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Found in the Ground
Mother Falcon takes flight – past Paganini
This Week’s Waste of Time
Celebrate another free browser game with us
Doggett: Keep School Funds in Schools
Perry demands right to gut Texas education funding
House Rules
A walk down nostalgia lane with Crowded House
Work of Art Recap
it’s down to the final three in this could be better reality series.
The Daily Hustle: 8/5/10 (Updated)
F1 pulls into chambers, kinda
The Harder They Come
Scenes from Jimmy Cliff’s ACL taping
Oil!
Steve Forbert’s black gold lament
The Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast is up for the Challenge!
School grants, Fleet Services and Sanders
Car Stereo (Wars) v. Neiliyo
Local mash-up artists give it away now
Keep Austin Well-Designed
City seeking website design input
Something for Everybody
The lineup for the 2010 Fun Fun Fun Fest
Former Fleet Services Manager Says Scrap Tires Only a Symptom
Fired whistleblower says city has ignored serious problems for years
Prop 8, Textually
Get the Prop 8 decision texted to your phone the minute it drops
The Great Lo-Fi Hope
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti brings out the alts
Follow That Fiction
American Short Fiction launches a new issue and a new craft series
The Daily Hustle: 8/4/10
What’s your vision?
Prop 8 Rally Today: Wed., Aug. 4, 5:30pm
The judge will hand down the Prop 8 ruling and we will head to City Hall
AHS Fur-For-All was Fur-tastic
More than 150 kitties adopted on Saturday. Meow.
ATTN: Nail-biters, Color Lovers, and Toe Suckers
SpaRitual comes to the rescue with healthy, long-lasting color
Pot a Cash Crop in Colorado
Medi-pot license applications net millions
If the Horseshoe Fits
White campaign toughens up on Perry’s money trail
The Daily Hustle: 8/3/10
Sparks rains on City Council
Don Seenu
Don Seenu 2010, NR, 144 min. Directed by Gopichand Malineni, Starring Ravi Teja, Shriya Saran, Srihari. New Tollywood romantic comedy.
Cap Met Survey: Reason to Celebrate or Worry?
Most bus riders satisfied but numbers show cause for concern
Austin Rockin’ 8/2/10
Recommended music on FOX 7’s “Austin Rockin’” for the week of August 2
Happy News for ‘Happy Poet’
Austin comedy wins at Traverse City
Ride the Wonder Winds
Marmalakes strike the right chord
Sound Wars Winner at Hot Sauce Fest!
See Distant Lights LIVE at the Hot Sauce Fest!
The Daily Hustle: 8/2/10
Mayor speaks on Sanders settlement
The Sunday Survey: 8/1/10
Robots, contracts and the Sanders non-settlement
The Keep
The Keep 1983, R, 96 min. Directed by Michael Mann, Starring Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow, Robert Prosky, Gabriel Byrne, Ian McKellen. When Nazi soldiers accidentally release a mysterious force from an old fortress they are guarding, they are forced to call in a Jew to translate some manuscripts that might save their lives.…
Berkman’s Replacement (?) Comes to Round Rock
First baseman Brett Wallace traded to the Astros
Hellmund Speaks
F1 project boss talks tracks and team orders
TEA Rankings: AISD Improving
Only one campus marked academically unacceptable
Round Rock Express’ Final Stretch Outlook
Why you should still go see the Express
The Lineup
Recommended music for the week of July 30-Aug. 5
The Daily Hustle: 7/30/10
No settlement in Sanders case
The Hightower Report
Surprise! The People Speak.; and Superbugs Go Agro
Gay Place
I’m From Driftwood wants to know where you’re from
My Selections From the Amarone Anteprima
(In order of preference; the first three are astonishing bottles of wine.) Tenuta Sant’Antonio Campo dei Gigli: All Amarones are expensive, and this brand usually runs about $75, but it beats many of the brands that run more than $300. This wine targets fans of the powerful, concentrated style of Amarone. Corte Campagnola Gli Archi:…
Democracy Incorporated
Writer Ed Burns on education, totalitarianism, and the possibility of community
Watson Takes Cap Metro Wheel
New CEO’s first order of business is to clean up transit agency’s image
Day Trips
The Real Ale brewery tour in Blanco is a beer lover’s dream come true
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar narrowly escapes a poke in the eye by … something, while wearing faux faux Versace
So Long, Austin CarShare
Austin’s original car-sharing program skids to a stop
Phases & Stages
Susan Cowsill Lighthouse (Threadhead) Susan Cowsill took decades to reconcile childhood fame in the Cowsills with an adult solo career, but that journey was secondary to the fine character of her 2005 debut, Just Believe It. A longtime resident of New Orleans, Cowsill suffered more than just house damage in Hurricane Katrina: Her older brother…
Countdown to Zero
This documentary offers a blunt assessment of our fate as a result of nuclear weapons – whether through an act of aggression, accident, or madness.
‘Early Girl’
Paladin Theatre Company gives women a chance in the spotlight
Into the Valley of Death, and Back Out Again
Filmmaker and war photographer Tim Hetherington talks about his yearlong embed in Afghanistan
Phases & Stages
Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty (Def Jam) In the dynasty of OutKast, Big Boi played Scottie Pippen to Andre 3000’s Michael Jordan, an all-star in every regard overshadowed by his partner’s neckerchief flamboyance. Sir Lucious Left Foot flips that script. BB’s debut solo expands exponentially on his half of…
Ramona and Beezus
Beverly Cleary’s beloved Ramona Quimby makes a pleasing leap to the big screen with this adaptation.
The Dionysium
A metaphysical grudge match to settle the question: Do ideas exist independently?
Climate Change Crosses County Lines
Study predicts how climate change will affect Texas’ future water needs
Phases & Stages
M.I.A. Maya (N.E.E.T./XL Recordings) The cluttered cover of M.I.A.’s third album speaks volumes. She’s always gone for sensory overload in terms of aesthetic and message, but what are we to make of bad Photoshop? In the fickle Internet age, it’s impressive the British/Sri Lankan artist has stayed relevant this long, especially since she found fame…
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Voices are given to the live-action animal performers who romp through this four-footed James Bond spoof.
Austin Chamber Music Festival 2010
There’s no better way to get to know a musician than chamber music
Restaurant Review
Somnio’s delicious local cuisine vacillates between homestyle and chef-inspired
Live Shot
Robert Plant & the Band of Joy Stubb’s, July 26 Robert Plant blew off Jimmy Page for this? Granted, the 2-ton baggage of a Led Zeppelin reunion for the band’s frontman remains the same – untenable – yet with a third of his 22-song performance at a sold-out Stubb’s Monday night devoted to the UK’s…
Charlie St. Cloud
Zac Efron breaks free of his High School Musical routine with this unusual drama about a young man overcoming grief.
Campaign Cash: Who’s in the Money?
Some war chests are full; some are empty
Bringing the Funny
The Funniest Filmmaker(s) in Austin crowned
Arts Review
The standing-room-only crowd made it clear that it takes five to tango
The Killer Inside Me
Director Michael Winterbottom makes some fatal storytelling miscalculations in this screen adaptation of Jim Thompson’s novel that stars Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, and Kate Hudson.
City Budget: Scrubbed and Squeaky Clean
The budget gets balanced, saved by the sales tax – and some scrubbing
Event Menu
Slow money now, wine-pairing dinners later
Arts Review
Debutantes & Vagabonds’ theatrical production invites you to take a piece of the artist
Restrepo
This documentary, which chronicles the 15-month deployment in Afghanistan of about a dozen U.S. soldiers, is an example of photojournalism at its finest.
WDP, Labor Department Form Partnership for Workers
New alliance aims to improve working conditions in Texas
Food-o-File
More local frozen yogurt, the city’s Restaurant Recyclers, gluten-free in Mama Fu’s Asian House, more East Austin trailer dining, and other foodie news
Page Two: By Vote or by Violence
How will naysayers and protesters ‘take back the country’? And from whom?
71: Into the Fire
This South Korean war film commemorates the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, and the 71 college students who, in 1950, held the line against North Korean soldiers.
Everybody’s Talking at You
Austin’s reading series scene is booking good
Aural Education
John Pierson’s Master Class airs on KUT
The Round Rock Express
Avoid long concession-stand lines with the Bypass Lane
Ordinance Targets Demolitions Posing as ‘Remodels’
Remodeling projects must fit narrower definition
DVD Watch
Two early films from Yasujiro Ozu
Soccer Watch
Aztex host Miami with a lot on the line, and more
Who to Blame for Faulty Fire Science?
Will Forensic Science Commission let Fire Marshal’s Office off the hook for flawed science?
Point Austin: Deciding What To Settle For
City Council poised to prolong the Sanders / Quintana agony
Have Pen, Will Travel
A tale of two cities, Italian-style
TV Eye
American Idol hosts Austin auditions, Geeks Who Drink toast The Simpsons, and more
City Hall Hustle: So How was Your Vacation?
Council comes home to the budget, the Sanders debate, and plenty more
Formula One Moves on to Step Two
Formula One reveals location, money man
Letters at 3AM: For All Reasons
Terry Allen’s music reflects the Lubbock mindset
Headlines
� City Council returns from its summer break Thursday to face a weighty agenda, with items ranging from the new Water Treatment Plant No. 4 to the controversial legal settlement with the family of Nathaniel Sanders II. See “City Hall Hustle.” � Recession? What recession? Updated budget projections from the city of Austin and Travis…
Picks From Alto Adige
Tiefenbrunner: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Castel Turmhof Gewürztraminer Alois Lageder: This winery seems incapable of making a bad wine. It produces 35 different wines, many available locally. St. Michael-Eppan: Pinot Bianco, Sanct Valentin Pinot Bianco, Sanct Valentin Comtess Passito. Comtess is its best, but you have to get it at the winery; it sells out…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Spices, typography, and more
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Some of Valpolicella’s Best Wines
Villabella: Villa Cordevigo Bianco and Fiordilej Passito del Veneto. Neither wine is available in the U.S. currently, though you can find several other Villabella wines. It’s a shame, because both are world-class white wines that will stun the few pundits who still think Italian whites are characterless and boring. Grotta del Ninfeo: Valpolicella Ripasso Zeni:…
Off the Record
UT and KUT’s communications about the Cactus Cafe remain off-grid, while David Kimbrough Jr. reinstates his late father’s legacy at TC’s, and Alejandro Escovedo goes viral from the Stone Pony in Asbury Park
Res Publica
Citizens’ calendar, July 29-Aug. 5
Luv Doc Recommends: Knife Party! With the Jungle Rockers, Salesman, Flatcar Rattlers
What a huge comfort it is to know that we live in a country where just about anyone can legally own and carry weapons. The saying, “When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns” works equally well for broadswords and bazookas. Really, who wants to live in a nation where a toddler can’t grab…
