Professors of Pleasure

Their name may suggest a lack of intelligence, but make no mistake, the Flaming Idiots are wise men when it comes to comedy.

"...masters of modern entertainment as the Flying Karamazov Brothers, Bill Irwin, and the Big Apple Circus...."

Dec. 22, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dirty Words

Roger Gathman delves into local bookstores' shelves of smut to investigate the collective Gestalt of erotica.

"...the more expensive books, the better-put-together ones. The men buy the quick-and-easy books...."

Aug. 11, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Postmarks

Mueller re-development is a rip-off and "affordable housing" is a sham.

"...new airport, create a trust fund, finance affordable housing, buy greenbelts, develop parks or something. Create a 50-foot buffer..."

July 7, 2000 Column

After a Fashion

Wimberley has small-town style in spades.

"...and carved limestone, mixed with Mexican antiques and Central American folk art, is displayed here, without any trace of..."

May 26, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...the Place 5 seat being vacated by Council Member Bill Spelman, and our preliminary read on the race tells..."

March 17, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Jean-Luc's French Bistro

Wes Marshall visits Jean-Luc's French Bistro on a weeknight to check out the food-wine pairings.

"...to be small, unpretentious places, and Jean-Luc's fits the bill. As you enter the restaurant, you are first impressed..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...but for the grace of God, goes Austin. The billion-dollar bond package of 1998 gave our city just enough..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

A Sinking Foundation?

"...she nor her employees can afford to rent or buy a home in Wimberley. Two-bedroom duplexes can be had..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A Rural Riddle

Hays County Water Planning Partnership forms to try and stop unmitigated growth

"...pegged for the Rutherford Ranch project for a stock buyback that would make their company more stable and profitable...."

Oct. 15, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

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.

"...television. In the 1960s, sketch comedy lost its top billing to sitcoms, Westerns, and detective shows, but held on..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Flight 1: Light- to Medium-Bodied Whites

"...Estancia, Belvedere, and Martini were all rated as "Best Buys" by Wine Spectator, receiving scores of 88, 85, and..."

July 23, 1999 Food Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the Year by the Central Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union last week. Taft championed the efforts..."

June 25, 1999 News Feature

Coach's Corner

"...in college only an houraway from the Mecca of American public golf: Pebble Beach. Pebble and its three stately..."

June 18, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...up to $2million from the city's general fund to buy the land and building at 419 Congress for the..."

June 4, 1999 News Feature

Dancing About Architecture

The New Blues Revue

"...to a club named Jazz? Perhaps Jim Hawk can buy back Babe's and rename it Country.) Bergher says that..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

The Warden of the Asylum

"...me beefing up for my album shoot." Bye, Bye, American Pop..."

May 8, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

SXSW Record Reviews

"...guitarist with Seal), Jim O'Rourke (Gastr Del Sol), and Bill Rieflin (Ministry), the sound is amazingly cohesive in light..."

March 13, 1998 Music Review

Postmarks

VanScorned

"...to have to sell to come up with $15 billion?..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column

No Pity for Our City, Our Choice

The Shortest Slam-dunker

"...boundaries would come to a public vote. Sponsored by Bill Spelman (whose former campaign manager Mike Blizzard is the..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Tunnel Vision

TxDOT Sees No Evil in Williamson Creek Tunnel

"...the damage is too great," Aquino says. "They'd just buy out the mortgage and we'd have to pick up..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Record Reviews

"...artistically viable performers such as Evan Dando, Kris McKay, Bill Janovitz, and Jonathan Richman thrive on opportunities most major..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Music Review

Dancing about Architecture

Goodbye, AM15?

"...Song of the Year: "Blue" by Bill Mack..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Déjà Vu Development

photograph by Jana Birchum

"...this was the Blind, Deaf and Orphan School, serving African-American children with disabilities in the pre-integration era. (Much of..."

July 18, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Coach's Corner

"...old friends. I met local links gods from the American-Statesman and Texas Monthly, and golf Internet king Jim Apfelbaum...."

July 11, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Ventura-Ventura on-on Clones-Clones

"...behaved exactly like politicians. A House Republican introduced a bill to ban human cloning research in the United States...."

March 14, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Anti-sex Crusader

Christian Virgin Wyatt Roberts Keeps It Clean

"...and midday traffic on Brazos Street and immediately spies Bill Crocker, vice chairman of administration for the Travis County..."

Jan. 3, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Crisis Controversy

"...clients are members of ethnic minorities, including Asian, and African-Americans, and [Hispanics]. As counselor for the Personal Safety Awareness..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Column

Taming the 12-Lane Monster

Task Force Finalizing Plan to Limit Environmental Damage From Aquifer Freeway

"...freeway lanes aren't needed as you are to see Bill Clinton sporting a pencil-thin mustache...."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Off the Desk:

"...by not properly posting their intent to vote on buying the controversial Shadowridge tract -- the proposed site of..."

Oct. 4, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the Texas Open Meetings Act when it voted to buy the 79-acre Shadowridge property for a new campus in..."

Sept. 27, 1996 News Feature

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