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news
Welcome to the Circus!
The redistricting fight and the grassroots politics of chaos
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Point Austin: Stratfor's Web
The Stratfor emails raise questions about information, privatization, and official secrecy
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: People Get Ready
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
BY AMY SMITH
Civics 101
Headlines
It's Official: Bring Your Own Bags
The long campaign to ban the bags comes to fruition
BY MICHAEL KING
Animal Advisory Commission Endorses APA! Takeover of Town Lake Animal Center
APA! is losing its lease on a Manchaca space in May
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Hostel Takeover Averted – For Now
Lease extension for Hostelling International's Austin franchise exposes a few cracks
BY MIKE KANIN
Council Plows Into Rate Review
In the meantime, Austin Energy says it can do without $35 million stopgap
BY AMY SMITH
APD Defends Flawed Yogurt Shop Case
Assistant chief rejects idea that “tunnel vision” played a role in the investigation
BY JORDAN SMITH
Council Ballot Set
All four incumbents have opposition, but Bill Spelman faces more than others
BY MICHAEL KING
Quote of the Week
The Hightower Report: The Keystone XL Flim Flam
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Where To Find Custom Cocktails and Affordable Wines During SXSW
A penny saved is a cocktail earned
BY WES MARSHALL
Don't go Home Hungry: Festival Eats Not to be Missed
Food-o-File
Can't decide where to eat? Now there's an app for that.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Ready, Set, Fire!
The young guns of Austin barbecue
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Beer! Free pies! And more in this week's foodie events.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: This Monkee Went to Heaven
The death of the Monkees' Davy Jones butts up against the local In Passing list at next week's Austin Music Awards
BY MARGARET MOSER
State of Love and Trust
Have a little faith for the new millennial music paradigm and trust in the 2011-12 Austin Music Awards.
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
SXSW 2012 MUSIC
Ruby Tuesday
Sampling first-night SXSW showcases
The Young and Restless
Another magnificent seven local acts heading into South by Southwest and gaining momentum
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Picks and Sleepers
International Bands
screens
A Place in the World
Mondo debuts a gallery space
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
SXSW 2012 FILM
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Where to find the Chronicle's continuing SXSW Film coverage, plus a venue list
Best Bets for the Badgeless
You, too, can sample SXSW's wares
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
The Scare Game
Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon on what went wrong with horror and where to go from here
BY MARC SAVLOV
Attack of the Cybermen
Activism empowered by the Internet
BY MARC SAVLOV
The Ballad of Big Star
A work-in-progress premiere and supergroup performance pay tribute to the cult band
BY LEAH CHURNER
Mama Drama
The comedy in 21st century babymaking
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Poker Face
The life cycle of man as deadpan farce in 'Somebody Up There Likes Me'
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Joystick Joy
Two mediums, same ethos at play in 'Indie Game: The Movie'
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Bruises Easily
The Raid opens a can of whupass
BY MARC SAVLOV
Aftershocks
Finding inspiration in the devastation of the 921 earthquake
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Art as Acts of Subversion and Immersion
'The Sheik and I,' 'Trash Dance,' and 'Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters'
The Place Is the Thing
The influence of geography in a quartet of docs
Film Reviews
Deadline
Two newspaper reporters solve the cold case of a civil-rights murder in this movie inspired by a true story.
Friends With Kids
Fresh yet predictable, this rom-com asks if friends must also be lovers who share a domicile in order to successfully raise a child.
John Carter
Old-school "Gosh, wow!" sense-of-wonder filmmaking is in short supply these days, but now John Carter has arrived to fill the void.
Oka!
This drama is based on the experiences of Louis Sarno, an American-born ethnomusicologist who went to Central Africa to record the music of the Bayaka Pygmies and remained there ever since.
Silent House
Silent House gives the game away too easily but it does have some effective shocks along the way.
arts & culture
Arts Reviews
Glengarry Glen Ross
Most of Mamet's gritty look inside salesmen's souls gets lost in surface performances
Romeo and Juliet
City Theatre's choices give this very familiar tale a welcome, fresh twist
Dark to Light
Issues of sensitivity and clarity hamper this dance program
Moscow Now, Here
The New Russian Drama Festival opens a hotline to the culture of Russia today
BY DAN SOLOMON
SXSW Comedy
Really taking funny seriously
BY ROBERT FAIRES
columns
Page Two: Being Here Now
Your guide to the immediate
BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM: The Return of Our Angel
Marilyn Monroe has returned to us recently in various guises
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Day Trips
Southside Market & Barbeque is the oldest continuously operated barbecue joint in Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Next time you buy a sixer from Valero, thank Handy Dan
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Gay Place: Hey, Sailor!
BY KATE X MESSER
The Luv Doc: TechNERDphilia
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Texas Stars Hockey
Seven-game home stand under way
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex host invitation-only tryouts, and more
