MIDI Pioneer George Alistair Sanger The Fat Man

"...by Rob Patterson Back in the early Eighties, George Alistair Sanger was another struggling Los Angeles musician with..."

June 16, 1995 Music Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: Pro Beach Volleyball

Auditorium Shores at the Long Center, Friday, April 29, 2005

"...description of this weekend’s AVP Nissan Series ’05 pro beach volleyball down at Auditorium Shores. Sure, there’s sand, swimsuits,..."

April 29, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Loggerheads

Despite an overreliance on metaphor and symbolism, Loggerheads is an affecting little film about characters who struggle with issues connected with adoption, homophobia, and loss.

"...three North Carolina towns – Asheville, Eden, and Kure Beach – and it’s almost worth seeing for pure travelogue..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Pest

"...stars as Pestario “Pest” Vargas, a nickel-and-dime Miami South Beach con artist who finds himself deep in debt to..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips & Beyond: November Travel Roundup

Port A's Harvey recovery, Millican's pecan pie, and fall travel news

"...to get out and enjoy fresh air at the beach, on a hike, or picking up pecans...."

Nov. 6, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Least of These

UT professor Horace Newcomb reflects on the segregation South on the release of his friend and colleague Paul Stekler's documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire.

"...Do not sanctify George Wallace in this film. His evil was -- is..."

March 10, 2000 Features Feature by Horace Newcomb

City by the Sea

"...Michael Caton-Jones. Starring: Eliza Dushku, William Forsythe, Patti Lupone, George Dzundza, James Franco, Frances Mcdormand and Robert Deniro. The..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

ATX TV Festival 2022: Bill Lawrence on Life, Death, and Scrubs

A rewind of our 2020 interview with the series creator

"...wear on us all. "It's like going to the beach. You think you're just going to lie there, but..."

June 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Weird, Spooky, and Rich

David Dewhurst runs against everybody but money.

"...his speaking style so stiff and joyless he makes George W. Bush look like William Jennings Bryan. The Texas..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce

SXSW Music: Second Band List of 2016

Tommy Stinson, Thee Oh Sees, Mercury Rev, and 212 more

"...Medicine Bow, Future Blondes, Ghost Wolves, Colin Gilmore, Gold Beach, Hard Proof, Mr. Kitty, Ramesh, Sertified, and Sweet Spirit...."

Nov. 17, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ike's Lessons

Galveston's land-use decisions exposed by storm's wrath

"...storied history, confederate jasmine-and-oleander-scented charms, 32 miles of public beaches, and a treasure trove of Victorian architecture, Galveston has..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Tom Curtis

Desert Island Films, Part II

Louis Black continues his ongoing list of "desert island" videos with films by Preston Sturges, Quentin Tarantino, and John Ford

"...I look at three more -- Preston Sturges' Palm Beach Story (and check out Robert Faires' superb article, "Fast,..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Screens Review by Louis Black

Record Reviews

Barbarito Torres

"...In fact, there's a lot here that evokes heyday Beach Boys. The near-complete absence of terminally distorted guitar (previously..."

July 9, 1999 Music Review

Postmarks

Losing Our Lunch

"...the main pool, which is necessary to clean the beach and the salamander habitat. Instead, the Plan proposes building..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Column

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...business of taking it easy in Harmony Korine's The Beach Bum. Meanwhile Robert Rodriguez seemingly snuck a break from..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Michael Cera, Tavi Gevinson, Philip Baker Hall, Bene Coopersmith, George Sample III, Isiah Whitlock, Ben Rosenfeld, Olivia Luccardi..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Master of the Improbable

When someone says something can't be done, trust Turk Pipkin to say 'Wanna bet?'

"...tee off on the legendary 18th hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links. The view is grand, with the azure..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Books Feature by Robert Faires

The Hightower Report

George whacks education aid for military families; and his war is just plain crazy.

"...George W. Whacks Aid for Military Kids..."

April 4, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

A Man and a Half

Hanging with music industry legend Jerry Wexler

"...as we burst into the second-floor apartment of our beach condo just down the road from East Hampton in..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...DAY AT THE BEACH..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

The Mayor of Washington Boulevard

The first Beach Boys' solo album, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, washes back ashore after more than three decades

"...left side of America, near a perfect spot of beach where bohemian Venice, Calif., blends into the tony Marina..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...The Road Warrior (aka Mad Max 2) with director George Miller in attendance for a Q&A. It’s worth pointing..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Citizen Mary

A Profile of Mary Arnold, Advocate for Austin

"...of land-use history, and she remembered that when the George Brackenridge family had donated the land to UT in..."

April 5, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...examine the failed strategies other flip-floppers like Ann Richards, George Herbert Walker Bush, and, of course, Al Gore himself...."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...DAY AT THE BEACH..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...area. The 15 directors are appointees of former Gov. George W. Bush and his successor Rick Perry, who is..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Hot Line to Jesus

Edison's Speaking Phonograph

"...In my time, I fed more than a few George Washingtons into that box's greedy wheels; in return it..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...Dre Prince, Experimental Aircraft, Future Death, Gal Pals, Gold Beach, Grape St., Hikes, Hospital Ships, Hundred Visions, John Mills..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Kinesthetic Imperative

Dance Repertory Theatre's latest program took audiences on a journey from light to dark

"...David Justin and Yacov Sharir programmed Merce Cunningham's 1991 "Beach Birds" as the mixed bill's opener, its clarifying habitat..."

March 14, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Too Dumb to Die

A profile of Austin's longest-running musical parody, the Uranium Savages.

"...has its origin in Houston, from surfers at the beach. I picked it up and used it on the..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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