Excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo

In this excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo, the Texian forces at the Alamo, under the command of Jim Bowie and William Travis, have suffered the first cannon attacks from the newly arrived Mexican army.

"...Excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature

Even It Up

Odd guy Charles Harp advocates for even number and ponders the inherent beauty of rounding.

"...There's a pleasing psychology to curves and circles and zeros...."

Jan. 14, 2000 Features Feature by Charles Harp

Eat Him Up

Reviews of the Italian horror maven's Cat in the Brain, The Beyond, Gates of Hell, and Zombie

"...Like many gorehounds my age, my first introduction to the work of director Lucio Fulci came almost 20 years..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lucio Fulci Festival Schedule

"...All screenings are at the Alamo Drafthouse, 409 Colorado, at midnight. Tickets are $10/night..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Screens Feature

Lucio Fulci Halloween Horror Festival

"...Directed by: Lucio Fulci. The 1st Annual Lucio Fulci Halloween Horror Festival features three..."

Oct. 21, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Cuts

"...wondering what happened to ACAC's public access film program The Show With No Name, that's because it has been..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Why Should Anyone Care Now?

"...Famous for their motto "Show up drunk, show up late, or don't..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

Book of Life

"...Thomas Jay Ryan and Miho Nikaido. Take this, Bill Gates: Jesus Christ uses a PowerBook. At least, in Hal..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...Pantheon Books, $24 hard..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

Further Reflections

"...Elizabeth Hurley at the EDtv premiere at the Paramount Theatre. photograph by John..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...Beyond whatever tax subsidies/incentives CSC is getting for moving downtown,..."

March 26, 1999 Column

A League of Their Own

"...Bud Shrake photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Nowadays there's so much filmmaking happening in Austin that it's more..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The coronation of George W. Bush continued on Tuesday when..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

Live Shots

"...THE MEAT PUPPETS..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Music Feature

Your 15 Minutes Are Up, Mr. Gates

Top Nine Cyber Stories

"...On February 4th, 1998, Bill Gates got hit by a cream pie in Brussels. The..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Wrapped and Ready

"...season were a song it might be sung to the following refrain: "Have yourself a bloody little Christmas." Oh,..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...The Paramount Theatre's Summer Film Classics features mostly double bills..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21 photograph by..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...five nights, divided by you. And that's not counting the attendant acts the conference sweeps in every year. If..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Live Shots

"...The only downside about an evening of Trance Syndicate bands..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Music Feature

Slaves to the Underground

"...platitude, young director Kristine Peterson shows us some of the endless ways in which the political is personal. The..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Live Through This!

The Semi-Annual Rock & Roll Round-up

"...The back cover blurb from Entertainment Weekly enthuses: "Expect revelations..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature

India Ink

The Literary Coming of the Second Continent

"...Back in the Seventies, I had a girlfriend who was a devotee..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Michael J. DiLeo

Record Reviews

"...A strongly opinionated feminist, she deals with subjects including the injustice of polygamy, the dearth of farmers in her..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Music Review

Sci-Fi Book Reviews

Deeper: My Two-Year Odyssey in Cyberspace

"...surprise since I really can't remember a time when there haven't been computers and have had a lot of..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There. Feel better? Look, just calm down. So what if..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Postmarks

Run, Max, Run

"...your editorial calling for Max Nofziger to withdraw from the mayor race, for fear of him "splitting the progressive/environmental/liberal..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Column

Rocky Mountain High

Austin Brewers at the Great American Beer Festival

"...Billy Forester, owner of the Waterloo Brewing Company, looked like a kid in a..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...3. The release of Microsoft's Windows 95, as much for the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

The X-Files' Invisible Ink

The Truth Is Out There -- Somewhere

"..."The Truth Is Out There -- Somewhere" was originally published..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Screens Feature

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