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Point Austin: Uncivil Service
City Manager still overreacting to civil service proposal
Then There's This: Pool Plan Panned and Lauded
Council to consider grounds for improving Barton Springs
BY AMY SMITH
A Whiff of Prosperity
City's proposed budget reflects daylight beyond the tunnel
BY MICHAEL KING
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
Wildfire Prevention Waiting for Ignition
City of Austin's wildfire prevention efforts lag behind the threat
BY JORDAN SMITH
Council: The Budget Sing-Along
City Council plans for the Sept. 12 budget adoption
BY MICHAEL KING
Peaceful Streets Founder Arrested
Citizen documentarian claims arrest was in retaliation for NYE filming
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
Paul Ryan's budget has been deemed 'serious' by the powers that be
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
22nd Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival Winners
Congratulations to all our hot sauce contenders
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Wine of the Week
These complex and impressive wines won't complicate your finances
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
Farm to markets continue to grow
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Grape-stomping goodness, Marfa hosts a climate change and sustainability symposium, and more
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
22nd Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners
The people and critics have chosen the best of the fest
Food Reviews
Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine
Willie Abraham's Taj Mahal is worth a detour from your regular flight path
in.gredients
This zero-waste, packaging-free grocery store is more than just sustainable and convenient, it's en.joyable
music
One Way or Another
Dikes of Holland, Austin's Red Devil detonators
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Playback: Cheer Up Charlie's Sounds Off
The Rashomon view of Cheer Up Charlie's
BY KEVIN CURTIN
DVD Reviews
Beatles
Yellow Submarine
the Who
Quadrophenia
various
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Big Easy Express
Big Easy Express
Band of Heathens
The Double Down: Live in Denver Vol. 1, The Double Down: Live in Denver Vol. 2
Robert Plant
Live From the Artists Den
Fela Kuti
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense / Berliner Jazztage '78
Muddy Waters, Rolling Stones
Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981
screens
Brand on the Run
Synergy is the name of the game at Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo empire
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Fall Film Festival Season Takes Flight
Programming updates from AFF, Fantastic Fest, and aGLIFF
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
An Eclectic Send-Off to Summer
Contemporary French film the focus of new Essential Cinema series
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Rise and Shine
Mike Birbiglia on getting 'Sleepwalk With Me' made
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
The Ambassador
With daring, gonzo filmmaking, this documentary film penetrates the blood-diamond trade in the Central African Republic.
The Apparition
A supernatural presence is released during a college experiment.
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Takashi Miike remakes Masaki Kobayashi's 1962 film about a penniless samurai who commits the ritual act of suicide.
The Last Ride
The last few days in the life of Hank Williams are portrayed in this plausible film re-creation.
Lawless
Abundantly violent yet decidedly listless, there’s very little kick to this moonshining picture from director John Hillcoat and musician/screenwriter Nick Cave.
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
They look something like Teletubbies but, presumably, without the hallucinogenic charm.
Robot & Frank
This weird, winning little movie explores what happens to the essential self as the memory goes.
Sleepwalk With Me
In his directorial debut, Mike Birbiglia plays a struggling comic who begins sleepwalking shortly after he moves in with his longtime girlfriend.
Thunderstruck
NBA star Kevin Durant appears as himself in this family film wherein a stroke of magic causes him to swap talents with a klutzy 16-year-old.
2016: Obama's America
Dinesh D'Souza, the conservative author, expounds on the president's past, and discusses what he thinks America would look like if Obama were to be re-elected.
arts & culture
How Sweetlamb It Is
The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival's founder returns to power
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
All Over Creation: The Same but Different
Reruns on TV may be the same old thing, but onstage they show us something new
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Steve Brudniak: Back From Samsara'
The artist's new solo show at ACC is a warp of the worlds
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
An abusive husband gets a shot of Southern discomfort in this hysterical revenge comedy
Cabaret
The intimacy of this well-acted production also makes you aware of its tight budget
Classically Speaking
Focusing on Haydn and Mozart, La Follia did a lovely job linking classical to baroque
columns
Page Two: On Anniversaries and Loss
A new print year begins as we celebrate an exceptional life
BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM: The System Ain't the System
The goal of oligarchy is to utterly disempower the workforce
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion: Diary Of A Collection
What goes in before the clothes go on
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place: Proud Wet Decadent Burn
It's the month of big fests and we are trotting to keep up
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Norman & Vi Petty Rock & Roll Museum tells the story of one the birthplaces of popular music
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Coming Out Unscathed
You're kind of a superhero when you're unconscious
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
UT Football Season Opener
A new football season and a new UT football column
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Longhorns split a pair and host Texas Invitational
