Alphabet Soup: aGLIFF, IFP, and Other Announcements

Announcements from aGLIFF, Austin represents at the IFP, and more

July 25, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Three Musketeers

Did we miss the memo asking for the umpteenth retelling of the Alexandre Dumas classic?

"...it has its limited charms, which include a snigger-inducing alphabet soup of accents, a standout rooftop sword fight, and..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Krewe Kuts: Pride Edition

The Gay Place Krewe has the final word on Austin Pride.

"...living butterflies. All the gorgeous letters of the LGBTQ alphabet, allies galore. Thousands of people standing proudly in an..."

Oct. 8, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

New in Nonfiction

Two new nonfiction books work their mouths around the English language

"...Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words,..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Books Review by Tim Warden

The World to Come

Frontier romance speaks of a love that cannot speak the name it does not yet have

"...identity – gay, straight, or otherwise per the ever-expanding alphabet soup of orientative labels – is a fairly modern..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sicario

Taut, morally ambiguous thriller is set on the U.S./Mexico border

"...a somewhat shadowy team of agents formed from an alphabet soup of coordinating agencies: DEA, DOD, FBI – it’s..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Great Day in Harlem

This hourlong documentary is the fascinating story of a photograph that captures 57 New York City jazz musicians on a Harlem brownstone stoop one summer morning in 1958.

"...and fellow musicians. It’s like one big, tasty jazz alphabet soup or as Stephen Holden put it in a..."

June 16, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Going Vertical

The new VMU zoning could transform your neighborhood – and you have 90 days to help decide how

"...PUD, DMU (and even the alluringly medical CBD-CURE) are alphabet Ambien. But VMU is cool. Think of it this..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Texas’ Hemp Industry Wants Smarter Regulation. Dan Patrick Wants to Nuke It.

Lieutenant governor pushes to ban all THC

"...aimed at 14-year-old Fortnite players; and products with an alphabet soup of minor cannabinoid distillates like THC-M, THC-P, CB9-A...."

Dec. 27, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

The Verde Report: A Utility Player No More, Jon Gallagher Has Found His Home for Austin FC

The 26-year-old Irishman is thriving at left back

"...a half sounds like a bowl of directionally challenged alphabet soup. Right wing. Left wing. Center forward. Right midfielder...."

July 8, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW

One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical

"...stunning. Walking through Downtown during the tech-oriented first weekend, alphabet soup of the terms metaverse, Web3, and blockchain plastered..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: 50 Years Queer History

Everything you need to know to make the best of Pride Weekend

"...from the L to the very end of the alphabet soup at every intersection in between – is truly..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Dueling Petitions on CodeNEXT

Sign here, sign there, sign everywhere

"...couple of months ago, this one objected to the alphabet soup of first-draft zoning categories known as “transects,” which..."

Sept. 12, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Gay Place

Celebrating Pride Week amidst stupidity and hate

"...Austin Premiere of The David Dance Alphabet Soup, the LGBTQ group associated with First Unitarian Universalist..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Alamo South Lamar Is Alive!

Drafthouse announces opening date and the special opening film

"...The complex already has a packed dance card: The..."

Aug. 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Declaration of Independence

Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way

"...including just about every significant reform in testing, an alphabet soup of acronyms that shifted from TEAMS to TAAS..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Sharon Bridgforth comes home for a bit to take us to the river

"...good ways to serve the public good of our alphabet soup? Wed., March 26, 7pm. Q Austin, 3408 West..."

March 21, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Deep-Seated Divans and Homo Sectionals

'Don't just sit there!' implores Polari, giving us every reason to

"...identity through cinema. While it's often assumed that the alphabet soup of identities implies one united gay front, the..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Talking Shop With Curran Nault

The Polari artistic director on programming to bridge divides

"...of that: How do you curate for such an alphabet soup of strong identities?..."

Oct. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kate X Messer

They Are Not Halle Berry

L.A.'s Hi Fashion are coming to Austin Pride to rock your butoh face paint off

"...Bell of Erasure – to entertain and inform our alphabet soup community. We spoke with Jen DM and Rick..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Features Feature by David Estlund

The AggreGAYtor: September 5

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Matt Barber still has a job at the Liberty..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Parades Go By

The history of the rainbow lineup rolls forward into a spectrum of Austin Pride 2012

"...the pride parade? What some people dismiss as the "alphabet soup" of queer identities is essentially represented throughout the..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Features Feature by Andy Campbell

Traffic Jam? Call Management.

New alliance forms to address mobility issues Downtown

"...Yet another alphabet-soup organization for local public policy followers to remember: DATMA...."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

City Hall Hustle: Park Pud? Pick Your Punch Line.

Developer scales down plans for office tower

"...general office-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan), committing more of this alphabet soup to memory comes in handy...."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Trying to Share the Work

Council tweaks MBE/WBE rules to broaden contract participation

"...Program. Otherwise known as MBE/WBE, the program is an alphabet soup of participants (minority- and women-owned business enterprises MBE..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Gay Place

This year was all about queering conventions ...

"...institution like SXSW toward tossing more letters in the alphabet soup is lauded by us, but we're not talking..."

March 26, 2010 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Austin's rainbow of queer diversity comes together.

"...is all of the letters of the LGBTQI, etc. alphabet soup. Some might even argue that some reps of..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Column by Kate X Messer

Helpful Resources: COP15 and Beyond

"...of Web-surfing, it's fairly easy to get beyond the alphabet soup and gain a working knowledge of the key..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Dem Endorsement Roundup

Dukes shut out in big endorsement meeting of Democratic clubs.

"...Endorsements listed below; here is a key to the alphabet soup: (i) = incumbent Austin Tejano Democrats (ATD) Capital..."

Jan. 17, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Council Watch

"Planned Unit Development" doesn't necessarily imply responsible planning.

"...If you're choking on your alphabet soup, PUDs are "Planned Unit Developments." According to city..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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