Point Austin: Left Unstated

A few omissions in the governor's State of the State

"...the problems we do have can be traced to folly in other places, especially to that reflexive carpetbagging villain,..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Michael King

They Call Me Monsieur Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

"...The Wit and Wisdom and Filmic Folly of the late, less-than-great Jean-Clod Van Dumb:..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

K.D., Barack, and Me

K.D. reaches a watershed and Barack comes out.

"...the rest of the world is watching our national folly with vested interest:..."

Nov. 4, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Point Austin: Unpropped

Prop. 2 is about much more than a vote against the Domain

"...proposition campaign is yet another Austin demonstration of the folly of government by petition...."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Ruins of the Realm

Talking turkey with James McMurtry

"...poetry of "Cheney's Toy," painting the Iraq war as folly beyond compare with his thumbnail portraits of tortured prisoners..."

May 2, 2008 Music Feature by Dan Oko

The Long Shadow of Bud Cort

From Ashby to Altman and emo boys everywhere

"...years and at the Alamo Drafthouse, have witnessed J.R.'s folly and occasionally whispered knowingly to each other, pointing at..."

March 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...hand at the Saturday Q&A to echo the painful folly of the drug "war." Asked if he hopes the..."

March 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

Black Like Me ... and Me ... and Me

Elvis Mitchell discusses why there's no one African-American experience

"...interviewer Mitchell craft a work that reveals the inherent folly of searching for "a monolithic African-American experience," as interviewee..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Indieconomics 101

That darn Long Tail!

"...Now that the majors have all finally seen the folly of digital rights management (DRM), there's finally somewhat of..."

Feb. 21, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Anything Goes

That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest

"...Experimentation abounds, as does courage and not a little folly. The unrestrained variety, with that free-for-all spirit and personal..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Getting Warmer

A leading environmentalist on the growing threat to the planet and the future

"...even the horror in Iraq as one more predictable folly next to this novel burst of irresponsibility. A Hint..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Bill Mckibben

U.S. Becoming Just Like Nazi Germany

"...their sovereignty. The U.S. is not exempt from this folly. As Amy Mashberg wrote in her “Postmark” [Aug. 31],..."

Aug. 29, 2007 Postmarks

Gimme (Animal) Shelter

Swirling city politics, site selection, and – oh yes – animal welfare

"...a public referendum." And he chuckled at the political folly of putting such a private condo scheme before the..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

ColdTowne: Home on the strange

When it comes to the improvisers of ColdTowne, you're in for a really enjoyable time watching these guys do their stuff

"...Katrina turned the troupe's home base into FEMA's Soggy Folly. The members displayed their talents and training at the..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: Getting Wello

Join the fight for universal health care

"...can derive from the Bush administration's colossally wasteful imperial folly in Iraq, it should at least put an end,..."

July 6, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Take Your Slacker to Work Day

"...reminded of sacrifice of the few willing and the folly of their leader's lies. Tim Wakefield, whose knuckle ball..."

June 12, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Afterplay

As written by Brian Friel and performed by Babs George and Don Toner, Afterplay is a waltz of the walking wounded danced with stately grace to a beautifully elegiac tune

"...that might never be attainable, of our heartrending human folly and frailty, all can be seen in such Friel..."

March 2, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Farewell, Intel Shell

Gigantic Downtown symbol of bust-and-boom economy comes down

"...Austin's broken economic development dreams. (And to some, the folly of the rich $15 million incentive package the city..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Webb Games

Webb Middle School is a test case for bad public policy vs. community resolve

"...have been miscounted). We've reported frequently on the official folly of turning diagnostic tools into high-stakes bludgeons against students..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

The Workplace Body Snatchers; and Rummy Won't Go Away

"...So, after voters emphatically rejected the Bushites' war folly in last year's elections – Rumsfeld was made to..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Doesn't Like Hays County Commissioner Conley

"...in Precinct 1, knows the new court recognizes the folly of saddling county taxpayers with an expensive road to..."

Jan. 2, 2007 Postmarks

So Much for a Brick Wall

"...goal? Unfortunately, Davis was far from alone in his folly: 1) Our offensive line straight-up sucked just about all..."

Nov. 13, 2006 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...the No. 1 issue in this election is Bush's folly in Iraq. That's why the former Navy Seabee from..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...the No. 1 issue in this election is Bush's folly in Iraq. That's why the former Navy Seabee from..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...the No. 1 issue in this election is Bush's folly in Iraq. That's why the former Navy Seabee from..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Shall We Bike?

Local bike advocates pedal optimistically uphill

"...lanes versus wide shoulders during the Shoal Creek Boulevard folly – which ended almost precisely where it began –..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Decameron Day 7: REVENGE!

The Rude Mechs' 'Decameron Day 7:REVENGE!' is a meditation on vengeance refracted through the lens of ghost stories, how-to guides, 'Star Wars,' and soap operas

"...age, but an invitation to forgive, to see the folly in vendettas and the wisdom and beauty in absolution...."

April 28, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Something Stinks

"...even other countries. Let Perry build his new railroad folly that will destroy thousands of acres of our precious..."

April 20, 2006 Postmarks

TCB

SXSW 06: Was it all a dream? Or a nightmare?

"...This, of course, is folly. The best, and increasingly only, way to handle SXSW..."

March 24, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Richard III / The Rivals

In its rotating repertory of 'Richard III' and 'The Rivals,' the Austin Shakespeare Festival shifts between polar extremes: violent tragedy and frothy romance

"...and by that I mean his human comedy, the folly in which these figures are so deeply immersed –..."

March 17, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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