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.

"...tired as he drove south toward Houston on the morning of Sept. 27, 1998. Following a quick trip north..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Life Is.....

"...I title this Life is because the so many things that..."

Oct. 30, 2007 Promotions Post

'Life, the Universe, and Everything' Bowl

"...When you lead the Longhorns to the National College Championship, there’s bound to be..."

Sept. 17, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Lit-urday: Something Eggers the Imagination

And someone's got to answer for all this … dysfunction.

"...It's been a long week, and now you deserve to..."

Aug. 9, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: And It Was All Right

Notes on a life saved by rock & roll

"...I'm in a tortured dream straight out of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" sequence of..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Whatever It Takes

Tom Morello does whatever it takes.

"...Tom Morello may be igniting a One Man Revolution under the..."

March 16, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Call It a Draw

Last year's eye-catching Earthlink commercials imitated local animator Bob Sabiston's -- and his software's -- style. A little too much, in his opinion.

"...When Austin-based animator Bob Sabiston says he'll never consent to do another..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Putting It Together

The Austin Symphony's Peter Bay on Leading an Orchestra, Interpreting a Score, and Seeing Music

"...powerful. To watch Austin Symphony maestro Peter Bay at work on the podium is to see a conductor leading..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

It's Not the Pot

Directing a Different Kind of Drug Movie

"...Whatever criteria are used when labeling a film `alternative' these days,..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Implementing the Mobility Bond and Corridor Construction Program, if You Can Wait for It

Going to take a long, long time

"...no matter what we do, driving here will most likely continue to be an issue. The city is too..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver

I Like to Watch

Saying goodbye to The Good Wife

"...It’s sort of unprecedented that a low-rated, highly acclaimed prestige..."

May 6, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

My Life As Marky Ramone

Ramones drummer spins stories tonight at the Long Center

"...Brooklyn native Marc Bell, 58, lived a musical lifetime before renaming himself Marky Ramone and assuming his new..."

Jan. 26, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Martin Sexton's Not Buying It

Q&A with singer-songwriter Martin Sexton

"...years ago, Martin Sexton was a freewheeling troubadour, spreading singer-songwriter joy across the small clubs and outdoor music festivals..."

Feb. 9, 2012 Music Post by Melanie Haupt

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 4 … or Is It 5?

Sports blogger livin' on 'kickoff time'

"...the case, I'm already lost in the madness of it all, my mind awash in vicious hits, swine flu..."

Oct. 1, 2009 Sports Post by John Razook

The 'It' Perspective

Photographer Fritz Henle seen through the lens of Austin image-maker Matthew Fuller

"...In "Fritz Henle: In Search of Beauty," the Harry Ransom Center..."

June 12, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

I Like to Watch: Better Things Than Stranger Things

There are other worlds than these

"...It’s important to remember that Netflix Originals, going back to..."

July 31, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

If You Wear it, They Will Run

Wearable tech is shaping the way people run the Austin Marathon

"...When Sujata Neidig gets ready for this weekend's Austin Marathon, she'll be doing what a..."

Feb. 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top Chef Texas, Week 13: Life on Two Wheels

The chefs go mobile in an homage to "Pee-wee's Big Adventure"

"...My people! My apologies for the radio silence. Would you believe that I have..."

Feb. 6, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

'And Then the Feeling Fades Away/ But You Sort of Wish It Would Have Stayed'

The New York Times' Books blog, Paper Cuts, has a recurring thread called "Living With Music," in which authors write about their perfect playlists.

"...The New York Times' Books blog, Paper Cuts, has a recurring thread..."

June 11, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Like a Moth to the Flame …

Barry Bonds, Jon Lovitz, and Bud Selig: A Match Made in Heaven

"...… am I drawn to these Barry Bonds record-tying and -breaking home runs. I can’t take my eyes..."

Aug. 4, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Private Life

The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde tells it like it is

"...the hearts of fans everywhere in 1980, telling the world that she was not only special, but to fuck..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Shelf Life Support

As libraries struggle with slashed budgets, communities are asked to take up the slack. Melanie Haupt reports.

"...the few that are aware, there are unsung heroes working to staunch the cash hemorrhage that threatens the livelihood..."

July 18, 2003 Books Feature by Melanie Haupt

What It Is to Be Human

Actor Martin Burke, now in the midst of his fifth sell-out run as David Sedaris' Little Elf in The Santaland Diaries, talks about that show's success and his career as an actor.

"...I wish everybody could sit down and talk for an hour or two with..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Dude, It's Mitch Hedberg!

"...As an art form, stand-up comedy gets no respect. A lot of great..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

It Follows Goes Everywhere

Director David Robert Mitchell on finding horror in Detroit

"...the consistent conjoined twins that have hovered over teen horror. But in It Follows, their connection is less a..."

March 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Leffingwell's Got It in the Bag

City to look at sacking petroleum grocery bags.

"...Continuing the welcome trend of simple environmental changes citizens can make (like the city-endorsed switch to fluorescent bulbs),..."

April 16, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Still Bringing It

Jessica Bendinger on the 10th anniversary of her snarky cheer comedy Bring It On

"...Most writers are good on page and near pathological in person,..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Life Is Sweet

"...Leigh. Starring: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea, Timothy Spall and David Thewlis. The title..."

March 13, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

This story of a milquetoast with a wild imagination stars Ben Stiller and is as pretty as it is busy. Opens 12/25.

"...A mild-mannered Life magazine photography editor capable of astonishing feats of derring-do..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Tree of Life

Terrence Malick's latest film bursts with unbridled ambition and vision, and while it doesn't always reach the heights for which it aims, it soars boldly and fearlessly.

"...Directed by: Terrence Malick. Starring: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler and..."

June 3, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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