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Theatre reviews! Film reviews! The Summer Smut Issue! Get your snipes here!

"...work? Why on earth would you suppose that Mssrs. Faires and Polgar have only "amateur theatre" as their reference..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Column

Six Degrees of Ron Berry

With another acting job in a new play, his own new theatre about to open, his own stage company that champions theatre as something fun as well as substantive, and a lot of friends to help him make "good stuff" onstage, is Ron Berry the Happiest Man in Austin?

"...production of Physical Plant Theatre's Fatigue, I noted a pair of tuxedo-bedecked actors, Ron Berry and Carlos Trevino, standing..."

June 16, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Confessions of a Cowboy

Working a cattle drive in Texas in the 1870s probably wasn't like what you imagine; ask Frank Harris -- he was there and he knows.

"...his way to America to the various kinds of affairs one might expect. But his life, and therefore his..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

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A plethora of environmental concerns are argued in this week's letters to the editor.

"...I have comments regarding the "Little Hotel on the Prairie" story in the March 24 issue...."

March 31, 2000 Column

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How the WTO touches our readers' lives; and other hot-button issues like film reviews, bikes, and Kevin Fullerton.

"...sold in the U.S. in violation of the Clean Air Act, an example of WTO power. Venezuelan oil was..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Column

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Don't Cry for Rainey

"...in a traditional neighborhood. My grandfather's barber shop was downstairs, right under my bedroom. I was awakened every morning..."

July 23, 1999 Column

Oh, Oh, Those Summer Bites

Camp Food

"...the present. I ache for specific things: misty mountain air dusted with campfire smoke, toasted marshmallows. The memories of..."

July 9, 1999 Food Feature

Summer Reading

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

"...much of the easy romance of the usual baseball-as-savior fairy tale and offers a jarring reminder that baseball is..."

June 4, 1999 Books Review

On The Lege

Cue the Fat Lady

"...Voucher fears have faded, the attempt to keep Mueller Airport open is officially history, electric dereg is around the..."

June 4, 1999 News Column

1998 Austin Theatrical Movie Openings

"...Baumgarten (M.B.), Hollis Chacona (H.C.), Steve Davis (S.D.), Robert Faires (R.F.), Marc Savlov (M.S.), Russell Smith (R.S.)..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Books of a Lifetime

Dawn Powell: A Biography

"...prominence, events like the following seem to have been fairly routine: "On one occasion ... Nash was sketching an..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Books Feature

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"...other white males) at KUT who enliven the station's air on a regular basis...."

Nov. 13, 1998 Column

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"...with Amy! Her detractors are short-sighted idiots. Cars are dirty, smelly, toxic, and outdated modes of transportation. The reasons..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Column

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"...what moves Lloyd Doggett. He doesn't respond to candidate questionnaires. The corporate media act as an adjunct to his..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

Record Reviews

"...really blew my mind." Especially outrageous are "Calling Professor Longhair" and "Laboratory of Love," in which Rigby tries out..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Review

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...couple of guys he knows from L.A. and a pair of mail-order backup singers, who seemed to know a..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Roadkill

"...and lung-friendly settings. With pristine acoustics and divinely pure air, St. James Episcopal Church may be the perfect alternative..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Feature

Coach's Corner

"...buttery voice, never intrusive, never overbearing, fills the TNT airwaves with cogent, to-the-point information. Check in on a Neal..."

May 30, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Backstage Crew

Council Candidates' Consultants Direct the Show

"...excess development poses to Barton Creek. Rindy had also co-chaired the environmental committee that helped create the Austin Tomorrow..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

Static Interference

KOOP Ponders An Ally's Anti-Union Stance

"...a democratically run, cooperative station which went on the air a mere two years ago, was established with a..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Off the Desk:

"...restructuring utilities and the politics of cleaning up the air they muck up. "Restructuring is one of the clearest..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...antiquity that impending grandparenthood incurs, gets a ÒbitchinÕÓ new hairdo and seduces his wife in the kitchen on a..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...few months with its intoxicating blend of visual fl air, internal wit, narrative complexity, and ingenious performances - there..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...character, down to the constant off-and-on grapplings with a pair of eyeglasses. Hunter is all no-nonsense as a detective..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...character, down to the constant off-and-on grapplings with a pair of eyeglasses. Hunter is all no-nonsense as a detective..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Coach's Corner

"...couple. Occasionally they quarrel, but all-in-all, they're a bonded pair...."

Oct. 27, 1995 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Austin Chronic: Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays Is Building a Hempcrete House

It’s the first privately owned residence in Austin made of the eco-friendly material

"...The goal is to never turn on the air conditioner,” says Hays, who plans to use the upstairs..."

April 12, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Concrete Becoming What?: The city’s Environmental Commission heard a..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Qmmunity: House of South By

House of Lepore makes ballroom culture an official part of SXSW

"...Lepores brought to SXSW its first official ball, the Dirty South Ball, with the help of Black, queer-owned production..."

March 17, 2023 Column by James Scott

Trusting Your Gut: Texas Film Awards Honoree Michael de Luca on a Life in Cinema

From New Line to Warners, the exec discusses his career

"...Dreamworks, MGM, his own production company, and currently as co-chairperson and CEO (with Pamela Abdy) of Warner Bros. Picture..."

March 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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