Life After Death

A new life for almost-forgotten author Mary Gavell

"...published writer in the spring of 1967, several months after she died. The editors of Psychiatry: Journal for the..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Fantasia Review: Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

A life in the grindhouse is not obscured by a tragic death

"...He was a nice guy, and he died a death that was as unbelievably gruesome as anything he filmed...."

Aug. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Song of Life on Death Row

How Dead Man Walking came to be an opera -- and to be produced in Austin before almost every other city in the world -- reveals the great risks and rewards in developing new works for the modern operatic stage.

"...one that deals, as so many operas do, with death. Were it a wooden scaffold, with steps the prisoner..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Carrie Elkin’s Life-and-Death Folk

Her father's death and daughter's birth upped the stakes of the singer's finest work

"...and reserved around people she doesn't know. During his lifetime, Richard Elkin collected 600,000 pennies...."

April 14, 2017 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Life and Death After Death Row

Few headlines marked the passing of Randall Dale Adams

"...News of Randall Dale Adams' death didn't hit national headlines until late last week, though..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Life and Death of Schools

Educational warrior Diane Ravitch takes on the "school reform" movement

"...a bit of dramatic irony, Ravitch's visit comes just after new Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams, in the political..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Exploring the Life and Death of Jennifer Cave in True Crime Podcast The Orange Tree

Former UT students Tinu Thomas and Haley Butler find a history of murder on campus

"...at a local law firm. Cave was reported missing after not appearing at work the next day, and less..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by David Sotelo

Doctors After Death, Doctors After Life

Dash Shaw's newest graphic novel walks darkly toward the light

"...people die, their consciousness creates a sort of wish-fulfillment afterlife that they'll exist in for a while – until..."

Oct. 14, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Life After a Night at the Rio

The Rio Motel is gone, but the memories linger.

"...had just invested a significant portion of my waking life -- and a tiny portion of the sleeping version..."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"...Benjet has been trying to save Rodney Reed's life for the past 18 years. He leads the Innocence..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

A rewind of our 2020 interview with the series creator

"...woke up early for a Zoom chat, and Zoom life was starting to wear on us all. "It's like..."

June 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Eco: A Better Death Through Recomposition

Urban Death Project wants your last act to be giving back to the Earth

"...says Katrina Spade, founder and executive director of Urban Death Project...."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Point Austin: Death in Custody

Sandra Bland was guilty of driving while black

"...The grim paradox of the most notorious recent death in custody of a young African-American (we need to..."

July 31, 2015 News Column by Michael King

'Miami Connection' Connects After 25 Years

Grandmaster Y.K. Kim reels as his 1987 flop becomes a 2012 cult

"...many lost films that get a second burst of life. William Wellman's silent WWI drama Wings. The Bette Davis-starring..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Life in Prison for Hemp

José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.

"...years later, Peña would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison for possession of what the state said..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

"...frail shell of body and mind -- and Mr. Death is no exception. The film opens with a galvanizing,..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Death Watch: Cruel & Unusual Confinement

Convicted hit man faces third date with death

"...Rolando Ruiz has spent the last 22 years on death row. After two stays of execution, he is once..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Executing Texas' Law of Parties

Jeff Wood never killed anybody; Robert Pruett may not have either. Why does the state want to put them both to death?

"...It's been a slow summer in Texas' death chamber, with executions stayed left and right, state Court..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Death Watch: The Quality of State Killings

Why is the TDCJ so reluctant to test death drugs?

"...Dr. James Grig­son, the since-deceased forensic psychiatrist nicknamed "Dr. Death" because of his recurring state testimonies in capital cases..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Excited About Life

Friends keenly mourn the death of Esme Barrera

"...list, but didn't. "I wasn't spontaneous enough to go after it."..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

An Unfinished Life

An Unfinished Life never transcends its simple storyline to charter original ground, but it’s the kind of movie you can’t fault too terribly much, primarily because its heart seems to be in the right place.

"...Manheim. Thoroughly predictable from start to finish, An Unfinished Life rehashes Silas Marner by way of Miramax. In this..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Death Row Dilemma

Resistant to Change

"...In federal court, two death row inmates -- Danny Lee Barber and Joseph Stanley..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Texas to End Execution Hiatus on World Day Against the Death Penalty

After execution-free summer, death scheduled Oct. 10

"...one of the quietest in the history of Texas' death row. No prisoners have been executed since March. But..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...been hit as she drove her Honda Accord that afternoon by a Ford F-250 – a vehicle twice the..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Band Called Death

A black proto-punk band from Detroit that wouldn't compromise on its name is unearthed in this music doc 35 years after recording their original demo tracks.

"...A Band Called Death is this season’s engaging entry in the burgeoning field..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tinkering With Death

Texas Defender Service attorney David Dow's memoir covers his his work defending the condemned

"...is a quietly written and devastating indictment of the death penalty in general, and of its practice in Texas..."

Feb. 22, 2010 Books Post by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: Execution Stalled for Death Row Inmate Turned Preacher

Will Speer's life will continue ... for the moment

"...The life and ministry of death row inmate Will Speer will..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Without Intervention, Travis Runnels Will Be the Ninth Texan Executed in 2019

A troubled life, a dishonest witness, a “changed man”

"..."It would be a travesty to take away his life when he is the epitome of what a changed..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins

The legend of Texas journalism gets the coverage she deserves

"...late, legendary Ivins, but maybe the best is that after watching Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stages of Death

Life lessons from the mortuary to the theatre

"...I saw it with a friend a few weeks after the movie's release and remember vividly the opening scene..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

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