Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...several of these individuals, who so staunchly and proudly touted their religious convictions in public, would time and again..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature

Cookbooks

Gift guide

"...beyond the plate. While getting my anthropology degree at UT, I used my studies as a way to explore..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Getting on the KUTting Edge

Austin NPR affiliate's lofty goals aim well beyond the status quo

"...Last year, a new nine-member "Leadership Council" handpicked by KUT-FM station general manager J. Stewart Vanderwilt began "serious" discussions..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Can Austin Carshare?

Several car-sharing proposals hope to reduce auto spending, traffic, and pollution

"...parked in reserved spaces near mass transit stations and throughout popular neighborhoods. The vehicles are available 24 hours a..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

My Favorite Year

In an extraordinary season of four premieres, playwright Robert Schenkkan brings UT, his old school, a new screwball comedy

"...its first production anywhere. So it is with the UT Department of Theatre and Dance, which is over the..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

A national economist discusses the role of the arts in regional vitality, the LBJ celebrates the NEA at 40, Miami City Ballet cancels a show, and the Blanton Museum delays its grand opening

"...Markusen speak on The Artistic Dividend: How the Arts Contribute to Regional Development. This free community forum, co-sponsored by..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Surface/Depth

'Surface/Depth,' an exhibition of 30-odd wood-fired ceramic vessels by Chris Campbell, is a tantalizing feast of color and form

"...in the Department of Art and Art History at UT-Austin opportunities to explore curatorial and exhibition issues as they..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Arts Review

Fidencio Durán: Painting the Known World

This fall, Fidencio Durán's 20 years of painting have earned him a midcareer retrospective at Mexic-Arte Museum

"...was still a student in the art department at UT-Austin, it's what led him to study with Peter Saul...."

Oct. 21, 2005 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

After a Fashion

What Stephen did last week and what he's probably going to do this ...

"...the nicest way possible by honoring me for my contributions to the Austin style scene. I wept like a..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Gray Wrong on ButterfieldDear Editor,..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column

The Pork Chop Wars: Big Enough to Tell the Story

With her new 'performance novel,' Laurie Carlos can finally tell her family's story with the epic, operatic form it deserves

"...yet when wielded by Laurie Carlos, they become revelatory, revolutionary – passageways into history, community, spirit. Austin is blessed..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gallery 3: Where the Students Hang

The University Co-op is sponsoring Gallery 3, a new visual arts exhibition space run by students, inside its building on the Drag

"...The city's newest visual arts space gives UT students a place to show their stuff, thanks to..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Getting Kids Into the Act

Curtain up on GRRL Action and Vortex Summer Youth Theatre

"...alternative theatres have been offering options that get kids out of the house and into the arts...."

July 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

UT & Lockheed Woo Los Alamos

Peace activists urge UT to take a moral stand against weapons of mass destruction by refusing to bid on Los Alamos, while supporters see an opportunity for UT to increase its recognition and prestige, and protect national security

"...is officially on. After nearly a year of waffling, UT has decided to partner with Lockheed Martin, the nation's..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Dancing Through Uncharted Territory

Choreographic explorers Sharir & Bustamante and their 20-year expedition of discovery

"...that time forward, their names have been linked as explorers...."

May 13, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

University Co-op Presents the 2005 David Mark Cohen New Works Festival

"...hour and those in the larger venues starting 15 minutes after the hour, so audience members who are not..."

April 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Common Law

Explore UT

"...Anyone interested in the law should think about attending Explore UT this Saturday on the UT-Austin campus...."

March 4, 2005 Column by Luke Ellis

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...AM talk radio – liberal talk network Air America debuts in Austin in mid-March. See our interview with Air..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Film News

No good deed goes unpunished, just ask Mopac Media's Kevin Triplett; plus, Explore UT and awards all over the place

"...came to the rescue of fellow film folk whose computers were damaged in a recent Guadalupe Arts Center fire...."

March 4, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Food-o-file

Whole Foods and Alamo expand, UT opens its doors wide, and more

"...was preceded by private media tours and public festivities touting the remarkable new store, the crown jewel of Mackey's..."

March 4, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

After a Fashion

Big feet, freedom hairdressers, and the Oscars

"...were back, though not quite. We like Kathy Griffin, but the routine of the hideous Star Jones interviewing all..."

March 4, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

TV Eye

I recently had one of those challenging conversations I have from time to time about my TV viewing habits

"...those challenging conversations I have from time to time about my TV viewing habits. As the conversation progressed, it..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Students compete to build energy-efficient housing

"...to building and designing new homes, members of the UT Solar Decathlon Team say, "as professionals and simply as..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

There's a Light Beyond These Woods

An unrestrained celebration of Nanci Griffith

"...From Boston to Southshore in the back of the bus ......"

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

A Score Is Born

UT midwifes a new symphony by John Corigliano

"...of saxophonists just a few rows from the stage. About a third of the 75 or so players in..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dvorák's New World Inquiry

How a Czech composer helped America find its authentic voice

"...increasingly resentful class lagging far behind. Right: the Nineties. But not those Nineties. Push back another hundred years, to..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

November is Dvorák month in Austin!

The University of Texas is marking the centenary of Dvorák's death with an ambitious multidisciplinary festival called "New Worlds: Dvorák in Search of America."

"...If all you know about the Czech composer is his "New World" symphony, then..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Culture Flash!

KDH Dance joins KDNY in NYC, Kate Catterall tells us how public memorials can heal, the city wants faces of Austin City Hall, and the UT String Project wants anything you have to sell

"...perform in You Are Here!, a show of dances about life, living, and the pursuit of space. In case..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Every Woman Everywhere

UT, ALLGO, and Resistencia honor the life and work of the late Gloria Anzaldúa

"...bottom of my heart, each word strong enough digging out, self telling." – Losang Lhano..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

A 'Culture of Excellence' at UT Inc.

The Commission of 125 report calls for a first-class (and blue-chip) university

"...a report released with great fanfare (courtesy of the UT Wind Ensemble) in a presentation ceremony on the South..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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