Movie Night in the Land of the Free

A meeting of the minds at the Crawford showing of 'Fahrenheit 9 / 11'

"...Whether the event was truly effective or historic is debatable..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Dispatch From the Land of the Deranged

Taibbi takes on American crazies

"...do John Hagee's "Christian Zionist" San Antonio megachurch, 9/11 Truthers, and the U.S. Congress -- notably, among them, Texas..."

June 5, 2008 Books Post by Jordan Smith

The Thing in the Lake

"...The Homecoming "Not understanding Pinter is a very great pleasure...."

Feb. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Killing in the Name: Lolla 2008

A look back at the weekend's rage

"...There was one glaring omission in OTR’s recap of Lollapalooza..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

SXSW Doc Tells the Story of Local Psych-Punk Legends Butthole Surfers

Never sacred, always profane

"...There’s a photo you’ve seen before...."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...Found in a Dumpster behind Roger Scaggs' office, this garbage bag..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...When Karen Johle arrived home from work on the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 18, her youngest son, 13-year-old..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Beside the Point: Absence of Evidence Is Evidence of Ignorance

As we become submerged in factless policy-making, a request to return to reason

"...In May 2010, the Texas State Board of Education dramatically..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Luv Doc: Paris in the Fall

We’re pretty much all getting tooled by some algorithm or another

"...My brother-in-law is a know-it-all, self-righteous jerk. He never graduated college,..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Under the Tuscan Sun

Bella Italia substitutes for the Caribbean in this clunky but enjoyable version of How Frances Got Her Groove Back, starring Diane Lane.

"...Directed by: Audrey Wells. Starring: Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan and Raoul Bova...."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Many Heads of Aaron Turner

Speaking the truth with Isis frontman Aaron Turner

"...As the founder of Hydra Head Records and the frontman and..."

Feb. 26, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Our Lady of the Assassins

"...Directed by: Barbet Schroeder. Starring: Juan David Restrepo, Anderson Ballesteros and Germán Jaramillo. Barbet..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Says No More DPS, Abbott Sends in More Troopers

Mayor Watson’s DPS gambit just got a lot messier

"...The city of Austin abruptly ended its controversial partnership with..."

July 14, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Point Austin: Twilight of the Empire

Obama's expansion of the war leads nowhere

"...Whatever else we might think of it, President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Savlov's Top Ten Redux Part One: The Good, the Badass, and the Weirder

Savlov's other Top Ten

"...To begin with, Marley is dead, and top ten lists are..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fran Lebowitz in Town Tonight

Social commentator to speak with Frank Rich at Bass Concert Hall

"...In Public Speaking, Martin Scorsese's 2010 portrait of the social..."

Nov. 14, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

In a Better World

This Danish import by Susanne Bier deservedly won this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

"...Directed by: Susanne Bier. Starring: Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Markus Rygaard and..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin At Large: Chronicles of Deaths, Foretold

The coronavirus works for free and cares not about its approval rating

"...Having already failed on a horrendous scale at the most..."

May 22, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Folk Hero We Deserve

Seeing double of Jason Schwartzman

"...There's a Chinese folk tale following a cadre of exceptional,..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Salon of the West

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

"...On any given evening in the 1940s or 1950s, an old man named..."

July 4, 2003 Books Feature by Steve Moore

"This Is a Statement of Hard Facts"

Mark A. Norwood's letter from behind bars

"...Mark Norwood is currently serving a life sentence for the 1986 murder of Christine..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mark Alan Norwood

"ART for All + ALL for Art" at Art for the People Gallery

Truth is one of the rewards of this showing of work by artists who have lived on the streets

"...What may or may not be "true" in an artwork is arguably subjective, but when cornered I..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

The Queen

This Helen Mirren starrer provides a glimpse of the British monarchy at a contemporary crossroads between supreme dominance and utter irrelevancy.

"...Directed by: Stephen Frears. Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Alex..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ATX TV Festival 2022: The Staircase

Showrunner Maggie Cohn on this year's true crime smash

"...One of this year’s breakout hits has been HBO's The Staircase,..."

June 10, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...that high-concept horror A Quiet Place is this year's opening night film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The JFKonspiracy

Kathy McCarty wants to know "Why?" Why is wanting to know more about the Kennedy Assassination such social suicide?

"...Human beings, as a rule, care a great deal about what..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

Lost in Space

Performance Artist Sally Jacques Lives Life on the Edges

"...are you? A simple question, usually answered simply: at the office, in a traffic jam, on the couch. Most..."

June 5, 1998 Arts Feature

Big Circus of Life

Books Editor Clay Smith and Litera columnist Ric Williams handicap which of the 200-plus international poets attending this year's Austin International Poetry Festival will be best bets.

"...Poetry has always been considered the finest of arts. The best of music, art, drama,..."

April 19, 2002 Books Feature by Ric Williams

Point Austin: Ten Years of War

Remember the last war, or repeat it

"...Ten years later, what more is there to say about the U.S. War on Iraq?..."

March 22, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Texas Rollergirls: The 2012 Outlook

Before this weekend's bout, what did we learn from the season opener?

"...Let's call last month a chance to knock off some rink rust: This weekend's Texas Rollergirls bout is..."

April 20, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

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