Naked City

Taking It to the Court

"...defended its practice as "traditional" and contributing to its efficiency. But significantly, the plaintiffs have found some support on..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

The Prayer Robbers

A fantasist's view of the rise of monotheism.

"...S.E. But once we had thus scientifically determined the efficiency of "monotheism" for the harvesting of S.E., we broadened..."

May 17, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Patty Griffin Reviewed

"...continually proves there's beauty and grace in simplicity and efficiency. Better still are the taut, but vivid narratives of..."

May 17, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Capitol Chronicle

The Lege attempt at air pollution control gets shot down in court.

"...to do nothing about either energy conservation or vehicle efficiency. And the current occupant of the White House has..."

May 3, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in crisis -- that is something that requires improved efficiency and timeliness of response as it carries out its..."

April 19, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in crisis -- that is something that requires improved efficiency and timeliness of response as it carries out its..."

April 12, 2002 Column

The Weakness of the Flesh

Actor Bill Paxton gets behind the camera for his directorial debut, the Texas gothic terror tale, Frailty.

"...heart, and I've always had a great appreciation for efficiency on a film shoot, trying to find ways to..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Primary Stretch Run

Senate candidates look toward the April 9 run-off; gubernatorial contenders look to November.

"...the recently failed federal legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of automobiles, especially SUVs. Kirk -- aligning himself with..."

April 5, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...American auto makers ending their resistance to sensible auto efficiency standards? Why aren't they coming out with cars like..."

March 15, 2002 Column

Eric Schlosser at BookPeople

"...that are damning: the fast food chains demand the efficiency provided by agribusiness corporations like ConAgra and IBP, who..."

March 15, 2002 Food Review by Clay Smith

Austin Music Awards

"...before handing off to Patrice Pike, who, with amazing efficiency, turned the chaotic punk affair into a well-oiled radio..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Attracting Media Attention

Conference Panel

"...DJs with local music shows. With a little research, efficiency, and a solid DIY work ethic, bands with a..."

March 15, 2002 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

How It All Began: A Brief History of the Kitchen Brigade

"...modern brigade system in London's Savoy Hotel. For maximum efficiency, he organized the kitchen into a strict hierarchy of..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Madame X

In Madame X, playwright Ann Ciccolella dramatizes the events surrounding the creation of Sargent's famous portrait of Virginie Gautrau, using them as a springboard for an absorbing inquiry into the meaning and relationships of art, beauty, and society.

"...place in our lives. Ciccolella stages the work with efficiency, briskly propelling the play forward, never indulging herself as..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: Austin At Large: Backseat Driver

Karen Rae resigns from Cap Metro

"...in your bus service and no lapses in management efficiency or ethics. You will give away as much of..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two

Judging resigning City Manager Jesus Garza's performance in a difficult job will take some time; XLent's recent cover controversy brings back memories and reminds us how cool talk radio is; screwball comedies were the funniest movies ever, and the Austin Film Society is showing eight of them in the next two months.

"...Garza brought an almost corporate efficiency to the operation. The most common accusation is that..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Column by Louis Black

The Hightower Lowdown

A business magazine gushes over the accounting practices of … Enron?; Bush gambles with your retirement money; and CEOs create "opportunity" by firing employees.

"...release was headlined: "KeyCorp, Preparing for New Opportunities, Announces Efficiency Initiatives." Presumably the fired employees can find their "New..."

Jan. 4, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Your Weekly Headlines

"...Clementine Imports" (Baltimore Sun, Dec.7), "Little Sense in Setting Fuel-Efficiency Targets" (New York Times, Dec. 6), "House Approves Broad..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature

What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution

Robert Bryce recounts his short, happy career in the Internet wave

"...is increasing the speed of goods to market, increasing efficiency, shrinking time and space, and giving ordinary people access..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Prime Considerations

Chronicle Food writer Rebecca Chastenet de Géry on why 1,000 head of Japenese Wagyu cattle are thriving in Central Texas.

"...in a space no larger than an average Austin efficiency apartment; Harrell Ranch cows have plenty of Texas range..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Rylander's Prison Plans Not Sewn Up

Comptroller Rylander seeks to aid the war effort with Texas prisoners.

"...where you're going to save money. ... There's an efficiency angle."..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Forest for the Trees

The Austin Arts Commission has never been a model of bureaucratic efficiency, but this year it seems to have become a big cliché in action, a body so focused on procedure and minutiae and the concerns of the moment that it can't see the forest for the trees. It's compounding the problems in Austin's profoundly flawed public arts funding system and demonstrating just how poorly that process serves not only the city's artists but all its citizens.

"...Arts Commission has never been a model of bureaucratic efficiency, and it has rarely discharged its duties without some..."

July 6, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hightower Lowdown

CEO hogs, the Bush / Cheney energy hypocrisy & science for sale

"...guess who was so impressed by the money-saving energy efficiency of heat pumps that he installed one in his..."

June 8, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

It's a Wrap!

A Legislative Wrap-Up on the 77th Session

"...will hurt the program. ... The energy code and energy-efficiency programs will be particularly helpful for near non-attainment areas...."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Wit: Who We Might Yet Become

Margaret Edson's drama Wit could be just another story about someone dying of a dreadful disease, but director Michael Bloom stages the State Theater Company production with the skilled and experienced hands of a surgeon and Megan Cole's striking performance as the terminally ill poetry scholar makes us face our own mortality and makes two hours feel like one.

"...group, they ensure that everything moves with well-oiled, institutional efficiency, quickly and easily rolling on and off the stage..."

May 25, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush's insane energy policy, Greenwashing on Earth Day, and the Washington Legal Foundation moves in on the White House

"...the same time, Bush is moving to kill new efficiency standards that would save a third of the energy..."

April 20, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

SXSW Interactive Festival

"I don't think information is property, and thus I don't think it's possible to buy it, and therefore, it's not possible to steal it." A keynote speaker at SXSW Interactive, Dublin native Ian Clarke speaks about Freenet, the peer-to-peer system he created.

"...dialogue surrounding Freenet, Clarke also sees potential in its efficiency, since it's a scalable system that could be a..."

March 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Rob D'Amico

King Lear

In the Public Domain Theatre Company's production of King Lear, director Robi Polgar and company bring Shakespeare's play into the present with high tech and high fashion, and the smooth execution of the concept create a novel version of this familiar tragedy with a striking proximity to our lives.

"...dad and plot their corporate takeover with a brutal efficiency and eye to fashion. In the parallel plot, Scott..."

March 9, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

About AIDS

Texas Lege Should Follow a Rational Approach on Drugs

"...conservatives" would jump at the chance to achieve government efficiency and efficacy simultaneously, and indeed, the NM legislative atmosphere..."

March 2, 2001 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Bush's balls drop.

"...three to six months of analyzing the program's cost efficiency and such, the plan is to expand recycling to..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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