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On Assignment With Leeza

Aug. 20, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...was finished, and the marrow would be gone. Sylvia Bravo Martindale One person said I was the Chronicle's earth..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

After a Fashion

Art Institute presents a show, and the kids are all right ...

"...Lesbian Chamber of Commerce oversaw the event, inviting many high-profile gay and lesbian music lovers to enjoy this performance...."

Dec. 21, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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Plans are being made for even more gay TV. Whatever that means.

"...While Showtime deserves some credit, Bravo could be credited with igniting the whole movement. Following..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dream of a New Circus

In the two decades it has taken for Cirque du Soleil to reach Austin for the first time, this Montreal-based troupe has not only reinvented circus as performance art but grown into one of the most unexpected and unlikely of entertainment empires.

"...troupe's performances were among the highest-rated events on the Bravo television network, leading to the 2002 reality series Fire..."

May 2, 2003 Arts Feature by Michael Point

Dems Vie for Incumbent Rep. John Carter’s Round Rock Seat

North of Austin, a range of liberals in TX-31 contest

"...• Jeremy Bravo (bravoforcongress.com) joined the candidate list a few days ago;..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

TV Eye

Breaking more ground: Six Feet Under returns for a third season.

"...The lovely and amazing Lili Taylor has a higher profile this season as Lisa, the mother of Nate's daughter,..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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Another day, another blah awards show

"...to speculate that, in addition to seeking a higher profile, the AFI was pining to make itself the U.S...."

Jan. 11, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Luv Doc: What's Right With the World

Even the prettiest of trophies get dusty eventually

"...You can't tell a person's hygiene from their online profile, but you sure can when you're sitting next to..."

May 6, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

TV Eye

From Ethel Mertz to Margaret Cho, we examine how the small screen has portrayed big women; also, a look at Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends.

"...brash Mimi in The Drew Carey Show fits this profile, except she prefers men -- even if it is..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...Primera D: Vee Bravo Chile/United States, 92 min. Primera tells the story of..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

30 New Shows, Returning Series, and Other TV Premieres This April

Top Chef, crazy love, and sweet potters

"...April 1: Top Chef Portland (Bravo) Filmed in quarantine, the 18th season’s cast includes Austin..."

April 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

This Is Our Youth

Punchkin Repertory crafts something special out of the vast "nowhere" in the lives of its three protagonists

"...one would be hard-pressed to beat. The off-the-wall physical profile he creates for his character is as consistent as..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Food-o-File

'Top Chef' champion Paul Qui is on the move

"...a whirlwind of activity since he emerged victorious from Bravo's Top Chef: Texas competition and also garnered a James..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...friendship is put to the test. Eat Director: Janicza Bravo After being locked out of her apartment, a young..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

The Starz network digs into the history of comic books

"...Griffin: My Life on the D-List at 9pm on Bravo, and My Boys at 8:30pm on TBS. Media Reform..."

June 6, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

TV Eye unpacks SXSW 08 and christens TV on the Internet

"...out, the one NBC airing, followed by another on Bravo, created a spike at the quarterlife site. Episodes continue..."

March 21, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Food-o-File

Taqueria Zocala Fresca on West Lynn and a dessert tasting with Amanda Rockman

"...some traveling and then pursue stage work in some high-profile restaurant kitchens on the East Coast. According to Fox,..."

June 15, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Rio Grande No Longer?

An overview of the ecological crisis along the Rio Grande

"...Lower Rio Grande (known in Mexico as the Rio Bravo) as it traces its way through four Texas counties..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Postmarks

Readers sound off on a variety of touchy subjects: politicos, abandoned kittens, even the brachiation of apes.

"...the questions you'd face at the Humane Society. So, bravo to you! If only there were more conscientious pet..."

June 15, 2001 Column

Cloud Nine

After rumbling greatness in the first act, the UT Department of Theatre & Dance production of Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine ends thin and foggy.

"...Christmas guest, the closeted gay crocodile slayer Harry Bagley (bravo, Nathaniel Orr). In a Wildean farce, Churchill details their..."

March 9, 2001 Arts Review by Rob Curran

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Kudos for the Lost Austin issue, and much environmental ado.

"...note: See this week's Music section for an extensive profile of Double Trouble]..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column

TV Eye

Phil Donahue, James Lipton, Jon Stewart, Katie Couric, Johnny Carson, Tom Snyder, and more: columnist Belinda Acosta reflects on the hosts who made television great.

"...sketch comedy shows like to lampoon the host of Bravo's Inside the Actor's Studio, targeting his stack of blue..."

May 12, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Goes Hollywood

TV Diary

"..."the most in-depth biography of Mandela ever undertaken. The profile features interviews with intimates -- from his most trusted..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

It's a Mystery to Me

"...the heist as a chance to boost his own profile and his agenda. That much is obvious to Parker,..."

April 23, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Sugar and Spice

"...the subject is dead, it gets worse. There are BravoProfiles, a marginally arty series, Lifetime's Intimate Portraits, invariably about..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

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Mixed Up Signals

"...["Media Clips," Vol.17, No.32] about my former employer, KVET-AM: Bravo! While he made one factual error (I did not..."

April 24, 1998 Column