The Lovers & The Fire Within

Louis Malle, lobbing smart bombs

"...New Wave. His work was not borne of auteur theory; his stylings were less flamboyantly avant-garde, and as a..."

June 13, 2008 Screens Review by John Davidson

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

Underneath its vulgar, profane surface, Bert V. Royal's look at the Peanuts gang as teens still honors its source material

"...is, that his baseball team will win that next game. He maintains a humble integrity in the face of..."

May 30, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

That Was Then; This Is Now

The latest version of 'New Art in Austin' shows how much has changed in three years

"...both visuals and commentary. It treats the sterility of theory, grittiness of reality, and the euphoria of transcendence in..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Salvador Castillo

Anything Goes

That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest

"..."The Nymph," by Tim Thomas. Loaded Gun Theory presents a scene involving an ancient nymph who ensnares..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fall Faculty Salon Exhibition/Mike's World

Art teachers can do more than teach, as two companion exhibitions on the UT campus show

"...can reveal something of the perceptual split between artistic theory and artistic practice that affects art professors, art critics,..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...that there is very little evidence to support Caña's theory. Photos from the scene, some published in the Mexican..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

Developing Stories: Private Projects, Public Benefits

Could developers become Austin's new benefactors?

"...Riverwalk include any affordable housing – thus winning, in theory, a 100% exemption from all parkland-dedication fees – those..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Saturday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Texas landscape from the perspective of veterans in the game, Spark Dawg and Southbound represent for those young enough..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Top 10 State Stories: Farewell to Ann, fungoo to Cheney

"...carried just 39% of the splintered vote, which in theory should mandate bipartisanship. Asked about his mandate, he snarled,..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Page Two: Red-State Specials

In the current political climate, reasoned debate turns too easily to ideological hate

"...film Third Generation, guests visiting a house play a game titled "Who Would You Have Been in Nazi Germany?"..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Save as We Pave?

The latest trend in environmentally sensitive planning tiptoes into Travis County

"...Hill Country and Blackland Prairie – conservation development, in theory, provides a middle-ground solution that holds broad-based appeal. Therein..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Who's Paying for LCRA Growth?

The LCRA’s wholesale customers are asking tough questions about the agency’s expensive expansion

"...Drawing on the theory that there's strength in numbers, 11 Hill Country cities..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Big, Bright Eyes of Texas

Celebrating the life of the bigger-than-life Ann Richards

"...going with her grandmother, "Mammy," to Lady Longhorns basketball games. "We didn't just go and cheer politely," she said...."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Tell It Like It Is

Cyril Neville holds nothing back

"...thought-out implications drawn along conscientious lines of argument and theory...."

April 28, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Point Austin: Low Expectations

Not much reason to believe that the Lege will do right by Texas students

"...the districts' own "enrichment" supplementation (capped at $1.30). In theory, that would be good for districts like AISD (even..."

April 14, 2006 News Column by Michael King

The New Texas Family Planning

Slashed budgets and anti-abortion politics undermine women's health care

"...health and dental care – it makes sense in theory, and as an efficient use of funds, to ensure..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...buy nor want to sell a more elaborate conspiracy theory."..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Column

Black Too Moderate

"...buy nor want to sell a more elaborate conspiracy theory.” The reason he disavows a more elaborate conspiracy (I..."

Oct. 3, 2005 Postmarks

Static Between Stations

The American Analog Set at 10: end of part one

"...I was very clear to them what our general game plan was for the next three years."..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Page Two

In a post-Katrina about-face, Republicans suddenly don't want to play the 'blame game'

"...The president came out decrying the "blame game" when it came to Katrina, as did many others..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: A Lege Too Far

Sine Die or school bells, perhaps they toll for thee

"...youngsters swelling Texas enrollments for the foreseeable future.The Blame Game..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Page Two

Religious zealotry can have the effect of undoing basic morality

"...God, there would be chaos. This is the bogeyman theory of order: In order for man to try to..."

July 8, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Hydrogen-fueled Hummers and coffee beans in animal droppings

"...that appears on motorway bridges in northwest UK. The theory is its only purpose is to annoy drivers. The..."

March 18, 2005 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...Eighties metal out in the desert for a three-way game of chicken. Finally, legendary X vocalist Exene Cervenka leads..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Are You Decent?

Dudley & Bob and the footsoldiers in the FCC's war on pop culture

"...more like a goalie in a hockey or soccer game. I'm the last line of defense."..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...District Court ["Endorsements," Oct. 15],"the lesser of two evils" theory seems inherently evil in and of itself. I realize..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Column

Bush a Divider, After All

"...dying overseas, or any real personal stake in the game, but I am amazed at how vicious their attacks..."

Aug. 16, 2004 Postmarks

Spacing Out in Round Rock

Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on 'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas

"...AC: I'm of the theory that people cry at the end because they're exhausted...."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Topdog/Underdog

Pro Arts Collective makes Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog / Underdog -- a play dense with racial, societal, and economic queries -- into a fast-paced and engaging hour and a half

"...topics. (I wrote one about three-card monte, a street game the brothers play with sleight-of-hand tricks and talk that..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Così Fan Tutte

The lack of passion in Austin Lyric Opera's Così Fan Tutte transforms Mozart's curious opera into a prime-time sitcom with a spectacular orchestra.

"...that all women have cheating hearts. To disprove Alfonso's theory, the younger men arrange a false departure for war..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

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