Denying Marisol

Third Place

"...aguas vendor with big bosoms, a giant Tweedy Bird piñata, three boys, real cholo, in a purple lowrider with..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Nancy Moser

Family Fundamentals

"...for their crimes of gay-bashing, and Coming Out Under Fire looks at gays in the military. My problem with..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thirty Years on Location

An overview of the Texas Film Commission, which has been wedding film production and the state economy for 30 years.

"...yet to be anointed, but that would soon change.Austin & the 'Anson Factor' Tom Copeland, with his longish blond..."

June 15, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

In God's Country

Why U2 is the best band ever

"...and at others allowed them to transform mere rock & roll into a type of communion far more ecumenical..."

March 30, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Time to Bounce

Rapping with Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, the funkiest Connecticut Yankees in King Arthur's Court

"...as they were complex. Seasoned assimilators of Caribbean, ska, R&B, soul, reggae, and hip-hop, they continue this tradition on..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Feature by John G. La Briola

No Place Like Home

All Belinda Acosta wanted was a roof over her head that wouldn't explode into flames. Little did she know that jumping into the Austin housing market is like jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

"...soon after the apartment building next door caught on fire, and a full two months before our lease expired...."

July 28, 2000 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...it's the hometown heroes, because Austin loves its own. Davíd Garza, with songs, charisma, and pop star presence, opens,..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Making History Personal

History is more than a bound collection of facts; it is something personal, something intimate, something that, even in contradiction, demands to be shared. Robi Polgar gleans that immediate sense of history from two plays currently running in Austin theatres: E Pluribus Unum: Barbara Jordan -- One Voice and The America Play.

"...recreating Lincoln's pre-murder guffaw with puppet-like precision. His patrons fire at the Foundling Father, then race across the stage..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Agent Sage

Retired FBI agent Byron Sage is still defending FBI's role at Waco.

"...them from coming out of the compound after the fire started on April 19, 1993...."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

"...of the dirtiest plants in Texas. Of the four lignite-fired power plants at the smelter, three were built before..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

Muppets From Space

"...Commodores, George Clinton and P-Funk, and Earth Wind and Fire, I kept expecting a Bootsy Collins-inspired Muppet to leap..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Play on Worlds

Now Playing

"...Austin Powers: Operation Trivia Berkeley Systems/Macintosh & PC..."

July 2, 1999 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Postmarks

Duke Still Had It

"...streetcar line part of the development plan at Sixth & Lamar? (This area would make a great car-free pedestrian..."

May 14, 1999 Column

Stepmom

"...stepmother at every opportunity. Jackie quietly, deliciously feeds the fire until she is given a diagnosis that forces her..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Our Murals, Ourselves

"...and concentric circles that represents a marriage of the earth, the ocean, and the heavens. Just above the door..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...for Guffman) charts the expedition of the other Lewis & Clark explorer team - Leslie Edwards and Bartholomew Hunt..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...Diane Hardin Inspiring & Lovely Cover..."

May 1, 1998 Column

Postmarks

People Place

"...Austin (via Honolulu) Fire `n' Brimstone..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Column

Warriors of Virtue

"...Warriors of Virtue, giant kangaroos with the powers of earth, air, fire, water, and metal. With the assistance of..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Independence Day

"...this conspiracy buffs' take on Close Encounters is a sure-fire summer blockbuster, in Sensurround or otherwise. Never mind that..."

July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Craft

Teen witches made high school a dark and brooding place long before vampires took over as the kings of teen cool.

"...Together, the four represent the four magical corners -- earth, air, fire, and water -- and are able to..."

May 3, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Church, yeule, Codeine, and More Highlights From Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

Standout sets from the multi-venue Austin festival’s opening dates

"...stacked lineups including standouts like Sasami and Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats...."

Oct. 28, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"Burn baby, burn." – Message on an APD squad car's computer screen outside..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...label's other side with her new Troubled by the Fire, spare Americana unafraid of taking musical chances. London's Garlic..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Hightower, how about having hundreds and thousands of bullets fired at you, as FBI agents did during the Branch..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Column

Enter the Hugos

We Take On the Best of SF

"...City on Fire by Walter Jon Williams HarperPrism ($6.99, paper)..."

July 31, 1998 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

Immaculate Perception

Author and Visionary Bruce Sterling

"...at his current astonishing pace. His 10th book, Holy Fire (Bantam/Spectra $22.95 hard) arrived last October to immediate accolades,..."

April 18, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...an island? In this vibrant portrait of queer paradise, Fire Island Pines, past and present blur as the iconic..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Changes the Channel With a New Name

Festival gives TV content co-headline billing

"...South by Southwest Film Festival, and hello, SXSW Film & TV Festival. The annual cultural extravaganza has just announced..."

July 28, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In 1990, We Predicted What 2020 Would Look Like. Did We Get Anything Right?

And since we're here, why not place some bets on 2050?

"...Nobody can really remember why – and this was long before my time – but..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

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