Jan. 23, 1998

Volume 17, Number 20

news

Don't Let Her Off, Rich

Statesman's Oppel Defends Ann's Influence-Peddling

BY ROBERT BRYCE

Going Whole Hog

City Vows to Pare Down Pohl's PUD

BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON

The Last Picture Show

Untimely Death of the Texas Union Film Program

BY WALTER COLE

Waller, Waller Everywhere

Is Griffith Up Waller Creek Without a Paddle?

BY KAYTE VANSCOY

food

Satay Surprise

Wonders Abound at This Southeast Asian Eatery

BY MEREDITH PHILLIPS

Food-O-File

Openings and closings

BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD

music

Bonus Tracks

Won't Get Schooled Again

Austin's Music Class of '98

BY ANDY LANGER

According to Soundscan...

Recommended

Also Playing

Road Shows

Dancing About Architecture

The Ins and Outs of SXSW

BY KEN LIECK

Texas Platters

screens

On the Edge of the Edge

John Cassavetes

BY MICHAEL VENTURA

Film Series Schedule

Scanlines

Contact

Ben-hur (1926)

The Applause Sign

BY MARGARET MOSER

Short Cuts

BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN

Film Reviews

Deep Crimson

Half-Baked

Cameos from Steven Wright, Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, and Janeane Garofalo help stoke this addled comic premise about selling pot to raise a buddy's bail.
arts & culture

A Commitment to Playwrights

The Life and Legacy of David Mark Cohen

Articulations

ArtPlex Additions

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Arts Reviews

columns

Mister Smarty Pants Knows

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

Federal Medical Marijuana Studies Finally Move Forward

about AIDS

Coach's Corner

BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON

Day Trips

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

Page Two

BY LOUIS BLACK

Public Notice

BY KATE X MESSER

Postmarks

VanScorned

Homage To An Old Marquee

BY MICHAEL VENTURA

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