Central Library
Volume 33, Number 44
news
Getting off the Road
Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today
BY ROBYN ROSS
Point Austin: Going Down Slow
The fading numbers of Austin's African-Americans
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Density in the Floodplain
Ignoring staff warnings, Council approves variance for office tower
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Plaza Saltillo Decision Comes Down to Money
Cap Metro chooses Endeavor over Saltillo Collaborative
BY AMY SMITH
A Final Plan for Colony Park
Master plan revealed at Family Fun Fest
BY ROBYN ROSS
Council: They Just Might Dance All Night
34 member-sponsored items clog agenda
BY MICHAEL KING
Votes Pending: The Case for Connect
Cap Metro board endorses initial rail route
BY MAC MCCANN
Growth Funds: ACC's Bond Proposal
Community college asking for $386 million
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Council Endorses EPA Emissions Rule
Supporters hope to set precedent for Texas
BY LIZZIE JESPERSEN
Will Border Crisis Spur a Special Session?
Perry, Dewhurst, Straus instruct DPS to increase border presence
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Koch brothers stunned to find some non-rich people in their lobby
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
The Wine Enthusiast
June Rodil's passion for wine has shaped her career and the way Austin drinks
BY MELANIE HAUPT
A-OK Chinese
More like 'meh'
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Downtown's Garage Is a Hidden Gem
Craft cocktails, local history, and parking all-in-one
BY GRACIE SALEM
Food-o-File
The sweets beat: Contigo hires a new pastry chef
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
June 26-July 2
music
Metallurgy
Agalloch
The Serpent and the Sphere
Got My Mojo Workin'
Paul Oscher used to blow harps for Muddy Waters
BY TIM STEGALL
Playback: Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense
Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense, Joe Ely's Lost Electro Album, A New Home for Refugeed Bluegrass
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Phases & Stages
Agalloch
The Serpent and the Sphere
The Atlas Moth
The Old Believer
Autopsy
Tourniquets, Hacksaws & Graves
Eyehategod
Eyehategod
Headcrusher
Let the Blood Run + Black Burning Skies
Mastodon
Once More 'Round the Sun
Killer Be Killed
Killer Be Killed
Lazer / Wulf
The Beast of Left and Right
Tombs
Savage Gold
Pilgrim
II: Void Worship
Triptykon
Melana Chasmata
screens
Apocalypse by the Trainload
Bong Joon-ho discusses his film 'Snowpiercer'
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Adventure Beckons
Kat Candler rides the 'Hellion' roller coaster back home
BY JOE O'CONNELL
Scenes From a Creative Partnership
The Austin Film Society presents the films of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann in its new series
BY JOSH KUPECKI
Film Reviews
Autonagar Surya
Telugu language action film.
Hellion
Austin filmmaker Kat Candler explores the sins of the father in this dark drama starring Aaron Paul.
Humshakals
This Hindi-language broad comedy about lookalikes is set in London.
Korengal
This companion piece to the Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo revisits the men who fought in Afghanistan's deadly Korengal Valley.
Miss Lovely
Indian drama explores Mumbai's seedy, C-grade film industry in the late Eighties.
Nothing Bad Can Happen
The title is grimly ironic: In fact, a whole lot of bad things happen in this German horror film.
Snowpiercer
This English-language debut from acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho is a riveting sci-fi action film entirely set on a speeding train.
The Villain
Indian revenge thriller.
arts & culture
Faulk Hero
Remembering John Henry Faulk's battle against the blacklist
BY WILLARD MANUS
Austin African American Book Festival
Biographer Arnold Rampersad headlines the eighth edition, focusing on inspiration for change
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The Contemporary Austin
'Susurrus,' 'Music for Wilderness Lake' offer art for the ears as well as eyes
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Spectrum Theatre Company
'Illumination Celebration' brings African-American theatre one step closer to the spotlight
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Romeo and Juliet
Penfold's condensed version of Shakespeare's play, played by five actors, brings out the heart of the tragedy
Jewels of the Tanjavur Tradition: Live Music and Dance of Southern India
This Austin Dance India program celebrated the continuum of classical dance from generation to generation
'S Gershwin
This concertized biopic provides a wonderful review of George Gershwin's trailblazing life and career
columns
Letters at 3am: Oligarchy Blues
Without fair elections and a viable legislative process at federal and state levels, the republic no longer exists
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
The Good Eye: Knees, Please
Man up and take off your pants
BY AMY GENTRY
Gay Place
Prove how much you love SM and help San Marcos have their first Pride!
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Northeast Texas Trail from Farmersville to New Boston is the longest Texas rails-to-trails project
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Underappreciated
A beach house in Malibu is really sweet, but not if you have to share it with an ingrate who doesn’t pick up after himself
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
World Cup Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
