A Failed Experiment

Austin Dispatches No. 229 Jan. 22, 2021

A conversation with a co-worker inspired me to add vanilla extract to mask coffee's bitterness. The prices in the supermarket spice aisle almost quashed the experiment before it started. I later learned that price has risen noticeably in recent years. I found the blend itself unsatisfactory. The coffee flavor overwhelmed the vanilla, in contrast to teas and colas. Therefore, I'll continue to consume coffee with cream and sugar.

In Spite of It All (Best of 2020)

A. Miscellaneous

Woke protein energy bars

B. Television

  1. Family Guy. Fox.

  2. The Simpsons. Fox.

  3. South Park. Comedy Central.

C. Film

  1. The Banker. Romulus Entertainment/Hyphenate Films/Iam21 Entertainment/Mad Hatter Films.

  2. Fei Lung Gwoh Gong (Enter the Fat Dragon). Bona Film Group/Bullet Films/Mega-Vision Pictures (MVP)/Sun Entertainment Film Group.

  3. Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful. Lupa Film/Monarda Arts.

  4. On the Rocks. A24/American Zoetrope.

D. Publishing

  1. Allen, Woody [Alan Stewart Konigsberg]. Apropos of Nothing. New York City: Arcade Publishing.

  2. Anatomy of the Crash: The Financial Crisis of 2020. Ed. Tho Bishop. Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute.

  3. Anton, Michael. The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing.

  4. Baker, Peter, and Susan Glasser. The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III. New York City: Doubleday.

  5. Bakken, Tim. The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military. New York City: Bloomsbury Publishing.

  6. Block, Lawrence. Dead Girl Blues. Newberry, S.C.: LB Productions.

  7. The James Bond Archives, 2nd rev. ed. Ed. Paul Duncan. Cologne, Germany: Taschen.

  8. Bryce, Robert. A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations. New York City: PublicAffairs.

  9. Buckley, F.H. American Secession: The Looming Threat of a National Breakup. New York City: Encounter Books.

  10. Burton, Bob. Burton's Recipies: Dawn's Favorites. Redmond, Ore.: Bob Burton.

  11. Cadava, Geraldo. The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, From Nixon to Trump. New York City: Ecco.

  12. Caldwell, Christopher. The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties. New York City: Simon & Schuster.

  13. Cohen, Michael. Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to the President of the United States. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing.

  14. Collins, Max Allan. Do No Harm. New York City: Forge/Tom Doherty Associates.

  15. Collins, Max Allan. Skim Deep. London: Hard Case Crime.

  16. Collins, Max Allan, and A. Brad Schwartz. Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher: Hunting America's Deadliest Unidentified Serial Killer at the Dawn of Modern Criminology. New York City: William Morrow.

  17. Cook, Rhodes. America Votes 33: 2017-2018, Election Returns by State. Washington, D.C.: Sage Publications.

  18. Cox, Alex. 10,000 Ways to Die: A Director’s Take on the Spaghetti Western, 2nd rev. ed. Harpenden, U.K.: Kamera Books.

  19. Cutler, Ian. The Lives and Extraordinary Adventures of Fifteen Tramp Writers From the Golden Age of Vagabondage. Port Townsend, Wash.: Feral House.

  20. Deist, Jeff. The Imposers and the Imposed Upon. Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute.

  21. Edwards, Bradley J., and Brittany Henderson. Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein. New York City: Gallery Books.

  22. Enrich, David. Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction. New York City: Custom House.

  23. Fitch, Ken et al. Johnny Dynamite: Explosive Pre-Code Crime Comics — The Complete Adventures of Pete Morisi’s Wild Man of Chicago. San Diego: IDW Publishing.

  24. Fitton, Tom. A Republic Under Assault: The Left's Ongoing Attack on American Freedom. New York City: Threshold Editions.

  25. Friedwald, Will. Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Life and Music of Nat King Cole. New York City: Oxford UP.

  26. Gaming the Metrics: Misconduct and Manipulation in Academic Research. Ed. Mario Biagioli and Alexandra Lippman. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press.

  27. Gertz, Bill. How China's Communist Party Made the World Sick. New York City: Encounter Books.

  28. Goldsmith, Kenneth. Duchamp Is My Lawyer: The Polemics, Pragmatics, and Poetics of UbuWeb. New York City: Columbia UP.

  29. Goodman, Alana, and Daniel Halper. A Convenient Death: The Mysterious Demise of Jeffrey Epstein. New York City: Sentinel.

  30. Gruenwald, Mark et al. Marvel Two-in-One, Vol. V. Ed. Cory Sedlmeier. New York City: Marvel Worldwide.

  31. A Guide to Home-Based COVID Treatment: Step-by-Step Doctors' Plan That Could Save Your Life. Ed. Dr. Jane M. Orient and Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet. Tucson, Ariz.: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.

  32. Guinness World Records 2021. London: Guinness World Records.

  33. Hall, Julie. Inheriting Clutter: How to Calm the Chaos Your Parents Leave Behind, rev. ed. Nashville, Tenn.: W. Publishing Group.

  34. Jordan, Mary. The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump. New York City: Simon & Schuster.

  35. Karl, Jonathan. Front Row at the Trump Show. New York City: Dutton.

  36. Kelly, Julie. Disloyal Opposition: How the # NeverTrump Right Tried — and Failed — to Take Down the President. New York City: Encounter Books.

  37. Kenny, Glenn. Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas. Toronto: Hanover Square Press.

  38. Koller, Tim, Marc Goedhart, and David Wessels. Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, 6th rev. ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

  39. Kraft, David Anthony, Edward Hannigan, and Sal Buscema. The Defenders, Vol. VII. New York City: Marvel Worldwide.

  40. Krulos, Tea. American Madness: The Story of the Phantom Patriot and How Conspiracy Theories Hijacked American Consciousness. Port Townsend, Wash.: Feral House.

  41. Kuhn, David Paul. The Hardhat Riot: Nixon, New York City, and the Dawn of the White Working-Class Revolution. New York City: Oxford UP.

  42. Linkhoeva, Tatiana. Revolution Goes East: Imperial Japan and Soviet Communism. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell UP.

  43. Lozada, Carlos. What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era. New York City: Simon & Schuster.

  44. Lysiak, Matthew. The Drudge Revolution: The Untold Story of How Talk Radio, Fox News, and a Gift Shop Clerk With an Internet Connection Took Down the Mainstream Media. Dallas: BenBella Books.

  45. Mantlo, Bill, Gerry Conway, and Tony Isabella. Marvel Team-Up, Vol. V. New York City: Marvel Worldwide.

  46. Mars, Roman, and Kurt Kohlstedt. The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  47. North, Gary. Christian Economics in One Lesson, rev. ed. Dallas, Ga.: Point Five Press.

  48. North, Gary. Protectionism and Poverty. Dallas, Ga.: Point Five Press.

  49. Perlstein, Rick. Reaganland: America's Right Turn, 1976-1980. New York City: Simon & Schuster.

  50. Pluckrose, Helen, and James Lindsay. Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender, and Identity — and Why This Harms Everybody. Durham, N.C.: Pichstone Publishing.

  51. Posner, Gerald. Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America. New York City: Avid Reader Press.

  52. Postrel, Virginia I. The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World. New York City: Basic Books.

  53. Ralat, José R. American Tacos: A History and Guide. Austin, Texas: U of Texas P.

  54. Reiss, Dr. Karina, and Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi. Corona False Alarm?: Facts and Figures, rev. ed. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Publishing.

  55. Rucker, Philip, and Carol Leonnig. A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America. New York City: Penguin Press.

  56. Schwab, Klaus, and Thierry Malleret. COVID-19: The Great Reset. Geneva: Forum Publishing.

  57. Schweizer, Peter. Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite. New York City: HarperCollins Publishers.

  58. Scott, David Meerman. The New Rules of Marketing & PR: How to Use Content Marketing, Podcasting, Social Media, AI, Live Video, and Newsjacking to Reach Buyers Directly, 6th rev. ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

  59. Seinfeld, Jerry. Is This Anything? New York City: Simon & Schuster.

  60. Shellenberger, Michael. Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All. New York City: Harper.

  61. Shooter, Jim, Roger McKenzie, and Gerry Conway. Daredevil, Vol. XIV. New York City: Marvel Worldwide.

  62. Snowden, Frank M. Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present, rev. ed. New Haven, Conn.: Yale UP.

  63. Spillane, Mickey [Frank Morrison Spillane], and Max Allan Collins. Hot Lead, Cold Justice. New York City: Kensington Books.

  64. Spillane, Mickey [Frank Morrison Spillane], and Max Allan Collins. Masquerade for Murder. London: Titan Books.

  65. Stern, Roger, Peter B. Gillis, and David Michelinie. The Incredible Hulk, Vol. XIV. New York City: Marvel Worldwide.

  66. Stone, Oliver [William Oliver Stone]. Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  67. Sunshine, Spencer, and Pop Mob. 40 Ways to Fight Fascists: Street-Legal Tactics for Community Activists, rev. ed. Portland, Ore.: Eberhardt Press.

  68. Swanson, Doug J. Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers. New York City: Viking.

  69. Szwed, John F. Space Is the Place: The Life and Times of Sun Ra, 2nd rev. ed. Durham, N.C.: Duke UP.

  70. Templeman, Ted, and Greg Renoff. Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music. Toronto: ECW Press.

  71. Trump, Mary L. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man. New York City: Simon & Schuster.

  72. The Vanishing Tradition: Perspectives on American Conservatism. Ed. Paul Gottfried. Ithaca, N.Y.: Northern Illinois UP.

  73. Walter, Chip. Immortality, Inc.: Renegade Science, Silicon Valley Billions and the Quest to Live Forever. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.

  74. White, E.J. You Talkin' to Me?: The Unruly History of New York English. New York City: Oxford UP.

  75. Woodward, Bob. Rage. New York City: Simon & Schuster.

  76. Ziegler, Mary. Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge UP.

E. Audio

  1. AC/DC. Power Up. Columbia.

  2. Aitken, Laurel. Skinhead Train: The Complete Singles Collection 1969-1970. Pressure Drop.

  3. Alexander, Monty. Love You Madly: Live at Bubba's. Resonance.

  4. Allen, Tony, and Hugh Masekela. Rejoice. World Circuit.

  5. Almond, Marc. Chaos and a Dancing Star. BMG.

  6. America. Heritage II: Demos/Alternate Takes 1971-1976. Omnivore.

  7. Anthrax. Persistence of Time, expanded ed. Megaforce.

  8. Antibalas. Fu Chronicles. Daptone.

  9. Armored Saint. Punching the Sky. Metal Blade.

  10. Azymuth, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Adrian Younge. Jazz Is Dead 4. Jazz Is Dead.

  11. Bad Company. Desolation Angels, expanded ed. Swan Song/Rhino.

  12. Bag, Alice [Alicia Armendariz]. Sister Dynamite. In the Red.

  13. Kenny Barron/Dave Holland Trio. Without Deception. Dare2.

  14. Bartz, Gary, and Maisha. Night Dreamer Direct-to-Disc Sessions. Night Dreamer.

  15. Belle and Sebastian. What to Look for in Summer. Matador.

  16. Benson, George. Weekend in London. Provogue.

  17. Bernstein, Peter. What Comes Next. Smoke Sessions.

  18. Black Art Jazz Collective. Ascenion. HighNote.

  19. Blake, Ran, and Andrew Rathbun. Northern Noir. SteepleChase.

  20. Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. Just Coolin'. Blue Note.

  21. Bley, Carla, Andy Sheppard, and Steve Swallow. Life Goes On. ECM.

  22. Blue Magic. Share a Dream. Society Hill/EMG.

  23. Blue Öyster Cult. Hard Rock Live Cleveland 2014. Frontiers Music SRL.

  24. Blue Öyster Cult. iHeart Radio Theater N.Y.C. 2012. Frontiers Music SRL.

  25. Blue Öyster Cult. Live at Rock of Ages Festival 2016. Frontiers Music SRL.

  26. Blues Bash! and Dance With Duke Robillard & Friends. Stony Plain.

  27. Bossacucanova, and Roberto Menescal. Bossa Got the Blues. Six Degrees.

  28. The Brecker Brothers. Live and Unreleased. Piloo.

  29. The Brides of Funkenstein. The Complete Atlantic Recordings. Wounded Bird.

  30. Bryant, Don. You Make Me Feel. Fat Possum.

  31. Buford, Mojo. Mojo Workin'. Sundazed Music/Modern Harmonic.

  32. Byford, Biff. School of Hard Knocks. Silver Lining Music.

  33. Camarão Orkestra. Nação África. Favorite Recordings.

  34. Castro, Joe. Passion Flower (for Doris Duke). Sunnyside.

  35. CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway. BMG/Easy Eye Sounds.

  36. Céu [Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças]. APKÁ! Six Degrees/Slap/Urban Jungle.

  37. Chicano Batman. Invisible People. ATO.

  38. Collins, Bootsy. The Power of the One. eOne/Sweetwater.

  39. Corea, Chick. Plays. Concord.

  40. Robert Cray Band. That's What I Heard. Nozzle.

  41. Danzig Sings Elvis. Cleopatra.

  42. Davis, Miles. The Lost Quintet. Sleepy Night/13.

  43. Dion [Dion DiMucci]. Blues With Friends. Keeping the Blues Alive.

  44. Disterheft, Brandi, and George Coleman. Surfboard. Justin Time.

  45. Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters. Rise Up. Stony Plain.

  46. Kahil El'Zabar's America the Beautiful. Spiritmuse.

  47. Kahil El'Zabar's Spirit Groove. Spiritmuse.

  48. Ella 100: Live at The Apollo! Concord Jazz.

  49. Ellis, Tinsley. Ice Cream in Hell. Alligator.

  50. Escoffery, Wayne. The Humble Warrior. Smoke Sessions.

  51. Estefan, Gloria. Brazil305. Sony Music Latin.

  52. Ethiopian and His All Stars. The Return of Jack Sparrow. Omnivore Recordings.

  53. Evans, Bill. Live at Ronnie Scott's. Resonance.

  54. Evans, Orrin, and The Captain Black Big Band. The Intangible Between. Smoke Sessions.

  55. Fantastic Negrito [Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz]. Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? Cooking Vinyl.

  56. Farnsworth, Joe. Time to Swing. Smoke Sessions.

  57. Fitzgerald, Ella. Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes. Verve.

  58. Frisell, Bill. Valentine. Blue Note/Decca.

  59. Gilberto, Bebel. Agora. PIAS.

  60. Gilchrist, Lafayette. Now. Lafayette Music.

  61. Gold, Andrew. Something New: Unreleased Gold. Omnivore Recordings.

  62. Golia, Vinny et al. A Love Supreme Electric: A Salvo Inspired by John Coltrane. Cuneiform.

  63. Gordon, Dexter. Montmartre 1964. Storyville.

  64. Gordon, Robert. Rockabilly for Life. Cleopatra.

  65. The Gospel Truth: The Complete Singles Collection. Craft Recordings.

  66. Greene, Jimmy. While Looking Up. Mack Avenue.

  67. Heath, Jimmy. Love Letter. Verve.

  68. Hemi Demi Semi Quaver: Buried Treasures of the Raymond Scott Big Band. Real Gone Music.

  69. Jimi Hendrix Experience. Live in Maui. Legacy Recordings.

  70. Herwig, Conrad. The Latin Side of Horace Silver. Savant.

  71. Hicks, King Solomon. Harlem. Provogue.

  72. Holdsworth, Allan. Frankfurt '86. Manifesto.

  73. Hooker, John Lee. Black Night Is Falling (Live at The Rising Sun Celebrity Jazz Club). Justin Time.

  74. James Hunter Six. Nick of Time. Daptone.

  75. Iron Maiden. Nights of the Dead, Legacy of the Beast: Live in Mexico City. Sanctuary. Jarrett, Keith. Budapest Concert. ECM.

  76. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and Wyton Marsalis. The Music of Wayne Shorter. Blue Engine.

  77. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and Wyton Marsalis. Sherman Irby's Inferno. Blue Engine.

  78. Jyoti [George Anne Muldrow]. Mama, You Can Bet! eOne Canada.

  79. Khruangbin. Mordechai. Dead Oceans.

  80. Krall, Diana. This Dream of You. Impulse!/Verve.

  81. Krieger, Robby. The Ritual Begins at Sundown. The Players Club.

  82. Kursaal Flyers. Little Does She Know: The Complete Recordings. RPM.

  83. Kuti, Sean, and Egypt 80. Night Dreamer Direct to Disc Sessions. Night Dreamer.

  84. Lianne La Havas. Nonesuch.

  85. Laswell, Bill. Against Empire. M.O.D. Technologies.

  86. Lavette, Bettye [Betty Haskin]. Blackbirds. Verve.

  87. Lavin, Linda. Love Notes. Club 44.

  88. Huey Lewis and The News. Weather. B.M.T./BMG.

  89. Mabern, Harold. Mabern Plays Mabern. Smoke Sessions.

  90. Mantilla, Ray. Rebirth. Savant.

  91. Jason Marsalis Live. Basin Street.

  92. Christian McBride Big Band. For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver. Mack Avenue.

  93. McLaughlin, John, Shankar Mahadevan, and Zakir Hussain. Is That So? Abstract Logix.

  94. Mendes, Sergio. In the Key of Joy. Concord.

  95. The Meters. Gettin' Funkier All the Time: The Complete Josie/Reprise & Warner Recordings 1968-1977. Soul Music.

  96. Charles Mingus @ Bremen 1964 & 1975. Sunnyside Communications.

  97. Mr. Bungle. The Raging Wrath of the Eastern Bunny Demo. Ipecac.

  98. Mitchell, Roscoe, and Ostravska Banda. Distant Radio Transmission/Nonaah Trio/Cutouts for Woodwind Quintet/8.8.88. Wide Hive.

  99. Monk, Thelonious. Palo Alto. Impulse!

  100. Monophonics. It's Only Us. Colemine.

  101. Night Flight: The Frank Zappa Interview. Nightflight.

  102. Ocasek, Ric [Richard Theodore Otcasek]. Beatitude, expanded ed. Rubellan Remasters/Geffen.

  103. Olatuja, Michael. Lagos Pepper Soup. Whirlwind Recordings.

  104. Parker, Maceo. Soul Food: Cooking With Maceo. The Funk Garage.

  105. Pelt, Jeremy. The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 1. HighNote.

  106. Protheroe, Brian. The Albums 1974-1976. 7T's/Glam.

  107. Ratt. The Atlantic Years 1984-1990. Hear No Evil Recordings.

  108. Redd Kross. Merge.

  109. Redman, Joshua et al. RoundAgain. Nonesuch.

  110. Reed, Lou [Lewis Allen Rabinowitz]. New York, expanded ed. Sire/Rhino.

  111. Sam Rivers Quintet. Zenith. Rivbea Music.

  112. Robinson, Fenton. Out of Chicago: The Chicago Blues Master Live and Studio Sessions 1989/92. JSP.

  113. Roeder, Jorge. El Suelo Mio. Jorge Roeder.

  114. Rollins, Sonny. Newport Jazz Festival 1973. Equinox.

  115. Rollins, Sonny. Rollins in Holland. Resonance.

  116. Rosenwinkel, Kurt. Angels Around. Heartcore.

  117. Todd Rundgren's Utopia. Benefit for Moogy Klingman. Purple Pyramid.

  118. Rush. Permanent Waves, expanded ed. Anthem/Mercury.

  119. Rutter, John et al. Anthems, Hymns and Gloria for Brass Band. Naxos.

  120. Rypdal, Terje. Conspiracy. ECM.

  121. Saluzzi, Dino. Albores. ECM.

  122. Scofield, John, Bill Stewart, and Steve Swallow. Swallow Tales. ECM.

  123. Scott-Heron, Gil. We're New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven. XL Recordings.

  124. Shabaka and the Ancestors. We Are Sent Here by History. Impulse!

  125. Shepp, Archie, Raw Poetic, and Damu the Fudgemunk. Ocean Bridges. Redefinition.

  126. Matthew Shipp Trio. The Unidentifiable. ESP-Disk.

  127. Souza, Luciana. Storytellers. Sunnyside.

  128. The Stray Cats. Rocked This Town: From LA to London. Surfdog.

  129. Sun Ra Arkestra. Swirling. Strut.

  130. Tame Impala. The Slow Rush. Interscope.

  131. Tangerine Dream. Pilots of Purple Twilight (The Virgin Recordings 1980-1983). Virgin/UMC.

  132. Thin Lizzy. Rock Legends. Universal.

  133. George Thorogood and The Destroyers. Live in Boston 1982: The Complete Concert. Craft Recordings.

  134. Tristano, Lennie. The Duo Sessions. Dot Time Legends.

  135. Tolliver, Charles. Connect. Gearbox.

  136. Big Joe Turner: The Complete Boss of the Blues. Bear Family.

  137. U.F.O. Strangers in the Night, expanded ed. Chrysalis.

  138. Ultravox. Vienna, expanded ed. Chrysalis.

  139. Diego Urcola Quartet. El Duelo. Sunnyside.

  140. Vaughan, Jimmie. The Pleasure's All Mine: The Complete Blues, Ballads and Favorites Sessions. The Last Music Co.

  141. Venson, Jackie. Vintage Machine. Jackie Venson.

  142. Walker, Joe Louis. Blues Comin' On. Cleopatra Blues.

  143. Weather Report. Live in London. Angel Air.

  144. Weller, Paul. On Sunset, deluxe ed. Polydor.

  145. Kim Wilde, 2nd expanded ed. Cherry Pop.

  146. Barney Wilen Quartet. Barney and Tete: Grenoble '88. Elemental Music.

  147. Wilson, Brian, and Van Dyke Parks. Orange Crate Art, expanded ed. Omnivore.

  148. Wilson, Kim. Take Me Back! M.C.

  149. Wire. 10:20. pinkflag.

  150. Zappa, Frank. Halloween 81: Live at the Palladium, NYC. Universal.

  151. Zazou Biyake. Mr. Manager, expanded ed. Crammed Discs.

Notes in the Margin

Mary Mahoney, longtime reader and former co-worker to me and Miss KT, died Dec. 15 -- the obituary omitted cause of death. We at Austin Dispatches will miss her.1

Business Roundup

Christmas gift-buying lead to my first experience ordering booze online, for shipment across state lines. Take that, Carry Nation.2

An Austin company at the center of an international cyberattack is one that failed to hire me years ago. If only the company had decided wisely, it might've avoid this bad publicity.3

Neighborhood News

KXAN's traffic Web page reported collisions at Braker Lane and Metric Boulevard on Dec. 9, at United Drive and Industrial Terrace on Dec. 29, and at MoPac Expressway at Duval Road on Jan. 11.

Ownership of Mighty Fine Burgers has changed hands.4 Four businesses have opened and one has closed.5

Media Indigest

The newsroom staffs at the Statesman and six community papers intends to unionize.6

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NOTES

1 "Mahoney, Mary." AAS 22 Dec. 2020: B4.

2 Asbury, Herbert. Carry Nation. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929.

3 Carlson, Kara. "Austin Company at the Center of the Security Breach." AAS 15 Dec. 2020: A+; Carlson. "SolarWinds Breach Could Shake Up Cybersecurity." AAS 31 Dec. 2020: A1+; Carlson. "SolarWinds Faces Lawsuit Following Cyberattack." AAS 7 Jan. 2020: B5-6; Carlson. "SolarWinds Says It's Closer to Understanding Breach." AAS 13 Jan. 2020: B5-6; Hawkins, Lori. "SolarWinds Has Deep Roots in Austin." AAS 15 Dec. 2020: A9.

4 Anderson, Will. "Rudy's, Mighty Fine Burgers Sold." ABJ 8 Jan. 2021: 3.

5 "Impacts." CIN Dec. 2020, Northwest Austin ed.: 4-5.

6 "Headlines." AC 11 Dec. 2020: 12.