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DOUGHvember is filled with local charity events, and it kicks off today

"...Home Slice Pizza begins their second annual DOUGHvember celebrations, benefitting..."

Nov. 1, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

Some of our favorite performances that you can revisit this weekend

"...this Friday through Sunday. Find our highlights for your keeping-up-from-home or preparatory schedule-perfecting below. More differentiated between weeks than..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...rights lawsuit. For several months, she and other inmates, from Halbert and other units, sent graphic narratives chronicling alleged..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

How do you take Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and, in less than a month, condense it into a 100-minute one-man play, with the actor playing 20 characters from the novel plus a New York City drag queen? Everett Quinton and Eureka, veterans of the fabled Ridiculous Theatre Company and creators of Twisted Olivia, explain how they did it.

"...productions that mocked classical literature in gloriously over-the-top style. From 1976 to 1996, Quinton appeared in more than 80..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Long Voyage Home

A Ballet of Ulysses' Odyssey and Its Creator's Journey

"...His thoughts are of home.He feels as if he has been heading toward it..."

March 6, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Carrying the Burden

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

"...the monthly produce drop. Earlier that morning, a truck from the Capital Area Food Bank dropped off hundreds of..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Your Beautiful New Home

Welcome to the City Hall you thought would never come

"...the copper-clad extrusion that sticks out nearly 50 feet from the building and 40 feet over Second Street. It's..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

From Mad Dogs to Mister Golf

Bud Shrake, continued

"...In this extended outtake from the print version, Shrake talks about being a Texas..."

April 25, 2008 Books Feature by Spencer Parsons

These Things I've Come to Know

What times are we living in? South Austin's James McMurtry spells it out.

"...shows up 15 minutes before the scheduled set time carrying two acoustic guitars, one six-string and the other heftier..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Home for Heroes (and Others)

Transforming the storefront at 617 Congress into The Hideout, a multilevel arts venue, has been a learning process for proprietors Shana Merlin and Sean Hill. But after $250,000 of investment, the developer's dance of securing permits, and many hours of hard labor, they have created one of Austin's most user-friendly theatre spaces.

"...men's clothing store, and a pawn shop, among other things. A thorough cleaning of the interior, as they readied..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Phil West

Where They're Coming From

Connecting the Dots of Texas Writers Month 2002

"...attendees here, attendees not there. All with a local, home-style feel, at least in the Central Texas sense, all..."

June 7, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Myth and Culture Mingle in Annalise Gratovich’s Complex Prints

Review: "Carrying Things From Home" at Flatbed Press

"...the immense scope of Annalise Gratovich’s ongoing print collection, “Carrying Things From Home.”..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Five Ways to Complete Your PrintAustin Experience

The final week of the celebration of ink and paper

"...are five recommendations to help you glean maximum enjoyment from this marvelous art form of multiple originals. High Low..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Not So Frivolous

Wallace Shawn bares all about writing, why he does theatre, and that play with all the sex in it

"...vice squad." So dies theatrical mythology in an e-mail from Wallace Shawn to Josh Meyer and Matt Hislope of..."

May 11, 2007 Arts Feature by Spencer Parsons

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...second quarter-century, A Quiet Place – the high-concept horror from John Krasinski – leads today's massive announcement as the..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Life in Prison for Hemp

José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.

"...distant cousin's son – he was on his way home to Houston, where he lived with his wife and..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol

The sinister legions of the 'Drug Cartel' have little to fear from the latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us ...

"...Our Mission: Defending America's Southern Border From the Drug Cartel...."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

Justice Denied?

Advocates Still Fighting for Lacresha Murray's Freedom

"...Murray, now a 14-year-old resident of the Giddings State Home and School, a Texas Youth Commission reformatory 60 miles..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping

What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios

"...When Texas’ electric grid failed in 2021, 4 million homes and businesses lost power and 246 people lost their..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

South for the Marijuana

The gringo travels to Mexico in search of weed and wisdom.

"...like the difference between buying fruit in a can from the supermarket and picking straight from a tree...."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

We're wondering if anyone will call the ASPCA if we leave these animated rodents chipwrecked far from civilization.

"...My cat was at home stalking mice that were seeking warmer shelter now that..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Faith Healers

A look inside the Teen Challenge faith-based drug treatment in Fort Worth suggests that there are problems with Christian drug rehab programs.

"...Exchange Street and the trains ran day and night carrying sides of beef up to Chicago...."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Corridor Conundrum

The Truth Is Out There on the Highway

"...issues and solutions, here's a theory: The 22-county span from Mountain Home to Schulenburg, and Salado to Dilley, might..."

May 8, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Book Expo America: Where Books Go to Party

Book Expo America

"...My feet are still recovering from tromping around one of the world's largest book industry..."

June 3, 2008 Books Post by Joe O'Connell

Big Fat Liar

"...Corrupt. With a schtick just a cocked eyebrow away from his role on TV's Malcolm in the Middle, little..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bossa Nova

"...da da … You can almost hear “The Girl From Ipanema” drifting its lazy way through every sprocket of..."

June 2, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crisis Pregnancy Center Pushed Out Abortion Provider Whole Woman’s Health

Anti-abortion CPC to replace reproductive health clinic

"...provider Whole Woman’s Health will now be the new home to Austin LifeCare, a Christian anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...to write songs. He showed up in West Georgia from who-knows-where, a lanky, bashful, country boy. We fell into..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Smart Meters, Fluoride, and Guns

Things Laura Pressley doesn't want to talk about

"...fear of smartphones, or her "gift" for sensing "vibrations" from cordless phones and iPads...."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by Jo Clifton

Mule Conversations

"...one mere mortal is responsible for all of them. From "The Heart of Saturday Night" to "Downtown Train" and..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

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