ATX TV Festival 2022: Bill Lawrence on Life, Death, and Scrubs

A rewind of our 2020 interview with the series creator

"...Two years ago, Bill Lawrence woke up early for a Zoom chat, and Zoom..."

June 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"..."I can see them swarming you," Lawrence Wright said across the little outdoor table. His words..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark A. Lawrence

The Library's current director takes a historian's view

"...Mark A. Lawrence barely had a moment to enjoy being the new..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: D.H. Lawrence in New Mexico

D.H. Lawrence’s banned art finds a home in Taos hotel

"...novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, and sometimes painter D. H. Lawrence was known for his frank discussion of sexuality, desire,..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

'My Trip to Al-Qaeda': Lawrence Wright's journey from page to stage

Lawrence Wright's experiences in the years he spent researching The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 have become the basis for a one-man theatrical work

"...The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, Lawrence Wright naturally had many things he couldn't include in..."

March 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Person

Roger Gathman, Belinda Acosta, and Maria Hong recap three of the Texas Book Festival's finest panels.

"...she approached 30 writers, black and white, to write personal essays about race, she found herself in welcome company...."

Nov. 22, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

In Person

Roger Gathman, Belinda Acosta, and Maria Hong recap three of the Texas Book Festival's finest panels.

"...she approached 30 writers, black and white, to write personal essays about race, she found herself in welcome company...."

Nov. 22, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Smart People

Smart people, dumb choices: It's true for both the characters and the filmmakers in this acerbic comedy that stars Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, and Ellen Page.

"...Ashton Holmes. "I never tire of Bleak House," says Lawrence Wetherhold (Quaid), a widowed professor of Victorian literature at..."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Laughs, Deaths, and Scrubs

Bill Lawrence on the serious side of his crazy hospital comedy

"...It's been a big month for Bill Lawrence and Scrubs, the medical comedy he created 20 years..."

June 5, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Martin Lawrence is remarkably subdued in this story about a successful professional who returns home to rural Georgia and discovers that his family still makes him feel like a petulant teenager.

"...Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee. Starring: Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Cedric the..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

SXSW Comedy: Standup Downtown

The varied lineup made for an unpredictable show

"...of ground, featuring Jena Friedman (The Daily Show), Mike Lawrence (Inside Amy Schumer), Sam Jay (Saturday Night Live), Todd..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Five Things to Do at the Texas Book Festival

Online and in-person picks, from Pinocchio to plagues to portals to Hell

"...that damned pandemic's still hanging on. But there are in-person components, too – an array of children's programs at..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wasota Vegan Paradise Is Simple, Savory, Life-Sustaining

Two local vegans, Lawrence Eguakun and Graham Reynolds, talk meatless meals and The Movement

"...vegan to interview a vegan. Thus, this interview with Lawrence Eguakun of Wasota Vegan Paradise was conducted by Graham..."

July 31, 2020 Food Feature by Graham Reynolds

Postscripts

Mixed Notes

"...writers October 9, from 7:30-9pm: Sue Burke, Tom Cool, Lawrence Person, Jessica Riseman, Bruce Sterling, and Don Webb. For..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Texas Book Festival Lineup and Schedule Goes Online and IRL

Big names for hybrid celebration of literature and literacy

"...Between the pandemic reducing in-person events, and the ongoing Texas legislative session taking over..."

Oct. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Select Live Music Reemerges

ACL Live reintroduces in-person audiences, alongside steady outdoor calendars at the Far Out Lounge and Sagebrush on South Congress.

"...Like all Texas venues tiptoeing back into in-person programming, ACL Live received approval for a Food &..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

ATX Fest Recap: Indie Film Studio Blumhouse Is Taking Over TV on Its Own Terms

The House That Horror Built – Inside Blumhouse Television

"...ubiquitous, and even when he couldn't be present in person for the Blumhouse Television panel at the ATX Television..."

June 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

World Wide Menu

Accessing all things culinary on the Internet

"...been dining out together most Saturday nights since 1992. Lawrence Person and Dwight Brown, a couple of middle-aged men..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Double Take

Austin Scribe Lawrence Wright Tackles Noriega -- Twice

"...Screenwriter Lawrence Wright and General Manuel Noriega are both eligible for..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

The Texas Book Festival Unveils Its List of Participating Authors

In-person and virtual panels and discussions abound

"...returns to Austin with a mix of virtual and in-person events over nine days starting on October 23 and..."

Sept. 22, 2021 Arts Post by Adrienne Hunter

Sci-fi Writer and Austin Literary Institution Howard Waldrop Dead at 77

Author leaves incalculable legacy of work and mentorship

"...a stroke, was confirmed by his longtime writing partner Lawrence Person. He was 77...."

Jan. 22, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

News/Print

Terrible awards and exciting new projects

"...• Lawrence Person took the Grand Panjandrum title in the 2013..."

July 17, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

LoneStarCon, Episode III: The Alamo Strikes Back

"...Chris N. Brown, Bradley Denton, Rick Klaw, Stina Leicht, Lawrence Person, Alan J. Porter, Jessica Reisman, Josh Rountree, and..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Thank You, Central Time Zone: A Preview of the 2007 NFL Draft

"...a jolly fat guy breaking and entering into a person's apartment. Also, Jesus was born on only one day,..."

April 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

NFL Analysis 101: The Gangs of Fear and Evil

"...and when I say old friend, I mean a person I have never met before. You see my goodly..."

April 16, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Postscripts

"...Crime and Space (609 A West Sixth Street) hosts Lawrence Person, Bruce Sterling, and Don Webb from 7:30-9:30pm, Friday,..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Books Column by Clay Smith

Nothing Succeeds Like Success

Hot Sauce Festival Results

"...Special Variety Laurence Gomez, Malcolm Milburn, Lawrence Person, Patrick Sims (Bartlett, TX), Jon Allen, Jr. (Micanopy,..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Food Feature

Postscripts

Alice Walker in Austin

"...is a finalist for Best Fanzine. Nova Express editor Lawrence Person is a professional science fiction writer whose work..."

May 2, 1997 Books Column by Lee Nichols

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...driveway, but undisputed is that the encounter left one person dead. Patrick's boyfriend, Michael LaHood Jr., who had apparently..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Excessive Force

Peace Officer explores the rise of police militarization

"...the subject of the documentary Peace Officer, William "Dub" Lawrence was sheriff of bucolic Davis County, Utah, and he..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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