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March 29 • 2013

Mar 29 - Apr 4, 2013 / Vol. 32 / No. 31
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Exhibitionism

Vortex Repertory Company’s ritualistic celebration of earth may make you want to dig your toes into the dirt

by Robert Faires

Wrong

Quentin Dupieux, the director of Rubber, is back with another film brimming with encounters with the bizarre and surreal.

by Leah Churner

Exhibitionism

In her show at Tiny Park Gallery, Berg’s painted-over photographic collages vividly, beautifully, redefine art

by W. A. Brenner

Himmatwala

In this Bollywood action romance, a son returns to his village to avenge his father’s shame – but things get complicated.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

No

Gael García Bernal stars in this lo-fi drama about the role advertising played in the ouster of the Chilean despot, General Pinochet.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bharata Natyam

In the 2,000-year-old definitive text on classical Indian performing arts, the Natya Shastra, the word natya encompasses music, vocalization, dance, expression, and drama. Bharata Natyam, one of several dance and theatrical styles to develop from the art described in the Natya Shastra, was originally danced only by devadasis, who were dedicated to temples to dance…

by Jonelle Seitz

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Magic Johnson likes the book Jack and the Beanstalk. Darryl Hannah likes Horton Hears a Who. Stalactites hang (has the letter “c,” so think from “ceiling”), stalagmites rise (has the letter “g,” so think from “ground”). What we call a highway “loop” in the U.S. is a “ring road” in the UK, Europe, China, and…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

Food Events

March 29-April 2 › Community Crawfish Boil The folks at 2Dine4 are throwing a festive crawfish boil to help their friend and co-worker Lynn Smith with medical expenses. The casual party is in the garden; be sure to BYOB. RSVP via email so they’ll know how many pounds of crawfish to boil. Fri., March 29,…

by Virginia B. Wood

Civics 101

Thursday 28 LEGACY OF THE DIRTY THIRTY Learn about the pivotal time in Texas politics when a group of lawmakers challenged special interests and led the charge for increased transparency in government. Dirty Thirty members and others who were involved will discuss political reform then and now. Email to RSVP. 5:30pm. Eidman Court­room, UT School…

by Chronicle Staff

Quote of the Week

“If you set a low bar, a lot of kids are going to go for the low bar.” – Rep. Sylvester Turner, before voting in favor of the high school graduation requirement reforms in House Bill 5

by Chronicle Staff

Headlines

› City Council today (March 28) may decide on development project duration rules, Downtown density bonus programs, and the East River­side Corridor Regulating Plan. Then again, they just might punt on everything. See “Everything Old Is New Again,” and “Then There’s This.” › The bypass culvert and downstream dam have been prepared, and Barton Springs…

by Chronicle Staff

Then There’s This: Fight or Flight

The one thing we now know about the proposed “emergency” action to abolish parts of the city’s development code is this: There is no emergency. Never was. In fact, after two postponements by City Council, the item posted on today’s (Thurs­day) agenda carries no sense of urgency whatsoever. Unless you count the Real Estate Council…

by Amy Smith

Exhibitionism

Hyde Park Theatre transports us to Costa Rica’s jungle for an awkward but affecting meeting of uncle and niece

by Jillian Owens

The Luv Doc: Got Filth?

LuvDoc, My roommate NEVER FUCKING CLEANS UP! EVER!!! He leaves his shit all over the apartment … clothes, shoes, dishes, paper towels, Kleenexes, FOOD … yes, actual food. He also has a sore on his knee that he’s been picking at for weeks. I would let him drown in his own filth but I have…

by The Luv Doc

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