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features
Give 'Til It Helps 2013, Part 2
We each hold the key: Let's show these nonprofits how much they are appreciated
BY KATE X MESSER
news
Point Austin: The Meanings of 'Affordability'
The new year signals changes in the life of Austin
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Do Kids Count?
State leaders don't walk the talk on children
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Very Early Returns: Calling All Council Candidates!
The mayoral and council election season has already started
BY MICHAEL KING
HIV/AIDS: Pushing Past the Plateau
Local agency fights stigma with new PSA campaign
BY BRANDON WATSON
Mixed Trends on Death Row
Dallas County surges forward in new death penalty sentences
BY JORDAN SMITH
Happy Holidays from ALEC
Lobbyists continue program of drafting corporate-supported bills
BY MICHAEL KING
Oops! Return to Santa ASAP!
TexPIRG warns parents to remain wary of certain products
BY MICHAEL KING
Commissioners Court Candidates Take On Property Taxes
Hopefuls share philosophical approaches to government
BY CHRISTOPHER HOOKS
Reefer Madness: Teens Still Smoke Pot
Would legalization lead to a decline?
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report: Measuring Congress by the Numbers
Measuring congress by the numbers
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Age Before Beauty? With Treaty Oak, You Get Both.
Local distiller is making world-class aged spirits
BY WES MARSHALL
Elegant but Uneven
There's room for improvement at Goodall's Kitchen & Bar at the Hotel Ella
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Better Drinking Through Gadgetry
Must-have devices for oenophiles and liquor lovers
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-O-File
Looking ahead to the most anticipated restaurant openings of early 2014
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Dec. 28
music
ZZ Top
Tracking the beards
BY TIM STEGALL
Playback: 2013 – That's a Wrap
Twelve months of boom recapped
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Pledge Your Allegiance
Austin Film Society lets two iconic filmmakers square off in its new series
BY KIMBERLEY JONES AND MARC SAVLOV
Know When to Hold 'Em
When Jay Rosenkrantz's poker doc got shuffled up, he got creative
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
And I Would Watch 100 Films
And I would watch 100 more
BY MONICA RIESE
Film Reviews
Dhoom: 3
This Bollywood action thriller is burning up the box office.
47 Ronin
Keanu Reeves is a samurai warrior fighting supernatural forces in this twist on the ancient Japanese tale.
Justin Bieber's Believe
More self-promotion than a film, this doc shows the star in performance and confessing his inner thoughts offstage.
arts & culture
A Way Back to Tenderness
Writing workshops serve Austin's aging and their caregivers
BY AMY GENTRY
The Big Bash
The Hideout Theatre embiggens its schedule with a weekly set from an improv Dream Team
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Studio Visits: Rebecca Rothfus
This skilled painter and wizard at cutouts feels at home in her newly built studio at Canopy
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
'Send Off'
grayDUCK Gallery memorably closed its Bouldin Creek space with a show of its regular artists making prints
Ann Conner: Symphony Suite
These colorful prints of graphic shapes over wood grains are playful and celebratory of hue and texture
columns
Letters at 3AM: The Capacity to Take It
Perseverance is the spine of the human condition
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
The Good Eye
Austin airport couture
BY AMY GENTRY
Oops!
Gay Place
Let's tuck '13 in with a li'l kiss (or a swift kick)
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Taste the difference craft brewing makes at Houston’s Karbach Brewery
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Resolutions
Failing to plan is planning to fail
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Hornography
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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