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Volume 32, Number 23
news
The Road to 10-1
The City Council districting destination is settled. Is anybody driving the bus?
BY MIKE KANIN AND ELIZABETH PAGANO
Point Austin: Governor Oops! Again
Perry's vision of Texas rests on willful blindness
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Loophole Development Code?
Lobbyists may get a crack at rewriting land-use regs
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
Council Split on How – and When – to Fund Housing
City scrambles to finance what voters rejected
BY MIKE KANIN
Council: Time for a Beer
A short but packed agenda for this week's Council
BY MICHAEL KING
AISD: Board Approves Sex Segregation
AISD board approves three single-sex schools on Eastside
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
New Coalition to Push for Women's Health
A group of heavy-hitters steps up to the plate
BY JORDAN SMITH
Disquiet Over Amphitheatres
Neighbors had hoped code changes would put the kibosh on neighboring amphitheatre
BY AMY SMITH
Judges Want to Overhaul Indigent Defense
County judges move to reform criminal defense practice
BY JORDAN SMITH
LCRA Wins One
A judge has ruled that LCRA didn't breach its contract with wholesale rates
BY MIKE KANIN
LegeLines
Hightower Report: The Joke of 'Corporate Governance'
One CEO has seen his pay cut in half ... to $11.5 million
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Sustainable Beer
The secret about sustainable brewing is that it exists.
BY IVY LE
Food Reviews
Clark's Oyster Bar
The folks behind Perla's offer fancy seafood, a casual vibe, and an adventurous wine list
Food-o-File
In praise of the pop-up, plus closings, openings, and rumor-mongerings
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Meal Times February 1-7
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
While My Ukulele Gently Weeps
Get ready to see a lot more ukuleles
BY LUKE WINKIE
Playback
Emo's stays indie. For now.
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Phases & Stages
Carrie Rodriguez
Give Me All You Got
the Reivers
Second Story
Dale Watson
El Rancho Azul
Girling
Songs About Friends
Aimee Bobruk
/ ba.'brook /
Sweet Talk
Pickup Lines
OBN III's
OBN III's
Obscured by Echoes
Black Matter Manifesto
screens
Breaking out of the Film Fest Box
After a festival run, indie movies used to die on the vine. Video-on-demand is changing that.
BY DAN SOLOMON
Happy Accidents
How going with her gut got producer Cori Stern an Oscar nom and her zombie comedy into multiplexes
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Sun Sets on the Big 'Dance
Sundance ends with acquisitions and accolades for Austin filmmakers
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
SXSW Film Announces Lineup
We can't tell you what we know, but we can tease you with it
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
Bullet to the Head
Sylvester Stallone is back – the action is loud and pulpy, the quips are ever-ready, and the cycle is unbroken.
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The titular siblings turn bounty hunters after a traumatic childhood incident with an oven.
Movie 43
This raunchy collection of short films drew A-list talent behind and in front of the camera.
Parker
Action star Jason Statham plays the latest screen version of Donald E. Westlake's master thief Parker.
Race 2
Bollywood action film.
Stand Up Guys
The film stars Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin as a trio of petty crooks who reunite postretirement to settle some old scores and rediscover the meaning of friendship.
Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
This controversial Tollywood film that's banned in Tamil presents a maze of events which lead to the discovery of a fictional terrorist cell in New York City.
Vishwaroopam (Telugu)
see above
Warm Bodies
Last time in the director’s chair, Jonathan Levine made the feel-good cancer movie 50/50; now he's back with a clever and heartfelt zombie rom-com.
arts & culture
Letting Go, With 'Peace'
Champion for new plays Suzan Zeder closes her career at UT with a new drama of her own
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Texas Photo Roundup
Austin photography icon Dan Winters headlines three-day confab for photo pros
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Fusebox Festival
2013 lineup features Deborah Hay dance, line upon line percussion, Peat Duggins, and the return of Action Hero
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The Greatness
Which of Austin's arty geeks will take the title in this new live game show?
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
Little Mother
Despite lovely shadow puppetry and a sensual score, this tale of an anguished couple feels incomplete
Gruesome Playground Injuries
Kelsey Kling makes a distinguished directorial debut with Rajiv Joseph's gem of a love story
Gods and Idols
Though rough, Jason Rainey's ambitious, funny exploration of faith is something to believe in
Going Postal
This tale of a wayward letter is best when the talk stops and the players just dance
West Side Terri
Terri Mowrey's solo show is a vivacious love letter to West Side Story and how movies move us
columns
Oops!
After a Fashion: Target Shooting
Roosevelt Cevallos has a reeeeally big shoe
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
The Gay Place
Performance and visual art take center stage
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Contemplating art and sipping wine in Johnson City
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Stuck with the Bill
$30 for a glass of water and a dinner salad?
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
AMSOIL Arenacross
National arenacross tour hits Cedar Park
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex season tickets on sale, and more
BY NICK BARBARO
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