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Bendels goodies
From now until the end of the year I'm going to post a few gift ideas a week. I'm always trying to find something new and gift-worthy and here's my pick for today: bath and body goods from Henri Bendel. (Fri Nov 6 at 11:32 AM) Read more »
Today’s featured event
Drawn Waters (Borrowdale)
Blanton Museum of Art
Austin
Teresita Fernández: Blind Landscape—if you’ve been to the Blanton lately you’ve already come face to face with one of the contemporary artist’s immersive installations: Stacked Waters, her two-story, site-specific work made of 3,100 square feet of custom-cast acrylic fills the museum’s atrium with a blue glow. See six more wall works, five large-scale sculptures, and a monumental drawing in this comprehensive survey of Fernández’s recent pieces, which utilize materials like steel, graphite, and glass. Through January 3. Open Tue–Fri 10–5, Sat 11–5, Sun 1–5 (every third Thur 10–9). Gen adm $7; senior citizens $5; college students with ID & youths 13–21 $3; children 12 & under, museum members, and UT staff, faculty, and students free (Thur everybody free). web site | map | access ++
Below the Surface
Since 1996, a legal battle has raged between ExxonMobil and a powerful South Texas ranching clan that believes the oil company sabotaged wells on the family property. Even after a ruling by the state Supreme Court earlier this year, the bitter feud shows no signs of letting up.
Norah Jones
Stop the presses: Norah Jones is trying something new. With a combined 36 million CDs sold and her three previous releases multi-platinum, one might argue that she can afford to experiment. But give her credit. She could stick to her sleepy after-hours balladry forever and disappoint virtually no one—except maybe herself.
An Interview With Bob Schneider
The 44-year-old Austin rocker talks about living in Munich, playing with the Ugly Americans, and his new CD, Lovely Creatures.
The Real McCoys
As Colt McCoy is wrapping up his own storied career, possibly becoming college football’s all-time winningest quarterback, among those looking to succeed him is a familiar face: his brother Case.
Newspaper Days
An exclusive excerpt from a new biography shows how three summers as an intern at the Houston Chronicle helped turn Molly Ivins from a River Oaks girl into the most distinctive liberal voice in Texas journalism.
Texas History 101
Fort Hood
From World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Fort Hood has remained a stalwart structure in U.S. military history.
Feature Story
Heartbreak High
Killeen Shoemaker, in the shadow of Fort Hood, is ground zero for the home front, a school where hundreds of students have parents who are deployed in Iraq and fear of death and danger is part of everyday life.
Web Exclusive
Finding Texas at the Film Festival
Texas doesn’t get a whole lot of screen time. But at this year’s Austin Film Festival, two smaller films seemed to capture the spirit of the Lone Star State.
Music
Robert Earl Keen
Both fans and critics will be emboldened by The Rose Hotel (Lost Highway), Keen’s first album of new material in four years.
Object Lesson
Tony Rancich’s Recording Studio
All hours of the day, band members, interns, and engineers can be found tweaking songs and writing lyrics at Sonic Ranch, a “residential recording studio compound” downriver from El Paso.
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The Reaper Doth Protest Too Much
When the president visited Texas A&M last week, the opposition was waiting. By Lauren Wolf
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Oh, the Horror!
Who better than a group of native Texans to produce one of the latest additions to the horror film canon?
