Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin's $100 limit on campaign donations survives another court test -- does that mean it works?

"...former Mayor Bruce Todd suggest that the deleterious effect of campaign cash was not a public concern when he..."

March 21, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Coming to terms: The limited wisdom of term limits

"...Susan Smith: Beverly Griffith, with her "Prada purse full of money," buying up signatures to bust term limits. Obviously,..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Austin Historical Weapons Guild Brings Historical Swordplay to Life

Cut, thrust, parry, fun

"...From lovers of history to fans of fantasy, who hasn't wanted to..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

DVDanger: Wild Boys

The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

"...The boy is the father of the man, as the saying goes. When it comes..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Asian Exchange

New takes on old standards and international transplants

"...luck. The only release this week is Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend. And it's dubbed.") Now, mercifully, there's enough..."

June 7, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Q&A Hole: What's One Good Thing About Death?

With Marc Savlov, Steve Moore, Elizabeth Doss, Ken Webster, and more

"...Ah, finally, the post-SXSW return of this weekly Q&A Hole series …..."

April 8, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Doctor Who' Watch

7.4: ‘The Power of Three’

"...It’s easy to lose track of time in the TARDIS, boomeranging through time and space...."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Adds 'Pusher', 'Antiviral' to Lineup

Final additions include docs, sequels, remakes and world firsts

"...only a week away, teeth were grinding in anticipation of the final announcements. Now Austin's weirdest, wildest film fest..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: The Terrible Thing

Demonization of those with whom we disagree is the most dangerous disease that can infect a constitutional republic

"...It seems painfully obvious that this is a column of opinion. It expresses no desire to get people who..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Wild and Delirious

A columnist's lament, by way of some favorite cultural touchstones

"...enough to spend time hanging out with the king of softcore filmmaking, Russ Meyer (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill; Beyond..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Looking Like Texas

District 51's Eddie Rodriguez represents the future of the state's people and policies

"...The northwest border of the 51st House District of Texas begins and ends..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Who Fired Tony Fabelo?

Last year's veto of the Criminal Justice Policy Council reflects a private agenda at the governor's office

"...Last spring's dismissal by Gov. Rick Perry of Tony Fabelo, head of the state's Criminal Justice Policy..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Being Bayard Rustin

Bennett Singer and Nancy Kates' Brother Outsider gets inside the life of a civil rights lion.

"...Over the course of a 75-year life that ended in 1987, Bayard Rustin..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Something Completely Different

Comedy writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took everything they’d learned from past comic masters and made their Mr. Show variety show into something completely different.

"...borrowed, and stole from radio and vaudeville the elements of sketch comedy and turned it into something uniquely television...."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Dancing About Architecture

Another New Discovery

"...boss was coming in and unceremoniously dumping a load of acts, which could spell potential disaster for such Antone's..."

May 16, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Austin Strikes Out

Top Ten Political Stories and Moments of 1995

"...But in the last few months of the year, it began to look a lot like..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...unequivocal and immovable has been frequent in the Oval Office. During the Vietnam War, such fixations were indifferent to..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

The Race Is to the Swift

In Texas, livestock are better vaccinated than children.

"...the U.S. from England last October, carrying 34 immigrants of Middle Eastern origin, bound for Texas. Immediately upon their..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Brave New Web

In the wake of Sept. 11 and the hard-line USA Act, the Internet has become a very unfriendly place for hackers.

"...You're probably scared of hackers...."

Dec. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Page Two

More than the insanity or weaponry of Saddam Hussein, we should fear the deepening of a rift between the Muslim world and the West. The haste with which we are building toward war in Iraq is sending the wrong message to both.

"...open question than it is now considered, with most of our readers coming down strongly on one side or..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Column by Louis Black

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"...than a mechanism for meeting the health care needs of the less fortunate. Properly structured, it can significantly raise..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 6-12

"...Last night in my dream, my Scorpio poetry teacher offered a thought that's well-suited for you right now: "Whenever..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Lisa Frankenstein

Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams show their Tim Burton love with charm but not enough visual style

"...all-time high, Barnes & Noble had a specific slice of their Young Adult section dedicated to “Paranormal Romance,” and..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Carol You Don't Know

There's much more to Ms. Channing than Dolly and Lorelei

"...Everyone knows Carol Channing, right? The much-imitated star of stage and screen, the original Dolly Levi of Hello,..."

July 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 23-29

"...Hesse addressed his "good ardent darkness, the warm cradle of the soul, and lost homeland." He asked them to..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

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"...she requested the opportunity to get a "good" picture of me, I could have saved you the trouble and..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

Riverboat Gamblers Reviewed

"...To the Confusion of Our Enemies (Volcom)..."

April 21, 2006 Music Review by Greg Beets

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"...happening here is a latter stage in the "evolution" of our homeowners association from developer-controlled to resident-controlled. The bylaws..."

March 7, 2003 Column

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The postponement of light rail means we should look for other forms of mass transit

"...-- nor were we ever convinced that 54 miles of rail from Del Valle to Leander and Buda to..."

June 7, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...I was deeply offended upon viewing this week's cover[Dec. 7]. I hope I..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Column

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