Letters at 3AM: Open Letter to Sharon Doubiago

The reason I can't read Sharon Doubiago's book is that I, like she, was shaped by incest and rape

"...Poetry Sharon Doubiago's Way," available for no fee at www.michaelventura.org; go to "Search Ventura's Work by Topic" and scroll..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Guess Who's Coming to Terrorize Your Night

UT alum Bryan Bertino's nerve-shattering debut, 'The Strangers'

"...AC: Creepy. Art imitates life imitates [German director/provocateur] Michael Haneke. Have you seen Funny Games?..."

May 30, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Changes in the Weather

As Burnt Orange cools down, UTFI heats up

"...was snatched up by Sony Pictures Classics (whose Co-President Michael Barker is a UT grad) and provided both a..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

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"...result in no consequences. What many of us have learned and trust is that the police will always cover..."

July 1, 2005 Column

Hard Water

Second Place

"...water every Saturday night. Prentis is always first, having learned early on that positioning is everything, even if you..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Sharon L. Dutton

All in Perspective

Chris Searles

"...a much longer and deeper professional relationship with drummer Michael Hale, there's a slim chance that Searles might hook..."

April 3, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Style Files

A Little Tongue-in-Chic

"...Pink Floyd looking like true dandies and a young Michael Jackson with a clown wig (!). Goofy-looking bands you've..."

May 30, 1997 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Revolution: The Power to Begin

Letters at 3AM

"...by Michael Ventura..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Column

Tomar Williams Hones Four Decades of Soul

Breakout of his family band, the performer seizes on his pop, soul, R&B, and hip-hop successes and failures in Tomar & the FCs

"...So I had him do a song, 'Ben' by Michael Jackson. He started to sing, and I was blown..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Charles Attal Discusses C3/Live Nation Deal

“We needed each other”

"...check. I have a boss. [Live Nation Entertainment CEO] Michael Rapino is my boss. Great guy. [Pause.] Damn, no..."

Feb. 26, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Music News: C3 Grows

Exclusive interview with Charles Attal about C3 Presents / Live Nation Entertainment deal

"...On Friday, Dec. 19, 2:33pm, Live Nation Entertainment CEO Michael Rapino tweeted, "Great to be in business with the..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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"...Ann Landeros [Michael King responds: Ann Landeros is right; I should have..."

June 23, 2006 Column

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"...system, imagine our surprise and dismay when we read Michael King's sloppy and misleading "Naked City" "exposé" of what's..."

May 12, 2006 Column

Point Austin: Tased and Confused

When the APD falls in love with Tasers, it's the Eastside that gets shocked

"...last week, despite the eventual presence of nine officers, Michael Clark could not be subdued without three full 50,000-volt..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Column by Michael King

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"...Darcie Stevens ("31 Nights," Music, Sept. 10) only really learned one thing (her No. 3: "The human body is..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Column

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"...Michael King's report on the Sept. 10 public hearing ["In..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Column

McCanlies, Texas

Tim McCanlies is known in the movie business as a great script writer with few scripts that have actually hit the big screen. With the Sept. 19 release of Secondhand Lions, long thought to be one of the best unproduced scripts around, that will change.

"...for its characters, for the way Robert Duvall and Michael Caine walk across the landscape, for the way Haley..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Graduates

Once They Were My Students Now They Are

"...Michael On the first day of school, I asked students..."

May 25, 2001 Features Feature by Sarah Hepola

Book Reviews

Recent Titles Reviewed

"...The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clayby Michael Chabon..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Trial and Error

Questions raised about whether cards were stacked against Davidians in their civil suit against the federal government.

"...Right after the Waco verdict was announced, Michael Bradford, the U.S. attorney who served as the government's..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Red Line

"...Line D: John Sjogren (1996); Chad McQueen, Julie Strain, Michael Madsen, Dom DeLuise, Corey Feldman, Jan-Michael Vincent, Roxana Zal,..."

June 16, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...that little to nothing of what the panelists had learned could help anybody in the audience. No amount of..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...(The Madstone) Adrianna Cuevas (The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto) Michael Cunningham (Day: A Novel) Homa Dashtaki (Yogurt & Whey:..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...CHANGING THE GAME D: Michael Barnette (USA, 90min) Following the lives of three transgender..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thursday SXSW Sleepers

"...LPs, the most recent being 2013's Jadur Shohor. – Michael Toland..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...starring the always-terrific Rinko Kikuchi and featuring, we just learned*, a soundtrack by the Octopus Project. And David Gordon..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

Death and drugs dominated the year for Austin police

"...a darker turn when the credibility of his owner, Michael Paxton, became an issue after we discovered that he..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Fantastic Fest Is Here To Bash Your Brains In

Shock, schlock, and awe at America's premier genre fest

"...NBCUniversal subsidiary Chiller Network contacted Best Worst Movie director Michael Stephenson about making a documentary on the phenomenon of..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Step Up to Citizenship

The curtain rises on the annual budget pageant – places, please

"...in a more prominent instance of citizen engagement, Chair Michael Lauderdale and Vice Chair Michael Levy bought full-page Statesman..."

June 25, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...At its first budget work session Wednesday, council members learned that, even with generous tax projections, the city's $20.6..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature

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