What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...or end of the festival cycle – maybe a little bit of both. Many titles that have either played..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Banks of Sandy Creek

A material plant moves in?

"...creeks, when it's not flooding, it usually has a little bit of water and quite a bit of sand...."

July 13, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Playback: Strike Up the Bond

Can the City finally save endangered clubs? Plus J.J. Offender obit and an Austin Music Poll plug.

"...remembers Doyle, the Offenders' drummer who considered Jacobson a little brother. "He made it all come together."..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Early Data Shows Progress at Four High-Crash Intersections

Number of accidents dramatically drops at intersections outfitted with new safety controls

"...Austin making progress toward its goal of eliminating traffic deaths...."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Luv Doc: The Via Dolorosa

When is it acceptable to use the L word?

"...My boyfriend is great and fun, and funny, and..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: A Mental Health Problem

We should all be deeply ashamed that we have let things go this far

"...Last week another 26 people were killed by a..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Your Weekend in Film

Time of our lives

"...earnest biopic sketchily communicates this consummate politician’s skills through little more than folksy humor and the occasional swear word,..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Bullock Museum Screens Bonnie and Clyde

Texas Focus series spotlights seminal Sixties film

"...an unprecedented glamorization of criminality. To a viewer of Little Caesar in 1931, the main character’s murderous ascendance to..."

April 19, 2017 Screens Post by Dougie Gerrard

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...damaged police vehicles. Protests in solidarity with the three deaths materialized in other parts of the country, emulating the..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Whitmire: Teach the Children Traffic Stops

State senator proposes classes on how to get pulled over right

"...on ways to “reduce the number of injuries and deaths to or by law enforcement officers.”..."

Sept. 29, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

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?

"...procuring the proper cocktails to administer each killing. Two deaths are on the docket for consecutive days this month,..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Chief Acevedo Responds to Dallas Sniper Attack

APD will be at 100% staffing patrol through August

"...end of a peaceful protest centered around publicly criticized deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands..."

July 8, 2016 News Post by Kahron Spearman

In the Wake of Orlando

To the entire LGBTQ community: You do matter. So much.

"...for a celebration. I felt happy, and maybe a little homesick...."

June 13, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Notes on Kamp: Theory and Practice

Labor protections are worthless if not enforced

"...good. Laws that have good intentions behind them but little real-life effect in some ways seem worse than no..."

May 27, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Does John Battaglia Remember He Murdered His Children?

A father who killed his two young daughters is scheduled to be executed March 30

"...The details of the two girls' deaths are particularly disturbing. According to Battag­lia's failed 2010 appeal..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Interactive: Exploring Scent as a Storytelling Tool

Can you smell what the Fest is cooking?

"...Brakel of Dutch creative agency Polymorf explained his Famous Deaths project, which used isolation chambers to recreate the smells..."

March 15, 2016 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

Headlines

"...Lethal Roads: Deaths on Austin roads hit a new high in 2015..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature

Choosing Detention Over Death

Refugees come to the U.S. seeking protection, find detention instead

"...instructed not to help women – who typically have little or no education – file requests for medical appointments,..."

Dec. 25, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

After the Flood, Before the Flood

As the area recovers from the Memorial Day flood, El Niño looms

"...very significant that will be causing significant damage, possibly deaths, is when we issue the flash-flood emergency message," he..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Back to the Future

GOP officials take opportunity to demagogue on heels of Obama clean air plan announcement

"...carbon dioxide will "cost too much" and "do too little." Patrick also pounded that drum, and that was the..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Perry's Top 10 Worst Hits

Perry for Prez redux calls for a sojourn down memory lane

"...in the “coverage gap” – those earning both too little to purchase their own private insurance and too much..."

June 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Lawsuits, Laws, and Plea Bargains

Brian Rodgers vs. COA, Abbott vs. women's rights, etc.

"...the child may have sustained the injuries and the deaths of several key witnesses, we felt the 25 year..."

June 15, 2015 News Post by News Staff

Boyhood: Twelve Years on Film

This photographic record of Richard Linklater's landmark film shows a lot going on before and behind the camera

"...the film, shares some of her own losses (the deaths of her parents, divorce) in her commentary, while Lankes'..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Arts Feature by Jesse Sublett

Don't Shoot the Dog

John Wick co-directors talk Keanu and cold canine revenge

"...Austin Chronicle: The first two onscreen deaths are John Wick's wife and his dog, and nothing..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Davis Bops Abbott's Insider Deals

Davis finds new traction with a full-frontal assault on Abbott's ethics

"...it the case of the sociopathic surgeon. In a little under three years, actions by neurosurgeon Dr. Chris­to­pher Duntsch..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3am: Oligarchy Blues

Without fair elections and a viable legislative process at federal and state levels, the republic no longer exists

"...For instance, it does not address the 440,000 yearly deaths caused by preventable hospital error (Forbes.com, Sept. 23, 2013)...."

June 27, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Above the East China Sea

In her most ambitious novel, Sarah Bird entwines the tales of two teenaged girls, both on Okinawa but in different eras

"...World War II tragedy about which most Westerners know little or nothing. During the Battle of Okinawa, hundreds of..."

May 16, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

From Prisoner to Reformer

A Q&A with 'Orange Is the New Black' author Piper Kerman

"...AC: Yes, exactly. Now, you’re situation was a little different, you went to good schools, you were on..."

May 9, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

Headlines

"...punishment. Although heat exposure has contributed to 14 inmate deaths since 2007, the report alleges that few safeguards have..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature

Science Goes to Court

Death row case sets new state law against prosecutorial resistance

"...himself get murdered. He is lying there, holding his little tiny tummy after it's been shredded, torn apart ......"

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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