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Jumping the Shark on Women's Health
For the sake of anti-abortion politics, the governor and the Legislature turned their backs on women's health care – with disastrous consequences. Is there any way to fix this mess?
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: Welcome to the Madhouse
The Keller day care fiasco and the madness of crowds
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Southland
Seven neighborhoods take Imagine Austin on a test run
BY AMY SMITH
Appeal Filed for Fran Keller: The Oak Hill Daycare 'Ritual Abuse' Fiasco
Appeal cites outdated medical evidence and Brady violation
BY JORDAN SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
Hotel Project Sparks Downtown Skirmish
A proposed hotel complex at Eighth and Congress has had a particularly dramatic saga en route to Council
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
Council Notes: Funky Illuminations
On corporate influence, 24-hour hiking, and affordable housing
BY MICHAEL KING
Board Discord on Single-Sex Schools
Little consensus leading up to Jan. 29 vote
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
10-1, Step One: Finding Commissioners
The public comment period on the new districting process was extended a week for more input
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
LegeLines
Odds and ends from the Capitol
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Guns & Ammo ... and Austin Politics
The state of gun control in Travis County
BY MIKE KANIN
Hightower Report: Why Is It So Dark at This Time of Year?
It's scary to see so many 5-watt bulbs in 100-watt sockets
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Pie-o-Neers for Peace
Peace Through Pie initiative going forward one school at a time
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Treat Yo Self
Angel Donuts & Treats tempts Cedar Park residents and students with devilish delights
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Wine of the Week
Winery offers affordable variation of its Sauvignon Blanc
BY WES MARSHALL
Food Events
Jan. 18-24
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-O-File
Is it "Goodnight" for iconic Hill's Cafe?
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Melvin's Deli Comfort
Melvin, a slightly off-kilter couple that excels at making some of Austin's best sandwiches
music
Other People's Songs
Picture 'Friday Night Lights' beauty Dana Wheeler-Nicholson singing for the president
BY MARGARET MOSER
Playback: 2012-2013 Music Poll Ballot
Vote your local music conscience
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Free Week Live Shots Part 2
screens
Divya Srinivasan Is Living
the Dream of Art
The multimedia creator's work wakes a world's imagination
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Goodbye to This Millennium's Must-See TV
How '30 Rock' reshaped the sitcom for the digital age
BY ALEKSANDER CHAN
Jogging Toward March
SXSW Film announces opening night film, Texas Film Hall of Fame picks 2013 inductees
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
Broken City
Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe mix it up in this mystery thriller directed by Allen Hughes.
A Haunted House
Marlon Wayans spoofs Paranormal Activity.
The Last Stand
Arnold Schwarzenegger plunges back into acting in this full-bore action vehicle helmed by the South Korean director Kim Jee-Woon.
Mama
Jessica Chastain stars in this spook tale that's rife with unsettling atmosphere.
Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola
A greedy businessman aims to convert his village's farms into a modern shopping center in this Bollywood romantic comedy with a political bent.
Mumbai Mirror
In this Bollywood film, powerful and corrupt club owners have dubious connections with the Mumbai police.
Rust and Bone
The unlikely relationship between two damaged souls is made deeply palpable by the stunning performances of Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard and rising star Matthias Schoenaerts.
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
This new Telugu film tells a story of brotherly rivalry.
arts & culture
Theatre Thinker
In the online dialogue about the art of the stage, Travis Bedard is a star
BY DAN SOLOMON
Studio Visits: William Heath (aka Billy Beasty)
In an Eastside home, a consummate collaborator lives with the detritus of spectacular gestures
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
Invisible, Inc.
The Hidden Room Theatre's impressive new show is both a play about magic and a performance of magic
Elizabeth: Heart of a King
Lorella Loftus' ambitious new bio-play boasts strong performances by the three women portraying the Virgin Queen
Austin Symphony Orchestra With Yefim Bronfman
Yefim Bronfman played his way through the expansive territory of Brahms with masterful command
columns
After a Fashion: Hobnobbing
So, where should Your Style Avatar cram all these daisies he was supposed to be pushing up by now?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place: BUSTIN' OUT ALL OVER
January's bustin' out all over
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Quirky coffee shop has more than a good cup o' joe
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Contagion
Sick people suck
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
Former Aztex Kekuta Manneh looks to go high in MLS SuperDraft, and more
BY NICK BARBARO
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