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When Rush Limbaugh reinvented the blindly loyal conformist as a daring, oppressed, truth-seeking revolutionary, he also re-created the mainstream in his image

Apocalyptic comedy is Adam McKay at his most Adam McKay-ish

Bobcat Goldthwait directs doc about fellow comic Barry Crimmins

Baz Luhrmann teams with fellow Aussies Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman for this romantic action-adventure epic.

A giggly summer movie, Get Smart is a well-cast chip off the old block, although the toothless action sequences detract from the comedy.

An interview with Virginia Postrel

The Business Roundtable fights for CEOs' rights to rip off stockholders; Bushites fight for more bureaucracy and big government; and Tom DeLay fights for the rich.

Off the Desk:

Mayor: "We should anticipate that we will have a big weather event"

Sometimes, the grinding slog of government bears tasty fruit

This year's showing of work in Austin City Hall by a small army of local artists offers satisfaction on multiple levels

Why the GOP's fence fantasy is a farce

A few notes from the run-up to your own participatory government

Solid Waste Advisory Commissioner Rick Cofer declares for council

Former council member wants his Place 5 seat back

Libertarian Matt Finkel

The State Capitol's commandments win another round in federal court

As horrifying as the war in Iraq is, the wages of peace could be worse, and for longer.

Seton's sabotage, unintentional or not, of the ongoing planning for a hospital district is barely a street sign on the road of potential social deterioration. The problem is that, though it's a tiny step, it's another one in the wrong direction, and those steps have become strides.

Not Your Same Old Song and Dance

Big Game Hunter

Some Austin politicos think qualified candidates of average means are deterred from running due to low contribution limits