John Carter

Old-school "Gosh, wow!" sense-of-wonder filmmaking is in short supply these days, but now John Carter has arrived to fill the void.

"...this wild and woolly adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1911 pulp adventure series John Carter of Mars, keeps things..."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Temptress Moon

"...Streep and De Niro. As the film opens, it's 1911, and the ancient dynasties that have controlled China for..."

July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ishi: The Last Yahi

"...with 40 surviving tribe members where he remained until 1911 when he became the last living Yahi. Cold and..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ethan Frome

"...as a rather hollow adaptation of Edith Wharton's vivid 1911 masterpiece. The narrative begins in 1910 as the young,..."

April 23, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Fostering Family Values

The Legislature engages in its biennial exercises in gay-bashing -- families be damned.

"...any question where the committee chairman stood on HB 1911, it became clear at that moment -- 1:48am Wednesday..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Gay Place

Straight-ish movies that shaped queer identity

"...variety show. Fridays through Aug. 17. Barrel O' Fun, 1911 Aldrich Ste. 120-B. www.barrelofunatx.com...."

July 27, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Stickland’s Last Stand

Are the gun nuts gonna get rid of permits, or what?

"...also advised to keep an eye out for HB 1911 from Rep. James White, R-Hillister. That bill allows residents..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Adiós! Don't Let the Door ...

A Quick Roundup of the Best and the Worst of the 78th Lege

"...of foster children in gay or lesbian households (HB 1911 and 194), but a well-organized counterattack -- some 300..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 4-10

"...Unfortunately, his revolutionary idea wasn't acknowledged and implemented until 1911, 100 years later. Today his well-proven theory is called..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Review: The Filigree Theatre's Fire in Dreamland

This compelling drama ignites but doesn't blaze

"...The titular disaster occurred in 1911, when the wood-constructed boardwalk, rides, and sideshow stalls of..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Day Trips: The Liberty Monument, Rowena

Celebrate your freedom to drink at this unique monument

"...of personal freedom when Runnels County went dry in 1911, nearly eight years before national Prohibition...."

Nov. 5, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Made in Bangladesh

Workers' rights under siege in this feminist Asian drama

"...fire in her overcrowded factory (echoes of New York's 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist conflagration), 23-year-old protagonist Shimu (the excellent, fiery..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Qmmunity: Celebrating Trans Lives

Trans Day of Visibility and more queer events

"...Scary Movie. Sun., March 31, 8-11pm. Barrel O' Fun, 1911 Aldrich Ste. 120-B. Free...."

March 29, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity

Giving thanks, looking ahead

"...hosted by Colton Dowling. Fridays, 8-9:30pm. Barrel O' Fun, 1911 Aldrich Ste. 120-B. Free...."

Nov. 23, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity

On making space and the return of two favorites

"...greatest queens. Fri., Oct. 5, 9pm. Barrel O' Fun, 1911 Aldrich Ste. 120-B...."

Oct. 5, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

'Tis the season to be prideful

"...queer edge. Wed., June 6, 8-10pm. Barrel O' Fun, 1911 Aldrich Ste. 120-B...."

June 1, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

One year later, Queer Dance Party Freakout returns to remove Sen. Cruz from office

"...screen Elvira. Sun., Feb. 25, 8:30-11:30pm. Barrel O' Fun, 1911 Aldrich Ste. 120-B..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

A queerer, more defiant 2018

"...new year. Sun., Jan. 7, 8:30-11:30pm. Barrel O' Fun, 1911 Aldrich Ste. 120-B...."

Jan. 5, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

A Game for Every Weirdo at Fantastic Arcade

Fest celebrates the outer reaches of video games

"...Fantastic Arcade Fri.-Sun., Nov. 17-19, Alamo Mueller (1911 Aldrich #120) See fantasticarcade.com for schedule and more information...."

Nov. 17, 2017 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Gay Place

Seriously, who doesn't love Halloween?

"...Horror Society! Sun., Oct. 29, 8:30-11:30pm. Barrel O' Fun, 1911 Aldrich Ste. 120-B, 512/572-1425. Free. www.fb.com/diefelicia...."

Oct. 27, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Day Trips: Chamizal National Memorial, El Paso

A peace park on the border where generations of differences were washed under the bridge

"...International Boundary Commission, so the bad feelings festered from 1911 until 1963...."

June 19, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...him to have incredible influence over the university. In 1911, he was appointed as a regent, and his donations..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Out of the Dustbin, Onto the Web

The Texas Archive of the Moving Image launches a new preservation initiative

"...Texas Archive of the Moving Image – introduced "Austin, 1911, Capitol Grounds," in which a few horses and buggies..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Summer Fun

The recent renovation of Galveston's Hotel Galvez brings the old girl back to her beginnings, as the island's crown jewel

"...down. Known affectionately since the day she opened in 1911 as the "Queen of the Gulf," the Hotel Galvez..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Biennial Bash

Gay-bashing bills are a biennial tradition.

"...HB 1911: Pasadena Rep. Robert Talton defended his anti-gay foster-parent bill..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Biennial Gay-Bashing

Right-wing legislators pursue anti-gay agenda once again.

"...(HB 38), Sid Miller (HB 916), Robert Talton (HB 1911 and 194), and even the supposedly moderate Sen. Jeff..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

"...full-brim custom- and factory-made Western hats and fedoras since 1911...."

Aug. 29, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 7-13

"...LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): By day, Libra-born Forrest Bess (1911–1977) worked as a commercial fisherman in Texas. By night,..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Day Trips: Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio

Old Steam Engine No. 6 had a role in Texas history

"...Built in 1911 by the Baldwin Locomotive company of Pennsylvania, Engine No...."

Dec. 20, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

City Votes to Designate 12th Street Building a Landmark

While a different Eastside venue keeps looking for cash

"...save the building, which dates back at least to 1911 and has links to German immigrants and the Black..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

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