BBC Names Top 100 Comedies of All Time

Film critics poll picks Some Like It Hot for top slot

"...Baby, Broadcast News, Clue, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flirting With Disaster, The Hudsucker Proxy, In the Loop, The Lady Eve,..."

Aug. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Looking at the Lege After a Flaccid Special Session

Alpha males Abbott and Patrick can't get their red meat passed

"...and roundly defeated by a bipartisan vote. – R.W. Regulatory Disaster Averted..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Point Austin: Priority Problems

While the world burns, City Council does what it can

"...readers most worried about today? Nuclear annihilation, global climate disaster ... or higher property taxes?..."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Contract Talks Getting Hot at AFD

Firefighters association president accuses city of bad faith bargaining

"...to the chief. That has been a recipe for disaster in the past." Support for Drew Garcia?..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The John-Pauls

"...Editor Mark Fagan's steady, sweeping guitar line. On "Backwards Disaster," Zaorski sings, "Two drinks, political discussions/ Eight drinks more,..."

June 9, 2017 Music Review by Libby Webster

Uber, Lyft Return to Austin Monday

Gov. Abbott expected to sign rideshare bill

"...with autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh, Pa., was a political disaster. The firm now stands accused of reneging on financial..."

May 25, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

My Year With Baywatch

To protect and surf

"...Mitch can be found rolling up to every imminent disaster that happens on the beach, always in the nick..."

May 19, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Point Austin: Saved by Billionaires?

The fight against climate change gathers allies high and low

"...with actual knowledge of the science (beginning with the disaster-beleaguered insurance industry). Nevertheless, as the film notes, the center..."

May 19, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...Winslet and the measured direction of James Cameron, this disaster film takes great care to establish a captivating romance..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The First Plates Guide to Eating in Bed

No sleep ’til breakfast

"...that you shouldn't be eating noodles in bed, that disaster and drenched sheets are inevitable. Those people are amateurs,..."

May 5, 2017 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Travis and Hays counties Team Up for Flood Prevention

Two counties are better than one

"...the front lines when there is a major weather disaster, and nobody can deliver those services like counties." A..."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

PJ Harvey Troubles the Water

Stubb’s sell-out offers little hope yet God-like force

"...dog, possibly interpreted as mythological creatures Chimera, omen of disaster, and Cerberus, hound of Hades, respectively. If the writing..."

April 29, 2017 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

How Texas Is Texas Wine?

What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards

"...adjust the percentage in the event of a natural disaster depleting the supply of Texas grapes, and HB 1514..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...when the rain began subsiding. "We realized that some disaster had befallen the city," he said. [inset-1-right]..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Pease Park Before the Flood

Preventing natural disaster when a 140-year-old statute stands in the way

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Caleb Pritchard

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Seize the day ... trip

"...1947 Disaster Memorial April 12, Texas City, www.texas-city-tx.org..."

April 5, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two: Frogs Were the Second Plague

The Time of the Toad, and a time to dance

"...mendacity" of the press pushing the French Republic toward disaster...."

March 31, 2017 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Film Review: Walking Out

He ain’t heavy, he’s my father

"...tips he is learning from his old man. Then disaster strikes, and basic survival becomes the only thing that..."

March 16, 2017 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: Starf**king SXSW

SXSW’s bubble burst? Sure, okay – if you say so. Leave the starfucking to us, then.

"...Theatre for the premiere of his critically heralded The Disaster Artist...."

March 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Confusion, Misery, Worry: The Immigration Ban in Texas

Refugee Services, SARA Organization attempt to keep their wits amidst chaos

"...time or merely traveling internationally, the order was "a disaster. ... Some had to go back in danger and..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Whiplash Generation

On trying to maintain humane sanity in a dangerously insane era

"...– only to be distracted hourly by the looming disaster burgeoning from D.C., with ominous echoes from the Capitol..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Column by Michael King

SXSW Unleashes the Midnighters

Mayhem, 68 Kill, plus Behind the Mask retrospective

"...the list today. Also on the schedule is The Disaster Artist, James Franco's take on the so-bad-it's-bad trainwreck that..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DNA Case Review Is On

County pledges $1 million toward reviewing potentially affected cases

"...potentially affected by the Austin Police Department's DNA Lab disaster. To begin the "materiality review," the county is expected..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Overturning Overtime

Obama's plan to fix overtime wage pay in America appears over before it could get started

"...Paul Ryan has called the increased salary threshold a "disaster."..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Jack Craver

The Future of Austin’s Crime Lab

The backlog of DNA evidence is moving, but is it shrinking?

"...attorneys who are currently doing damage control in this disaster, that they agree [an independent lab] is a good..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Q&A Hole: Why Would Someone – Why Would Anyone – Vote for Trump?

With Leslie Bonnell, Arcie Cola, Lashonda Lester, Tim Doyle, and more

"...want. You know, this whole lunch has become a disaster.” That’s why people want to vote for Trump: Because..."

Nov. 8, 2016 News Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: Last Girl Standing

Austin horror goes beyond the slasher

"...a dry cleaner, and friendships seem an invitation to disaster. And can she really be so sure that the..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SOS Q&A: Carcass

“Everyone in the band enjoys Austin”

"...JW: At first I thought it would be a disaster for the U.S. I now think it’s absolutely hilarious..."

Nov. 3, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Point Austin: Only a Few More Days

The campaigns last forever, and the battles never end

"...rather than find ourselves cowering under an authoritarian, proto-fascist disaster. We can't all move to Montreal...."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Ghost Hunting at Austin’s Spookiest Bars and Restaurants

Our favorite haunts

"...died in 1990 from a hurricane (assumably the Galveston disaster). I think the excited green squiggly line on the..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

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