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"...[News Editor Michael King replies: Professor Beckwith protests more than..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Column

Austin at Large: Asymmetrical Info Warfare

Scorched-earth polarization makes us see our foes’ weaknesses as strengths

"...give those considerations their fair due. Instead, we have Fox News Nation writing our court rulings from inside the..."

May 13, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Half-Price Pizza, SXSE Laotian Party, Boozy Miracle on Fifth Street, the Embiggening of Micklethwait's, Hex Kitchen Sorcery, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings: It’s your Food News Buffet for the second week of November, Year Two..."

Nov. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin-Travis County EMS Saves Real Lives on First Responders Live

Why are local emer­gency medical services on Fox's popular TV show?

"...There’s an old saying in the news industry: If it bleeds, it leads. There are easy..."

June 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...The UT Task Force assigned to "identify and evaluate"..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature

Point Austin: From Resistance to Sabotage

Obstructing health care navigators is GOP politics, not patient protection

"...the repeatedly discredited conservative prank filmmaker James O'Keefe and Fox News as good sources on the dangers of Obamacare..."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Heart and Soul

Lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...Huey Lewis & the News, who play the Long Center Wednesday, might be considered..."

Oct. 25, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Chris Morris Talks Terrorist Comedy

UK hit Four Lions touches down in Austin

"...and Drafthouse Films don't end up being pilloried on Fox News sometime soon...."

Nov. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Can We Throw One Back?

Or how I wish coming out was like fishing.

"...for Diddy's taste, just came out. Well, that's what Fox News would have us to believe. Maybe it is..."

Dec. 17, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Ash Bell

Positive Side of Open Houses

"...Editor, I was one of the Realtors interviewed on Fox and KEYE recently for the evening news, and I..."

Oct. 15, 2008 Postmarks

Uri Horesh Is This Week's Gay Place Hero

Local UT lecturer makes national news with hunger strike.

"...So in case you haven't seen the Statesman, Fox7News, Joe.My.God, or any of the growing number of media..."

Jan. 17, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

X-Men: The Last Stand

This third outing in the franchise lays on the subtext even more heavily than its predecessors – racial, gender, and sexual politics are all over the place, as are the multiple strands of the story line.

"...rough. This third outing in the Marvel Entertainment/20th Century Fox superhero franchise lays on the subtext even more heavily..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Supports Sheehan

"...something about that Bill O'Reilly and other nuts of Fox cable news calling Cindy and her supporters traitors for..."

Aug. 23, 2005 Postmarks

Naked City

An Atlanta man gets the FBI once-over for reading an alt-weekly article in a coffee shop

"...FBI for reading an article published in an alternative news weekly -- or maybe he's just the first American..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The AggreGAYtor: October 17

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Big government is back, Gloria Steinem is sharp, and Fox Nation blithely ignores the facts, as your AggreGAYtor returns..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Politics Gift Guide

Let these plum picks from the News staff dance in your head

"...download the whole kit from www.imagineaustin.net; or contact Kathleen Fox (974-7877, kathleen.fox@ci.austin.tx.us) to collect one at One Texas Center,..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature

'Outfoxed' Preaches to Choir

"...Dear Editor, It seems that in writing about Outfoxed: Robert Murdoch's War on Journalism (Film, Sept. 3) Marc..."

Sept. 13, 2004 Postmarks

The Apprentice

Fctionalized account of Donald Trump’s rise (Sebastian Stan) under the tutelage of lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong)

"...landmark volume The Loudest Voice in the Room on Fox News supremo Roger Ailes, it's intended to be informative,..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Texas Zigs as the Nation Zags and Dashes Dem Dreams

This is how it is now

"...candidates, and campaigns. One-third is the perfection of the Fox News Noise Machine into a tool that can be..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chaos as City Hall Encampment Cleared by Police

Sweeping the plaza

"...A chaotic scene unfolded outside of City Hall Monday..."

June 18, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Chaotic Scene as APD Clears Encampment Outside City Hall

Hastily planned action takes campers, officials by surprise

"...they encounter individuals who have already been warned,” the news release said...."

June 14, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Trump's Three-Ring Circus Hits Austin

"...Tuesday with a three-ring circus featuring an interview with FOX News, fundraising, and a rally at the Travis County..."

Aug. 24, 2016 Photo Gallery

GOP Leadership at Odds Over Response to Tragedy

Confusion, conflicting reports from Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in wake of Dallas shooting

"...On Friday, Patrick made one of his regular Fox News appearances, this time on Outnumbered. He initially put..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...Plates food awards. But that doesn't mean that the news stopped. Rather than wait a week, we've decided to..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Texas and the Congressional Suicide Caucus

Lone Star GOP on the losing side of shutdown fight

"...His foot stamping reached his nadir when he made Fox News look like cheese eating surrender monkeys. But he..."

Oct. 17, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: August 5

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Ann Althouse probes Russia’s big gay problem. The Fugly Fox News gives a hate group free airtime to call..."

Aug. 5, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Atlas isn't the only one to shrug off this tiresome load of Ayn Rand – but with poor production values.

"...Atlas Shrugged: Part II are more political than artistic. (Fox News personalities Sean Hannity and Juan Williams have cameos..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Branded

In a dystopian society, corporations can see inside people's minds and keep them deluded, but one man fights back.

"...consumer robots. Oh, wait, my bad: I tuned into Fox News there for a moment. That scenario actually is..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Could Be Worse Than Essie Hot Pink?

A J Crew Ad shows a mother/son painting toenails. The world falls apart.

"...Fox News, of course, had nothing positive to say: “This..."

April 14, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Unstoppable

Denzel Washington stops a runaway train loaded with toxic cargo.

"...equalled in hollow, thudding bombast only by the faux Fox News snippets that provide unnecessary yet near-constant exposition along..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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