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How to Build Neighborhoods
Erin McGann is the sole newcomer in a race dominated by incumbents
BY AMY SMITH
Point Austin: The Dietz Decision
Will Texas fulfill its constitutional promise?
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Drama on the High Seats
Reading (not too far) between the lines of Thursday's marathon
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Duty now for the future
Yeakel Again Rules Against HB 2
5th Circuit denies A.G. Abbott's emergency motion to stay ruling
BY MARY TUMA
Abbott Waffles on Debating Davis
Guv. candidate can't decide if he's up for a debate
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Campaign Snapshots
City Council districts 1 and 2 forum preview
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Council: Here Comes the Sun
Council recovers from last week's multiday meeting
BY MICHAEL KING
10-1 Ticker...
Election updates!
Texas School Funding
Still unconstitutional
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
"Magistration Center" for APD?
Plan could save money, sidestep S-Comm immigration holds
BY TONY CANTÚ
Death Watch
Trottie is scheduled for execution next week
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Facebook "Threat" Case Proceeds
Judge declines to dismiss case against Carter
BY MAC MCCANN
The Hightower Report
Scary Perry foments fear that terrorists "could be" coming from Mexico
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Change for the Better
How one West Texas family brought the cows to town
BY VERONICA MEEWES
The Art of the Brew Will Quench Your Aesthetic Thirst
Co-Lab Projects' second annual celebration of beer and visual art
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Food-o-File
Mourning the restaurant that brought Thai to Austin
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
music
About a Girl
Dani Neff shreds Megafauna to Maximalist effect
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Playback: The Big Three
Remember major labels? Meet three underground locals on them.
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
Deadman
Chimes at Midnight and How Shall We Then Live?
The Mole People
Lost Age
Seth Walker
Sky Still Blue
screens
A Wild Pitch of a Life
No No: A Dockumentary chronicles the legendary life of pitcher Dock Ellis
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
If You Build It, They Will Come
Hump! Tour's DIY porn pit-stops in Austin
BY FERNIE MARTINEZ
The Making of Gone With the Wind
The Ransom Center's epic retelling of how this epic motion picture came to be
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Film Reviews
As Above/So Below
There are things in the catacombs beneath Paris that should remain underground.
Cantinflas
Mexico's most beloved comedy film star gets the biopic treatment.
Frank
Arthouse comedy amuses yet disappoints.
The Identical
The fabricated ghost of Elvis Presley's twin brother hangs over this complete muddle.
Innocence
This story about a damaged, young woman mired in the mundanities of boarding-school life is utterly bloodless.
The Last of Robin Hood
Kevin Kline is Errol Flynn in this confused story of his late-life affair with 15-year-old Beverly Aadland.
Mary Kom
Hindi biopic about the legendary boxer.
No No: A Dockumentary
Famous for pitching a no-hitter while high on acid, Dock Ellis the man was so much more.
The One I Love
Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Moss shine in this rom-com-dram with a twist.
A Summer's Tale
Eric Rohmer's 1996 film gets its first Stateside release – and the wait was worth it.
Venus in Fur
The play’s the thing in Roman Polanski's erotic screen version of the Tony Award-winner.
arts & culture
AUSTIN PRIDE 2014
Gay Town in the A-Town
BY KATE X MESSER, SARAH MARLOFF AND NEHA AZIZ
Sym the Prole
A radical takes on the practical in the fight against HIV stigma
BY DAVID ESTLUND
All Over Creation: Glory Days
When is gazing back at the past looking in the wrong direction?
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Detroit
Capital T's Detroit is a destination worth a visit, but you wouldn't want to live there
"Ryan Cronk: Migration Wisdom, Chalk Lines, Tracings, and Undertow"
This solo show explores new existential threats in sharp analytical prints and layered chaotic collage
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Oops! Fluid Correction!
Letters At 3AM: Karen Holden's This Music
This Music, Karen Holden's new poetry collection, expresses the connection between the self and the world
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Gay Place
SMTX IS ON! Happy first Pride, San Marcos! Keep those Bobcat claws where we can see 'em.
BY KATE X MESSER
The Good Eye: How Should a Fall Fashion Preview Be?
The "Good Eye" does herself
BY AMY GENTRY
Day Trips
San Luis Spirits invites visitors to their Dripping Springs stills
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants
The Common Law: Does An Old Arrest Show Up on a Criminal Background Check?
What's best to do after a case gets dismissed
BY CHRIS PERRI
The Luv Doc: What is Wrong
The last person in the world who should be handing out advice
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Hornography
BY ERIC SOLLENBERGER
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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