Touched With Fire

Two manic-depressive poets meet in group therapy and fall in love

"...exemplars from the history of music, visual arts, and letters is offered in the film’s closing dedication. Would Van..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Vault: “The Guilt of Frank Sinatra”

As ASO toasts Sinatra in concert, we revisit a Michael Ventura classic

"...a favorite piece from Michael Ventura, who retired his Letters at 3AM column just over a year ago...."

Dec. 29, 2015 Arts Post by Michael Ventura

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...known as a "teetotum" in bars and inns: The letters on it corresponded to the first letters of the..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Point Austin: Shock and Awe ... Once Again

Our wars return to roost, and we blame the victims

"...by Abbott. These titans couldn't even compose their own letters, instead working with a circulated template.)..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Breaking: Hutto Detainees Begin Hunger Strike

Immigrant women organize strike; demand liberation

"...the idea of the hunger strike themselves, then sent letters of demand to Grassroots Leadership announcing the strike and..."

Oct. 28, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Suicide Notes Premiere “Kurt Cobain”

Hip-hop duo’s alter egos steal the mic

"...“Suicide is seven letters and there are seven letters in a key,” explains..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The End of the Tour

Fictional but satisfying portrayal of a David Foster Wallace interview by a Rolling Stone reporter

"...folk status as a national hero of arts and letters has only grown, which has caused family members and..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amplify Austin 2015: Under the Rainbow

We hat-tip the Amplify nonprofits that serve and support LGBTQIA

"...alphabetically, but trust you to cruise through all the letters...."

March 3, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose

This nonfiction account of a teen's encounters with sex, drugs, and jail is one long, raw primal scream

"...relates her descent through her notebook entries, written as letters to the titular "Nobody" and in actual letters to..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Review by Tim Stegall

Oops!

"...Pants Knows said that the Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters. In fact, it has 12 letters from the Latin..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Column

The Archive of the Patriarch

Ransom Center acquires Gabriel García Márquez papers

"...in August; more than 2,000 pieces of correspondence, including letters from Carlos Fuentes and Graham Greene; dozens of photograph..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Page Two: It's 3:01AM

Michael Ventura puts his column to bed

"...has held forth every other week with his column "Letters at 3AM," asking readers to join him in genuine..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Column by Louis Black

Ventura Will Be Missed

"...pandering and quickly arrived at my longtime favorite column, “Letters at 3AM” by Michael Ventura. Could this truly be..."

Nov. 4, 2014 Postmarks

Loved, Loathed, Lip-Synched Ventura

"...an American thing to do!) [“So Big Deal, Hemingway,” Letters at 3AM, July 25]. While I agree with your..."

July 24, 2014 Postmarks

Oligarchy Is the Problem

"...Editor, In "That Word 'Oligarchy,'" Michael Ventura nails it [Letters at 3AM, July 11]. The public must decide to..."

July 12, 2014 Postmarks

Point Austin: The Powers That Be

The UT stalemate is one battle in an education war

"...the law school. Reportedly, some law school applicants with letters of recommendation from legislators have a better chance of..."

July 11, 2014 News Column by Michael King

The Greatest Train Movies Ever

Before "Snowpiercer" opens, a ticket for the best films on track

"...mail, crossing the border/Bringing the check and the postal order/Letters for the rich, letters for the poor/The shop at..."

June 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Groover's Paradise

The Hole in the Wall has seen it all

"...border of partially burnt-out bulbs. It reads in wavy letters: the Hole in the Wall...."

June 20, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Encore for Dorham’s Backyard

City extends music venue's lease through September

"...helped. McMillan said that more than 200 people sent letters to the city. “They weren’t just letters of support,..."

June 17, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Pat Snow: Monologue

The exhibition weaves anecdotes into a story of the artist's life and also his creative range

"...hand-painted text. In another corner, a sizable stack of letters is housed in a wooden box. On further inspection,..."

May 2, 2014 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

SXSW Tuesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW blurbing

"...side of Chicago. – Luke Winkie Sleepers People of Letters..."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature

Perusing 'The Novelist'

Another indie game weighed down by the business

"...Pick up the letters, bathroom mirror notes, and drawings scattered through each room..."

Dec. 30, 2013 Screens Post by Nina Hernandez

'God Bless Us, Every One!'

"...piece on Christmas [“If We Make It Through December,” Letters at 3am, Dec. 13] really got my attention and..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Postmarks

Conspiracy Realists' Assertions

"...Dear Editor, Michael Ventura's “Letters at 3am: JFK and That Hard Rain” [Nov. 22]..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Postmarks

Game On

It's all fun and games at this indie developer showcase

"...Keita Takahashi (Katamari Damacy). ALPHABET asks players to run letters through an obstacle course. Every letter on the keyboard..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

'Good Luck, Humanity'

"...shake my head in disgust. Michael Ventura and his “Letters at 3am” columns have it right; our basic freedoms,..."

Oct. 28, 2013 Postmarks

Deep-Seated Divans and Homo Sectionals

'Don't just sit there!' implores Polari, giving us every reason to

"...are preferences and cultural communities that don't even have letters: bears, drag queens, drag kings, separatists, family-types, leather daddies,..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...Times of Charles Manson Chad Hammett, Two Prospectors: The Letters of Sam Shepard and Jonny Dark Stephen Harrigan, The..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

In the Name of Ann Richards

AISD's School for Young Women Leaders is a district showcase – does its glittering reputation hide a darker side for teachers and students?

"...President Vince Torres. She said, "I keep getting certified letters saying 'you're fired, you're fired, you're fired.' How many..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The World's End

Twelve pints in 12 pubs – what could go wrong for the Shaun of the Dead gang?

"...director Edgar Wright is all about sending transatlantic love letters to American cinema: 2004’s Shaun of the Dead blew..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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