The Best of Alex Jones

"...office, yelling at politicians, ranting at the screen about black helicopters, yelling at more politicians, etc. Put simply, it's..."

June 2, 2000 Screens Review by Ken Lieck

Media Clips

The top 10 media events of 1999.

"...a stunning editorial from Oppel which accused Jones of "blackmail" and a "shakedown" and demanded his resignation. Oppel quoted..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

Public Notice

Public Notice is noticing a lot of public service types getting into the holiday spirit. Events big and small are happening all over town, as are opportunities to give, give, give.

"...it?). See, back then, before crackpots had Clinton and black helicopters for the bulk of their material, you could..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Page Two

"...could buy new cars or older ones. There were Black Helicopters in the parking lot...."

April 2, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Short Cuts

"...X-Files producer Vince Gilligan includes a knocked-up burger waitress, black helicopters, and all sorts of other wild goings-on. Another..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

From Bethlehem to Austin

A journalist moves from the violence of Palestine to the safety of Austin, and finds herself dazed by the difference.

"...way. The sound of bomb explosions, gunfire and Apache helicopters overhead lingered in my mind. Hard as I tried,..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Muna Hamzeh

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Sick, is an angry scrum of crack snares and black melodies. Maserati is yet another Athens fourpiece with post-punk..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

The Way I See It

Portrait of presidential photographer Pete Souza has depth but lacks focus

"...famous photo of Obama leaning down so a young Black boy can touch his hair; pictures revealing the president..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report

The lesson from Ferguson, Mo.

"...there is the obvious outrage of yet another unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, being stopped by one of the..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...Chief Jim Fealy, the biggest reason is traffic control: Helicopters can survey far more area than patrol cars, and..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Firestorm

"...at home riding the range and shooting at the black hats if it wasn't for the fact that his..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Public Notice: Plans for the Future

The CodeNEXT process is upon us

"...courtyard housing, and accessory dwelling units – in the Black­land and Cherry­wood neighborhoods. It's Saturday, Oct. 17, starting at..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Day Trips

The Vietnam War Memorial Garden honors those who served in Vietnam and the Fort Worth-built Huey helicopters

"...The 58,260 names in white cascade down the shiny black aluminum surface like water...."

May 21, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Louis Black's excellent article about the harm of the drug war..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Column

Naked City

"...Food Mart at 812 Thurmond. Just after 6pm, a black male in a "puffy-type" black coat went into the..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature

The Slow Burn

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

"...religious encampment back to 1934. It nearly proves that helicopters fired upon the community at the start of the..."

May 2, 1997 Screens Feature by Dick J. Reavis

How Driving Somebody From One Texas City to Another Can Turn Into a Prison Sentence

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...“On 10/20/2023, I, Trooper R. Hayward, stopped a black Toyota Highlander for driving in the left lane and..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

A League of Their Own

"...based on earlier works, made a stunning debut with Black Stallion, the evocative Francis Ford Coppola-produced gem that showcased..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

An Artificial Wilderness

Philip Bobbitt's The Shield of Achilles is getting a serious and heartening push from its publisher, Knopf, writes Roger Gathman. Does he seriously think there's an audience for a book that, among other things, explains the strategic deliberations of Napoleon III? "I always conceived a large audience for this book," Bobbitt claims. "I'd be crushed if scholars didn't attend to this book, but I meant it for anybody who wants to keep seriously informed about world affairs."

"...detail, what the price was, and 14 years before helicopters airlifted our ambassador out of Saigon just as the..."

June 21, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...the year 1974 from Hitchcock's inimitable perspective, with phantom helicopters and fanciful conversations patched together to explain an era..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...police into the plaza to evict the teachers. Low-flying helicopters sprayed pepper gas on the throng below. Police tossed..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Dear Mr. Black,..."

May 7, 2004 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...our schools, we have armed police at Whole Foods, helicopters are constantly monitoring us and there have been over..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Column

Postmarks

The environment, the alleged marijuana, the traffic, Ventura's highway, and more.

"...we have task forces which use more than 200 helicopters on a daily basis statewide to investigate possible cultivation..."

June 8, 2001 Column

Our Lying Eyes

A New Revelation, like its predecessor, Waco: Rules of Engagement, will face an uphill climb with the intellectual and political establishment.

"...of the burning building came from its back or "black" side, the side that television cameras couldn't see. The..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Dick J. Reavis

Postmarks

"...Despite the gains of the 1960s, as a Black American, I believe that liberalism, despite its good intentions,..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Column

Music Recommended

SPIRITUALIZED/SUPERGRASS Electric Lounge, Friday 20/ Saturday 21

"...and Replacements-rockers the Figgs. Bring the aircraft carrier and helicopters, the modules have hit the water. JUDE COLE, MICHELE..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Music Feature

The Beergardigans Return: Austin Kids Grade Local Breweries

The second installment with your beer garden friends

"...presence of Live Oak's resident Bavarian-style food truck, the Black Forest...."

May 27, 2022 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The Hightower Report: Why We Should Reach Across Borders, Not Close Them

Trump's wall won't keep undocumented immigrants out

"...24-hour radar, vibration sensors, all-seeing drones, surveillance balloons, and Black Hawk helicopters...."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: What’s Past and What’s Present

Capitol events provide a snapshot of current predicaments

"...Turner, as well as his colleagues from the Legislative Black Caucus. The memorial, centered on Juneteenth and emancipation, reaches..."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Column by Michael King

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