Cheer Up Charlies
Volume 19, Number 22
features
The Sick Jock Guide
Marion Winik has discovered yet another addiction, but this time, she probably won't quit. The Sick Jock Guide outlines her 10-step plan to late-life fitness.
BY MARION WINIK
The Naked Gym Ape
Stuart Prestidge wades into the exotic jungle of the Corporate Gym and surveys its creatures.
BY STUART PRESTIDGE
news
Natural Selection
Responding to market demands and consumer pressure, Whole Foods decides to banish genetically modified ingredients from its store-brand product lines.
BY DAN OKO
Growth Industry
Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Bank on Consumers' Hunger for Natural Foods
BY ERICA C. BARNETT
Hitting the Bottleneck
The Texas Department of Transportation tries to fix bottleneck project.
BY AMY SMITH
Naked City
thomas "hollywood" henderson pulls out of council race, county democratic clubs offer candidates endorsements, linda curtis is at it again.
BY AMY SMITH
Road Show
watson goes to washington to talk transportation; city backs off of terrace pud money, no settlement yet with gary bradley, city may step in to stop expansion of hyde park baptist church, council to consider retail space at csc.
BY JENNY STAFF JOHNSON
food
Sated, Somewhat
Dining North by Northwest
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood explains why one of Austin's most successful 24-hour restaurants is going to college.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Second Helpings: Japanese
music
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
BY MARGARET MOSER
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
From the Vaults
Twenty Years of Live Music on Local Stages: Photos by John Carrico
Dancing About Architecture
Austin versus Islam, Freedom and Justice (Records) for all, and that damn Ray Benson again.
BY KEN LIECK
Live Shots
Rick Treviño, Ruben Ramos, Joe Ely, AztexStubb's, January 18-19
Tom Jones MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev., January 15
El Orbits Bingo Happy HourContinental Club, January 20
Doctor Madd Vibe, Tall, Dark & Lonesome Emo's, January 21
The Alvin OpryTri-County Opry House, Alvin, Texas, January 22
The Alvin Opry
screens
Don't Believe the Hype
Local Digiterati on the Good, the Bad, and the Internet in Between
BY JON LEBKOWSKY
Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
Two new specials focus on the Internet -- one on its remarkable past, one on its potentially hazardous future; also, Showtime launches the Latino Filmmaker Showcase.
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Craig's Wife, Harriet Craig, The Little Foxes
Stephen MacMillan Moser celebrates those glamorous, backstabbing, deliciously bitchy divas: Rosalind Russell in Craig's Wife; Joan Crawford in the remake of that film, Harriet Craig; and Bette Davis in The Little Foxes.
Film Reviews
arts & culture
Scavenging for Home
The NATObombing of Belgrade provoked playwright Lisa D'Amour to examine the intention behind her art and reasons for being an artist.
BY LISA D'AMOUR
Articulations
The passing of Austin dancer Tamara Barrington Yaryan and opera star Irra Petina Bussey.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
columns
Page Two
Hyde Park Baptist Church expansion update.
BY NICK BARBARO
Postmarks
City council elections must be coming up soon...
Public Notice
Public Notice dips deep into the well of depression, but looks on the bright side, noting that Austin is full of cool groups like the SIMS Foundation and Project Transitions, not to mention fine, compassionate people who put themselves before others.
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Oak Thicket Park on Lake Fayette received a complete makeover when no one was looking.
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
After a Fashion
Reflections on Saint Laurent.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Mr. Smarty Pants
Two-for-one holidays in Lithuania
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Coach's Corner
Coach weighs in on UT men's basketball (still lacks reliable offense), Super Bowk 34 (the Tennessee Titans should take it in an upset), and Bobby Phills' fatal car crash (tragic, but it was after all his own fault, and at least he didn't kill any innocent bystanders).
BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON
About AIDS
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal against an insurance company's cap on lifetime benefits for AIDS treatment.
BY SANDY BARTLETT
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
