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Sustainable Biodiesel: Made in Austin
How two guys are putting Austin on the biodiesel map … again
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Point Austin: Giving Thanks
In a dark time, among us walk ordinary heroes
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Singing From the Hymnal
Library and music advocates still looking for official harmony
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Res Publica
Give thanks, and do good: Nov. 27-Dec. 4
APD Scores Low on Police Lineup Procedures
The Justice Project cites police department shortcomings when it comes to eyewitness identification of suspects
BY JORDAN SMITH
Darwinists Attack!
The State Board of Education doesn't understand the meaning of 'separation of church and state'
BY LEE NICHOLS
AISD Finance Chief Heads to Dallas
Larry Throm jumps out of the frying pan and into the fire
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
School Boundaries: Please All, Please None
Another map emerges in building enrollment for new middle school
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
ECT Envisions the Legislative Session
Will the Lege grant more regional planning authority to local communities this time around?
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Reefer Madness: The DEA's Dopiness
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is blocking North Dakota farmers' right to grow industrial hemp
BY JORDAN SMITH
Not in My Graveyard: RAMP vs. Covenant Presbyterian
One woman's battle with a church to preserve a Central Austin cemetery
BY LAUREL CHESKY
The Cable Channel Shell-Game Shuffle
The FCC is investigating Time Warner; African-American weekday news anchors are few and far between
BY KEVIN BRASS
The Hightower Report
Monsanto's Latest Biotech Miracle; and Spread the Wealth, Rebuild America
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Clash of the Titans:
These two long-lasting treats make a comeback
BY MICK VANN
Coconut Bliss
Skip the sugar crash and dairy congestion, and head for the frozen treats aisle for Coconut Bliss
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Liquid Assets
Thanksgiving is one of the best times of the year for wine-and-food pairing
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
The Chronicle archives are historical snapshots, Faraday's announces Holiday Baking Contest winners, and more
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Nov. 27-29
music
The Next Fun Fearless Female Rock Star
Austin's now generation comes of age in Suzanna Choffel
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
Facing charges by the estate of Don Walser, three local music entities declare bankruptcy even as Julian Koster spreads holiday cheer
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
KGSR Broadcasts
KGSR Broadcasts
Ben Mallott
Look Good, Feel Good
San Saba County
... Though Cheating Was Never an Option
Jason Boland & the Stragglers
Comal County Blue
Ariel Abshire, Ginger Leigh, Autumn, Penny Jo Pullus
Exclamation Love, Don't Be Shy, Velvet Sky, My Barn Having Burned, I Can Now See the Moon
By Any Means Necessary, Baron Grod, Lions of Tsavo
By Any Means Necessary, Baron Grod, [Firelung]
Lucas Hudgins
The World Left Is Mine
various artists
Volume One: Texas Rock, Blues & Folk, Volume Two: Texas Country & Americana
Paul Minor
The Marfa Project
Jonathan Terrell
Trials and Stimulations
Will T. Massey
Wayward Lady
Cruiserweight
Big Bold Letters
Todd Snider
Peace Queer
Caroline Casey & the Stringslingers
This Broken Crown
Roy Heinrich
All Night All Day
The Deadringers
Sweetheart of the Neighborhood
Freddie Steady's Wild Country
Ten Dollar Gun
George Ensle
Build a Bridge
Matthew Ballard
Midnight Drive
screens
Getting Small
Austin's Red Fly Studio puts things into perspective
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Making Mushrooms Dance
Gl33k's audio geeks sound off on Mushroom Men
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Go Go Gadget
The season's best tech toys
BY JOSH DUTY
Out of the Dustbin, Onto the Web
The Texas Archive of the Moving Image launches a new preservation initiative
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Film News
The Texas Motion Picture Alliance pushes an ambitious new incentives bill, to be sponsored by Rep. Dawnna Dukes
BY JOE O'CONNELL
TV Eye
Jack Bauer's back, and, boy, is TV Eye glad
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
This celebratory documentary skips briskly over the 60-plus-year career of one of jazz's pre-eminent and most original singers.
Australia
Baz Luhrmann teams with fellow Aussies Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman for this romantic action-adventure epic.
The Dukes
Character actor Robert Davi directs and co-stars with Chazz Palmintieri in this movie about a former doo-wop group that tries to recapture its glory days.
Fear(s) of the Dark
This French anthology of six short animated films, which are thematically linked by their dark tonalities and stirrings of dread, has greater appeal for animation buffs than horror hounds.
Four Christmases
From the director of the hit documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters comes this holiday-themed romantic comedy that stars Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. Opens Wednesday.
Transporter 3
Jason Statham returns for the third venture in this action series, which is surprisingly better than you might expect.
Twilight
One is human and the other's vampire: What's a pair of young soulmates to do?
arts & culture
Beyond the Frame
Curator Elizabeth Dunbar likes art that punches through the gallery walls
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Improv for Evil
'You're a loose cannon, Cochise!'
BY BARRY PINEO
Austin on Broadway: More Shooting Stars Than Ever
There have never been as many Austinites in Broadway shows as there are now
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arthouse Emergency Relief Fund: Giving More Than Thanks
Help Arthouse help artists unable to make art owing to a health crisis or disaster
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Getting Married
Different Stages has fun with Shaw's dissection of the institution of marriage
Sylvia
A.R. Gurney's play about a man and his dog is fun but makes a mess of its message
Austin Symphony Orchestra With Robert McDuffie, Violin
A hearty mix of Central Europe-inspired music with transcendent violin work
columns
After A Fashion
Your Style Avatar finds a pirate photographer in the boudoir
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Page Two: Lost in Space
Marking time with seasonal ghosts
BY LOUIS BLACK
Gay Place
Send Barack Obama a postcard!
BY KATE GETTY AND KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
J P Seven Christmas Trees is known for being a good distance out in the country and for having wonderfully fragrant and thick trees
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Playing Through
UT's Destinee Hooker is a dominating force on the volleyball court
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Bagels from Egypt, beer bottles for Buddhists, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Child support – How Much Will I Pay?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: 'JCVD' Thanksgiving Dinner
Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, Friday, November 28, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
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