New Solo Performance Shows How Black Mothers Are Left Doubly Unprotected by the Constitution

Taji Senior's amendment puts the country’s foundational document on trial

"...but in reading Dorothy Roberts' 1997 Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty, the book's..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mars Needs Moms

Based on a children's book by Berkely Breathed, this animated film looks good but lacks emotion.

"...season’s unlucky abductee due to her demonstrated skill for getting her son to do his chores and eat his..."

March 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Real Women Have Curves

"...performances lack that professional "something," but there is no getting around the electricity sparked by newcomer Ferrara and the..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Y Tu Mamá También

Boys, filled with testoterone and joints, will be boys.

"...an unknown personal tragedy, the boys are consumed with getting in Luisa's pants. And they do, although Luisa is..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Age Onstage

Getting Specific About Age in subUrbia and Hot Flash!

"...of gravity that men do, but also with a body undergoing major physical changes as it moves beyond childbearing..."

April 4, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...symbols in our history. This film explores Mickey's significance, getting to the core of what Mickey's cultural impact says..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It Came From Corsicana

Mrs. Telling Meets Mrs. Not Telling

"...Austin's newest resident novelist, Carol Dawson, whom I've been getting to know since she moved to town. "Can I..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Books Feature by Marion Winik

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Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...hard work and paying taxes, just like you or anybody else. Most of us are virtually invisible in the..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Polishing His ACT

L.A.-Ex Gary Goldstein Brings Real News to Kids

"...popular church in Hollywood is The Temple of the Body. For Hollywood aspirants, success is gauged in the ability..."

July 5, 1996 Screens Feature

The Good Eye: Tales From the Aging Box

Two actresses opine on when the only opportunity left is to play a mother. (Or a grandmother.)

"...already worrying over nearly invisible lines. Timeca Seretti, despite getting great work in early 2015, confessed anxiety over being..."

March 13, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Mother's Little Monster

Lynne Ramsay and Tilda Swinton on the complexities of their Columbine-inspired collaboration

"...born with a seeming tendency toward sociopathy, but his mother's ill-fitting relationship with him is an undeniable factor in..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...rock instrumental music and quickly jumped into fast-paced banda, getting some feet shuffling in the audience. This high-energy group..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...their tenement building to help them hide a dead body over the best/worst night of their lives. Cast: Mo..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dancing About Architecture

Clifford Antone receives a sentence; Heinz Geissler takes over the Antone's Records label; Ed Hamell is hospitalized after a car accident.

"...of the music industry and how he concentrates on getting things done." Getting things done is definitely something Antone's..."

June 2, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

We Give Two Thumbs Up to These Weekend Events

Arty and culture-y things to get up to

"...could occasion a drinking game – maybe every time somebody wears a truly ridonk hat? That’ll get you plastered..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sex Sells: 40 Years of Forbidden Fruit

Terri Lynn Raridon gives Austin over to absolute pleasure

"...about your age, your color, your socioeconomic status – everybody was welcome there. And there were no movies, no..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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Our readers talk back.

"...Let's hope that voters realize that getting a DWI has absolutely nothing to do with a..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

Love Thy Neighbor

Christine Fugate's new documentary The Girl Next Door follows Stacy Baker from her childhood in Tulsa to her rise as porn star Stacy Valentine.

"...really do go on that roller-coaster ride with me. Nobody's life is perfect and up all the time, but..."

June 23, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Milk Bank Surpasses 10 Million Ounces Dispensed

The only accredited nonprofit milk bank in Central Texas isn’t slowing down

"...and remained in the NICU for 20 days before getting to come home.” After undergoing many tests, Grace was..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

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Our readers talk back.

"...and punk culture in Austin. I do hope that somebody in Austin gets it together to get Randy's home..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...of waiting for staff to come up with something nobody will like? The closure of Riverside lanes is a..."

May 30, 2003 Column

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...takes too long to get somewhere, who rejoices in getting lost, and who strikes up conversations with anyone who..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Sxsw

"...T.D. BELL: Guys like Austin's T.D. Bell are getting fewer and farther between. The mold was broken sometime..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...were told that they would be announcing who was getting off shutdown and who was not. Some, they said,..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...name when you generalize without being explicit. After all, getting into all the picky little particulars just might disprove..."

April 18, 2003 Column

UPDATED: Senate Passes House Bill 2

Rejected amendments, dramatic speeches, and finally a vote

"...so-called "blocker bill" that prevented the GOP majority from getting these regulations through in the regular session – the..."

July 12, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Ten Things That Defined ACL Fest's First Weekend

Abortion ban opposition, a weather delay, and the unforgettable performances

"...actually advised Gov. Abbott what to do with her body: “Suck my dick, Greg.” Headliner Billie Eilish, whose brother..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Honors Japanese Film Master Takashi Miike

Third wave includes special tribute to the J-horror innovator

"...From the delicacy of ghost drama Over Your Dead Body to the action antics of Blade of the Immortal..."

Sept. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters @ 3AM

Before the presidency is anything else, it's a job – a job that requires a dash of corruption

"...industries? Hillary Clinton, $2.7 million. Barack Obama, $2.2 million. Nobody else comes close (The New York Times, Oct. 29,..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

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