City Hall Hustle: Involuntary Blood Drive

Council creates new jail blood policy ... then raises its own eyebrows

Oct. 10, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

12 Years a Slave

Brutal yet elegant, Steve McQueen's latest is a beautifully rendered punch to the gut about the most shameful chapter in American history.

"...from Saratoga, New York, who endured a nightmare of involuntary servitude after being kidnapped – this is no Tarantino..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: The Millennial Sip

A message from one of Bill Gates' roughly 1.18 billion involuntary stenographers

"...now just one of Bill Gates' roughly 1.18 billion involuntary stenographers) has the mental/physical/spiritual/technological capacity to micromanage the thoughts..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"...the mental health system] is at ASH on an involuntary commitment by the police."..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Humans Being Human

Bad behavior in Ruben Östlund's observational kinda-comedies

"...the laboratory metaphor: Östlund's earlier films, Play (2011) and Involuntary (2008), observe, even more explicitly, humans during life's most..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Righteous readers respond to recent rape reportage, and our Best of Austin issue garners a kudo or two.

"...defendant that the state of her admitted intoxication was involuntary rather than voluntary...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Limbo

Immigration dramedy shipwrecks Syrian migrants in Scotland

"...that the stakes are indeed life-or-death for anyone facing involuntary deportation...."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Sword of Trust

Marc Maron like you've never seen him in this oddball Southern road trip to the truth

"...a sensitive zone of your body to elicit an involuntary reaction of laughter. The manifestation of mirth is brief,..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

YA novel adaptation gently lampoons "pray the gay away" thinking

"...As part of the brainwashing process, she and other involuntary attendees are humiliatingly asked, “Am I worth saving?” –..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Maudie

A Canadian folk artist falls for a fishmonger

"...of a baby she didn’t keep, Lewis was an involuntary loner, and her family circumstances were also difficult. It..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Welcome to Me

Kristen Wiig stars in this odd comedy about a mentally unbalanced woman

"...feeling as though watching Alice is akin to the involuntary compulsion to watch a train wreck in motion...."

May 8, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Court Rules Judge Didn't Have Right to Forcibly Medicate Death Row Inmate

Keller says any competency is good enough for death

"...to restoring [Staley's] competency and that, but for the involuntary-medication order, [Staley] would not have been compliant in taking..."

Sept. 11, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Bourne Ultimatum

The third film in this series is the best one yet about the rogue CIA spook with the memory of a goldfish.

"...Bourne is plagued by memories of hooded interrogations involving involuntary headfirst dips into water tanks and cursed by a..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

License to Wed

A couple seeks connubial advice from a celibate with an affinity for Popeye impressions.

"...against him – his in-laws, the reverend, his sudden involuntary chastity – by using the same self-defense weapon he’s..."

July 6, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

1408

Even though 1408 is one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever, this movie belongs to star John Cusack and director Mikael Håfström all the way.

"...the film’s signature motifs – without letting loose an involuntary shudder of fear...."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Elliot Jaspin's 'Euphemism Generator'

"...different categories to develop a palatable replacement, such as "involuntary African-American relocation."Euphemism GeneratorDirections: Just pick one word or phrase..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature

The Master of Disguise

"...his hideously villainous laugh, he also lets fly an involuntary fart. Essentially, The Master of Disguise is a gimmick..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love Stinks

"...prone to pucker and furrow that it almost looks involuntary, as if he's passing something internally. Not until the..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

The Other Sister

"...teen years at a school for “special” kids. This involuntary banishment was the doing of her neurotic, over-protective mother,..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Stephen King's Thinner

"...whom helped him weasel out of the charge of involuntary manslaughter in the Gypsy woman's death) are simultaneously facing..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Common Law

Can I adopt my stepdaughter?

"...over of parental rights by the biological parent or involuntary termination through court intervention...."

March 22, 2024 Column by Luke Ellis

With Mental Health Diversion Center Forthcoming, Sheriff Still Wants More Humane Jail Facilities

Can healing happen in jail?

"...of care, and eventually the introduction of space for involuntary care for those who are aggressive or resistant to..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

The Austin Chronic: I Can Now Legally Possess Cannabis Oil and Edibles

Meet the newest patient in Texas’ Compassionate Use Program

"...face-altering beatdown. Both events left me with episodes of involuntary stress: Nerves might spin me out in a motel..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Column by Kevin Curtin

New Mental Health Court Aims to Increase Treatment While Reducing Jail Stays

Nick Chu will take over the court Oct. 1

"...mental health diversion center, which would create beds for involuntary mental health treatment...."

Sept. 27, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

California Considers Criminal Charges for San Marcos Airline That Flew Migrants for DeSantis

Involuntary transport on behalf of the Florida governor

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...background check loophole by explicitly requiring courts to report involuntary mental health hospitalizations of teens 16 and older. A..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the $1.2 million for the new court, which handles involuntary mental health commitments as well as disputed wills, will..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature

Adrian Quesada and the Long Path to His First Official Solo Release

Austin's unassuming superstar is a travellin' man

"...grace and humility – even if it was often involuntary and unplanned. Superstars, real ones, typically aren't forged overnight...."

July 15, 2022 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Luv Doc: A Bit Desperate

A gateway to a very dark shame spiral

"...like an opportunity to break out of my present involuntary state and get to test the waters. I am..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Eighth Street Survivors Still Wait for Resolution From the City and APD

Sixteen months later, civil and criminal cases move slowly

"...the eye twitching. “It's called blepharospasm,” Kirsch said. “They’re involuntary eyelid twitches and it's something that, medically, doctors don't..."

Sept. 29, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

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