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Southern Exposure
The changing face of the venerable South Lamar Plaza
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER AND JANA BIRCHUM
Point Austin: Can This Really Be the End?
A look forward, a look back
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Parks and Rec in Review
In a parks-centric town like Austin, it's not easy being PARD
BY AMY SMITH
Civics 101
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Court to Texas: Follow Medicaid Rules or Lose Fed Money
State-funded WHP set to begin Jan. 1
BY JORDAN SMITH
Rick Perry Death Watch: Swearingen Gets Another Date With Death
Fourth time execution has been scheduled
BY JORDAN SMITH
Mr. Woods Goes to Washington
UT grad student John Woods has a few ideas about reasonable gun control
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report: Make Dinnertime Family Time
Laurie David has tips for families trying to squeeze in time together
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Dining Out for New Year's Eve
New Year's Beer-solutions 2013
A beer enthusiast's resolutions to be healthy, wealthy, and weiz
BY IVY LE
Drink Better and Cheaper in 2013
We disclose the secrets of locating food friendly, relatively undiscovered, but easy to find Old World wines
BY WES MARSHALL
Culinary Wish List for Austin in 2013
Epicurean hopes and desires in 2013
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Dec. 29-Jan. 3
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-O-File
Taco originality is alive and well in Austin social media
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Texas Platters Finale
Last local music round-up of 2012
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Playback: The State of the State of the 2012 Austin Music Scene
A look back at 2012
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Extreme Temperature Swings
AFS Essential Cinema kicks off Asia: Hot and Cool series
BY MARGARET MOSER
En Garde and Armed With Latex and Brushes
Three Austin special effects makeup artists compete on SyFy's 'Face Off'
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Making Bedfellows of Metal and Bloody Movie Mayhem
Phil Anselmo and Corey Mitchell unleash the Housecore Horror Film Festival in 2013
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
In this 3-D spectacle, the wan drama takes a back seat to the Cirque's acrobatics.
Dabangg 2
This Bollywood action sequel the exploits of Salman Khan's police inspector Chulbul "Robin Hood" Pandey.
Django Unchained
As entertaining and subversive as Django Unchained is, Tarantino's latest also suffers from a certain slackness.
Jack Reacher
Tom Cruise stars as the title character of Lee Child's novels in this thriller directed by the writer of Valkyrie and The Usual Suspects.
Les Misérables
This extravagant adaptation of the monster-hit musical is a little pitchy, but it's still a potent piece of cinema.
Parental Guidance
The actors deserve credit for the professionalism they bring to this family comedy stinker.
Sarochaaru
This new Telugu film is a romantic comedy.
arts & culture
Pole Position
For some kinds of dance, you need Brass Ovaries
BY KACI BEELER
The Alley Cat Project
MASS leaves artistic surprises in a dozen East Austin backyard byways
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Studio Visit: Phil Durst
His studio is an empty nest filled with a million little pieces
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
Irving Berlin's White Christmas the Musical
Zach Theatre delivers a sentimental stroll through a winter wonderland, with exceptionally strong dancing
Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical
The Georgetown Palace Theater has its flaws, but the kids in it bring the miracle of theatre
'Armageddon Outta Here'
Ink Tank's show stretched between an achievement of something truly artistic and an extravagantly themed party
columns
Letters at 3AM: Winter Reveries
No matter the season, no matter the climate, when I write I write in winter
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion: Born Again
Stephen revels in rebirth – and the roll of stretch fabrics in it
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
The Gay Place thanks you from the bottom of their dark little rainbow hearts
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The healing power of pie
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: New Year's Eve Letdown
The problem with New Year’s is that everyone expects something special to happen.
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Hornucopia
With a lightened suspension. Kabongo set to return Feb. 13
BY MICHAEL CORCORAN
Soccer Watch
The football world is into its holiday break
