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Jana Birchum
news
The Informant
Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby
BY DIANA WELCH
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Point Austin: 'Embrace What Is Right'
On Obama, what it means … and what it doesn't
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: And They're Off!
Leffingwell announces, and the mayoral sparring begins
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Res Publica
Reefer Madness: Ill Will
DEA torpedoes effort to secure FDA-approved marijuana
BY JORDAN SMITH
On the Lege: Senate Fight
Dems lost the debate on the two-thirds rule, but not without a fight
BY LEE NICHOLS
Sunsetting TYC: Will It Stick?
The Sunset Commission's close vote makes TYC's Lege fate hard to predict
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Reed Loses Another Appeal
Yet another setback for death row inmate Rodney Reed
BY JORDAN SMITH
A Lesson in False Confessions
The Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit and a proposed Senate bill address the problem of false confessions
BY JORDAN SMITH
Campaign Money Fattening Local Coffers
The latest campaign finance reports show who's supporting which candidates for mayor and council
BY WELLS DUNBAR
'The Good Life' Says Goodbye
Shrinking economy forces monthly magazine to close shop
BY AMY SMITH
Media Watch: KXAN Bucks the Wave: Covers the News
KXAN bucks the wave – covers the news
BY KEVIN BRASS
Talk First Battles Rise in Teen Pregnancy
Planned Parenthood's new program targets parent education
BY JORDAN SMITH
Swimming in Controversy
University of Houston professor at center of controversy over how best to save drowning victims
BY LAUREL CHESKY
The Hightower Report
Why the Homeland Security Department Is So Beloved; and Put Some Bite in Our Financial Watchdogs
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Sueños Latinos
The Culinary Institute of America's San Antonio campus raises awareness of Latin American cuisine
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Zoot relocates after 20 years, inauguration sweets from Austin, and more tasty tidbits
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Your local foodie events for Jan. 24-26
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Hyde Park Market, Deli & Organic Grocery
With 150-plus beers, Boar's Head meats, and pork rinds, Hyde Park has struck gold
Changos
This Mexican restaurant has been serving up tacos with fresh ingredients for 10 years now
music
This Euphoria
David Garza returns Dream still intact
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Phases & Stages
The Gourds
Haymaker!
The Archibalds
Easy Living
Ume
Sunshower EP
Built by Snow
Mega
Woozyhelmet
Get Down
Athens v. Sparta
The History of the Peloponnesian War
Various
Business Deal Band Lotto
Greyhounds
¡No Más!
T Bird & the Breaks
Learn About It
various artists
13 Crack Tracks: Austin Bands Perform Songs from the Crackpipes Songbook
Public Offenders
Drop Jewels
Paradox
Called to Mind
T Jarrod Quartet
Jazz Offerings to the Schnauzer King
Robert Earl Keen
Undone: A Musicfest Tribute to Robert Earl Keen
Randy Weeks
Going My Way
Christopher Cross
One World Theatre, Jan. 18
screens
Secular Cinema in the Holy Land
Screenwriter Noah Stollman talks about how to make a movie about Jerusalem without taking on 2,000 years of tumult
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Becoming Che
Benicio Del Toro on the method, the madness, and the merchandising
BY MARC SAVLOV
Remembering Ana Sisnett
Austin loses a beloved activist, artist, technomama, and true friend
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
TV Eye
TNT's Trust Me could use a dose of David E. Kelley
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Chandni Chowk to China
In this Bollywood action comedy, a mistaken identity takes a humble cook on a crazy journey from India to China.
Che: Part One
Steven Soderbergh’s filmmaking legacy is his aesthetic daring, and his latest – as massive and imperfect as it is – just might be his most daring work to date.
Hotel for Dogs
Hotel for Dogs is a family-friendly operation, and all the pooches in the pic provide ample opportunities for poop jokes.
Inkheart
This fantasy adventure, in which characters come to life when the books they're in are read aloud, boasts a strong cast and an ingrained love for reading and the well-told tale.
My Bloody Valentine 3D
This horror film is a full-on, old-school, gore-hound heaven – a supersaturated arterial goregasm with zero socially redeeming values for anyone other than first-year med students.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Fat rent-a-cops are just naturally funny, right? Comedian Kevin James snags his first onscreen solo lead with this merry mall mayhem.
arts & culture
Hall Overhaul
A renovated Bass reopens to a world much changed in the 20 months the venue was closed
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Matt Stokes: These Are the Days
The fine-art world of Austin investigates the city's sweet punk rock traditions
BY RACHEL KOPER
Austin Lyric Opera
A local operatic production gets a trip to the ball: a showing on public television
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Classical Organizations
Classical companies respond to the economic crisis before the fat lady can sing
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Spaceman:Dada:Robot
A song cycle with its head in the stars and a sense of wonder makes space cool again
FronteraFest Short Fringe, Week One
A night full of the unexpected surprises that make FronteraFest worth going to
Warren Oates in the Economic Crisis of 2008
The weathered character actor serves as outsider hero to this group show's artists
columns
Page Two: Up, Up, and Away
Do Obama's sky-high approval ratings and unprecedented support indicate unrealistic expectations?
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Stephen ponders self-immolation
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Playing Through
If hot-rodders can still remake battered old cars into things of brazen beauty, the rest of us can get to work remaking America into something equally bold and brave
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Day Trips
The Texas Panhandle has many treasures to behold
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place
This weekend honors the works of two pivotal Austin lesbians
BY ASH BELL AND KATE X MESSER
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
International Year of Astronomy, Gen. Patton's nine lives, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Consider an LLC?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Jo's Third Annual Chili Cold Blood Chili Cook Off
Jo's Coffee, Saturday, January 24, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
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