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news
Changing Directions
Community-based programs aim to redirect the 'school-to-prison pipeline'
BY DAGNY ZENOVIA
Point Austin: We'll Always Have ... Mass Murder
On not surrendering to pro-gun mythology
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: No Praise for Appraisal Process
Disparities in property values could prompt protest from county
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Finally ... Cole Declares for Mayor
Local leaders help kickoff campaign
BY MICHAEL KING AND AMY SMITH
Council: About Those Tax Bills ...
Vested rights returns to agenda
BY MICHAEL KING
District 9 Race Warms Up
Tovo, Riley kick off campaigns
BY AMY SMITH
Need a Lyft? Rideshare Wars, the Sequel
New player brings rideshare back to city agenda
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Grace Garcia of Annie's List Killed in Crash
Colleagues pay tribute
BY BRANDON WATSON
Perry Estate Looks to Next Chapter
Two structures on grounds up for demolition
BY AMY SMITH
The Hightower Report
Fast-food chains stealing from low-wage workers
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Blackbird Singing
Upscale neighborhood pub Blackbird and Henry features simple yet excellent cuisine
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
From Nonna's Sicily to Texas Bellies
Jay Maffi's journey to meatball superiority
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Food-O-File
Vandals on camera, plus Dai Due nears opening day
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
June 5-10
music
X GAMES 2014
X Offenders
Music freaks and sports fanatics become indistinguishable
Playback: SXSW Survey a Snooze
City's post-SXSW survey succumbs to poor planning
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
OBN IIIs
Third Time to Harm
Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt
For Keeps
Graham Weber
Faded Photos
Radney Foster
Everything I Should Have Said
David Grissom
How It Feels to Fly
Ghost Wolves
Man, Woman, Beast
Ulrich Ellison
Synergy
Sour Notes
Do What May
screens
Boob Tubistry
ATX Television Festival caters to – and initiates – a new kind of fandom
BY AMY GENTRY
Toe to Toe With a Life in Dance
A ballerina inspires two choreographers in AFS Doc Nights offering
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Righteous Cause / Cool Swag
Summer Indie Movie Challenge
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Artist Intensive Unveiled
AFS program fosters creative hookups
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Film Reviews
Cold in July
A dream lineup is one of many treats in this East Texas neo-noir based on a Joe Lansdale book.
The Dance of Reality
Cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s first feature in 23 years is a labor of mad, passionate love
Edge of Tomorrow
The sci-fi is a bit fuzzy – and the alien beasties are anything but – in this Tom Cruise action onslaught.
The Fault in Our Stars
The film does justice to the popular novel in this judicious teen tearjerker.
Filth
Based on a book by Trainspotting's Irvine Welsh, this film keeps close company with a nihilistic character, but unwisely pulls its punches.
Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty
In this Hindi film, a military officer hunts terrorists.
Maleficent
Angelina Jolie stars in this Disney tale that promises to be a visual stunner.
Night Moves
Three radical environmentalists plot to destroy a hydroelectric dam in Kelly Reichardt's thoughtful drama.
Words and Pictures
The story is rather creaky, but who cares when the actors Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche are so sublime together?
arts & culture
Consummate Artistry
The 2013-14 Austin Critics Table Awards
BY ROBERT FAIRES
comPassion
In its latest festival, Conspirare finds passions thriving in 21st century music
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Studio Visits: Terri Thomas
Collaboration is a gift for this provocative artist
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
The Foreigner
Austin Playhouse does right by this popular American comedy, mining all the laughs and also making its point
Gold Show|Rose Show
In the sequel to the 2013 concert of the same name, Julie Nathanielsz and Heloise Gold came at dance from opposite directions
Bethany
Theatre En Bloc delivers a tough and disturbing social critique on suburbia and adversity facing single mothers
columns
The Good Eye: Perfume Is a Country
Two local perfumers make natural magic in Austin
Gay Place
Queerbomb turns 5!
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Get your thrill and Edom too at Blueberry Hill Farms
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Dumpster Bonin'
Wherein the Luv Doc plays the uncomfortable role of the skeptic
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
X GAMES 2014
X Games Info
Don't know a railslide from a tailslide? Not sure if you got roosted or yard saled? We're here to help.
Get Your Shovels Out
How a local crew of diggers built the baddest Downtown dirt jumps in the country at the Ninth Street BMX Trails
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
X Marks A Lot
Photos of local (BM) X Games competitors past and present
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
World Cup Watch
Kickoff in Brazil on Thursday
BY NICK BARBARO
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