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news
Actual Innocence
Austinite wrongfully convicted for a decade-old school prank hopes to clear his name
BY CAITLIN MEREDITH
Point Austin: Seeing Double
Curious political parallels on the Potomac and the Colorado
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Choose Your Battleground
From zoning to parking to water, the new council's got its contentious hands full
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, July 28-Aug. 4
Quote of the Week
Naked City
The 'Unintended Consequences' of No-Kill's Success
Town Lake Animal Center filled to the gills with kittens and puppies
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Drought: The End Is Not Near
Lake levels drop as temperatures rise
BY RAMON MARTINEZ
City Budget: More Cuts and Hikes on the Way
Austin Energy, Austin Water both proposing fee increases
BY WELLS DUNBAR
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Big-Ticket Races Filling Up
If Rick Perry runs for president, who'll run for governor?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
'Modern-Day Lynching' of a Prophet
Jury selection begins in Texas case for Warren Jeffs
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
Goldman's Singapore Sling; and Flipping Us the Bird
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
The Spirits of Texas
Texas spirits to keep your spirits up
BY WES MARSHALL
The 2011 Fried Chicken Update
Flip the bird – onto a waffle, that is
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Food-o-File
The peaches are sweeter, the markets are fruitful, and the grass is greener on Jessie Street
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Jam with jams and zydeco, and chill with wines from Chile
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
The Pleasure Seekers
Patti Quatro and her sisters started a revolution
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
Dale Watson's got Tiger Airways by the tail, and more music news
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Reissues
Aretha Franklin
Take a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia
Paul McCartney
McCartney, McCartney II
Iggy Pop
Roadkill Rising ... The Bootleg Collection: 1977-2009, Raw Power Live: In the Hands of the Fans
Queen
Queen, Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races
screens
Brand Upon the Brain
Art and advertising collide in the burgeoning genre of branded documentary
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Still Working It
Actor Brian O'Halloran on the enduring appeal of Clerks
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
'In a Lonely Place,' but Found a Good Home
Harry Ransom Center acquires Nicholas Ray's archives
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
In Play
Twisted Pixel's 'Splosion Man passes the torch in attention-deficit anarchy to the Ms.
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews
Attack the Block
Smart, quick, funny, and economical, Attack the Block is an alien-invasion movie that's a breed apart.
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
The actor Michael Rapaport turns director for this admiring portrait of the seminal Nineties hip-hop outfit.
Captain America: The First Avenger
Marvel Entertainment continues to pave the road for its forthcoming Avengers epic with another origin story for another superhero.
Cowboys & Aliens
Jon Favreau and company kick up some good Western dust until the film's alien twist comes off like the newest variation on outmoded cowboys-and-Indians stereotypes.
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
This generally appealing romantic comedy is occasionally ungainly, but its sensational cast breezily flicks away most distractions.
The Smurfs
Line up for your innoculations: We've been Smurfed.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Chinese women's relationships in the past and the present are told in parallel stories in this film based on Lisa See's bestselling novel.
arts & culture
Chris the Conqueror
Chris Roberson takes on Superman, Elric, Captain Kirk, and Cinderella – and wins
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Edinburgh Festivals
If it's August, this must be Scotland, say three Austin arts groups
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Culture Flash!
Miró finds a violinist, ACGS finds a guitarist, and it's time to take out the Trash
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Producers
In Brooks' Broadway send-up, Summer Stock Austin's kids show a knack for laughs
A Year With Frog and Toad
Arnold Lobel's amphibian friends are brought to life with verve and heart
'The Group of Twelve'
This group show's beauty brings a coolness to drive the summer heat away
columns
Page Two: In the Moment, Part 2
A fascinating lesson in history
BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM: A Show of Hands
There has never been a war like this
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar's connection to Fanny – who knew?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Dandy Unicorn wants you – in the worst way
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Red-tailed hawks are the sentinels of the highways
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Buick vs. Mercedes-Benz, lithium-ion batteries vs. gasoline, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival
Bullock Texas State History Museum, Friday, July 29, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Impact World Wrestling Tour
Featuring the Phenomenal AJ Styles
Soccer Watch
U.S. Women's team stays busy after WWC final appearance, and more
