TV Eye

The overs and the unders

"...it's this cat-and-mouse game – wondering who's for the common good, who's out for themselves, and who's up to..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Page Two: Altered States

The new right's ever-loosening grip on reality

"...basic and advanced economics; the U.S. Constitution; philosophy; science; common, written, and accepted law; the balance of power; an..."

March 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: A Lege Too Far

Sine Die or school bells, perhaps they toll for thee

"...Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's more tractable Senate, the most common press conference refrain became "Why are we still here?"..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Page Two

A few modest school-finance proposals

"...maintained that Gov. Rick Perry lacks courage, vision, concern, common sense, and basic human decency. We've gone so far..."

April 23, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...fanciness for immediate implementation and just look for feasible, common-sense options," Goodman says. -- Lauri Apple..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cruel and Unusual

The Supreme Court decides the death houses can do without a few more victims

"...reasonable position would seem to strike most people as commonsensical -- and indeed, sizable majorities of Americans, including Texans,..."

June 28, 2002 News Column by Michael King

To Your Health

I have been having a lot of stomach problems, with alternating diarrhea and constipation, but all the tests my doctor did fail to show any problems. He said I probably have "irritable bowel syndrome." What helps that?

"...A. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common diagnosis when there is no apparent explanation for stomach..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

All the Right Moves

Democrat Donna Howard faces self-proclaimed moderate Republican Cynthia Thornton in the general election for Austin's seat on the State Board of Education

"...be couched in a particular theology. "If we use common sense, we can really incorporate the kind of values..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Dancing About Architecture

Ken Lieck goes to Florida and leaves readers high and dry with a best of column.

"...of you, ya can't figure out why anyone with common sense (that could be a clue) would bring this..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...Board of Trustees and district administration grew out of common experiences parents from East and West Austin shared during..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Feature

Coach's Corner

"...the sentence she said, as if it were as common as a windy day in April, "Oh, you know,..."

April 10, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Harnessing Anger

"...against the regulatory controls of the city, applying the "common sense" of their landed constituency to tax and bond..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Coach's Corner

"...over an issue which defies the very definition of common sense...."

Feb. 6, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Cracks in the System

Is the City's Minority Procurement Process Up to Par?

"...barrier to abuses of the minority subcontracting preference system. Common sense suggests that a thoroughly checked company, one whose..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Chris Walters

Motal De-Clawed

Waging a Gentler Campaign for Place 2

"...not the entrenched Garcia, is a voice of down-to-earth common sense for the common man has found embarrassingly few..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Doppler Shift

Weathercasting Succumbs to Frenzy

"...as two-and-a-half, or less. Five and seven-day forecasts became common, flying in the face of common sense about the..."

Jan. 24, 1997 News Column by Chris Walters

No Stars for STAARS

"...in Dallas and we’re still EOC-Retesting? This makes no sense and is really dangerous. I’m genuinely scared to come..."

Dec. 8, 2020 Postmarks

Fantastic Fest Review: The Queen of Black Magic

Indonesian horror is stomach-churning and gut-wrenching

"...signatures to Indonesian horror, they would be an overwhelming sense of relentless dread, and poisonous centipedes. The Queen of..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Corona on the Loose

"...Trump’s point in more than an existential or metaphysical sense. It’s common sense. It doesn’t matter if this coronavirus..."

March 3, 2020 Postmarks

Follow the Money, Find Beer-to-Go’s Largest Opponents

Time is the latest hurdle in the Texas Craft Beer legislation saga

"...steps required to pass. If you’re wondering why this common sense Beer-to-Go allowance, which is currently enjoyed by 49..."

April 9, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Battle of Small Beer vs. Big Distributors Rages on With Texas Beer-To-Go Bill

Another chippy round of political beer pong

"...writes Rodriguez in an email. "Beer-to-go is a bipartisan, common sense issue that Texans across the state agree with...."

Feb. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Capital T Theatre's The Hunchback Variations and ...Faustus

The company's pairing of two Mickle Maher one-acts gets lit about art in a sublime way

"...dense, literary affairs punctuated with silliness and pops of common sense. In talking about the table at Quasimodo's marshy..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Protextor Meets Brother Bear

“Not Tonight” video previews political pop collaboration

"...as P-Tek. Of all things, pop music proved their common ground...."

Aug. 28, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Steve Adler Claps Back at Wonder Woman Hater

Austin mayor is your letter-writing superhero

"...nothing worth reading." However, in line with his personal sense of good will to all, Adler replied via his..."

June 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Memoriam: Lashonda Lester

Remembering the Queen of Austin Comedy, who died April 6

"...sage advice to a friend, or just watching some nonsense go down in the world around her, when Lashonda’s..."

April 7, 2017 Arts Post by Carina Magyar

Baked Cookies and Racism at UT

Young Conservatives get national headlines, local contempt

"...With seemingly no sense of irony, YCT-UT Chair Vidal Castañeda later issued a..."

Oct. 27, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Beware the Righteous

Way worse than robots

"...the very least, it's annoying. In a larger philosophical sense, it might well be what leads to the final..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

I Like to Watch

On families and finales

"...outside the boundary, since what lies inside it is common sense – among those who matter...."

May 13, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Cowboys and Indies

Texas Sundance roundup

"...material to work with. His film gives viewers a sense of what it might feel like to get swept..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Guns vs. Moms

Is the open carry movement going off half-cocked?

"...Open Carry Tex­as and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America appeared in Austin before the Senate Committee..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Brandon Watson

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