Model Citizens Bland and Keffer

Striking Poses in the Name of Art

"...Holes" exhibition at the Wally Workman Gallery are Kelli Bland and Michelle Keffer...."

March 21, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bill of the Week: In Memory of Sandra Bland

An effort to ensure in-custody deaths like hers don't happen again

"...in place, there is good reason to believe Sandra Bland would still be alive." – Rep. Garnet Coleman..."

March 10, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

"...Martin. An idiotic parody of the so-called “hood” genre, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Sandra Bland Trooper Indicted, Fired

Rep. Garnet Coleman reflects on the case

"...Encinia made about his July 10 arrest of Sandra Bland, an African-American Prairie View A&M graduate who was later..."

Jan. 6, 2016 News Post by Amy Kamp

Bobby "Blue" Bland

Roadkill

"...Antone's Friday, January 31 Bobby "Blue" Bland's smooth, sophisticated R&B -- where big-band,..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Music Feature

Go/Don't Go

Enigmatic end-of-the-world story blossoms into quiet hope

"...burn out. Yet his habit of leaving traps in abandoned houses, the way he sets the bell on the..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Don’t Blame the Death Worm

The Texas House wants to kill off "film incentives"

"...and video games. Travis County Democratic Reps. Dawnna Dukes, Donna Howard, Celia Israel, and Eddie Rodriguez jointly protested that..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Don't Trust 'Esquire'

"...of Austin just doesn't care. And he's right, I don't care. I could absolutely care less what some national..."

March 22, 2004 Postmarks

Carstarphen Report Card: B for Bland

AISD head receives lukewarm review

"...Carstarphen. The end result was thin gruel, with the blandest of blandishments for the district's CEO, but no overt..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Animal Services Volunteers Rally for Council to Fire Their Boss

Advocates say they have lost confidence in Don Bland’s leadership

"...to protest the leadership of Chief Animal Services Officer Don Bland...."

May 14, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin’s Animal Shelters Struggle to Uphold No-Kill Reputation in the Face of Overcrowding

How overcrowding and mismanagement of Austin Animal Center and Austin Pets Alive! have them struggling to keep up

"...When she and a friend found a pair of abandoned puppies in a field in Somerville, 90 minutes east..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Man

Bobby “Blue” Bland (1930-2013) made me one too

"...Bobby “Blue” Bland is The Man. There’s no other way to think..."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Bill Bentley

A Surge of Adoptions Alleviates the Animal Shelter Crisis – for Now

Save our shelter

"...is something that hasn't happened in a long time," Don Bland, chief Animal Services officer, told the Chronicle. They..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin's 10-Year No-Kill Deal With Austin Pets Alive! May Be Dead

Like cats and dogs

"...am considering offering that direction, and it should be done before the license agreement expires on November 23," the..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Forever My Girl

Nashville corporate country goes home in this sudsy snoozefest

"...“Don’t water down my whiskey” growls megastar Liam Page (Roe)..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Annabelle

The doll from hell is back.

"...by Horton and Wallis as doctor-and-wife John and Mia Gordon, a believably bland Californian couple with a bun in..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Body of Evidence

"...Directed by: Uli Edel. Starring: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Julianne Moore, Stan..."

Jan. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Johnny Stecchino

Benigni performs dual roles in this comedy of mistaken identities.

"...to rely heavily on generic comedy conventions that really don't put a new face on a standard formula, thus..."

Jan. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Remember the Animals

"...at the city's animal "shelter"? Austin Animal Center under Don Bland has unraveled with both staff and the animals..."

June 3, 2024 Postmarks

Ratchet & Clank

This animated video-game spin-off fails on every level

"...insufferable refrain, a comfortable and lazy stance when things don't go your way. This is especially true of movies..."

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Can Austin Animal Center Be No-Kill and Humane?

Audit finds welfare priorities in conflict

"...nonprofit that serves behaviorally challenged dogs, says AAC Director Don Bland "runs ASO like a conventional pound, not like..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Dirty Work

"...Directed by: Bob Saget. Starring: Norm Macdonald, Jack Warden, Artie Lange, Traylor Howard, Don Rickles, Chevy..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Addams Family

Your favorite creepy neighbors are back, and kid friendly

"...(this film being aimed squarely at the 8-to-12 market, don't expect the metaphor to get any less on-the-nose). No..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Alvin and the Chipmunks

What's it all about, Alvin? This by-the-numbers attempt at a chipmunk revival is not bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

"...remains 1958's holiday novelty tune "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)." There were, to be sure, other points..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Red Violin

A special violin is traced over three centuries and multiple owners and countries.

"...Directed by: François Girard. Starring: Carlo Cecchi, Don McKellar, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi, Colm..."

June 25, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

Animated Dorothy goes back to Oz for further adventures.

"...that is quickly forgotten when a magical rainbow mover (don’t ask) sends Dorothy and Toto back to Oz. The..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Beneath the Darkness

This thriller starring Dennis Quaid was filmed in Smithville and Bastrop.

"...wife), Beneath the Darkness, which also suffers from a bland, unremarkable title that makes it sound like any number..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Psycho

"...- Is That You?” The time has come to abandon the question of why Gus Van Sant did it...."

Dec. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Goofy Movie

"...to mental torture. As a sidekick to Mickey and Donald, he was fine, though I dreaded the preposterous little..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Ranch has been a private family retreat. Nadya Scott donated roughly $30 million of her stake in the family..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature

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