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"...world for himself and all of us. I thank God I knew him. He shaped me unknowingly. He made..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column

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"...write, remember this: The reason you're sitting in that God-awful traffic in the first place is because a bunch..."

July 18, 2003 Column

Homecoming Queen

Many actors leave Austin seeking a career on the stage and are never heard from by the folks in their old hometown. But Austin native Starla Benford has come home as the star of a national tour. She talks about starting out at Harvard, making her mark as a professional, and nine months on the road with The Vagina Monologues.

"...on the celebrity radar deep in the heart of Texas. It's only once in a blue moon that a..."

June 8, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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Postmarks Scandal!

"...job.) Well then all I can say is Thank God. And God Bless Charles Urdy, because now we can..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Column

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Keep Off Barton Creek

"...put it, "all native Texans know" Mirabeau Lamar was Texas' first president. I guess I'll have to toss out..."

July 18, 1997 Column

Reissues

"...label 2-13-61 to reissue the Birthday Party's complete catalogue, save for their Roxy Music/punk-informed debut as the Boys Next..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

Hell Yeah, I'm Spiritual

The Natural Way to Salvation

"...this was some production, the likes of which LaPorte, Texas hadn't seen since Mrs. Filson actually fainted on stage..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Suzy Banks

The Luv Doc: Sacrifice

It's always best to seize the moral high ground

"...is your suggestion? Do we try to do the Texas whirlwind tour or do we have a peaceful, relaxing..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

March of the Flower Children

The last interview with Seeds frontman and oh-so-brief psychedelic Austinite Sky Sunlight Saxon

"...and informed his spiritual philosophies. In 1998, he curated God and Hair, a confounding, 13-disc collection of tribal meditations..."

July 24, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

All My Love

C-Side Records' family values

"...locks and hedonistic wail of Robert Plant nor the guitar-god gifts of Jimmy Page. He enters Ruta Maya's full-moon..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Naked City

"...Second's library as well. But, so do several other Texas institutions, so UT will have to put together a..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

In Search of Intelligent Life at the SBOE

The State Board of Education reviews biology textbooks, and the battle over evolution rejoins.

"...is part of the secular humanist plot to get God out of the schools. This was the second of..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

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"...but you could have given me credit for originating Texas rock. I also picked the hit for Roky, "You're..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Column

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"...have responded to your article by saying, "Be patient. God isn't finished with me yet." After all, when Sophia..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column

Changed Forever

Scenes and voices from Austin's reaction to the attacks

"...the towers collapse, all I could think was 'My God,'" she says, one hand clasped over her heart. "It..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

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"...ripe old age of 76, and having lived in Texas since 1930, longer than a lot of the native..."

June 30, 2000 Column

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...was long overdue. Ely is one of the true gods of Austin songwriters, a Lubbock native who plied his..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...that he's not entirely out to his small-town, South Texas family. To demonstrate just how many obstructions he had..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...delivered a standard candidate's kick-off speech in his deepest Texas twang, casting himself as the contender best prepared to..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

For you to rewind this weekend at Zilker Park

"...the space to shine a capella. Hardly breaking – save for an interlude musical conversation between the guitarist and..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...the future and filmmaker development for our Austin and Texas-based filmmakers as well as our student filmmakers. Interweaving that..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...Records, I flashed back to my fourth day in Texas: Fourth of July, 1992. Crossing over through El Paso..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...Mad gods, spurting space barbarians and a head full of metal...."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...to stop the closure of the area's schools with Save East Austin Schools PAC, struggled to preserve the Eastside's..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...online journals and outlets Conflict of Interest TX, Central Texas Live Theatre, Broadway World Austin, Arts & Culture Texas,..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Can the Earth Be Saved?

Walter Cronkite and the creation of Earth Day

"...At long last, on April 19, the University of Texas at Austin is honoring the legacy of CBS News..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Douglas Brinkley

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"...to Travis County. One of "our" districts, drawn by Texas Republicans, stretches from deep in Austin all the way..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Column

Everybody Loves a Wynn-er

Will Wynn is his own flavor of ice cream -- pure vanilla, but mixed with nuts

"...north of Marble Falls" until after he graduated from Texas A&M...."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Our own little Gaza Strip, and the Halloween (Gas) Mask is taken to task.

"...holy state supposedly given to the Jews by their God?..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column

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"...planning process should elevate her to the Republic of Texas Hall of Fame...."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

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