Behind the Bars

Why are gay bars not counted within Austin club histories?

"...at the end of the bar watching this entire charade of these macho guys trying to put this bar..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

Letters at 3am

Holden died a good death: just whiskey and a fall, no melodrama or fakery

"...see Audrey Hepburn ... of Breakfast at Tiffany's fame? Charade? Rent 'em, youngsters, and you'll see what I'm talking..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Accelerate Disintegration

"...us one step closer to the disintegration of this charade, upon the crest of which a new dawn will..."

Sept. 8, 2008 Postmarks

Page Two: The Art of Surprise

S.R. Bindler's Surfer, Dude continually pulls off the unexpected

"...operating only according to their own rules. Stanley Donen's Charade; Jonathan Demme's Melvin and Howard, Citizens Band, and Something..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Georgie Porgie

"...both crowd pleasers at the show, finally ceased the charade...."

July 16, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: The Way We Were

In Austin's politics of nostalgia, the truth is a frequent casualty

"...Also amusing in this little charade is the role played by The Unforeseen, Dunn's engaging,..."

May 2, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Futrell's Farewell

City manager's retirement a curious affair

"...at City Hall. I wouldn't even bother rehearsing this charade (and embarrassing some of the principal players) if the..."

July 20, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Ain't Nothing but a Good Time: or, How a Lowly 'Chronicle' Writer Learned to Play With the Big Boys

"...him ready to go, eager to attempt a grand charade. While Hennessy is something of an amateur photographer, having..."

June 20, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Heart-Shaped Box

Better than Carrie?

"...week's New York Times Magazine piece effectively ended that charade) while honing his literary skills – some of which..."

March 23, 2007 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Beside the Point

Paul Robbins wants to take City Hall back

"...chambers only with council approval. So after his "Kafka-esque charade," Robbins comes before council once again today to make..."

March 23, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...to the City Council is nothing more than a charade intended to cool the political heat and divert public..."

Jan. 12, 2007 News Feature

Developer Not Making Good on Wal-Mart Moratorium?

Responsible Growth for Northcross says Lincoln no Honest Abe

"...to the City Council is nothing more than a charade intended to cool the political heat and divert public..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Unhappy With Kyle Councilman

"...more than $20,000 of taxpayer money to finance this charade investigation is simply outrageous and should be soundly condemned..."

July 24, 2006 Postmarks

We're Guessing This Is 'Satirical' (Though We Don't Quite Get It)

"...was, you revealed the whole outrage for the cowardly charade it was. What moxie. What gall. It was as..."

Feb. 27, 2006 Postmarks

Point Austin: Hecht v. Dietz

Supremes find high taxes onerous, but lousy schools OK

"...while Gov. Perry and the Legislature persist in the charade that all they need worry about is lowering property..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Guv's '65 Percent' mandate called arbitrary and a distraction

"...gubernatorial candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn called it a "political charade." And education lobbyists say the fact that Perry could..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Point Austin: Squeezing the Schools

Failing all its courses, the Lege sends a love note to Highland Park

"...First, let's dispense with the charade that Gov. Ricky's special session has anything to do..."

July 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Clip and Save

The 2005 Paramount Summer Film Classics series

"...Charade (1963) plus a Warner Bros. cartoon, Wednesday, July 20,..."

May 20, 2005 Screens Feature

Planet Rock

Austin, Texas, SXSW 2005

"...care. "We need a mass movement to end this charade that the health care industry is about health care..."

March 25, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Luv Doc Recommends: Bottle Rocket Screening with Kumar Pallana

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Saturday, February 26, 2005

"...Alan Alda? Why doesn’t the Academy just end the charade and give Oscars only to true heavyweights like Robin..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

About AIDS

Will public's beliefs about AIDS matter?

"...of the day, preferring instead a kind of political charade. It remains to be seen whether this opportunity will..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Column by Sandy Bartlett

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Our readers talk back.

"...reduced by the amount it spent on this political charade...."

July 4, 2003 Column

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"...appalling. Anyone with any reason can see through the charade of hypocrisy perpetrated by the band of renegades from..."

May 23, 2003 Column

Lovetron / Robots, Please!

Texas Platters

"...LovetronAll Across the Grand Charade (Intergalactic Frontline)Robots, Please!The Acropolis Lovetron sounds like the logical..."

May 9, 2003 Music Review by Greg Beets

Naked City

Shhh! It's an AISD Secret!

"...complain that the district is apparently engaging in a charade of public input after having already made its decision..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

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"...or looking into their positions? Why bother with the charade of endorsements if you're just going to rubber-stamp the..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

Pipe Dreams

Chapter 37 From Robert Bryce's new book on Enron

"...was the vice-chairman at Enron Energy Services, a money-losing charade of a company. Nevertheless, when White left Enron, he..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Coach's Corner

Cedrick Trout (shudder) comes to dinner. But that's not quite as big a joke as Major League Baseball's idea of steroid testing.

"...Contrast this charade with the constant, highly scientific, zero-tolerance, completely random (in..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...public hearing on the zoning cases was just a charade." -- Amy Smith..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Feature

Stories from the Midway

She's With Us

"...was complete. As complete as the exposure of her charade...."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Barbara Chisholm

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