Telephone Hangups

Telecommunications Ordinance Passes, Fees and All

"...political firestorms all over town for months! And it's as easy as picking up your phone...."

March 7, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bubba Likes It

Barton Springs and Riverside: A Separate Place

"...photograph by Rita Debellis South Austin, Texas, 78704." A separate place. So says the sign above..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Happy Camper

Judith Sims on 23 Years with Austin's Art Museum

"...Judith Sims has that big-city look, with her stylishly short hair and..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...On Nov. 23, 1996, high school sophomore Bill Wallace was involved in a dispute between two groups of men..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...to his head and shot himself to death. He was 29, engaged, and in preparations with his fiancée Stephanie..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...Back when she was a liberal Democrat and the mayor of Austin, Carole..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Imminent Harm

The city plays a high-stakes, high-risk game with Stratus Properties, while the citizens look on

"...Slusher's initial attempt to establish a tone of civility was in principle well-intended, given the nature of the hotly..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...deserves to die before it kills anything else. Even as these words are being put to page, another vital..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...this 2-CD collection often feels like. Full of previously unreleased live material, radio performances, and studio tracks, Trail is..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

All in Perspective

Chris Searles

"...by Todd V. Wolfson Chris Searles is not an asshole. He's not even a malcontent. Far from it. But..."

April 3, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Texas Platters

"...the Eighties. Still, Obsessive Personality feels like a horrific flashback to the nauseating "underground" party circa 1985. Every wimpy-ass..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Review

Postscripts

Shuttle Carnage Looms

"...And of course Henry the horse dances the waltz. Increased ridership, increased on-time performance, and reduced complaints are figments..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column

The Devil's Backbone

Set in a crumbling boys' school/orphanage/fallout shelter during the Spanish Civil War, the lost boys of this haunting film contend with a vengeful ghost as well as the more worldly traumas of war, greed, and abandonment.

"...François Truffaut were an unlikely pair – the prim master of suspense and his sensitive, derelict French pupil –..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Deep Blues

"...culture that makes the people. Commissioned by Dave Stewart, formerly of the Eurythmics, the film is inspired by music..."

Nov. 6, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nowhere in Africa

"...Caroline Link. Starring: Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Lea Kurka, Matthias Habich, Sidede Onyulo and Karoline Eckertz. Thrust into an..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Attack

When the wife of an assimilated Arab in Israel is identified a suicide bomber, the unwitting husband questions both his marriage and hiss Palestinian identity.

"...A woman weeps as she says goodbye to her husband at the beginning..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Saturday SleepersALL SHOWCASES SUBJECT TO CHANGE..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Thursday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Astralwerks..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

HOPE Outdoor Gallery Takes Carson Creek Ranch to Court

Formerly friendly neighbors fall out over a gate

"...Last Saturday, a process server drove down Sherman Road in..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Week in Recommended Live Music

Narrow Head, Pussy Gillette, the Nude Party, and even some innuendo-less acts to see

"...ruminations, Chicago’s Nico Play blows into town once again – toting his on-point indie acoustic catalog, very friendly for..."

May 3, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

1992

The L.A. riots are the backdrop for this forgettable heist picture

"...Directed by: Ariel Vromen. Starring: Tyrese Gibson, Scott Eastwood, Ray Liotta, Michael Beasley, Christopher Ammanuel, Dylan Arnold, Ori..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Statham and Ritchie reunite for an oddly monotonous spy flick

"...Directed by: Guy Ritchie. Starring: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone,..."

March 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

American Assassin

The bestselling series hits the screen

"...American Assassin aims to be the first film in a new..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Miami Vice

Perhaps vice isn't what it used to be, or maybe Crockett and Tubbs don't belong in this new time slot, but Michael Mann's movie turns out to be dreary and monochromatic.

"...Gong Li, Naomie Harris and Ciarán Hinds. Very nearly as electrifying as one of South Beach's ubiquitous pastel-peach beachfront..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Babylon

Four decades later, this gritty and earnest recounting of black British life keeps all its power

"...fucking lovely. It's always been a fucking tip, for as long as I can remember," Beefy (Laird) screams at..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...THURSDAY SLEEPERSAll showcases subject to change..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...and therefore cheaper commuter-rail version approved by the voters last November. But although the cost has come down, the..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Pop Beloved

Revisting the Reivers

"...Nineteen eighty-five. What was on the radio in 1985? Tears for Fears' "Everybody..."

April 26, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Is This UTopia?

A Long-Overdue University Master Plan is Unveiled

"...Mike Clark-Madison The war room for the University of Texas' campus master-planners is on the top floor of the..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

"...Directed by: Rob Cohen. Starring: Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Nancy Kwan, Robert Wagner and..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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