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"...raise, except this little letter by Bruce Marshall on Faulkner's proposed fee increase ["Postmarks: UT Surcharge Faulkner's Fault," Jan...."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

News Top 10s

"...5. Robert Jensen vs. Larry Faulkner: Shortly after Sept. 11, UT journalism professor Bob Jensen..."

Jan. 4, 2002 News Feature

Spooking the Students

"...UT President Larry Faulkner and Van Slyke were both unavailable for comment, but..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Original Hipster

Chronicle writer Dick Holland on the comeback of Texan Terry Southern, the all-around bad boy of black humor

"...surely leads to Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Lautrémont, Joyce, Kafka, Céline, Faulkner, Nathanael West, Sartre, et cetera, et cetera, ad glorium."..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Visible Spirits: A Novel

"...Spirits. Novels set in Mississippi invite comparison. The godlike Faulkner aside, there are also fine contemporary fiction writers like..."

June 22, 2001 Books Review by Cary L. Roberts

Naked City

The House considers a Top 10% law to address inequities at magnet high schools, and UT is embroiled in a free speech debate after a scuffle between faculty and university police.

"...has been invited to meet with UT President Larry Faulkner. Though Carter and her colleagues appeared at the protest..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

The Tarnished Angels

"...Malone, Jack Carson and Troy Donahue. Adapted from William Faulkner’s novel Pylon, The Tarnished Angels is one of Sirk’s..."

May 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cult Fiction: A Reader's Guide

"...calling George W. Bush a fringe candidate. And William Faulkner? Anyone who's ever struggled through the standard college Am..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Books Review by Bruce McCandless

Articulations

The resignation of the UT School of Architecture's dean over the Blanton Museum of Art furor.

"...his letter of resignation to UT Austin President Larry Faulkner. Herzog & de Meuron were unwilling to sacrifice their..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Blanton Blooper?

"...Last December, when UT Austin President Larry Faulkner announced that the firm which would design the new..."

July 16, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

A Joycean Riff of Race

Juneteenth

"...influenced by Ellison's reading of James Joyce and William Faulkner. One of the most effective sections details Hickman's visit..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Alternate Universes

"...full of generational feuds, retribution, and revenge reminiscent of Faulkner and O'Connor. Melungeons are a class of hill people..."

March 12, 1999 Books Feature

Articulations

And Still More Dancing About Architecture

"...and submit its recommendation to new UT President Larry Faulkner. Faulkner then makes his recommendation to UT System Chancellor..."

May 22, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Is That a Biography in Your Pocket...?

Film Folios and Screen Prints

"...his other books, The Courting of Marcus Dupree and Faulkner's Mississippi. When it comes to Mississippi and the movies,..."

March 13, 1998 Books Review

India Ink

The Literary Coming of the Second Continent

"...concluded the book was "one more example of William Faulkner's profound influence upon Third World writers... in stratified, unevenly..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Michael J. DiLeo

Literary Guisado

An Interview with Francisco Goldman

"...racked up by White Chickens -- including the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Sue Kaufman Award for fiction and that of the..."

June 6, 1997 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Nine Months

"...sight gags and no story. Grant stars as Samuel Faulkner, a children's psychotherapist living with Rebecca Taylor (Moore), his..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Review: Pedal Steel Noah, Texas Madness

Insta-famous teenager pushes beyond countrified novelty on debut EP

"...all-instrumental debut EP of Pedal Steel Noah, aka Noah Faulkner, presents a different kind of Texas Madness. The 16-year-old..."

April 26, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Review: Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness Is Pitch Perfect

Ballet Austin brings the master of the macabre to life (before killing him again)

"...offered the choice between studying the works of William Faulkner and the works of Poe. It’s tempting to imagine..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...you! Join co-Hosts of the podcast Just Work Wesley Faulkner and Kim Scott as they share practical tips and..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

Former Heartless Bastard Jesse Ebaugh Finds His Own Texas Touch

The Tender Things face hard truths on new LP

"...like an Austinized mix of Michael Stipe and William Faulkner. At 49 years old, he's thoughtful and earnest, and..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Five Things That Make Perfect Luggage-Sized Gifts From the Austin Studio Tour

Cool stuff that's small enough to wrap

"...marinated in the essence of Frida Kahlo and William Faulkner. But why is this artist's display a good fit..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Films For the First Wave of Austin Film Festival

Fugitive Dreams, Horton Foote doc in first wave

"...From Atlanta and Tender Mercies, and adapter of William Faulkner's Old Man, and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird...."

Aug. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 2

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 8-14

"...dialogue by screenwriters Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, and William Faulkner (!) working from Raymond Chandler's novel, Howard Hawks' noir-edged..."

July 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Judas Priest Co-Founder Ian Hill Wields Firepower

UK metal gods near the half-century mark

"...press has been that the two new guitarists, Richie Faulkner and now Andy Sneep, have rejuvenated Judas Priest. Do..."

May 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...viewings are not only desired but required. Screenwriters William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and Jules Furthman, adapting from Raymond Chandler's..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Steven Yeun Sets the Screen on Fire in Burning

Playing the outsider in working-class Korea

"...the Japanese author Haruki Murakami (itself inspired by William Faulkner's 1939 short story of the same name), Burning is..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Driftwood's Vista Brewing Offers a Peek at Tradition

Food, brews, and more on 21 acres of high-end architecture and folksy ambience

"...some sort of Pulitzer-winning set design from a William Faulkner novel. And just a bit further is their custom-built..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Derrick Sims is The Perfect Host

Filmmaker talks Southern Gothic before world premiere tonight

"...DS: Sure, William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy are considered Southern Gothic, and their..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ransom Center Lands Ondaatje Archive

Author of The English Patient sends papers to UT

"...wonders," citing "Robert Browning’s address book, a draft of Faulkner’s Light in August, a letter from Tennyson to Whitman..."

Sept. 26, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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