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"...Even then, the comment is preceded with something like, "Man, y'all are awesome!" I think you, as a musician,..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Column

Internal Affairs

One night on adult trauma at Brackenridge

"...Some pediatric nurses refuse to work with adults, and many adult nurses have an irrational fear of taking care..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

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Balcones Responds

"...our site and believe it to be unwarranted, unfair, irrational, and probably illegal...."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column

The Luv Doc: He Doesn't Fish

There is no legitimate excuse for racism, sexism, or supporting our demonstrably imbecilic president

"...My wife and her sister are really close and..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Beto O'Rourke and Ethan Hawke in Conversation

Two Texans discuss politics, fear, and the power of Willie Nelson to bring us back together

"...him speak at a fundraising event for Texans in Man­hat­tan. The room was hypnotized. Everyone had been instantly impressed...."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Ethan Hawke

Your Shortcut to FXX’s ‘The Simpsons’ Marathon

Who has time for 552 episodes? Here’s 11 to watch.

"...lot of tiny jaws dropped all across America: How many of us ever stopped to consider the interior life..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Screens Post

Naked City

"...he got a letter from Ferrell on Aug. 10, reprimanding him for "repeatedly demanding inquiries regarding issues that the..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature

Funnyhouse of a Negro

Adrienne Kennedy's Funnyhouse of a Negro is a bold, daring play, and Austin Community College and ProArts Collective have given it the bold, daring staging it deserves

"...was long. In front of me was a black man. A very dark-skinned black man. He had dreadlocks. He..."

March 2, 2007 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...going to detract from the Republican agenda." – DeLay spokesman Kevin Madden, referring to Travis Co. District Attorney Ronnie..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature

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"...portraying him as the upstanding, politically savvy, religiously sound man he is, you have to make him out to..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Column

Bittersweet Ending

Notes From the Republican Revolution

"...Republican state sweep, there remains this belief -- perhaps irrational -- that the wrong results are being fed to..."

Nov. 6, 1998 News Feature

Curriculum I: 10 Movies to Know America By

"...That is our strength, but it's also how we've managed to hide from ourselves. Russians are Russians no matter..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 6-12

"...even if that meant one might seem inconsistent or irrational. "It is lamentable," he once proclaimed, "that, among the..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Cthulhu Humor of William Browning Spencer

Austin author William Browning Spencer finds the lighter side of Lovecraft and other horrors

"...of the Weird Tales author are now familiar to many more consumers of popular culture. Much Lovecraftian fiction is..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Arts Feature by Mike Berry

The Q&A Hole: What Got You Hooked On the Weird Stuff?

Waiting for the manlike creature with the glowing eyes

"...Christopher Brown: Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man and Robert E. Howard's Conan of Cimmeria, as an..."

July 13, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

For Procreation’s Sake, Abbott Appeals Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

State champions marriage equality ban

"...reflects the state’s interest in promoting procreation between a man and a woman...."

July 31, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

UPDATED: Victim of Police Shooting Struggled With Mental Illness

Investigation ongoing into Tuesday's shooting

"...said in a Wednesday afternoon press briefing that the man killed by officers Tuesday evening, April 23, outside his..."

April 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...• Bill Spelman*..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...and the cast create week after week. Still, like many people, I never thought that much about how they..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Focus: The Collected Filmstrips of Brian Dewan, Vol. 1

Just the thing for the hyperactive adult on your Christmas list

"...Focus. Focus. It's less a title than a command, a spoken admonition standing in for many others allowed..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

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"...Although I do not claim to be spokesman for my fellow Texas prosecutors, I can say that..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Column

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"...this partisan attitude that is prevalent in everything that man does! Jack don't know Stick!..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Column

'One From the Heart'

Coppola's critically, commercially, and conversationally ravaged Las Vegas romance makes a comeback

"...damn! Coppola was so arrogant, his runaway visionary exhortations demanding a new Hollywood, a new paradigm, technology freeing the..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Page Two

The Planned Parenthood construction boycott is thuggery, pure and simple; conservatives' hysteria about Bush-bashing is ahistorical and largely fantasy-based.

"...bullying strategy. Operating in God's name, they reflect only human ego. Pretending to protect women, they are determined to..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Column by Louis Black

TV Eye

TiVo takes the stand in the last of "TV Eye"'s recent examination of new TV-watching and -recording technology.

"...comparing Time Warner's DVR services with TiVo, I found many similar features. A big exception is TiVo's ability to..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Strange Fruit

Pineapple and pizza has had a grip on Tom Reavley for almost as long as he can remember. He remembers one day when the glorious combination stripped him of his innocence.

"...foods which conspired to humiliate me as a child. Many things have changed over the years (Austin, for instance),..."

March 31, 2000 Features Feature by Tom Reavley

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How the WTO touches our readers' lives; and other hot-button issues like film reviews, bikes, and Kevin Fullerton.

"...sure. Thanks again for providing a vehicle for so many who knew him and his music to share their..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Column

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Different Traditions

"...of some still. I hope there is room for many different kinds of traditional neighborhoods. I think quite a..."

July 30, 1999 Column

And Thy Right Hand Shall Teach Thee

"...so scared, I'm so scared." So are we all. Many are saying that guns aren't the problem; they blame..."

May 28, 1999 Column

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...Never in the history of Austin politics have so many from such diverse extremes rallied behind one goal. While..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

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