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Event Horizon
As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?
BY MIKE KANIN
Point Austin: Adios, Mofo
The governor's legacy of negligence and contempt
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: A Farr Vision For Colony Park
Chosen consultant vows to 'plan with the whole person in mind'
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
SB 1/HB 2: How a Lie Becomes a Law
GOP steamrolls through abortion bill vote
BY JORDAN SMITH
Lege Lines
More on the special session and a preview of the 2014 election
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Filibuster Fallout: The Gallery Arrests
After spending hours on crossword puzzles in the Senate gallery, an elderly woman gets cuffed
BY AMY GENTRY
Perry: Not Running for Governor in 2014
Greg Abbott expected to throw hat in the ring
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
AISD Union Leaders Butt Heads Over Insurance Costs
Low-wage workers pay more for increase in health plan rates
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Death Watch: 501 and 502
After a short break, Texas resumes executions
BY JORDAN SMITH
Teen Terrorist or Facebook Prankster?
Online gamer in jail on charge of posting a "terroristic threat" on Facebook
BY ALLISTAIR PINSOF
Auditorium Shores: The Next Millennium?
Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley on hand
BY MICHAEL KING
Hightower Report: A 'People's Filibuster' in Texas awakens a movement
Even old bulls heard Wendy Davis' filibuster loud and clear
food
In the Wink of an Eye
An Austin slow-food pioneer celebrates a dozen years in operation
BY MM PACK
24-Hour Coffee Shop Plays Winning Combination
Strange Brew's all-access ethos
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Wine of the Week
A Pinot Grigio for everyone
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-O-File
We've got progress reports on remodels and new openings around town
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
July 11-18
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Three for the Road
Dream team scions Warren Hood and Emily Gimble add up 58 years of Austin roots
BY MARGARET MOSER
Playback
Fun Fun Fun Fest reels off some greatest hits and more
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Live Shots
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
Indie rock music festivals could learn a thing or three from the Montreal Jazz Fest
screens
Aged to Perfection
Classic Game Fest brings childhood favorites to the young at heart
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
The comedian's stand-up act is captured live in this new concert film.
Pacific Rim
When monsters and robots engage in epic battle, puny humans huddle in movie theatres to pay respect.
Pawn Shop Chronicles
Meth addicts, skinheads, and an Elvis impersonator are just some of the characters inhabiting this pawn-shop-set action comedy with an intriguing cast.
Singam 2
New Tamil film.
The Way, Way Back
In this indie comedy, a young teen finds confidence at a local water park after suffering emotional abuse from his insensitive, would-be stepfather.
What Maisie Knew
Young Maisie’s divorced parents are negligent, not cruel, in this contemporary take on the novel by Henry James from the co-directors of the Deep End.
arts & culture
Organic Chemistry
Austin Chamber Music Festival ensembles prove the key to great musicmaking is to like your fellow players
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Conspire Theatre
Out of prison, women find a new stage for telling their stories
BY KATHERINE CATMULL
'Butt Kapinski'
Deanna Fleysher's clown noir returns to take Austin on a hilarious journey down some mean stweets
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'The Funnybun Family Picnic'
In her new play for children, Emily Ball Cicchini clowns around with an Arthur Miller classic
BY ROBERT FAIRES
columns
Letters at 3AM: An Arbitrary Nation, Part 5
Our Bill of Rights guarantees are breaking down in state justice systems across the country
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Gay Place: Eastward, Ho
You can start your week with drag, get your car washed in drag, and end your week with drag
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Ride a piece of history at Brenham's antique carousel
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Aphrodisiacs
There is no substance on Earth definitively proven to guarantee a shag
BY THE LUV DOC
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