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A profile of precarious global intelligence firm Stratfor

The Clark-Madison brouhaha continues amidst tributes to Mambo John and more.

March 1991 -- December 2000

In the new production of Shakespeare's Richard III staged by the Disciples of Melpomene, it's the crafty and well-crafted portrayal of Richard by David Stahl that drives this show -- a performance built around performances by a master actor on the stage of life.

"TV Eye" delivers the skinny on the (mostly unimpressive) summer season debuts.

Keith Graves, the author of seriously ridiculous stories like Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance, is garnering Hollywood’s attention, but did he ever want it?

Those teeth, those lips, those songs -- the one and only Sara Hickman

The Blue Genie boys -- those whimsical artists responsible for the armadillo-festooned entrance to Threadgill's World Headquarters, the guitar gal atop Fran's Hamburgers, and other mini-landmarks around Austin -- have been fun for the people who see them and fun for the people who made them. Making giant panels for the new Texas State History Museum, though, was a bit more than just that.

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

On any given evening, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry writes, Zoot's cozy, warmly lit dining room fills with a cross-section of the city. Seated around the white-clothed tables you find young and old, dates and small groups, black-clad hipsters and the obvious "out of towners," all nodding in approval as they spear forkfuls of sautéed veal sweetbreads, roasted chicken, or seared duck.

Live Shots: South by Southwest 2001

Acts Playing South by Southwest

Amy Smith thought a judge would give her two years max for possession of crack cocaine; why is she doing 20?

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

The Painted Churches of Fayette County.

The Swells gaze on their own footwear.

Famed superharpist James Cotton settles into Austin.

With blown glass in colors as bright as stained glass in the sunshine and materials from the city dump, Einar and Jamex de la Torre create havoc. Their uncompromising, irreverent mixed-media pieces could adorn an Internet cafe, a 15th-century Spanish altar, or an Aztec household and still be shocking fun.

If you want to understand the legacy of Bill Clinton forget the Elvis analogies and remember Orson Welles, who created film characters marked by their own self-corruption.

Just when a heavy cynicism about the future of independent film has overtaken the industry and most of its observers, the Sundance Film Festival came along during the early weeks of 2001 and, almost unexpectedly, brightened the downcast mood shared by its most dour participants.

Why Virginia B. Wood's first culinary epiphany got her in big trouble.

Defending the death penalty, the new Gov, the schools, and all that Jazz.

From race riots in South Florida to the MLK Day March in Austin, "Public Notice" reflects on how far we've come and how far we've yet to go.

The geologic magnificence of Palo Duro Canyon.

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