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Sprung for spring
news
The Bicycle Thief
Police say James Clayton befriended – then ripped off – many Austin bicyclists
BY ROB D'AMICO
Point Austin: Madness in Many Packages
From Highland Mall to PACT, the lunatics are at large
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Reading Place 1
Cavazos or Riley? You decide.
BY WELLS DUNBAR
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Campaign Trailin'
Cop-shop talk on the campaign trail; and City Council candidate forums
BY WELLS DUNBAR
ON THE LEGE
Texas Lyceum: Stimulus Funds Debate Reverberates
How do you persuade Rick Perry to do the right thing?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
TechnoLegeBacklash: Strama Slags Twitter
At least one legislator thinks Tweeting is for the birds
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
House Passes Journalist Shield Law
Will law protect bloggers and their sources, too?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
LegeLines
What your legislators are up to this week
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Experts Weigh In on Voter ID
The House Elections Committee heard public testimony on the voter ID bill
BY LEE NICHOLS
Workers' Comp Weakened
The Texas Supreme Court upholds Entergy v. Summers decision
BY LEE NICHOLS
House Backs Strip-Club Tax
You may be adding 10% to your strip-club budget soon
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Highland Mall Hysteria Over Texas Relays
Has reaction to Relays weekend revealed Austin's true colors?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Critical Mass Arrests
Recent arrests spawn debate about safety of Critical Mass and motives of traffic cops
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
Eyewitness ID
Will Senate Bill 117 prevent wrongful convictions?
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
Watching You Watch Ads; and Obama's Third Surge in Afghanistan
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Res Publica
Citizen's calendar, April 9-16
food
Local Pork Gets Schooled
Austin restaurants and businesses are prepped to help you eat local and use everything but the oink
BY MICK VANN
Cissi's Market
The new wine bar offers a superb wine list for the connoisseur and the neophyte alike
BY WES MARSHALL
Wine of the Week
This region's wines are pure, delicate, and elegant
BY WES MARSHALL
Event Menu
Local food events for April 11-15
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Adam Cotorceanu plays with his latte at Quack's, while spring brings changes around town
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Beyond the Bourbon Legend
The bottle didn't let Jason Boland down, and neither did his workingman's honky-tonk
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Off the Record
If a Downtown venue closes down for the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, does it make a sound?
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
screens
Foreign Affairs
New on DVD
Last Call With Lou
Remembering actor Lou Perryman
BY MARC SAVLOV
Crowded Canvas
Video artist Max Juren stakes his claim in the YouTube nation
BY ASHLEY MORENO
Film News
Friday Night Lights gets renewed for two more seasons, and the House passes the incentives bill. Are things looking up for the Texas film industry?
BY JOE O'CONNELL
TV Eye
R.I.P. ER? Yawn. 'TV Eye' thinks replacement drama Southland could be even better.
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
The Black Balloon
This prize-winning Australian film is a moving, youth-oriented work, featuring lovely performances by Toni Collette and Gemma Ward.
8 x 10 Tasveer
In this supernatural Bollywood thriller, a man has the ability to see a dead person's past by staring into 8-by-10 glossies.
Moscow, Belgium
Barbara Sarafian’s jaundiced but stoic portrait of exasperated middled-age womanhood is the big revelation of this Belgian import.
Observe and Report
With more of a resemblance to The Cable Guy than Paul Blart: Mall Cop, this Seth Rogen comedy about a bipolar mall security guard is decidedly dark.
Tokyo!
This triptych of short films by directors Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, and Bong Joon-ho is a gorgeous, sprawling mess.
12
Essentially a Russianized version of the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men, 12 is a moral powerhouse that's both intellectually riveting and indescribably poetic.
arts & culture
There Can Be Only One
Fronting and posting at B-Boy City 16
BY RACHEL KOPER
The Oxford Project
Peter Feldstein talks about photographing an entire small town across a 20-year span
BY ROBERT FAIRES
David Mark Cohen New Works Festival
Comedy and collaboration were distinguishing elements in the 2009 New Works Festival
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Lou Perryman
Remembering a character actor's character actor
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
A Flea in Her Ear
This Feydeau farce is like an apple pie: familiar, and it tastes good going down
Circumstantial Playground
The debut of ReleaseMotion Dance Project was flawed conceptually but showed promise
Texas Biennial 2009 – DIY: Double Wide
This group exhibition spins an intriguing narrative of fusion and confusion
columns
Page Two: A Pleasant Summer Afternoon Outing
With an all-too-familiar rant recalled and reoffered
BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops!
Letters at 3AM
Obama's bank policy is good for bankers and reckless for us
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Stephen pulls a rabbit out of
his ... hat
his ... hat
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Chandor Gardens mixes the open space of a formal English garden with the intimacy of a Chinese garden and transformed one man's dream into a magical, picturesque setting
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place
Race walk, do not walk, to see Adelina Anthony!
BY ASH BELL AND KATE X MESSER
Playing Through
If you haven't caught the NBA-level talent playing with the Austin Toros, don't miss the game on Friday
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Cardboard Diners Club cards, Jerry Lewis loves clowns, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Tax Return – Can I Get an Extension?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Lyndon Lambert Memorial Easter Pet Parade Costume Contest
Jo's Coffee, Saturday, April 11, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
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