APD Uproar Over OCD

Union says politics at play, brass says business as usual

"...the officers' union tell it, on the other hand, OCD is currently in the crosshairs of a politically motivated..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Matchstick Men

Neurotic con artist reunites with abandoned daughter in a surprisingly sweet bait-and-switch.

"...no Frank or Dino clone, but Roy (Cage), an OCD-addled, chain-smoking germaphobe whose limited world-view only has eyes for..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

What's Going On in APD's Organized Crime Division?

Union says politics at play, brass says business as usual

"...human resources. To hear the officers’ union tell it, OCD is currently in the crosshairs of a politically-motivated power..."

Sept. 9, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

APD's Sleep Disorder

The APD praised a longtime officer – until she claimed a disability

"...was cut short after she informed a supervisor in OCD that she had been diagnosed with narcolepsy. The department,..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Porn Busters!

Investigators run roughshod over rights in hunt for cybersex offenders

"...An inability to discard anything is a hallmark of OCD, says Watterson, who has been in practice in Austin..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Who Wants to Take on Ken Casaday?

Elections underway at police union

"...also named as a plaintiff in the still-pending lawsuit OCD detectives filed alleging that older and minority officers were..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Headlines

"...APD has said it had neutral reasons for the OCD shakeup, which we first reported on last year. See..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature

Split

Another twisted (and twisty) offering from M. Night Shyamalan

"...make the acquaintance of the alters: Dennis, a menacing, OCD clean freak; Miss Patricia, a controlling woman in heels;..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lynch Prevails in APD Lawsuit

Jury's ruling will net detective $240,000 in back pay, pain and suffering

"...desirable (for her) part of the Organized Crime Division (OCD), then told that the department could no longer cater..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Now You See Me 2

Now you can't un-see the second installment of Jon M. Chu's magical trilogy

"...latest film catches us up a year later with OCD asshole J. Daniel Atlas (Eisenberg, looking increasingly annoyed that..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Help Desk

Human advice for the post-human world

"...I check on him (which is often; I'm kinda OCD), his profile says he's been online in the past..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Column by Michael Agresta

The Tesla Project: A Celebration of All Things Tesla

Sure to be the most current event this weekend

"...lover, the sartorial exemplar, the scientist and engineer and sufferer-from-OCD whose achievements are being celebrated here – was obsessed..."

July 4, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

A chat with Meg Bodi, master of esthetics

"...cosmetology school here in Austin, realized that my slightly OCD tendencies made doing hair very difficult for me, but..."

Aug. 15, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

A singularly dreadful example of what can happen when potentially capable comedians check their brains at a committee meeting and go slumming for dollars.

"..."man-whore"), and a love interest (TV hostess Verboom) with OCD tics. It’s the kind of movie that can make..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The top 10 ways to take Bill Murray home with you

Every girl's a sucker for a disheveled goofball who's crying on the inside.

"...schizophrenic stalker you want to have around. He was OCD when OCD wasn't cool...."

Jan. 2, 2004 Screens Review by Courtney Fitzgerald

As Good as It Gets

Nicholson and Hunt both won Oscars for their respective roles as a rude and obsessive-compulsive writer and the waitress who grows to love him.

"...and why such abusiveness should be a symptom of OCD is extremely murky (as is the narrative consistency of..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...screenwriter/musician grapples with Pure O, a lesser-known form of OCD, while juggling his recent engagement and his day job..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Social and Personal Turbulence of Armageddon Time

James Gray explores his own flawed youth in this autobiographical coming-of-age film

"...is to get even more specific. It seems like OCD or meaningless, but the details allow the larger ideas..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

SXSW Film Review: The Pez Outlaw

How one man's candy obsession sparked international intrigue

"...ponytail. Constantly clutching a paper towel because of his OCD. Trench coat and awkward demeanor. It was a whole..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

Now Streaming in Austin: 'An Uncomfortable Woman

New short film makes perpetual unease the villain

"...day (thank you, antidepressants; no thank you, anxiety and OCD), but also being able to cope with that through..."

Feb. 3, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Eve festivities in Puerto Rico, Olivia searches for her OCD pills without a prescription. She finds herself trapped inside..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tiki Tatsu-ya Raises the Bar to Islander Heaven

The Aikawa Brothers debut a worldclass venue of storied wonders

"...next day. “I don’t know if Tatsu is just OCD or what, but the amount of care and information..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

This Bubblegum Is Packed With Chewy, Fucked-Up Flavor

Fantastic new novel deeply reimagines our world for better and worse

"...Levin renders it like only a scholarly but streetwise OCD angel of descriptive prose can, and so the blurb..."

April 20, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Future Artifacts of Sprawl and Sting" at Georgetown Public Library

Stuart Wallace blazes his way through a wasp factory of natural assemblage

"...attuned who are also somewhere beyond mild on the OCD spectrum of existence. Think of all the striking images..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: Services Rendered

Idle hands are the Devil's playthings

"...and crannies with those tiny specialty brushes that only OCD people seem to be able to track down; polishing..."

March 9, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Short and Sweet With Other Worlds Austin

Three micro-stories at the SF film fest

"...disrupting the well-ordered life of a little man with OCD in a steampunk kind of world. In 'Quenottes,' it..."

Dec. 3, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...am obsessive," acknowledges Stein, disarmingly honest about his musical OCD...."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Former Officer Sues APD

Officer claims firing was retaliatory

"...This lawsuit, filed by Williams’ attorney Gary Bledsoe in..."

May 22, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXsports: Charles Barkley on Social Media

The former NBAer brings his trademark bluntness

"...age makes about as much sense as having noted OCD sufferer Marc Summers host a game show where everyone..."

March 13, 2015 SXSW Post by Eric Sollenberger

Tuesday SXSW Music Picks & Sleepers

"...androgynous bounce to a ­perfection-driven live show bordering on OCD. Influenced by Bowie, Cocteau Twins, Jai Paul, and the..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

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