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The Town Was Hoppin’
Austin’s music scene of the Fifties lives on in Ray Campi
‘The NFL Beat’: Wonderlickin’ Bad
Investigating the Wonderlic testing policies
Austin’s Pink Palace Makes the Gray Lady’s Style
The New York Times‘ love affair with Austin
Drafthouse Headed to New York
UPDATED: Alamo CEO Tim League talks Manhattan expansion
Big Tuna, Big Easy, Big Decisions
On the wake of BountyGate
Cinema41: One Year Old and Still Indie as Indie Can Be
Cinema 41 celebrates their one-year anniversary
Giving You the CBGBs
Tim Doyle’s newest print … rocks
Violet Criterion Arthouse Overload!
Violet Crown + Criterion = awesome!
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
SXSW Grace Note: Glen Campbell at the Austin Rodeo.
The Tangled Web of David Marquez
Local artist takes over ‘Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man’
Joe Lansdale, His Ownself, at Bookpeople
Joe Lansdale at Book People Thurs, April 5
Quality Bonding Time
The city has extended the deadline on its bond development survey
Steven Van Zandt: The Fixer
Bruce Springsteen’s first lieutenant goes top dog on Netflix
Quiet Company
Paper Cuts, April 3, 2012 at the Palm Door
Adam and Joe go to ‘Holliston’
FEARnet launches first original sitcom tonight
Born Traveler
Traci Lamar Hancock accepts hospice care
UT Baseball in the Sports Capital of Texas
Round Rock? Sports Capital of Texas?
Innocence Network Honors “Incendiary”
“Incendiary: The Willingham Case” doc wins journalism award
Ozone Season Kicks Off
The Clean Air Force of Central Texas urges awareness
The Hungry Todd Rungy Show!
Chews life. Chews a job. Chews a career.
Noise Pop’s Sonic ‘Covers’ Feast
Songs in the Key of Food
Leffingwell Announces New Initiatives
Mayor Breaks New City Policies on April 1st
‘The NFL Beat’: Brees, Tannehill, and More
The latest NFL news
Bobby Jealousy
Check them out
Marvel Makes the Ultimate Television
The House of Ideas launches new Spider-Man this weekend
‘Out of Bounds’: The Incredible Life of Ricky Williams
UT to unveil statue of Williams April 1
Vigil Games Lays Off 80
But opportunity is right around the corner
SXSW Finale: Lessons Learned
Internal Affairs has friends? Lots. With advice.
Counting the Dots
So how many people really tried to Save Texas Schools
Saturday: Akina Nakia Soul Shakdown!
Get some soul in your life Saturday night at the Mohawk
Food Events
› Join the Hill Country Ride for AIDS team at a tour preview and block party at 2100 S. Lamar. In addition to free food and drinks, all eight shops will donate 20% of the evening’s proceeds to the cause. Friday, March 30, 6-9pm. › Brewers Jake Maddux of Thirsty Planet and Josh Hare of…
Then There’s This: Salvaging a Middle Ground
Once a scrap yard, always a scrap yard
Restaurant Review
Déjà food
Gay Place: Ai, Mami
Bidi bidi bom your bum down to Bernadette’s
Headlines
› City Council isn’t meeting today, but the Council agenda for next week (Thursday, April 5) is not last week’s tinderbox – no Apple incentives, no JPMorgan Chase – though a couple of dozen zoning casings clog the list, and there’s a formal vote whether to let Hostelling International keep its site on South Lakeshore…
Veg Out!
There’s no better place than Austin to branch out into meat-free eating
Breaking News: Primaries This Sunday!
Just when you thought Texas politics couldn’t get any weirder
Quote of the Week
“There’s a bunch of Longhorns that might disagree with that.” – Federal Judge Dennis Green counters the lawyer for Mike Yassine (pictured) claiming that a fabricated UT diploma isn’t a fake ID (see “Downtown Bar Owners Face Federal Drug Charges”).
We Are Most Amused
The Austin History Center celebrates the city’s movie houses of yore
What APA! Wants, APA! Gets
APA! needs a home, and council appears inclined to give it one
The Luv Doc: Insufferable Narcissists
Dear Luv Doc, My best friend had a baby two months ago, and now it’s all she ever talks about. At first I tried to be supportive, but now I feel like it’s affecting our friendship. What should I do? – Ann-oyed That’s a tough one, Ann. Parents are insufferable narcissists. Just the act of…
A Ready-Made Community
Filmmakers’ Connection helps foreigners find their people
Win a (Reading) Date With Rachel Maddow!
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Agent Vinod
Bollywood tries to launch a James Bond-like franchise.
In Play
Thatgamecompany puts out another experimental release that dazzles the eyes and the mind
Page Two: Shape-shifting
A pause and perhaps a change in direction
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt are delightfully matched in this offbeat romantic comedy from the director of Chocolat.
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar tunes his TV to Hispanic trolls and crotch-grabbing fabric
Hockenyos Gets Creative … Again
Austin should embrace its identity as a cultural mecca
Wrath of the Titans
The Greek gods of antiquity must be angry: this sequel is merely loud and uninspired.
‘There To Tell the Truth’
Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war
Save Texas Schools Declares Independence
Have Texas lawmakers made ‘adequate yearly progress’?
The Raid: Redemption
This Indonesian film truly has a nonstop glut of martial-arts action, so don’t worry about the minimalist story and characters.
Moving Toward the Light
On the heels of its balletic colleagues, Chrous Austin melds music and movement to voice the unutterable
Death Row Inmate Seeks Stay
Appeal charges Hernandez received ineffective assistance by counsel
Norwegian Wood
This Japanese film recalls a time when two survivors grow close in the wake of a friend’s suicide.
Arts Review
Sharon Marroquín’s dance about her cancer experience was a triumph of life and art
Render Unto Apple
Approval of the Green Water Treatment Plant master plan development is among next week’s council agenda items
Arts Review
Dance Repertory Theatre’s successful spring concert guided its audiences to heaven
Downtown Bar Owners Face Federal Drug Charges
Yassine Enterprises, in a Roial mess, forced to cover its Hyde
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?
The Hightower Report: Meet Big Brother’s Corporate Cousin
England has a watchful eye (and its CCTVs) on auto insurance
Day Trips
Tchoupitoulas Restaurant in Crockett is a culinary oasis
Dancing What’s Overwhelming
Two choreographers tackled weighty topics onstage last week in a remarkable fashion
One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Nuff Said, Wear Red
What do rockabilly cult figure Johnny Legend, women’s health care advocate Marcia Ball, and hit-and-run victim Slim Richey have in common? This weekend.
Texas Stars Pucks & Paws & More
If you’re a dog lover/owner like me, you try to include your little buddy in on as much fun as possible. But have you ever taken your best friend to a hockey game? Last year’s Texas Stars Pucks & Paws game was a huge success, so it’s back again this Sunday, April 1, 5pm at…
The Road To Becoming a Reader, Then a Writer
Rene Perez’s ‘Along These Highways’
Wine of the Week: Handley Cellars � 30 Years of Great Wines
California wines in the Alsace fashion
Soccer Watch
Alexi Lalas insists the sky isn’t falling, and more
Civics 101
Thursday 29 PROSECUTORIAL OVERSIGHT Michael Morton will speak, along with representatives from the Innocence Project, the 331st District Court, and the law school, among others. 1:30-3:30pm. Townes Hall, Rm. 2.114, UT School of Law. Free. Friday 30 FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT IN AUSTIN Learn about finances and the city’s down payment assistance program, and contribute to the…
Food-o-File
Austinites snag two James Beard Foundation Awards nominations
Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
The 85th running of the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays continues at Mike A. Myers Stadium – conveniently located on the University of Texas campus – through Saturday. Petter Olson, Isaac Murphy, and Kenny Greaves will represent the Longhorns. Thu.-Sat., March 29-31, all day. Mike A. Myers Stadium, 707 Clyde Littlefield Dr. $10, general admission; $15,…
Point Austin: Journalism and Memory
What we fail to remember, we will tragically repeat
