Child's Play

Everyone's favorite homicidal doll is back

"...and, of course, Chucky. The pint-sized villain of the Child's Play series has had enough box office momentum to..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Child Care Center or Baby Jail?

State allows family detention centers to skirt the rules and become child care centers

"...For more than a year now, immigration rights and child welfare advocates, human rights activists, and attorneys have called..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Destiny's Child

Tom Doyal reviews Sam Houston, Austin author James Haley's new biography on the Texas legend, and finds that the biographer's "hard work is almost invisible to the reader; he makes this complex life accessible, even understandable, in light of the times in which Houston lived."

"...Battle of San Jacinto and an extraordinary man by any measure, as his subject. Houston's father was Captain Samuel..."

June 14, 2002 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

Nothing Here Has Any Real Value

Honorable mention

"...glitter, in conditions ranging from poor to unrecognizable. A child's wooden bank, empty, in the shape of a zebra...."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Sarah Elizabeth Eastep

Servants of Twilight

"...and the chase is on. Surprisingly, director Obrow and company have stuck more or less to the basics of..."

June 7, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Learning Desire

MindPop thinks about arts education in whole new ways, and what a difference it makes

"...Say you're near a child who's struggling – maybe a kid flailing in a..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Creative Classroom Fund

The Arts in Austin ISD get a million-dollar boost

"...The fund has spun out of the Any Given Child initiative launched earlier this year when the..."

May 11, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Setting the Stage

Austin's art scene spent 2012 prepping for the big things to come

"...Aulie, and Phyllis Slattery – our cultural community saw many more beginnings in 2012. Zach Theatre realized a 15-year..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Grooming' on Trial: Science or Supposition?

Is grooming a science? Says who?

"...a North Texas man accused of indecency with a child – that testimony about the "grooming" of young victims..."

June 24, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Bad Medicine?

No Child Left Behind prescribed for Austin schools – although the cure may be worse than the illness

"...made available under the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. "I'm very, very pleased," she said..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Bonds: 'Death By a Thousand Cuts'

Even with Propositions 1 and 3 passing, AISD's election campaign appeared doomed from the start

"...affect the quality of education for Austin students for many years to come."..."

May 17, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Thanks a Million!

Arts in AISD get a million-dollar boost

"...as it's been named, has spun out of the Any Given Child initiative launched earlier this year when the..."

May 8, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Web Predators Aren't the Problem

Dewhurst's plan to get 'Texas tough' on child molesters doomed to fail

"...offenders. After pressing for a minimum 25-year sentence for child sexual assault, he said he hopes to pass legislation..."

Jan. 17, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

AISD to Consider Charters and Communities Tonight

Agenda a complex dance between trustees, neighborhoods and employees

"...Travis Heights Elementary School – Fine Arts Program - Any Given Child Creative Learning Initiative..."

Dec. 17, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...Shipway tried a different approach. Did Christina tell anyone else that Danny had hurt her? She did not..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Border Violations

What happened to the thousands of unaccompanied children who crossed the U.S. border last year?

"...administration scrambled to deal with a surge of unaccompanied children coming to the U.S. from Mexico and the Northern..."

April 3, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Julia

The life and love of the woman who changed the American kitchen forever

"...Julia Child summed it up well: “People who love to eat..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Page Two: President Know-Nothing

President Know-Nothing

"...commitment to public education. Not just for his "No Child Left Behind" campaign (meaning no child left any further..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Column by Louis Black

When the Bough Breaks

In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.

"...possible with her son, Parker. The Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center, run by the Hyde Park Baptist Church,..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Martha & Ethel

"...two nannies but also about the pressures of motherhood, child-rearing, and the bonds between mothers and daughters. Director-producer Johnstone..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Hold the Dark

Humanity's animal instincts exposed in the Alaskan wilderness

"...has historically meant that these movies will be denied anything beyond a token qualifying release. But don’t buy a..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Wolfpack

This doc makes us privy to a family that's like none we've ever seen before

"...It’s best to leave behind any preconceptions you may have regarding nature vs. nurture before..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

When Did You Last See Your Father?

Based on British poet Blake Morrison’s written memoir, this film is a very particular yet universal story about the eternal knot between fathers and sons.

"...become a successful author, and is married with two children of his own. Yet he still bridles under the..."

July 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

True to Their Cause

No More Turf Wars

"...long history of abuse and the family's involvement with Child Protective Services, the system clearly failed, due in large..."

Feb. 12, 1999 News Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Bad Medicine?

If Austin's Public Clinics Go Private, the Poor Could Suffer

"...work for a while and stay home with her child, she currently falls in the "unfunded" category of the..."

Nov. 22, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

My Year With Baywatch

To protect and surf

"...in its execution, captured my attention. It tackled so many subjects, from bulimia and autism, to disintegrating swimsuits and..."

May 19, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...beyond time for Texas Dems to show some teeth. Given the current world political climate, we may need the..."

May 30, 2003 Column

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

"...knew things were bad when I felt my inner child go out to the lobby to monopolize the Ms...."

June 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Other Son

Palestinian and Israeli baby boys are accidentally switched at birth, and that discovery in adulthood creates many repercussions.

"...Given the hackneyed premise of this French film – two..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Louis Black

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...giving away five blocks of downtown to a software company. The Convention Center opens, becomes home to SXSW, then..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

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