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Primary Primer
After the May 12 municipal election, start cramming for the May 29 primaries
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Quote of the Week
May 29 Primary Elections: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements
Point Austin: Vote Early and Often
The collision of elections leaves many voters in the dust
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Skid Marks
The mayor's race takes a sharp turn in the final lap
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
Charge It: Council Cash on Hand
A flurry of last-minute fundraising – and charges and counter-charges between mayoral candidates
BY AMY SMITH
Union Charges Cap Metro Subcontract Conflicts
Was cronyism involved in picking those new subcontractors?
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Staley's Fourth Execution Date Approaches
A paranoid schizophrenia diagnosis could disqualify him
BY JORDAN SMITH
Planned Parenthood Back in the WHP – Again
In the latest move in this tennis match, 5th Circuit overturns last-minute stay
BY JORDAN SMITH
Hightower Report: Mormon or Narcissist?
Could Romney ever reconcile Mormonism's egalitarianism with his plutocratic narcissism?
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Beer Flights: News on Austin Brews From Alpine to Munich
A roundup of local beer news
BY LEE NICHOLS
Food-o-File
Get your joie de vivre on at Central Market's Passport France celebration
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
This week's collection of culinary events
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Easy Tiger
'Top Chef' alum turns out swell sandwiches
music
What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
UT student frequency KVRX struggles to stave off the nationwide downturn in collegiate media
BY LUKE WINKIE
Playback: Red River's Demise Greatly Exaggerated
Red River venues re-entrench and Panchanga Fest once again settles comfortably into Fiesta Gardens
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Phases & Stages
screens
Pressing the Flesh
The world's leading adult toy manufacturer for men wants to take the stigma out of sex
BY DAN SOLOMON
The Waiting Game
With its campus soon expanding, Austin Studios hopes city funds will take the facility to the next level
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Student Swagger
Longhorn Showcase's show and tell
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
A troupe of top-tier British thesps raises this crowd-pleasing pap into something enjoyable,
Dark Shadows
Sometimes it might be best to let sleeping vampires lie.
Gabbar Singh
Girl in Progress
The roles of mother and daughter get mixed up in this old story told in a smart way.
Sleepless Night
Purloined cocaine, his kidnapped son, and a den of thieves who wish him ill cause one man to have a very desperate night in this taut French thriller.
arts & culture
School of Dance
Post-MFA, Ellen Bartel has a brand-Spankin' new choreographic point of view
BY JONELLE SEITZ
All Over Creation: Crossbred and Circuses
Fusebox's hybrid artworks get more exhilarating as they get more innovative
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Creative Classroom Fund
The Arts in Austin ISD get a million-dollar boost
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin City Elections
Time to get creative with your vote
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later
The follow-up is no mere epilogue but a powerful tale that stands on its own
The Pavilion
Penfold Theatre offers an example of a great production built on an almost-great script
Fusebox Festival 2012
This year the fest's dance works provoked questions about inequity, grrrl power, fame, and change
columns
Oops!
After a Fashion
Exhausting! That's what spring has been for Your Style Avatar as he reflects on a life holding court.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place: Work It
Working out with Erica Nix may not make you gay, but it'll sure make you gayer
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas was the beginning of European settlement in East Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
But the real question is: Can hamsters remember to call on their mothers' birthdays?
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Italian Boyfriends and Perky, Bleach-Blonde Updos
In the real world of the 99-percenter, however, moral questions are rarely black-and-white
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Lucha Libre: Masked Warriors Live
The Dell Diamond welcomes high-flying wrestling mayhem
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex season begins with a big W
