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The Facts Were Immaterial
The 'counterintelligence' operations of Hoover's FBI included harassment, vilification, violence – and fake 'underground' newspapers in Bloomington, D.C., and Austin
BY DALE BRUMFIELD
Point Austin: Things to Do in Texas When You're Lege
The special agenda is not so special
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: The Return of Bruce Todd
Shock and awe over Biscoe's choice to fill commissioner's seat
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
Officers Testify in Carter Shooting Case
Testimony continues in civil suit filed by Carter family
BY JORDAN SMITH
Council Preview: Are You Reddy for This?
Council delays discussions about Austin Energy
BY MICHAEL KING
New Suit Filed Against Lehmberg
Former political opponent alleges D.A. engaged in several criminal acts
BY JORDAN SMITH
School District Staff Face Big Health Care Rate Hike
District working to educate workers on options
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Judge Edith Jones on Race, Crime, and God's Vengeance
Civil rights group files complaint against 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge
BY JORDAN SMITH
Lege Lines: Redistricting Battle Drags On
More hearings are scheduled as the House debates alternate maps
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Death Watch
Chester to die June 12
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
IRS should outlaw all 'social welfare' political fronts
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Food-O-File
An unusual number of new restaurants make their debuts this summer
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Wine of the Week
Superb $12 Pinot Grigio and Pinot Noir
BY WES MARSHALL
Food Events
June 7-10
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Winflo Osteria
Pizza and pasta with modern pizzazz
PhoNatic
This fast-casual Vietnamese eatery is the real deal
music
If You Have Ghosts
Nothing's rotten in Denmark for Danny Malone
BY ABBY JOHNSTON
Playback: Shark Attack!
American Sharks, the future of Austin rock
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Chaos in Tejas Live Shots
Best-of cull from last weekend's Chaos in Tejas mayhem
screens
Play It Again, Sam
ATX TV Fest founders are back for round two
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Bloomsday Confidential
Under the covers with James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Cinema East's Summer Lineup
Jazzing up the summer screenings with indie films from fresh off the festival circuit
BY MONICA RIESE
Film Reviews
Iddarammayilatho
In this Telugu romance, a man is in love with two women.
The Internship
Once Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson joined forces to crash weddings; in their new comedy, the duo crashes Google as older-than-average interns.
The Kings of Summer
This Sundance favorite is a perfect yet offbeat summer movie about teens who ditch their families and try to live like men in a ground-level treehouse in the woods.
Now You See Me
This magicians' caper film has a good cast but very little else hidden up its sleeve.
The Purge
Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey star in this suspenseful horror film that's set in the near future and poses dark possibilities and even darker lighting.
Stories We Tell
Canadian filmmaker and actress Sarah Polley goes looking for her biological father and comes homes with a wise and poetic documentary about the nature of truth.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
This Bollywood film is a coming-of-age romantic comedy about friends viewed over a number of years.
arts & culture
Best in Show
The 2012-13 Austin Critics Table Awards
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Double Step'
Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Kate Warren bring their dance companies together, but they've been in step for decades
BY ROBERT FAIRES
All Over Creation: Head in the Game
In Houston, 'Warrior Class' and 'Road Show' show it is how you play the game
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Blood, Sweat, and Cheers
This play about competitive cheerleading doesn't always fly as high as its heroines, but the athleticism is awesome
Red Left, Blue Right
GrayDUCK group show examines the degree to which the art object affects the senses
Harvey
Zach Theatre's revival provides plenty of laughs, but is missing the poignant quality that makes the play so enduring
columns
Gay Place: Back To ... Normal?
Compared to last Saturday, this weekend gay Austin may be able to hear a pin drop, but there's still too much to do
BY KATE X MESSER
After a Fashion: Sample Closet
Your Style Avatar rolls out in his first Queerbomb. Sort of.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Park is home to famous tree
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Common Law
My tenant is two months late on rent – can I change the locks?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: The Sleeping Beauty Syndrome
Get out there and start sucking
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Texas Rollergirls Playoffs
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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