Birth

If your dead husband returned to you in the body of a 10-year-old boy, would you seize the opportunity for your romance to be born again or would you call Child Welfare?

"...Despite what seems like the best intentions, Jonathan Glazer’s Birth has gone awry. His film feels enervated and lifeless,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Birth of a Nation

Controversial slave uprising epic finally hits theatres

"...So much fuss has been kicked up over The Birth of a Nation since it premiered at Sundance in..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Changes Birth, Death Certificate Policy for Same-Sex Couples

State begins issuing death certificates to same-sex couples

"...court pressure, the state of Texas has issued new birth and death certificate policy guidelines for same-sex couples...."

Aug. 13, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Sundance 2023 Review: Birth/Rebirth

Maternal horror with a clinical twist

"...are the quest for scientific knowledge and maternal instincts. Birth/Rebirth posits the combination of the two as a tragic..."

Jan. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

The life and pain of the jazz great in his own words and music

"...Nelson’s documentary aims to examine that cultural legacy. The birth of cool is more than a Miles Davis album..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Alamo Drafthouse Sells Birth.Movies.Death.

Magazine and website becomes part of Cinestate

"...wing Mondo, and Fantastic Fest. Yet one sub-brand – Birth.Movies.Death. – was missing, and now we know why...."

May 1, 2020 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Giving Birth to a Butterfly

Quirky surrealist road trip takes the station wagon to a sense of self

"...Fittingly for something so purposefully lyrical and light, Giving Birth to a Butterfly opens with a poem: Mina Loy's..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Abbott Joins Anti-Birth Control Lawsuit

State jumps into contraceptive fray

"...general to decry President Barack Obama's so-called health insurance birth control mandate as unconstitutional, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Brief Narrative of an Extraordinary Birth of Rabbits: Coming to Term(s) With the Impossible

How C. Denby Swanson developed a historical hoax into a drama of the fantastic

"...period for a play about a woman who gives birth to rabbits is about nine years – at least..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Allowing Doctors and Delivery Drivers to Stop Providing Birth Control

New framework makes it easier to refuse to offer medical care

"...freedom have been especially concerned about access to hormonal birth control...."

Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Abbott Balks at Birth Control Mandate

Calling the mandate unconstitutional, 10 AGs threaten to sue

"...law that would require most insurance plans to cover birth control without a co-pay, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott..."

Feb. 17, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Birth of the Cool'

Bargains, film, and live jazz jazz up the Blanton's toast to midcentury modernism

"...mad about Mad Men right now, an exhibition like "Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Brings the Legend’s Legacy to AFS Doc Days

Biographical documentary captures the transformational jazz genius

"...The biographical documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool features acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Nelson flattening..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

"Sara Madandar: AnOther Birth" at Courtyard Gallery

The dozen works in this solo show are impressive in their variety, though many seem more like sketches than completed works

"...All of the work in Sara Madandar's "AnOther Birth," at the Courtyard Gallery on the UT campus, was..."

June 24, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

DVDanger: 'Devil's Pass', 'Die, Monster, Die!', 'The Whip and the Body', 'Birth of the Living Dead'

A modern shocker, two vintage terrors, and a history lesson in zombies

"...contemporary grand guignol with an undoubted political bent, and Birth of the Living Dead (First Run Features) tries to..."

Jan. 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Right to Birth

Debate over care for pregnant jail inmates continues

"...since the TCJS meeting in Nov­em­ber (see "Jailed Before Birth," Nov. 14), much of what was said last week..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

A Victory for the John 'Birth' Society

"...This is a continuation of efforts by the John “Birth” Society to argue that somehow Barack Obama does not..."

April 26, 2010 Postmarks

Wake Up, Austin; Lower Animal Birth Rate

"...but until we find a way to lower the birth rate of cats and dogs, we will never, ever..."

Aug. 7, 2008 Postmarks

Supremes Weigh In on 'Partial-Birth' Abortion

Supremes recently heard oral arguments in two cases that ask whether federal law banning so-called partial-birth abortion should be allowed to stand – even though it lacks any exception to protect life of the mother

"...that ask whether the 2003 federal law banning so-called "partial-birth" abortion should be allowed to stand, even though it..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No Birth

"...News, Feb. 8.] In reality? It's relatively simple: "The birth rate of cats and dogs is exponentially higher than..."

Feb. 12, 2019 Postmarks

Speed Levitch’s “Birth of the New Ghetto”

NYC’s favorite tour guide brings Zionist O.G. to FronteraFest 2019

"...know how long he’s been working on this play, Birth of the New Ghetto, but it’s a loooooong time.”..."

Jan. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

No Birth Certificates, for Now

An injunction would have helped immigrant parents use their preferred forms of photo identification

"...Attorneys representing immigrants denied birth certificates for their U.S.-born offspring expect an eventual legal..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Backassward Birth Control Ruling

8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says contraceptives are intended for use prior to pregnancy, meaning employers don't have to cover cost of contraceptives for female patients under health plans

"...in part would require health plans to cover prescription birth control. State Rep. Rafael Anchía, D-Dallas, has filed a..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Politics Trumps Science on Birth Control

Office of Women's Health official resigns in protest, comes to Austin to speak out

"...levonorgestrel, the synthetic hormone that has been used in birth control pills for more than 35 years. On May..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

City Takes on Walgreens in National Birth-Control Battle

McCracken leads charge against 'moral objections' prescription refusals

"...ensure its patients' access to safe, legal, and prescribed birth control and emergency contraception. A council decree states that..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock & Roll

"...them back read like a perfect movie montage. The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Music Review by Tim Stegall

A Pictorial Tribute to the Birth of American Sharks' New Album

The long-awaited sophomore disc 11:11 finally has its due date

"...10, with a record release show at Mohawk. Difficult Birth..."

May 10, 2019 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Original Gangstas: Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and the Birth of West Coast Rap

"...Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rapby Ben Westhoff Hachette Books, 421..."

June 16, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Jailed Before Birth

Women demand better care for pregnant inmates

"...with a guard standing watch, until she finally gave birth...."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

SXSW Film Review: 'Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound'

South Florida’s ‘Motown’ from Overtown

"...Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound 24 Beats Per Second, World..."

March 12, 2014 SXSW Post by Michael King

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