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The War on Women's Health
To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: Making Women Suffer
The self-appointed defenders of life and family values are neither
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Twisting the Knife
Is Austin heading for a double-dip recession?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Naked City
Natalie Antonetti cold case; Forensic Science Commission
Quote of the Week
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, April 21-28
LEGELAND
Wiping Doggett Off the Map
Renewed efforts to redistrict Lloyd Doggett out of office
BY LEE NICHOLS
Bill of the Week
A quality control proposal for state government
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
A Modest Compromise on Abortion
Lawmakers reach accord on restricting reproductive rights
BY JORDAN SMITH
Does Puppy Mill Bill Stand a Dog's Chance?
Puppy mill bill stalls out
BY JORDAN SMITH
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Trying To Catch the Chan Train
What does the Place 1 candidate really think of rail?
BY LEE NICHOLS
Shade So Paid
Place 3 incumbent leads fundraising pack
BY WELLS DUNBAR
TRC Swings Low on Holly Demo Bid
Council to consider Holly demo bid April 28
BY AMY SMITH
Cooper Rejects WTP Lawsuit
Lawsuit alleged city acted in 'bad faith'
BY MICHAEL KING
What's Old Is Green Again
Eco-friendly, home-based funerals recall a bygone era
BY NORA ANKRUM
Drop in the Bucket: Disputed Fed Ed Funding Comes to Texas
Disputed fed ed funding comes to Texas
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Just Like You – Only Way Richer; and Worst of the Worst Contest
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Destination Dining Downtown
The Austonian's three dining destinations are on the cutting edge of Downtown Austin's future
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Gluten-free at Mr. Gatti's, a smorgasbord of food fundraisers, and pastries fit for royalty
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Foodie events for April 21-30
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Last of the Delta Bluesmen
Pinetop Perkins goes home to Mississippi
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
Asylum Street Spankers' last laugh
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
Elliott Brood, Jake Shimabukuro, Jim Lauderdale, David Francey, Sahara Smith, Tim O'Brien, Sonny Landreth, Eric Johnson, Sam Bush, Richard Thompson
Old Settler's Music Festival
screens
Take Five
Recommended at Cine las Americas
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Living Music in the Live Music Capital
Echotone explores the intersection of art and commerce in Austin
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Screens Reviews
The Ernie Kovacs Collection
He was an innovating TV comedian and the least successful success in the business
TV Eye
Speculating on who will replace Steve Carell at Dunder Mifflin
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
American: The Bill Hicks Story
The rants of the late, great stand-up comic Bill Hicks sound as fresh and brilliant as ever.
Dum Maaro Dum
Multiple lives collide brutally one day at Goa Airport in this Bollywood film.
I Am
Tom Shadyac, the director of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective has found spirituality and now wants to fix the world's problems.
Mr. Perfect
New Tollywood romance.
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Whether this is a real film or a priceless stunt, Morgan Spurlock has the goods on product placement.
Potiche
Catherine Deneuve stars in this French comedy set in 1977 about a trophy wife.
Rio
In this animated film from the makers of Ice Age, a domesticated macaw finally learns to fly.
Scream 4
This reboot of the franchise is too self-referential for its own good.
arts & culture
Small Audiences, Large Souls
At the Fusebox Festival, size matters, but that doesn't always mean 'big'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arthouse
The visual arts institution faces dissent over staff cuts and mistreatment of artists
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Daniel Catán
Renowned opera composer dies while in residence at the Butler School of Music
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
August: Osage County
Zach Theatre makes you feel right at home with Tracy Letts' epic family drama
Chesapeake
Charles P. Stites makes this two-hour one-man show look like a romp in the park
'There Ain't No Forgettin''
Vivid photographs capture the possibilities and rebellions of modern youth
columns
Page Two: SXSW and 2011 Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
Part One: My Beginnings and Chicago
BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM: Stirling at Road's End
Stirling Silliphant had a marvelous gift for writing, but he sold it out
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Gay Place
Austin Pride and QueerBomb drop dates for 2011
BY KATE X MESSER
After a Fashion
Stephen loves children, dons black, and gets blown (away)
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Texas avoided much of the devastation of the Civil War, but not all of it
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Elvis Presley, Mulder and Scully, etc.
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Michael Ventura 'If I Was a Highway' Booksigning
BookPeople, Friday, April 22, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Rangers vs. Astros
AAA style
Soccer Watch
Real Salt Lake hopes to be the first MLS team ever to win the CONCACAF Champions League, and more
