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Bret Brookshire
news
Hold Those Tolls!
Road conditions: funding hazy, future unclear
BY LARRY SCHOOLER
Kick-Starting CarShare
Austin CarShare hits the road
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
Cap Met Axes Labor Relations Manager Position
Transit authority's union concerned about unexpected move's impact on upcoming negotiations
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Off Course: City Fees Trip Up Athletic Events
Organizers of local running, cycling, and triathlon events grapple with increased traffic-control costs
BY LAUREL CHESKY
Reptile Hunters Rattled Over Ban on 'Texas Tradition'
Feeling singled out, they're threatening to sue state over legislation banning roadside hunting of wild animals
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Naked City
Reefer Madness
As questions about possible political improprieties dog White House Office of the National Drug Control Policy, agency head John Walters hits Austin in search of good PR
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: Endless War
One, two, three, four – what are we fighting for?
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
The plots thicken at City Hall
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Representing the Real America; and Unfriendly Skies
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Small-Town Surprises
Dining around Central Texas: part II
Bocaditos
Whole Foods 365 Brand Organic Flour Tortillas
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Event Menu
July 27-Aug. 2
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Mark and Melanie McAfee set the Barr high
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
'The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: Stories and Recipes for Southerners and Would-Be Southerners'
Matt Lee and Ted Lee
music
Papa's Brand-New Bag
Jazzers and jam bands alike just wanna funk, Austin style
BY JIM CALIGIURI
Off the Record
NAMM's encore run at Austin, Dead Oceans floats a boatload of upcoming releases, and the Hood Internet doesn't care if vinyl singles sales are up, because their mash-ups are the singles of the 21st century
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
St. Vincent
Marry Me
Kinky Friedman
Live From Austin TX
Freddie Steady 5
Tex-Pop
Kevin Carroll
Tourmaline
Gordy Quist
Here Comes the Flood
Terri Hendrix
The Spiritual Kind
Lou Ann Barton
Old Enough
Belaire
Exploding Impacting
screens
Summer Chores
Summer blockbusters become video games, and fun is lost in translation
BY JEREMY MARTIN
Fine Print
A closer look at Texas film incentives
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Film News
It would behoove you to read this and read it quickly
BY JOE O'CONNELL
TV Eye
Watch List
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Film Reviews
No Reservations
While No Reservations is no Big Night, it's surprisingly winsome in parts, by virtue of Catherine Zeta-Jones' performance, and a romantic fable that lingers on the palette of the mind's eye.
Rescue Dawn
German arthouse director Werner Herzog tells the story of Navy air pilot and POW Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) and proves that he is capable – like his characters – of almost anything.
Sunshine
The sci-fi reunion of Danny Boyle and Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later) is never less than beautiful but has a profoundly implausible plot turn that cheapens the sentiment.
Ten Canoes
Ten Canoes is as much a work of anthropology as it is a narrative, and its true strength lies in its exploration of ancient aboriginal hunting practices, death rituals, and legal traditions.
arts & culture
Heavy Metal
Even in blazing summer, Austin's welders and forgers fire it up and make like rock & rollers
BY RACHEL KOPER
Jan Heaton: Watercolor in her blood
Watercolor master Jan Heaton, who's been painting since she could hold a brush, explains how she makes art
BY BARRY PINEO
In Memoriam: Linda Pace and Javier Arista
Remembering San Antonio artist and patron Linda Pace and Austin actor Javier Arista
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Buddy Daddy: A boy and his dog
ColdTowne's Arthur Simone and his dog, Robin Goodfellow, perform onstage as an improv duo – seriously
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
The Wyrd Sisters
The Vortex's 2007 Summer Youth Theatre showcases more talented youth with Terry Pratchett's lighthearted, adventurous Wyrd Sisters
Thoroughly Modern Millie
The young musical thespians of Summerstock Austin's Thoroughly Modern Millie are determined to entertain you, and they succeed impeccably
Debra Broz and Adde Russell: 6.07 Works
At Salvage Vanguard Theater Gallery, artists Debra Broz and Adde Russell both try to say something important, but it's difficult to make out what
columns
Luv Doc Recommends: Music Under the Star
Bullock Texas State History Museum, Friday, July 27, 2007
BY THE LUV DOC
Oops!
Our latest batch
After a Fashion
Stephen forgives someone for being themselves even though that person did not seem to extend the same courtesy
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
The Santa Fe School of Cooking mixes the fun of watching someone else do the cooking with a great foodie store
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Ink cartridges give people the psych-out
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
"Security Freeze" your identity theft worries, part two
BY LUKE ELLIS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
Beckham debuts to Hollywood royalty, Lightning conclude season, and more
