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March 27, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens
Magnolia Becomes 'Drinking Buddies,' Magnet Gets 'Milo'
SXSW acquisitions continue with ensemble drama and horror comedy
"...demon Milo finds a home at Magnolia's genre stable, Magnet...."
March 19, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Monster Magnet Comic Con: Dave Wyndorf
A G-rated ‘Last Patrol’ from the Silver Age
"...Monster Magnet hasn’t toured the U.S. in over a decade, its..."
Nov. 26, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland
Album Review: Lost Cat Magnet, Charles Russell, and Tiago da Silva
My Exotic Self
"...40 years, the wildly prolific Austin staple Lost Cat Magnet (Ricardo Acevedo) has ventured deep into the dark arts..."
Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman
Ten Down ... 90% to Go
AISD votes to move the Liberal Arts Academy from Johnston to LBJ, a move that magnet parents support but many others question.
"...decision, hailed as a victory by advocates of the magnet schools, is expected to create the most advanced, broad-based..."
Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Michael May
Naked City
Johnston Magnet Junked?
"...would effectively merge the two programs and end the magnet program at Johnston. AISD staff, a community working group,..."
Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael May
Roadkill
Monster Magnet
"...After seven years of being grossly underheard, Monster Magnet's fortune literally changed in minutes - the time it..."
Oct. 20, 1995 Music Feature
Time to Re-Learn Your 'ABCs'
Magnet announces 'ABCs of Death 2' loaded with Fantastic Fest faves
"...If you've seen the Drafthouse Films/Magnet co-production The ABCs of Death, you'll know that the..."
May 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Choice
Nicholas Sparks' romantic yearnings once again flood our screens
"...next door to the cocksure Travis Parker (Walker), a babe-magnet veterinarian with commitment issues who lives on an postcard-perfect..."
Feb. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Maze Runner
Of all the dystopian teen fables, this one based on James Dashner’s popular novel is one of the best.
"...as they chase after the next potentially lucrative teen magnet. For every Harry Potter, there’s a forgettable knock-off like..."
Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss
Rubber
Rubber is a movie about a sentient, telekinetic, and homicidal tire on a rampage.
"...actors, and most of all to Magnolia Pictures’ subdivision, Magnet Releasing, for having the nerve to acquire and release..."
April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Ugly Truth
In this formulaic battle of the sexes, no one will be mistaking Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler for Hepburn and Tracy.
"...Sacramento, who is forced to accept the inclusion of ratings-magnet Mike Chadway (Butler) into her morning mix. Mike is..."
July 24, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Fireproof
God helps a firefighter, played by Kirk Cameron, to repair his marriage.
"...that are short enough to fit on a refrigerator magnet. Fireproof, in other words, is American Evangelical Christian storytelling..."
Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Stop-Loss
A real-world fuse burns throughout the military drama of Stop-Loss, the Austin-lensed film by Boys Don't Cry's Kimberley Peirce that stars Ryan Phillippe.
"...-women. Peirce's last time behind the camera, with the accolade-magnet Boys Don't Cry, garnered the filmmaker enough cluttered mantel..."
March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
A Self-Made Hero
"...success fly to Albert like metal filings to a magnet, leaving him at first thrilled at his audacity, then..."
Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith
Going All the Way
"...Rye.” Gunner (Affleck) is handsome, athletic, self-assured, and a magnet for the opposite sex, yet ever since his return..."
Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Spike & Mike's Festival of Animation '94
"...Joe Murray's funny tale of a mutt who's a magnet for mishaps, “My Dog Zero;” Richard Goleszowski's two servings..."
Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires
Ghost in the Machine
"...flirt with an ex-hacker-turned-security analyst and create a giant magnet, or something to that effect. You get the picture..."
Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Egg & I
How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine
"...low lights, an old massage table, and three spinning magnets. In a world seemingly awash in chemical solutions and..."
Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman
The Luv Doc: Parachute Pants and a Kentucky Waterfall
A miniature pony is an even awesomer chick magnet than an IROC-Z
"...pound, a miniature pony is an even awesomer chick magnet than an IROC-Z. Plus, they’re much, much more reliable...."
April 6, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc
The Future's So Bright ...
Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?
"...created by the presence of the Liberal Arts Academy magnet housed on the Johnston campus -- an outside population..."
March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Sterling Lands' New Mission
Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.
"...the placement and operation of the school district's three "magnet" programs.De-Magnetized? In the early Eighties, magnet schools -- specialized..."
Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
AISD De-Magnetized?
A proposal to move AISD's Liberal Arts Academy to LBJ High School almost certainly means resegregation for Johnston High School, its former home.
"...of Johnston High School and into LBJ High School. Magnet students already comprise 48% of the students at LBJ,..."
Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Michael May
Kealing: Equal but Separate Plans
Parents of magnet and comprehensive program students have differing visions for Eastside middle school
"...Superintendent Pat Forgione's since-shelved proposal to formally divide Kealing's magnet program into a separate school with its own administration..."
April 6, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...interviewed me for an article he did on the magnet/host schools ["Ten Down ... 90% to Go," Dec. 7]...."
Dec. 21, 2001 Column
Point Austin: Compared to What?
Crisis at Kealing the latest chapter in a too-long story
"...divisions between underperforming neighborhood school and nationally renowned academic magnet, privileged commuter students and disadvantaged neighborhood students, the mostly..."
Jan. 26, 2007 News Column by Michael King
Will AISD Magnetize Eastside Sixth-Graders?
Kealing Junior High may add a sixth grade -- at the expense of its three Eastside elementary feeder schools.
"...the district. Kealing also houses the district's comprehensive academic magnet program for the middle grades; for years, parents of..."
Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Michael May
Naked City
The House considers a Top 10% law to address inequities at magnet high schools, and UT is embroiled in a free speech debate after a scuffle between faculty and university police.
"...programs. But Rangel's bill created problems for AISD's two magnet high schools, which attract high-achieving students to select programs..."
March 9, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose
A Kealing Compromise
District won't formally separate Kealing Middle School's magnet program from neighborhood school
"...that the district will not formally split Kealing's advanced-academic magnet program from the neighborhood school. Forgione told the school..."
March 16, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward
No Room at the Inn
Parents and educators discuss adding a sixth grade to the Kealing magnet.
"...The Johnston/LBJ situation isn't the only controversy surrounding AISD magnet programs. In its report on magnet programs to the..."
Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Michael May
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