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Freedom for the Kellers
Fran and Dan released after 21 years for 'satanic abuse'
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: A Taste of Freedom
Thanks to those who fought for justice – the fight continues
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Turf Fight at Auditorium Shores
Dog owners challenge city's plan to shrink off-leash play space
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
2013 Politics Gift Guide
Starting holiday arguments has never been easier
The Farm Report: Both Sides Win, Lose
After a bruising debate, urban farmers and neighborhood activists pick up the pieces
BY ANNA TOON
Council Preview: Only Reconnect
Agenda weighed down with zoning
BY MICHAEL KING
Aquarium Partner Gets a Year in Fed Tank
Legality of Austin Aquarium still in question
BY JORDAN SMITH
Lehmberg's Next Ordeal: Too Drunk to D.A.?
Civil hearing to remove Lehmberg begins Monday
BY MICHAEL KING
Candidate Filings Trickle In
Some incumbents draw challengers, but no serious threats
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
'Don't Call Me Sir'
Move over Davis and Abbott
BY MAC MCCANN
The Hightower Report: Coca-Cola's Fatheaded Front Groups
Coca-Cola's fatheaded front groups
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
GIFT GUIDE 2013
Santa's Big Cookbook Bag
Read 'em and eat
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
More Cookbooks for Under the Tree
Punk rock vegan treats, fish à la dishwasher, and much more
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
What makes Winebelly a neighborhood gem
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Food-O-File
Get a room: Treaty Oak debuts its new tasting room on Dec. 14
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Dec. 6-12
music
Frank's Wild Years
The back roads of Ramsay Midwood
BY MICHAEL CORCORAN
Playback: Screamadelica
Austin Psych Fest 2014 drops its lineup
BY KEVIN CURTIN
GIFT GUIDE 2013
Rock & Roll Books
screens
Unknown Territory
Writer-director John Sayles on why he returned to the border for his latest film, 'Go for Sisters'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'The Next Thing You Know, You're Robbing Banks'
Lane Garrison lives a life of prime for 'Bonnie & Clyde'
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Board-Breaking Box Sets
Bruce Lee dominates, of course
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Aadu Magaadra Bujji
The Broken Circle Breakdown
A powerful romantic adventure drives the heart of this Belgian melodrama about family and bluegrass music.
Go for Sisters
John Sayles' new film, which stars Edward James Olmos and LisaGay Hamilton, is the indie film icon's best work in years.
Narco Cultura
This documentary about the Mexican drug wars and their relationship to populist narcocorrido music becomes a fascinating study of the cultural cycle of violence.
The Punk Singer
Kathleen Hanna, the ultra-charismatic co-founder of the third-wave feminist riot grrrl movement and full-on DIY icon is the subject of this documentary.
R … Rajkumar
Bollywood action film.
arts & culture
Shepherding Shepard
The material legacy of playwright Sam Shepard calls Central Texas home
BY ADAM ROBERTS
Breezy Reads
Stuff your stockings and top your toilets with these just-for-fun picks
BY MONICA RIESE
Studio Visits: John Tennison
With a rolling chair, this artist whips around a home studio and whips up playful paintings
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
Arsenic and Old Lace
This classic American comedy plays murder for escapist fun, which Different Stages delivers capably
A Bedtime Gorey
This view of an upper-crust world both morbid and lively should please die-hard and casual Gorey fans alike
And Then There Were None
With Christie's classic, Austin Playhouse delivers a fun evening of good, old-fashioned whodunitry
columns
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Day Trips
Carved stone in Dripping Springs rocks the world of gifts
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place: Hop, Bop, Shop
Nothing like gifts for the fam made by your other fam ...
BY KATE X MESSER
The Luv Doc: Open Relationships
Just because something sounds like a really bad idea doesn't mean it is
BY THE LUV DOC
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