A Streetcar Named Desire

In Austin Lyric Opera's production of the opera A Streetcar Named Desire, director Brad Dalton and his design team translate the unsettled mental state of Blanche Dubois into literal elements of the setting, creating a distorted, exaggerated, haunted work.

"...the young man collecting for the paper was genuinely disturbing, with her coquettish behavior occasionally giving way to flashes..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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Our readers talk back.

"...ethnicity or national origin rather than on the individual's behavior or on information identifying the individual as having engaged..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Column

Re: Resisting Evildoers

Defense against one's enemies presents a conflict for individuals who identify themselves as members of a Christian society instructed to turn the other cheek.

"...Again and again Jesus shows a disturbing disregard for our physical welfare: "Do not worry about..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Coach's Corner

Coach's "double-Scorpio" wife Kelly makes some unreasonable demands.

"...she made me miss. But this is run-of-the-mill female behavior and not where I was heading...."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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Our readers talk back.

"...in this instance, to contact me relative to the disturbing charges you have printed. This is more than a..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

Reasonably Offensive

Two civil suits against live music venues downtown call into question Austin's sound ordinance.

"...Disturbing the Peace When word of both the Red Eyed..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

TV Eye

PBS delivers the goods.

"...whom should have been ashamed of their bullying, belittling behavior -- the larger realization of the film is how..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Now Serving ... Time

Robert Conran sat down to dinner at Furr's, and walked out in handcuffs. After four years in prison on a shaky conviction, he's got a chance of parole -- then he faces deportation

"...Gov. George W. Bush in 1999. "[This] is a disturbing situation," Burwell said after reviewing Conran's case file. "It's..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The New Frontier: Art and Television, 1960-65

Using a legion of artists from the early Sixties, the Austin Museum of Art exhibition "The New Frontier: Art and Television 1960-65" offers an illuminating peep into a time when a measly 10-inch black-and-white TV set was the American family's window to the world.

"...but not limited to substance abuse, obesity, and violent behavior, might prove Edward R. Murrow's statement that "Television in..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Arts Review by Skipper Chong Warson

The Talented Mr. Ripley

"...into the human mind that may have proved too disturbing for the touchy-feely sentiments of the Academy. Audience reaction..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Screens Review by Barry Johnson

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

"...for an international research center dedicated to researching animal behavior and emotion. We have hardly begun our major fundraising..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Column

Dear Everyone ...

Online Diarists Show Us a Little More

"...can take precautions against these sorts of invasions, troublesome behavior from readers can take unpredictable and surprising forms. In..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Kim Mellen

Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow, Maniac

"...are researchers trying to get a grip on zombie behavior and discover how to make them act more like..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

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Quote of the week: "You, my hyphenated friend, are an ambassador of evil."

"...or another. This is a fundamental aspect of human behavior which can be traced back thousands of years in..."

March 17, 2000 Column

Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist

"...as much for his hard-edged personality as for his disturbing research. Athens' private, exceedingly mental nature and obsessive professional..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Books Review by Karl Monger

Choose Your Own Adventure

A short list of the most promising games slated to hit home systems before Christmas.

"...puns on the title aside, Seaman is Sega's rather disturbing answer to Furby. Seaman starts with a few small..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Brendan Sinclair

TV Eye

From Ethel Mertz to Margaret Cho, we examine how the small screen has portrayed big women; also, a look at Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends.

"...the barking and growling type. Anything more discreet in behavior -- in other words, a lesbian who seems a..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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Puzzled by Oppel

"...for that effort was to be accused of unethical behavior while I was on the Commission in his next..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Column

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Benefits of Frankenfoods

"...Dear Editor: I've noticed a disturbing trend lately in our society. More and more it..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column

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Bush on Borderline

"...and into personal attacks, it is both disappointing and disturbing. Can we please have a defense of the automobile..."

June 11, 1999 Column

Exhibitionism

New Paintings By Sarah Higdon: Nonsense and Sensibility

"...It Be Him is both laugh-out-loud funny and mildly disturbing after considering the pig one last time...."

April 23, 1999 Arts Review

Genius of Love

"...an unpredictable character whose wild mood changes and erratic behavior have become legendary-- triggered sometimes by whatever elements of..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

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Share the Smart Growth

"...sex crimes, but I'd like to relay some rather disturbing news concerning bovine growth hormone (produced by Monsanto) which..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column

Endorsements

"...judge in judicial bar polls. Add to that the disturbing fact that his opponent, District Judge Mike Keasler, recently..."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Feature by the Editorial Staff

Exhibitionism

The Food Chain: Great Taste, Less Filling

"...with readily identifiable drives and dreams, make for heightened behavior that is fun simply for its outrageousness, like the..."

March 20, 1998 Arts Review

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"...I believe, goes far beyond my "rude or obnoxious" behavior. The failure of Priorities First!, in my opinion, has..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Column

Disappointments, Indoctrinations, Desperations

Letters At 3am

"...become so strictured, and are the acceptable expressions of behavior now so predictable, that rarely is the outcome on..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

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Environs Observer

"...for the remaining 95%." Many rafters are leaving trash, disturbing nesting sites, damaging plants, plant habitats, private property structures,..."

July 25, 1997 Column

Out of the Shadows

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

"...Graham says it was that brand of young, hot-headed behavior, and the band's explosive ending, that may have done..."

July 25, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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The Xicanindio Poet

"...Since there is no atheist doctrine or code of behavior to adhere to, the only trait that can correctly..."

April 11, 1997 Column

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