Letters at 3AM

October 1, 1955, a half-hour show called The Honeymooners slipped in some uneasy truths under cover of laughter.

"...in one year ... Thorazine was developed ... James Dean died in a car crash ... Blackboard Jungle introduced..."

March 31, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

In Between Days

At the Crossroads of the 1999-2000 Austin Music Awards.

"...perfect elder statesmen for this year's awards show. Combined, Martin Banks, Donald "Duck" Jennings, and Pat Patterson have well..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

A Long, Strange Trip

The long, strange trip of The Saragossa Manuscript, Jerry Garcia's favorite film.

"...book. The tome, written in French and entitled Manuscrit Trouvé à Saragosse, was published between 1797 and the year..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by David Lynch

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...design process, leading to the design firm's resignation, the dean of Architecture's resignation, indignant campus rallies, and repercussions for..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Naked City

UT students and faculty stage a rally to protest the regents' handling of Blanton museum designs.

"...On Wednesday, three weeks after renowned Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron resigned as designers of the Jack Blanton..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Jessica Carter

Summer Reading

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

"...by Marcos Bretón and José Luis Villegas Simon & Schuster, $23 hard..."

June 4, 1999 Books Review

Oil's Well That Ends Well

"...Chocolate Lizards: A Novel by Cole Thompson St. Martin's Press, $23 hard The mythos of the braggadocious Texas..."

May 7, 1999 Books Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...A.W. Dean and Associates, the Philadelphia-based law enforcement consultants hired to..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...at Huston-Tillotson, 900 Chicon. Facilitated by Philadelphia-based law-enforcement consultantsAl Dean and Associates, the meetings give residents a chance to..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Books of a Lifetime

Dawn Powell: A Biography

"...by Sylvia Nasar Simon & Schuster, $25 hard..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Books Feature

1998 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...George Bush, Brent Scowcroft A Tribute to A.C. Greene & Americo Paredes Emcee: Tom Staley; with comments by John..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

Scanlines

Air Force One

"...Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell...."

Sept. 4, 1998 Screens Feature

Record Reviews

"...Bele Bele en la Habana will bypass most rock & rollers as a jazz piano masterpiece, Atlantic Records is..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Review

Exhibitionism

The Food Chain: Great Taste, Less Filling

"...almost forget that you've eaten at all. -- Adrienne Martini THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BARBER..."

March 20, 1998 Arts Review

Postscripts

New Voices

"...shepherd them through the year. Denise Roy, a Simon & Schuster editor who edited local author Debra Monroe's Newfangled,..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Post Marks

Park and Ride

"...Electing people like Brigid Shea, Daryl Slusher, Willie Lewis, and Bill Spelman are made harder by this amendment,..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

Smart Women, Dangerous Men

Dracula and Fur Tempt Females With the Dark Side

"...of Fur: (l to r) Elaine Williams, Stephanie Swenson, Martin Burke Women pine for him. Still, he slouches in..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Road Shows

"...FRI 6 Michael Martin Murphey, Saxon Pub..."

June 6, 1997 Music Feature

Place 2 Contribution & Expenditure Reports

"...Whitehurst, $250 each; Clarke Heidrick, $100; Fred and Dawn Lewis, $250; John Scanlan, $500; Pete Schenkkan, $100; Melvin Waxler,..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature

Record Reviews

"...glory of Howie Gelb and the Giant Sand/Friends of Dean Martinez family, OP8 is the perfect intro to this..."

March 28, 1997 Music Review

Live Shots

"...negatives: both nights' opening sets, 20 minutes by LaMonica Lewis on Friday and Sheila Sanders on Saturday, were too..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Music Feature

Record reviews Reissues

"...McPhatter, Ben E. King, and Johnny Moore; songwriting teams Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman,..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Writer

"...how a commercial society chews up writers is London's Martin Eden...."

Aug. 16, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW -- A List at Last!

"...Bottle Rockets, BR5-49, Junior Brown, Richard Buckner, George Clinton & the P Funk All-Stars, Edwyn Collins, Combustible Edison, The..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Column

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