Truth Seeker

Photographer Sebastião Salgado bears witness to the world in black and white

"...Collectively, they have been on the front line documenting war, famine, refugees, racism, prison, and migrant farmworkers abuse. (Austin..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

Outsider Art

Music on the margins

"...Alvi's remarkable Heavy Metal in Baghdad, which follows the Iraqi band Acrassicauda (Latin for "black scorpion") from the early..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Southwest Film, Interactive, and Music festival is at full warp speed – the clubs are hopping, the hotels are..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature

Are You Decent?

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

"...With Glass machine-gunning his lines, Dudley warily stands near the cutoff switch for Glass' microphone. But..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

TV Eye

Projecting a landslide victory for the WB's latest effort

"...with his mother and annoyed with his brother's social awkwardness. Logan Lerman's (The Butterfly Effect) Bobby is an endearing..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

A series of legal memos document the Bush administration's ongoing attempt to justify and legalize torture for the 'war on terror'

"...House have insisted repeatedly that the notorious abuses of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib were committed by a handful..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

'It's Time to Give Them Another Jolt'

Ralph Nader stops to chat in Austin

"...rejoicing [for a candidacy] that's going to push them toward their finer historic traditions in terms of policy-making and..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...CWA Local 6186; my wife Rachel was a job steward for 16 years and is active in her union's..."

May 2, 2003 Column

Page Two

Our Top 10s give you another chance to laugh, and rail, at us; Republican dominance and a state budget crisis bode ill for government services, and for Austin; we bid a fond farewell to "Dancing About Architecture" and chart a new course, a bit.

"...even more intense. We face one, two, maybe many wars. The economy is staggering, and the direction in which..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Column by Louis Black

J. Scott Brownlee's Requiem for Used Ignition Cap

J. Scott Brownlee's first full-length poetry collection brings him back to Llano, powerfully

"...conjured – not the antlered buck or the wounded Iraq war vet, not the salt lick or the horseflies..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Last Days in Vietnam

Rory Kennedy's doc is a powerful and terrifying look back at America's hasty departure.

"...in Southeast Asia, the invasions of Afghanistan and especially Iraq tell the saddest part of this tale. The extraordinary..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Fire Mission

Anti-war vet Casey Porter's latest mini-doc now online

"...Iraq War veteran and local film maker Casey Porter is..."

July 21, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

McCain's Bad Judgment

"...Dear Editor, John McCain was an avid Iraq war enthusiast, is against a timeline to leave, and..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Postmarks

@ Chronic

Chronic Explains Iraq, Austin in Three Minutes or Less

"...Austin's city government is serving as a model for Iraq -- specifically Baghdad...."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

No Need for Apologies

"...than 3,000 American lives have been wasted in the Iraq war. In my opinion, they hit the nail on..."

March 5, 2007 Postmarks

Mark Wilkerson: "My Conscience Is Clear"

Mark Wilkerson speaks out on his reasons for opposing the Iraq war

"...I thought I would be able to, but after Iraq, my beliefs became such that I could no longer..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Mark Wilkerson

Understanding Islam

Steve Moore's latest play makes a pilgrimage to the truth of a misunderstood faith

"...to move beyond that collective attitude of willful ignorance toward a sense of Islam's true nature, its spirit, history,..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

District 31 on PBS's 'Now'

"...John Carter, who has no military experience, while the Iraq War opponent is Democrat Harrell, a longtime military wife..."

Oct. 26, 2006 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Hightower Report

Wal-Mart's New Frontman; and Mr. President, Greenland Is Melting

"...MELTING George W.'s mind seems to operate in an assbackward fashion. When there is zero evidence to warrant a..."

March 17, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...and before that served as the Texas coordinator of Howard Dean's presidential campaign. We'll be hearing more about Maxey's..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: Halloween on Sixth Street

Sixth Street, Monday, October 31, 2005

"...Congress commemorated the 2000th U.S. Soldier to die in Iraq, which proves that wearing desert fatigues can be pretty..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Republican Budget Bad for Americans

"...when you include the extra money requested for the Iraq War. According to the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office, the..."

March 18, 2005 Postmarks

Question for Swanson

"...if Bush had truthfully built the case for his Iraq war by saying we want to spend a few..."

Feb. 17, 2005 Postmarks

13 Ways to Live

Texas platters

"...On that March 2003 day when the invasion of Iraq began, the trio contemplated ways to convey their reaction,..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Nader Attacks Are Just Lame Scare Tactics

"...that Nader supporters do so at the expense of Iraqis, American troops, the environment, and poor children, among a..."

Oct. 25, 2004 Postmarks

Questions About Questions, and a Typo

"...have happened if we had not invaded Afghanistan and Iraq?" Frustratingly, Black never even ventures an answer. The essay..."

Jan. 28, 2004 Postmarks

A Trans Journalist With the Taliban in Transition

Austinite Monica Villamizar on Jordan Bryon's truth in wartime

"...In fact, he said, “I actively avoided covering the war.”..."

April 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...a desperate fight for his own soul. Cast: Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, Mary Stuart Masterson...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Secret History of the Off Center

Looking back at the former home of the Rude Mechs and why it mattered

"...the Off Center by the Rude Mechs, the venue's stewards from the fall of 1999 through the spring of..."

June 30, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...night slot. The "previously-announced" list includes the creepy pasta-inspired Beware the Slender Man, while today's Festival Favorites announcement includes..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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