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Taking Back the House
Texas Democrats say this could be their November
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Res Publica
Your citizen's calendar, Oct. 9-16
CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Davis Stays on the Ballot
Despite attempts to kick her off, Dem candidate Wendy Davis will stay on the Senate District 10 ballot
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Allure of the Poll Dance
We can't look away from the poll numbers, though maybe we should
BY LEE NICHOLS
NARAL Supports Bolton, Maldonado
NARAL Pro-Choice Texas PAC throws its support to the candidates it believes will fight for women's rights
BY JORDAN SMITH
Dems Rake in the Dough
Central Texas Republicans just can't keep up
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Getting a Ticket Beats Going to Jail
APD nips arrest policy to address jail overcrowding
BY JORDAN SMITH
Media Watch: Boob Tube Drama
KXAN, Time Warner battle not exactly a ratings booster
BY KEVIN BRASS
Klein in Town to Talk 'Shock'
Author/activist Naomi Klein will be in Austin this week to discuss the bailout and other upbeat topics
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Keller Immune to Justice
'Killer' Keller off the hook for closing courthouse doors
BY JORDAN SMITH
Emerald City Blues
The parking-lot crisis
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
Happy Trails for Dahlstrom Ranch
Aquifer property targeted for conservation
BY JACOB COTTINGHAM
Point Austin: Ounces of Prevention, Or
How is a Health Clinic Not Like an Investment Bank?
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Involuntary Blood Drive
Council creates new jail blood policy ... then raises its own eyebrows
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights; and Wall Street Bank Robbers
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Bánh Mì
Sampling bánh mì all over Austin
BY MICK VANN
St. Elias Mediterranean Festival
Get your fill of Mediterranean treats at St. Elias Mediterranean Festival
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
This weekend, head to Gruene for music and wine or Salado for chocolate and art
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Our Food writers take a driving tour of Austin's sweet shops
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Uncorked Tasting Room & Wine Bar
Creative food choices and an excellent wine selection can be found at Uncorked
music
Up From the Skies
Dana Falconberry's debut long-player gets "Fluorescent"
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Black Belt of the Rodeo
Paula Nelson will kick your ass
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off The Record
Making the rounds for the third annual HAAM Benefit Day, while the Black Angels walk with a zombie
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases and Stages
Lila Downs
Shake Away
Ladies and Gentlementhe Fabulous Stains
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Replacements
Tim, Pleased to Meet Me, Don't Tell a Soul, All Shook Down
screens
A Sunny, Funny Fest
Previewing the 2008 Austin Film Festival
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Bewitched
AFS Essential Cinema: I Married a Witch: Fredric March's comic curse
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Triumph of the Underdog
Film Fight III: Writers in the Movies
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
TV Eye
Choosing sides between KXAN and Time Warner Cable, and a different kind of Choice on PBS
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
An American Carol
Michael Moore and left-leaning Hollywood are the subjects of this spoof that's missing only one thing: comedy.
August Evening
This quiet, contemplative gem of a film paints a painfully accurate portrait of familial love, loss, and healing-by-degrees among the migrant communities bordering San Antonio.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
It may be a family-friendly trifle, but it's nevertheless a silly, if guilty, pleasure to watch.
Billy: The Early Years of Billy Graham
A Depression-era biopic about the formative years of the influential Christian evangelist Billy Graham.
Body of Lies
Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe star in Ridley Scott's new film about the different types of CIA operatives fighting the global war on terrorism.
Chris & Don: A Love Story
The 30-year-long love affair between writer Christopher Isherwood and artist Don Bachardy is lovingly documented.
City of Ember
Despite some inventive production design and a comically villainous turn from Bill Murray, this film based on a young-adult novel never really picks up much steam.
Drona
This new Bollywood film is a fantasy tale.
The Duchess
Keira Knightley stars as the titular Duchess, a legendary wit and arbiter of taste, but the film is a curiously inert: a whole lot of pomp and incircumstance.
The Express
The story of Ernie Davis, the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner, is full of heart-pumping stadium heroics and quiet acts of dignity.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
This comedy starring Simon Pegg is based on Toby Young's memoir about working at Vanity Fair.
arts & culture
The Choice Is Yours
Rubber Repertory's Casket of Passing Fancy makes you 500 offers you can't reuse
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Cyndi Williams
The Austin playwright unearths the inspiration for her spooky new play
BY HANNAH KENAH
Viva La Diva/3 Mo' Divas
Two different trios of African-American sopranos sing in Austin in two weeks
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Culture Flash!
Acting great Charles Dutton closes out BAM, and Cap City holds a comedy caucus
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Jeffrey Dell: Big Pelt
These prints address the fact that looking at hair is fascinating and creepy
Always ... Patsy Cline
TexARTS' tribute to the country legend is so good it's downright bodacious
A Thumping Raging Explosion of Light and Marvelous Texture
Yellow Tape's latest doesn't thump or rage but whispers something wonderful to you
columns
Letters at 3AM
All those brilliant 'financial instruments' turned into monsters that no one can stop
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Oops!
After a Fashion
Your tricky riffin' Style Avatar gets all pre-Halloween grim and invites you to his birthday party, which was not supposed to happen
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Sausage lovers will be in hog heaven at Fischer's Meat Market in Muenster, Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place
What does this Pride Coalition purport to do if not PRIDE?
BY KATE GETTY AND KATE X MESSER
Playing Through
There's an adage in sportswriting: the smaller the ball, the better the writing – which doesn't bode well for soccer
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Eggplants, fountain pens, and gas, oh my!
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
The Nuts & Bolts of Jury Duty
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Apocalypse Wow!
The Compound, Saturday, October 11, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
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