True Hollywood Stories

Men who are women, and women who poison men, and loons who wave guns, and punks who urinate on housewives who happen to love it.

"...Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvarby Paul Julian Smith..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by David Garza

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"...or anger, or hate, but with compassion, and a desire to make people's lives better. You don't need to..."

April 4, 2003 Column

‘The Comedy’ Is Not Joking Around

Rick Alverson and Tim Heidecker on their polarizing new film

"...Rick Alverson: Resisting the traditional desire for reckoning in those moments, that is a big..."

Nov. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Shawn Badgley

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...a throbbing beat. Songs by Barry White and Love Unlimited offered an alternate approach to dance music...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Naked City

Trout Unlimited works to convince the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority not to increase the amount of water it releases from Canyon Reservoir, which the group says would harm a fragile trout fishery.

"...ongoing fight between the Guadalupe River chapter of Trout Unlimited (GRTU) and the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (GBRA) over..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

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Rider Replies

"...her approval of the deal, she never expressed a desire to "kill it," as the article suggests. Instead, Rider..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Column

The Spirit of Giving

A Special Christmas Wish List for the Local Media

"...Then again, if you somehow gained control of an unlimited budget along with the ability to enforce unreasonable courses..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...rail stations and one park-and-ride bus line. The explicit desire is to put as many potential mass transit users..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

A Drag DJ, Ducks Ltd., and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

All kinds of sounds can be found around town

"...Treble, San Antonio Chordsmen, Soli, the Ransom Notes, Hearts Desire Quartet, Austin Saengerrunde, and HMMM, all capped off with..."

April 4, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Josh Kupecki's Top 10 Films of 2020

"The outrage, the tragedy, the surprise"

"...a window into a new experience that has the unlimited ability to transport you anywhere. That desire, that longing,..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"...trying to enhance. I do not understand some people's desire to eat ghost peppers/Thai chiles just for the rush...."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

The Take-Out

In defense of restaurant chains

"...sides that I grew up on. Even now, the unlimited breadsticks feel like bounty. It was probably my first..."

March 4, 2016 Food Column by Brandon Watson

The Luv Doc: The Jaw-Dropping Hammer of Thor

"...other hand, you were wearing camo coveralls, a Ducks Unlimited cap, and a pair of Wolverines, then you might..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Column

Gun Crazy!

Barack Obama may not be coming to get your weapons – but he's sure doing wonders for gun & ammo sales

"...the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited," concluding that various restrictions – such as the federal..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: Knocked Out, Loaded

On the limits of imagination, the brilliance of ACL Fest, and the purifying power of The Hottest State

"...often send letters or post comments to express their unlimited contempt for what we do, miss the point. First..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Hold Those Tolls!

Road conditions: funding hazy, future unclear

"...certain amount of time. Some people had concerns of unlimited company profits without ever reading what the contracts were..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature by Larry Schooler

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"...of Syria and Iran who have brazenly announced their desire to destroy Israel via nuclear war (and, for that..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"..."due to an increase in property values and the desire to live in Austin's central city area, many property..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature

Ping Pong

Is it possible that one of the greatest (if not the greatest) sports-related films of all time is not only from Japan, but also about pingpong?

"...cracking one. Studious and serious, Smile is gifted with unlimited talent but lacks the desire, killer instinct, and love..."

June 17, 2005 Screens Review by Mark Fagan

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If myopic concerns could be traded as legitimate, revenue-based options, Austin would be looking at one of the great bull markets of our time

"...against his optimistic enthusiasm for Austin, his sense of unlimited possibility. The city's whacked sense of adventure is returning,..."

April 9, 2004 Column by Louis Black

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"...choose not to participate and were allowed to raise unlimited sums from special interests, then the participating publicly financed..."

May 3, 2002 Column

The Hightower Lowdown

America craves campaign finance reform, GM buys its version of history, and a corporate butthead gets ousted.

"...only unethical, but illegal. Sixty-six percent think "soft money" (unlimited and unregulated contributions to political parties) ought to be..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Our Free Radio coverage generates some audio radiance, and more.

"...a well-coordinated effort. The enemy is politically strong, has unlimited financial resources, and holds most of the cards...."

June 29, 2001 Column

Day Trips

The first Lone Star Legacy Weekend allows daytrippers free access to state parks.

"..."Our main desire for the Lone Star Legacy Weekend is for people..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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MUD Myths

"...wider world beyond their four cozy walls. The insatiable desire for more wealth, greater comfort, and more sensuous entertainment..."

April 18, 1997 Column

Dead Women Owned His Soul

An Interview with James Ellroy

"...copies of this book, you'll be able to have unlimited sex with the partner of your dreams for the..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Buffet Palace North

"...If they desire, diners craving more complex sushi can order a la..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Food Feature

Cyberculture Evolution

From Zines to Zen With R.U. Sirius and Jon Lebkowsky

"...various others that are springing up: Suck, Salon, Urban Desire, et al...."

Aug. 2, 1996 Screens Feature

Sleepless in Cyberia

Go Ahead -- Be Somebody Else

"...Internet access can offer a flat per-month rate with unlimited access...."

Dec. 15, 1995 Screens Feature