Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Love is never having to say "I erased you."

"...Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, Tom Wilkinson, Jane Adams and David Cross. Oftentimes, love can lead to regret...."

March 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...and Gambles With Your Future by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber..."

July 20, 2001 Books Column

Support Your Candidates

Oct. 16, 2012 Postmarks

TV Eye

At this year's Emmy Awards, cable won, and reality lost. Sorry, Heidi.

"...climate: Laura Linney (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries, John Adams) urged viewers to vote, and Jon Stewart (Outstanding..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Jana Hunter

"...at a home in Houston with accompaniment from brother John on bass and drummer John Adams of Fatal Flying..."

April 6, 2007 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Naked City

"...bounce belonged to Democrat Chris Bell when Houston lawyer John O'Quinn followed with a promise to provide or raise..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature

Humor, Introspection, Ecstasy

UT Composer Dan Welcher is one step away from greatness.

"...a matter of time before his name joins Corigliano, John Adams, Steve Reich, as one of the foremost composers..."

April 13, 2001 Music Feature by Robert Faires

Decay, Preserve, Observe: The Experimental Memories of Bill Morrison

The cinematic pioneer discusses his career and filmography before his Austin retrospective

"...music, often by some of the best composers alive: John Adams, William Basinski, Maya Beiser, Gavin Bryars, Philip Glass,..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Performa / Dance's Midsummer Offerings

The three dances in this mixed program all turned on the difficulty of making connections

"...as it passed. Beautifully musical, to orchestral compositions by John Adams and Bryce Dessner, the movement for the six..."

June 30, 2017 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...years after the Bill of Rights was ratified, President John Adams signed into law the Alien and Sedition Acts..."

June 9, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Public Education Under Fire

New doc Starving the Beast uncovers ideological clash

"...– or like citizens, as envisioned by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Abe Lincoln, whose signature on the 1862..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

HBO Gets in Bed With Amazon Prime

Hey, no more stealing your parents' HBO GO password!

"...as the miniseries Angels in America, Band of Brothers, John Adams, The Pacific, and Parade’s End. Select HBO original..."

April 23, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Rite of Spring

Joffrey Ballet's reconstruction of the 1913 Nijinsky ballet gave audiences a frame of reference for dance history

"...Chamber Symphony, a three-part work for 16 dancers to John Adams' composition of the same name (recorded music was..."

March 15, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Austin Symphony Orchestra With Emanuel Ax

The music made by the ASO and its guest pianist too often sounded disconnected

"...the coveted stages, premiered works by composers such as John Adams and Krzysztof Penderecki (to name just two), been..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

sxswi: Are You a Douchebag

The does and don'ts of convention etiquette

"...Yesterday veteran de-douchebaginators Ed Hunsinger (edrabbit) John Adams (@netik), and Amber Osborne (@missdestructo) were joined by..."

March 12, 2011 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

'Snow Fun on Twitter

Political beef in 140 characters or less

"...said "Facts are stubborn things" (in fact, it was John Adams that said stubborn: Reagan called them stupid.)..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...John Adams' wife, Abigail, was pigeon-toed...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Everybody's Talking at You

Austin's reading series scene is booking good

"...Ralph and I came out as George Washington and John Adams, and Ralph sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings,' the..."

July 30, 2010 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Inside the Octopus’ Garden

A closer look at the Octopus Project's Hexadecagon.

"...pieces by minimalist composers like Terry Riley, Steve Reich, John Adams, etc. Their music puts you in this completely..."

March 19, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

TV Eye

'TV Eye' scratches its head over the Golden Globe nominees

"...Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Blair Underwood (In Treatment), Tom Wilkinson (John Adams). Wiest and Griffiths have the uncanny ability to..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Wonders of 2008

Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recaps 2008 in dance and classical music

"...and Chorus, and Texas State University Chorale) Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare christened the Long Center with the company..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dirty Laundry

Hey, you got soul in my country

"...“I Swear” being simultaneously pre-fabbed as chart toppers for John Michael Montgomery and All 4 One. Granted, both versions..."

Sept. 18, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Thomas Jefferson an early bird, the founder of 'Founding Fathers,' and more

"...colonies. It helped convince many, including George Washington and John Adams, of the need for complete independence from royal..."

July 4, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Page Two: Spin and Cinema

An understanding of the U.S. Constitution by way of Robert Thom

"...– John Adams, second president of the United States..."

May 16, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Crock of Love, Too

Scouring the wreckage of Rock of Love 2.

"...the bedroom: recording marginalia. Not an HBO series like John Adams or reruns of The Sopranos. No, it’s those..."

April 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Reich, Rags, and Road Movie

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Torgul stepped up to join Schumann on the cinematic John Adams' composition "Road Movies," a speedy duel that passed..."

March 14, 2008 Music Review by Dan Oko

Greg Bolin: Non-Austin Austin Composer

The score on rescoring Porgy and Bess

"...musical interests, including theatre and jazz. If Debussy and John Adams had a love child named Stephen Sondheim?" So,..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Graham Reynolds

Letters @ 3AM

The craziness of this country is that our public and private discussions have almost nothing to do with each other

"...way to Verlie, it doesn't stick. Which is what John Adams meant in his letter to Jefferson when he..."

July 6, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

The Full Franklin

It's been 60 years since a biograpy of Benjamin Franklin has been written; Austin author H.W. Brands' The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin makes up for lost time.

"...And even as vigorous a critic of Franklin as John Adams admitted that when the histories of the time..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Related Readings

"...history) by homing in on the various ways that John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton,..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

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