Browsing Issue: Wednesday, October 8, 2003

News: Feature: A New Era for Near South Developers seek to meld poor and prosperous, history and future, in an ‘urban village.’ By Betty Brink News: FREE WILL ASTROLOGY: Astrology News: Letters: Wanted: More Buses News: Listen Up: Aardvark By Ken Shimamoto News: Metropolis: A Very Closed Case This death-row DNA hasn’t cleared anyone’s name. By DAN MALONE News: Second Thought: Noodling for Humans When a guy catches a 40-pound fish using himself for bait, whose brain is bigger? By JENNIFER BRIGGS News: Static: Felony: Paranoia Music: Featured Music: Killer or Filler? A little bit of industry talk, a little bit of astringent b.s. — it’s your scene, kinfolk. By ANTHONY MARIANI Music: Hearsay: Tommy Music: Listen Up: The Warlocks Phoenix Album\r\n(Birdman Records) By Matthew Smith Music: The Show: Tiffany Shea Live from Houston\r\n(Self-released) By Ken Shimamoto Film: Film Reviews: Murder Me, Bill Banzai! Girls with swords dominate Quentin Tarantino’s demented fantasy. By KRISTIAN LIN Film: Film Reviews: Ouch Potato Local Philip Eisner says he’s ready to get back into horror films ... after his nap. By BRIAN ABRAMS Eats: Cafe Reviewed: We Herd an Explosion Bluebonnet’s Boom Room serves up some dynamite bar food — including a buffalo burger. By KEN SHIMAMOTO Eats: Chow, Baby: Cooking with Gas Calendar: Night and Day: Raising the Curtain Arts: Gallery: The Grid: Unlocked Arts: Stage: Not Toying Around With Ben Stevenson at the helm, Texas Ballet Theater kicks it up a few notches in Coppélia. By LEONARD EUREKA