Sarah Silver Hands

The magic in this new fairy-tale opera lies in its look more than its story

"...the theatre, at first in awe of scenic designer Ann Marie Gordon's visually dominating Cornucopia Tree laden with sparkly..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Blanton Museum of Art

Ned Rifkin, former Smithsonian undersecretary of art, is the new director of the Blanton

"...talking to The Washington Post's Jacqueline Trescott following the announcement of his resignation as undersecretary for art at the..."

May 22, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Half a World Away, and at War

How one journalist went from a desk job to covering the war in Congo

"...about making that kind of leap. I started dating Ann Marie, who was already planning to go kick around..."

May 16, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Best American Fantasy

Best American Fantasy replicates the success of the late The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy series by combing nontraditional genre haunts and delving into mainstream, literary and online magazines

"...Best American Fantasyedited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer Prime Books, 396 pp., $14.95 (paper)..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Books Review by Rick Klaw

Point Austin: Halloween Masks

Everyone had a role to play, and some performed better than others

"...– a volunteer, citizen panel, with very limited enforcement powers – and intermittent cop-baiting of a peculiarly juvenile sort,..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Page Two

A tainted prayer for the new year

"...Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Charlie Daniels, Ted Nugent, and Ann Coulter would not be so regarded. A member of..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Battle Lines Drawn in City-Police Dispute

The police union walks away from contract talks, leaving civilian oversight in limbo

"...more intense last week when Austin Police Association officials announced the union was walking out of "meet and confer"..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Coriolanus

Lorella Loftus' staging of Coriolanus at the Vortex doesn't succeed in making Shakespeare's hero truly tragic or noble, but its fierceness of imagination and commitment would do the Roman general proud.

"...of oratory describe the injustices and illegitimacy of the powers that be, then regimes are toppled by rebels and..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Will Council Take a Stand on PATRIOT Act?

Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman's pro-civil-liberties resolution stalls on the dais

"...Goodman regards the PATRIOT resolution (co-sponsored by council members Danny Thomas and Raul Alvarez) as a reaffirmation that Austin..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

Readers' last gasps on light rail.

"...expect the buses to be, all the money and planning and voting will be just as ineffective as it..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Column

Exhibitionism

My Children! My Africa!: Schoolbells in the Revolution

"...education any place in the struggle to overthrow entrenched powers when language and education are rooted so firmly in..."

June 11, 1999 Arts Review

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...GIANT SAND: Howe Gelb and associates make their annual trip to our little South by soiree, and "trip"..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Mattox is Back

Former AG Rises From the Ashes

"...AG ever when it came to taking on the powers that be, why has the Democratic party been slow..."

March 6, 1998 News Feature by Audrey Duff

What Price Baseball?

The Rangers Ain't Gonna Like This, Yogi

"...he boasted of on the campaign trail -- the planning, funding and construction of the Texas Rangers' Ballpark at..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Well, there isn't one yet (expect that to be announced with the closing night film next month), but there's..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 23-29

"...your spiritual unfoldment. You are primed to recover lost powers, rediscover key truths you have forgotten, and reunite with..."

June 23, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Will Expanding SCOTUS Help Fix Post-Roe Texas?

Casar takes on the Supremes

"...recent months. Standing beside Cecile Richards – former longtime Planned Parenthood president and daughter of famed Texas Governor Ann..."

June 16, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Understanding Prop A & B and the Policing Paradigm Shift on the Ballot

May vote could revolutionize civilian oversight

"...disputes). As a result, nearly all of the oversight powers that advocates secured in the 2018 contract vanished...."

April 20, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...gloriously in a cheeky group costume of blue-velvet Austin Powers with a quartet of sexy, gun-boob-adorned pink robots. The..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

We Have an Issue: Hats Off to a Maestro

Farewell to Arts Editor Robert Faires

"...his feature this week for proof of his illustrative powers). In short, he's irreplaceable...."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...central city progressives. Multiple sides stake claim to the banner of racial justice...."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Raising Hell With the Legacy of Molly Ivins at SXSW

Texas’ beloved crusading journalist gets her documentary due

"...side of not only the Texas Legislature and the powers that be is restored to vivid and vital life,..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...Paxton, preventing it from taking effect Oct. 1 as planned. Ultimately, the 3rd Court of Appeals ruled in November..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

All Politics Is Local at Texas Tribune Festival

Evan Smith leads the fest’s move Downtown and brings national newsmakers to Austin

"...Does Steve Bannon get out of bed for less than $10,000? We..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin, Texas Cities Promise Legal Fight Against SB 4

City Council to vote on SB 4 lawsuit resolution Thursday

"...Tuesday (May 16) on the Capitol‘s south steps to announce joint plans to file suit against the anti-immigrant Senate..."

May 16, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Lege for Sale?

Uber and Lyft splurge on lobby to deregulate themselves

"...[currently] spending up to $2.3 million to preempt the powers of local Texas governments.”..."

March 14, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council: Committee on Committees

City Council reorganizes, searches, ponders Saltillo

"...Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo (echoed by D5 CM Ann Kitchen and D7 CM Leslie Pool) worried that Russell..."

Feb. 13, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Letters to the Editor: Classic Cuts

35 years of "keeping it weird"

"...For this special anniversary issue, we've gathered letters from over the years that..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Features Feature by Danielle White

Lege Lines: Guns vs. Business, Strange Bedfellows, and More

Lege walks the line between proliferating guns, protecting businesses

"...gun control group Moms Demand Action backs the bill: Anna Kehde, volunteer leader with the Texas chapter, explained that..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

An Eli Wallach Triple-Header

Three Eli Wallach classics will screen over the next few days

"...Paramount over the next week, courtesy of programmer Steven Jannise...."

July 17, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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