Critical Mass Arrests
Recent arrests spawn debate about safety of Critical Mass and motives of traffic cops
"...turned red. The scene was typical of the monthly Critical Mass ride, a leaderless group cruise that draws as..."
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April 10, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Critical Mass Is Designed to Stop Traffic …
"...Regarding all the letters about Mr. Moser and the Critical Mass incident from the cyclists, I have two comments...."
Sept. 24, 2008 Postmarks
Critical Mass Upper-Decks Austin, Celebrates Bike Blog's Birthday
Yay for bicycles!
"...who've been turning out in greater numbers for the Critical Mass rides on the last Friday evening of each..."
Oct. 1, 2008 News Post by Daniel Mottola
Critical Mass
A sxswi core conversation explores the "Yelp effect"
March 15, 2010 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt
Page Two: Critical Grasp
Civil disobedience and free speech are cut from the same unalienable cloth
"...and dismissive attacks to careful, constructive thoughts and differing critical positions. There are also letters explaining that what the..."
July 18, 2008 Column by Louis Black
Opinion: Mental Illness Does Not Cause Mass Shootings. Mass Shootings Cause Mental Illness.
Austin therapists lay out Governor Greg Abbott's abysmal record on supporting mental health access and education
"...that you blamed the shooter's mental health for the massacre of 21 people. According to a National Library of..."
June 17, 2022 Column by Therapists in theAustin area
AI Experts Gather in Austin to Consider Ethics, White Men, and Mass Layoffs
Preparing for an AI world
"...more easily find employees, and that it will be critical to identify diverse data points, also known as humans,..."
Sept. 25, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham
Legislators, NAACP, and Professors Condemn UT’s Mass Layoffs
At least 66 people have lost their jobs, and counting
"...first thing they did was implement this notion of critical race theory, so they couldn't teach about the history..."
April 11, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher
Page Two: Creative Mass
The people who forged Austin's identity also helped fuel its growth
"...affecting the city. The creative community, however, is still critical in defining this city. Its success both accentuates the..."
Nov. 30, 2007 Column by Louis Black
When Did You Last See Your Father?
Based on British poet Blake Morrison’s written memoir, this film is a very particular yet universal story about the eternal knot between fathers and sons.
"...never met with his father’s approval. Blake’s conflict reaches critical mass once his father, Arthur (Broadbent), is diagnosed with..."
July 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Lethal Weapon 4
"...this is the point at which it finally reaches critical mass. Gibson's much-admired glutes can't save him now, and..."
July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Naked City
A reader sheds additional light on an altercation between Critical Mass cyclists and a road-enraged driver.
"...of a "melee" that occurred during the Sept. 28 Critical Mass bike ride and what several cyclists said actually..."
Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Statesman Falls Off Its Bike
Statesman bungles a report about a local traffic incident
"...a "melee" instigated by cyclists with the activist group Critical Mass ended with four of the cyclists beating the..."
Oct. 5, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Road Raging: The Video
Bike / Car conflict in Austin hits the video screen and the Internet.
"...Cyclist Jeff Lazar's video footage of the Sept. 28 Critical Mass bike ride paints a brutal picture of what..."
Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Joy of Bicycling in Austin
A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite
"...- They're an extremely social mode of transportation. Attending Mass..."
April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin
After a Fashion
Stephen was never one for backpedaling
"...riveted by the story from last Saturday's Seattle Times ("Critical Mass riders injure driver in Capitol Hill altercation," July..."
Aug. 1, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Riding on the Wrong Side
"...Protestors in the Critical Mass rides -- the illegal traffic jams periodically created..."
Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Postmarks
World affairs and more Critical Mass mess missives
"...Critical Mass Debate Rages On..."
Nov. 9, 2001 Column
Activism on Wheels
The Helmet Law Spawns a Movement
"...Members of Critical Mass - the pro-bike group that has pissed off..."
May 23, 1997 News Feature by Lee Simmons
Naked City
The university makes a proposal to reintroduce affirmative action to admissions.
"...school class -- "alone have failed to produce a critical mass of minority students at the classroom level." Such..."
Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols
After a Fashion
Stephen finds the natural 'Segway' between Critical Mass and SaladShooters
"...a near-miss with a small group of members of Critical Mass (wouldn't that be an Inconsequential Mass?) on South..."
Jan. 30, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Postmarks
Righteous readers respond to recent rape reportage, and our Best of Austin issue garners a kudo or two.
"...Pop, and Davíd Garza. It seems like too much critical journalism has been infected with the style of a..."
Oct. 19, 2001 Column
State of the City
Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2
"...happening in Austin today without inducing an episode of mass narcolepsy. There are so many different issues that Austinites..."
Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature
State of the City Address
As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today
"...happening in Austin today without inducing an episode of mass narcolepsy. There are so many different issues that Austinites..."
Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols
What Now for SXSW?
A year after tragedy, the city and the Festival look to a sustainable future
"...says EMS retains a "very good midlevel knowledge of mass casualty incidents," but Gibbons, as a field medic, had..."
March 13, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
City Needs to Put Cycling Issues at the Forefront
"...Dear Editor, I always recall the first Critical Mass ride I ever attended. Somewhere on Congress a..."
April 9, 2009 Postmarks
What Happened to the Austin Pedestrian Plan?
"...vintage? Perhaps pedestrians will need to start our own Critical Mass before anything will be done to improve our..."
July 2, 2008 Postmarks
Overnight Sensation
Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking
over the (fantasy) world
"...from Image Comics, has published six issues, become a critical and popular fan favorite, and been optioned for both..."
Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Naked City
Breaking news from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...funding, proposed transportation projects must: improve regional mobility, improve mass transit, leverage federal or private funds, add to an..."
Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Postmarks
Rape saga redux and other local imbroglios.
"...the reality of the land and its peoples, and massive human rights violations on the part of the British..."
Oct. 26, 2001 Column
