Sheriff Over ICE

Dem candidates spar over the TCSO role in immigration

"...risk of deportation, including those without any violent criminal history. "There's no written agreement between [TCSO] and ICE," says..."

March 23, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sara Smile Still

Behind Sara Hickman's sunny countenance lies real life. And still a smile.

"...I say: 'Eve had six children, and Adam was drunk. He led them deeper into debt, wiped each kiss..."

May 7, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Who You Callin' a Bear?

It's a Bear Nation, we're just living in it.

"...at least he’s the only (straight) bear who isn’t drunk or waiting in a hotel lobby. This is too..."

March 26, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Letters at 3AM: The Dragon on Sennett's Hill

Hollywood is an electric dragon

"...mescal), came running out yelling: "Mescal! Mescal! He's never drunk mescal!" Our neighbors laughed 'til they fell down and..."

March 12, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...fact. It might sting a bit, but it's pre-pop-culture history writ large and smart and gorgeously messy, with nary..."

March 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Letters @ 3AM

One of the great lessons of civilizations is that smarts don't count for much in the long run

"...According to Mayans, after 2012 there's zilch. No more history-as-we-know-it. Well, Dec. 21, 2012, is just six years from..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"..."It makes me really nervous to see all these drunk, single men when there are all these kids around,"..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the crowd went crazy, and you guys sent some drunk who wasn't even there who said the crowd just..."

April 30, 2004 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...San Antonio middle school teacher -- has a long history of working in his community for better schools, for..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the economy, the weather, popular tourist attractions, and the history of your state. I am also interested in knowing..."

March 8, 2002 Column

Serious Rock & Roll Anthropology

An interview with SXSW honoree Penelope Spheeris

"...porno movie, but this way we ended up making history instead...."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Notes on Mad Dogs

If you were young, talented, and a little crazy in the old Austin, you may have answered to the bizarre title of "Mad Dog."

"...Mad Dog, a bizarre moment of this state's literary history, can lay claim to the same feelings Susan Sontag..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Unhappily Ever After

Three of the newest books about the Princess of Wales, Margaret Moser writes, are by people who played roles of varying degrees of intimacy in her life; they paint a more accurate, more vibrant picture of her life than the spate of cockeyed conspiracy theories, endless photo collections, and soggy coattail remembrances that traditionally make their appearance around the summer anniversary of her death.

"...the 1997 accident, that Henri Paul, the driver, was drunk but got a bad rap, and that Prince Charles,..."

July 14, 2000 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

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.

"...when it's anything but. It's the perfect bit of history for our Summer Fun issue. -- Clay Smith..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

Hot Line to Jesus

Edison's Speaking Phonograph

"....38" From Thomas Edison to Ernest Tubb: A Brief History of the Jukebox..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

The Texas Gamut

Titles From Texas

"...of photographs is not intended to be a formal history nor comprehensive survey of Latin American photographers. The organization,..."

May 15, 1998 Books Feature

Mr. Easy Rider Takes a Wild Flyer

Peter Fonda Strikes the Father Lode in Ulee's Gold

"...any given moment. But if it weren't for semi-apocryphal history of this sort, Fonda would have little history at..."

June 27, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

Film

Film Reviews

"...We see Telly and his friends hanging out, getting drunk, smoking dope, fighting, fucking (there's no sex here, no..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...anthropologist and specialist in the field of Native American history. Their pairing sets off sparks in true Hollywood fashion,..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Blink-182 Bring the Banter to “Austin Titty Limits” and More From ACL Fest’s Friday Kickoff

Chris Stapleton twangs and bangs, Leon Bridges grooves

"...– for a sun-drenched hour. “This is for the drunks,” he cried early, hoisting a $100-plus bottle of Clase..."

Oct. 5, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Review: City Theatre’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night

They were all in love with dying, and they’re showing it in Texas

"...the erstwhile actor father, the morphine addicted mother, the drunken lout brother, even his own stand-in through the consumptive..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Inside the Small Presses Driving Austin’s Literary Scene

Meet the local small presses committed to publishing diverse literature

"...Loria Mendoza saw this history in action when she moved back home to Austin..."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...– despite the album’s explosion of discussion around the history of country, and the artist’s own admission that she..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Man’s Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?

Suffering from criminal depression

"...who made friends instantaneously. But JJ also had a history of mental illness and drug use, so when Mark..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

We Got Gators in Austin. Now What?

Fearsome invaders or frightened longtime residents facing displacement?

"...sure they were heard," she explained, alluding to a history of inequitable governance and underinvestment in what has historically..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, Februry 12-18

"...Dazzle yourself as you dare to graduate from your history. Rile yourself up with a push to become your..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...Weil Conjectures; award-winning historian H.W. Brands with his new history of the American West, Dreams of El Dorado; psychologist..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: A Surreptitious Grope

Not exactly the Kama Sutra of hugs

"......"

May 18, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Here We Go Yet Again

Michael Ventura revisits his "Letters at 3am" Columbine column

"...won't obey us. He is a glutton and a drunk.' The men of the city are then to stone..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Chronolog Post by Michael Ventura

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...text message," explains Thomison. "They were also kind of drunk. I was on my way over there, and they..."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

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