title, Ballet East's program revealed significant journeys
columns
The Common Law: A Visit From the Credit-Card Grinch
Holiday shopping and credit card billing errors
BY LUKE ELLIS
After a Fashion
H&M and Zink have a lot in 'store,' and Seabrook's benefit was a smash
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place: SEASONAL GAYFECTIVE DISORDER
On our gaydar for our pre-holiday ho-ho's
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The shine is still on Lawrence Ludtke's most recent (and final) commission – the JFK Tribute in Fort Worth
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Real Swinging Versus Imagined Swinging
Don't stress over something that doesn't actually exist
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
NCAA Volleyball Tourney
Third-ranked Horns host USC, Florida, and Wichita State
BY NICK BARBARO
Soccer Watch
Aztex, amongst others, host Austin Soccer Kicks Cancer Camp
BY NICK BARBARO
Hornucopia
Horns pay millions and millions for mediocrity
