It Takes a Village

Horn orchestra La Tribu blows it DiY style.

"...in a horn section. My favorite bands -- P-Funk, Earth, Wind & Fire, the Ohio Players -- were huge...."

March 2, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

Understanding the Science Behind the Total Solar Eclipse

Front-row seat to a celestial show

"...A total solar eclipse happens somewhere on Earth about every 18 months. But any given location experiences..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

A Starring Role: Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our man Brenner talks with the famed astrophysicist, because science.

"...orbited the moon, they took a picture of the earth rising over the lunar landscape. Earthrise – one of..."

Nov. 26, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Elementals: Earth

Vortex Repertory Company's ritualistic celebration of earth may make you want to dig your toes into the dirt

"...The Elementals: EarthThe Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd., 478-5282 www.vortexrep.org Through April 20..."

March 29, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Prayer Robbers

A fantasist's view of the rise of monotheism.

"...PROTECTORATE, RE: THE HARVEST OF SENTIENT ENERGY ON LABORATORY 'EARTH'..."

May 17, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

When we say, "This is Nature, and this is not," we're just picking and choosing according to our ideologies, desires, and needs – in other words, a power play to make life behave as we wish. That it never does is life's answer to our machinations.

"...Marcus Aurelius (died AD 180). "In time," he continued, "Earth, too, will change; later, what issues from this change..."

March 3, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

The Midnight Sky

George Clooney saves humanity from an Earth that no longer wants it

"...alive. A mistake has been made: Humanity has made Earth uninhabitable, and he’s the last crew member at a..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A First-Class Seat to Stargazing

Austin's Beef & Pie Productions shines a light on Richard Garriott's space travel in Man on a Mission

"...250 miles up, traveling at 17,000 miles-an-hour around the Earth, you get this spectacularly beautiful view," explains Garriott, "but..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Good cops and bad cops, radio waverings and global warming warnings.

"...Earth Is Worth Maintaining..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column

Asteroid Conundrum

"..."Asteroid Is Expected to Make A Pass Close to Earth in 2028." A Dr. Brian G. Marsden, of the..."

April 3, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...Theatre; and the Blue Lapis Light aerial dance work Heaven-Earth-One, which has been revived and can be seen on..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Center for the Performing Arts: Opening the house before it opens

The long-awaited cultural facility throws wide its doors for four days of free performances and tours

"...transforming the center into a giant stringed instrument, an Earth Harp. A schedule for the open house follows. Note:..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM

Changes in Earth's atmosphere – solar flares, the shape of the planet, disruptions in the ozone layer and magnetic fields – are bigger than any of our more quotidian concerns

"...Times, Aug. 3, 2002: "Over the last four years Earth has been getting fatter around the middle." Wha? Over..."

July 23, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Perseid Meteor Shower 101

We chat with the experts about when and where to see the night-sky show

"...Ries, a research associate studying the physical characterization of near-Earth objects (especially Earth-crossing asteroids) at UT’s Department of Astronomy...."

Aug. 9, 2016 Chronolog Post by Ashley Moreno

TV Eye

A recent slew of political, cultural, and environmental documentaries prove how indispensable PBS is

"...Last call for Earth Day: Two highly engaging films remind viewers of the..."

April 23, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Kingdom of Heaven

Psychedelic pioneer Powell St. John, on the Right Track Now

"...a quick rundown of St. John's new band Mother Earth, ending with an explanation by the artist of how..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...Who Tell the Truth ... and the brand-new The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place, both on Portland,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

TV Eye: Space Pioneers

Perfectly paired with Battlestar Galactica, Outcasts is a great intergalactic frontier drama

"...called intergalactic frontier dramas. However, instead of searching for Earth as in BSG or trying to survive its invasion..."

June 17, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

'New Works: Sunyong Chung'

Chung's two new sculptures offer a sublime glimpse of heaven and earth in balance

"...the West, one doesn't expect to see heaven and earth poised in harmony...."

June 25, 2010 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Daily Hustle: 4/22/10 (Updated)

Better late than never, right?

"...35% by 2020 – was up for adoption this Earth Day. And the tributes to our planet started early...."

April 22, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Tere O'Connor

Don't fret over getting this choreographer's dances, and you'll be richly rewarded

"...That's what makes Tere O'Connor's intimate performances of Rammed Earth at Richland Hall, located just outside of Austin, such..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

Food-o-File

A couple of corrections; a whole lot of events you might consider attending

"...both errors.Event Menu :: April 21-27 Go Organic for Earth Day! is an annual monthlong marketing campaign presented by..."

April 21, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Moriarty File

The former manager of the Austin Clean Water Program files suit against the city, claiming defamation

"...the problem, the city awarded the environmental engineering firm Earth Tech the contract to oversee the 120 projects under..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Man Who Fell to Earth and Bad Timing

Musicians make uneasy actors. With his directorial debut, 1970's 'Performance,' Nicolas Roeg characteristically tossed convention out the hotel window by casting Mick Jagger as one of the leads. He would follow up with David Bowie and Art Garfunkel.

"...The Man Who Fell to Earth..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

World Without End

The Austin Film Society will be screening all-new 35mm prints in an eight-film retrospective of the work of Soviet filmmaker Alexander Dovzhenko.

"...These positive impulses are evident in Dovzhenko's greatest work, Earth, which will be showing as part of the Austin..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The Irony of Earth Day..."

May 11, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Words on the Jesus video, the Instrumental article, the Dance Festival, and other local points of contention.

"...The Irony of Earth Day..."

May 4, 2001 Column

Slingshot

Psychological thriller about astronauts trying to keep a grip on a trip to Saturn’s moon

"...Boys), and Captain Franks (Fishburne). Of course, communication with Earth goes down just as they’re about to undertake a..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Theatre Review: Bottle Alley Theatre Company’s Trash Planet

Hell is not other people, but can we find heaven within them?

"...booted through the ominous “Wormhole of Justice.” They are Earth convicts improbably alive and trapped on the planetary equivalent..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2023

A-bombs and b-movies were what you were interested in this year

"...psychedelic mind benders (A Field in England, In the Earth) seemed an unlikely choice to head up a dopey..."

Dec. 23, 2023 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

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