Cheer Up Charlies
Todd V. Wolfson
Volume 32, Number 24
news
A Failure to Communicate
AISD's community outreach needs to go back to school
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Point Austin: Busy Being Born ...
Leffingwell celebrates Austin and its future
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Labor Reps Target Marriott
Construction workers say they're getting stiffed on wages at city-backed project
BY AMY SMITH
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Headlines
Council: Raise Your Hand If You're Running for Mayor
It's impossible to ignore Council members' political aspirations
BY MIKE KANIN
Council: We Like Everybody, Except ...
City Council takes on zoning, hiking, and more
BY MICHAEL KING
TEDxAustin: Fearless Ideas Wrangled Here
This year's attendees will engage in 'participatory theatre'
BY ARI PHILLIPS
Lege Lines
Committees, school finance, and more
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Twitter Abuzz Over Texas Women's Health
BY MONICA RIESE
Dietz Rules Against School Finance System
Judge rules school finance unconstitutional
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report: Outlawing Exposés of Factory Farm Horrors
"Ag gag" bill would classify exposing factory farm abuses as terrorism
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Supper Club Love
Austin's supper clubs and Valentine's Day go together like chocolate and red wine
BY JESSI CAPE AND GRACIE SALEM
Food Events
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-O-File
Austin's DIY spirit invigorates the LongHouse Food Revival
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Gourdough's Public House
Gourdough's Public House wins hearts and minds, one big, fat doughnut at a time
music
The Bandera Way
Scenes from a marriage in four acts.
BY MARGARET MOSER
Phases & Stages
Rage Against the Machine
XX
Death
Spiritual Healing
Ancient VVisdom
Deathlike
Bloody Hammers
Bloody Hammers
Corrosion of Conformity
Eye for an Eye
Ensiferum
Unsung Heroes
Graveyard
Lights Out
Mother of God
Anthropos
Neurosis
Honor Found in Decay
Therion
Les Fleurs du Mal
Venomous Maximus
Beg Upon the Light
Year of the Goat
Angel's Necropolis
screens
Gang of Four
Kyle Henry's 'Fourplay' fights expectations about what sex should look like onscreen
BY BRANDON WATSON
How'd He Do?
AFS Doc Nights: 'Koch'
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Inside Austin's Recent Gaming Shake-ups
Lots of layoffs, but a Nation of Indies rises from the ashes
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
SXSW Film Announces Midnighters, Shorts
U.S. premiere of Rob Zombie's 'Lords of Salem' among after-dark selections
Film Reviews
Fourplay
These four stories of unabashed sexual intimacy are often funny, sometimes poignant, always unconventional and playfully erotic.
Identity Thief
Melissa McCarthy is a comic storm system to Jason Bateman's straight man in this latest variation on the road trip from hell.
Kadal
In this Bollywood drama, a Christian boy and Brahmin girl get trapped on the high seas and fall in love, far from the sectarian strife onshore.
Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation
A dog in Eden, Maggie Simpson in an Ayn Rand daycare center, and creative guacamole making are some of the ideas conjured in this collection.
Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013: Live Action
Childhood, aging, and geographic diversity are common themes in these dramas from around the world.
Side Effects
Jagged turns and sinuous style are the mark of Steven Soderbergh's taut drama, which stars the very well-cast Rooney Mara and Jude Law.
arts & culture
New Russian Drama Festival
Austin gets another taste of contemporary Russian drama, and so does actor Joey Hood
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Studio Visits: Carin Rodenborn
This Austin artist loves having her entire home serve as her studio
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
33 Variations
The script and cast keep this drama of Beethoven and a modern scholar a human story
Other Desert Cities
A talented, fiercely committed cast makes this drama of a family homecoming arresting
'DOOM II: Hell on Earth'
Scott Gelber's video installation will make you nostalgic for the early days of the Internet
columns
Letters at 3AM: The Revolution Will Be Printed
Digital fabrication will change the course of the future
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion: The DIFFA Difference
Your Style Avatar gets an invitation he can't refuse
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Rihanna and Beyoncé don't think you can handle this
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Follow the trail of a Comanche war chief
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Common Law: The People's Law School – Learn the Law for Free
People's Law School
BY LUKE ELLIS
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: All Ears
How to combat mouth diarrhea
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Texas Rollergirls
Flat-track Roller Derby season-opening doubleheader
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Soccer Watch
The U.S. stumbles in World Cup Qualifying, and more
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
