Dramatic Turn

Actress Meredith McCall is about much more than musicals

"...socialite, musically urges the audience before her to "Keep your eyeball on the highball in your hand." The one..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Year in Books

Freedom, Finkler, and Kids of America

"...For the ladies, Julie Klausner's I Don't Care About Your Band (Gotham) served as a cringe-worthy but honest field..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Bedside Manner: Treehouse Tomes

Up in the air with Klosterman, Murakami, and more

"...read through "[t]he twenty-three questions I ask everybody I meet in order to decide if I can really love..."

Jan. 3, 2011 Books Post by Monica Riese

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Sept. 23-30

"...IMAGINE AUSTIN FORUM lets you choose your favorite elements from four different versions of Austin's future..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing Thursday night SXSW 09 talent

"...for 2007's return to psychedelic roots form Rise to Your Knees, and follow-up Sewn Together (Mega Force) drops in..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Res Publica

"...REGIONAL WORKSHOP The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization needs your help developing a mobility plan for 2035. 6:30-8:45pm. Thompson..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature

TV Eye

2008 was the year of the woman on AMC's Mad Men

"...things. Frankly, it's hard to imagine anything else deserves your attention when an episode of this artfully rendered series..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Showcases

"...1990s. It's the new millennium, so it's time to meet Seattle songstress Choklate, who burst onto the scene with..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Naked City

"...chief entered its last days, with the five finalists meeting this week with officials, the public, and the media...."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

Reckless

Throughout the City Theatre Company production of Reckless, a Christmas tree remains stationary center stage, but that's about all that's still in this flighty black comedy

"...break in through the bay window and make her death seem like an accident. And to all a good..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Tuesday, Nov. 7 (that would be Election Day), is your very last chance. If you're just waking up from..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

Jeffs Faces Justice

Polygamist sect leader will return to Utah

"...refuge, you must not reveal where I am in your phone calls and your letters."..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Static Between Stations

The American Analog Set at 10: end of part one

"...And the death knell sounds, though it might just be the anesthesia..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...public in the drive to implement tolls behind closed-door meetings. Focus on that individual with all your sarcasm. Krusee..."

May 6, 2005 Column

Adopting a Survivor's Tale

Stephen Mills' journey into the Holocaust leads a community toward tolerance

"...of Education involving lectures and workshops and a town meeting, with the support of the Holocaust Museum Houston, the..."

April 1, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...get tears in my eyes. It was amazing to meet so many people that respect and love my dad..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

TCB

Young Heart Attack and the Austin City Council's 'Mouthful of Love'

"..."Just look at the way your Polvo record ages versus your Van Halen I record,"..."

April 30, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...to be his annual Barsuk release, The Life and Death of an American Fourtracker. This youngster is adept at..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...on FUBU, Enyce, or local line Asiatic, you're on your own. (Back Room, 8pm-1am) -- Christopher Gray..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Coach's Corner

The XFLdebut: It has to get better, doesn't it?.

"...the XFL, don't look at Sports Illustrated, but at your teenager's school newspaper, or maybe The Daily Texan. I'll..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Defining the Name of the World

Denis Johnson's new novel is about grief, but told anew, as if we didn't know anything about it.

"...make his own prescient observations about doing battle with your demons:..."

July 7, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo

In this excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo, the Texian forces at the Alamo, under the command of Jim Bowie and William Travis, have suffered the first cannon attacks from the newly arrived Mexican army.

"...politicking they were, but it was a tonic to meet a man who put a value in reaching out..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature

Council Watch

The Gotham Cometh: Town Lake Condo Clears First Hurdle; Council Moves On to Water

"...took verbal hits from the council at last week's meeting -- could have used the intervention of our colleague..."

Oct. 8, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Writes of Spring

"...thought he was a hawk and swooped to his death in a parking-lot."..."

April 9, 1999 Books Review

Drafting a Career

"...think to live anywhere else would be to sell [your] soul, and I think that's a notion you maybe..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Screens Feature

A Stone for Norman Mailer

"...underestimated. On every page there are sentences to ignite your mind - and sentences to scoff at, dismiss, curse...."

June 12, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

Bruce Hughes

"...fear of them. It's like you can't get all your needs from one single human being on the planet,..."

June 5, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Tycoon Cowgirl

Terri Hendrix

"...kids. I just love music. I love playing, love meeting the people, and love meeting the people's babies. It..."

May 8, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Watson's Way

Mayor's Homeless Package Leaves Some People Cold

"...solutions should be, but defending his conclusions to the death. To be fair, the mayor is backed up by..."

April 24, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Coach's Corner

"...After a gloomy two-month death watch, a time shrouded in anger and negativity, an..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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