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features
2011 GIFT GUIDE
news
Scene of the Crime
Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: Season of Discontent
Bungling a high-profile project is not the best way to ask for a raise
BY AMY SMITH
Quote of the Week
City Hall Hustle: Last-Minute Shopping
No Silent Night here
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Civics 101
This week, save a dog, talk Occupy, and learn about the proposed rate increase
Headlines
Kicking Around an IDEA
Board punts charter vote to Dec. 19
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Fluoride-Free Pressley for Council
Laura Pressley hasn't decided which seat she's seeking
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
AISD Sidesteps Union Decision
Union decision postponed – is IDEA involved?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Bike Zoo's Zest for Life
There's no short of imaginative puppetry with this bicycle troupe
BY RAMON MARTINEZ
Planet K Sacrifices 'Pursuit of Happiness'
Part of the controversial mural comes down
BY JORDAN SMITH
2011 GIFT GUIDE
Politics Gift Guide
Slip into something more comfortable with Perry, Freud, and more
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER AND MICHAEL KING
Tire-Slashing Tale in for Retreads
The Hyde Park Tire Slasher story heads for sequels
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Supremes Block Texas Maps: What Now?
The Supremes throw a monkey wrench into election maps and planning
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Name the GOP circus and win 'The Hightower Lowdown'
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Dinner Without Tears
One busy mother's search for perfect meal service
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Food-o-File
Get your buns to these burger joints and bakeshops, plus a fundraiser for a foodie photographer in this week's food news
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Stuff yourself like a Christmas stocking with beer and cheese, teas and chocolate, bubbly and red wine
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Wine of the Week
A trio of wines from one of France's great vintners
BY WES MARSHALL
Book Review
Bargain wine queen Natalie MacLean chronicles her continuing quest
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
music
2011 GIFT GUIDE
One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Carjacked for Christmas
Ruby Jane and her mother are carjacked, plus other holiday tales of need
BY MARGARET MOSER
screens
Sex Addiction and the City
Steve McQueen on Shame's New York state of mind
BY MARC SAVLOV
Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul
When movies go looking for Christmas redemption
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
This Porn Has Wheels
Rolling with the Bike Smut Film Fest
BY MARC SAVLOV
Film Reviews
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
We're wondering if anyone will call the ASPCA if we leave these animated rodents chipwrecked far from civilization.
The Greatest Miracle
This animated Mexican film is an inspirational story about three Catholic women in crisis.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
This fourth entry in the Tom Cruise film franchise is the best of the bunch; it's wacky and keen to please.
Mozart's Sister
Wolfgang had a sister who was also a musical prodigy. Guess which sibling the history books remember.
Panjaa
Crime, love, and vengeance abound in this Telugu action drama.
Shame
Exquisite control and spasmed anguish mark the performances of Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan in this dark, NC-17-rated story about a sex addict.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Robert Downey Jr. inhabits the role of Sherlock Holmes to a near-molecular level in this rushing whoosh of a follow-up to 2009's blockbuster.
The Sitter
Jonah Hill plays the world's most irresponsible babysitter in this new movie from David Gordon Green.
Young Adult
Actors Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt prove as riveting a combo as writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman.
arts & culture
All Over Creation: Regifting
There may be new life in old Scrooge yet, thanks to creative Austin artists
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Awards
Area visual artists win support for 2012 projects
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'View From Within'
Photographers rally around one of their own
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Penfold's staging is a charming complement to the holiday hustle and bustle
Cuento Navideño: Bah Humbug in the Barrio
A Latina Scrooge has a change of heart in this sweet adaptation of A Christmas Carol
Of Mice & Music – A Jazz Nutcracker
Tapestry's syncopated take appeals even to those who have sworn off sugarplums
Men of Tortuga
Rare is the theatre company whose debut is as deft and precise as Street Corner Arts' is
Housebreaking
This drama of identity-switching may leave you feeling equally fascinated and repulsed
columns
Page Two: Letter From the Editor
Checking in, expressing thanks
BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM: Occupy the Future
Corporations are not people
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar neglected to mention your name, didn't he?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place: Feting
You will always find us in the kitchen at parties
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Get your Mexican-food fix in El Paso
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Canned corn tortillas, Joan of Arc, and more facts to chew on
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Jeff Hughes & Chaparral
Broken Spoke, Wednesday, December 21, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
More year-end wrap-up
