A Cacophony of Passions

Why the City Council changed the boards and commissions system – and what still needs to be done

"...Some departments, such as Parks and the Austin Public Library, have a reputation for working well with their corresponding..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Destiny's Child

Tom Doyal reviews Sam Houston, Austin author James Haley's new biography on the Texas legend, and finds that the biographer's "hard work is almost invisible to the reader; he makes this complex life accessible, even understandable, in light of the times in which Houston lived."

"...served with distinction during the American Revolutionary War with Morgan's Rifle Brigade. Sam of Texas fame was the family's..."

June 14, 2002 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...J. Morgan Rector's Mitigating Circumstances..."

March 26, 1999 Column

Qmmunity: Camp Conundrum

Oh good, another column about queer movies. How original!

"...line in friend of the column and movie programmer Morgan Hyde’s Letterboxd review:..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Column by James Scott

Culture, Arts, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Don't let the heat get you down

"...SPN stars like Misha Collins, Felicia Day, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and DJ Qualls, among many others. You may also..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Darren Aronofsky to be Honored by Austin Film Festival

Fest features Bob Saget's final film, new Laura Poitras doc

"...FIXATION D: Mercedes Bryce Morgan THE DOMESTIC D: Brad Katzen FOLLOW HER D: Sylvia..."

Sept. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Mental Illness Does Not Cause Mass Shootings. Mass Shootings Cause Mental Illness.

Austin therapists lay out Governor Greg Abbott's abysmal record on supporting mental health access and education

"...the massacre of 21 people. According to a National Library of Medicine study, people with mental illness are more..."

June 17, 2022 Column by Therapists in the Austin area

AFF's On Story Project Gets Major Grant

NEA financial assist will keep unique project rolling

"...its broad mission of providing access to its huge library...."

June 26, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Gifts for Fans of the Big and Small Screen

From essential box sets to writers’ wisdom: stocking fillers and the gifts that keep on giving for your watching pleasure

"...Golden Ages of TelevisionEdited by Maya Perez and Barbara Morgan, University of Texas Press, 208 pp., $19.95..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes to A Quiet Place

Over 100 films and 43 world premieres fill a noisy nine days

"...and Oscar nominee Jordan Peele puts the resurgent Tracy Morgan as an ex-con facing freedom in The Last O.G...."

Feb. 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Changing Your Name and Gender Marker in Trump's America

A guide to doing it yourself and where to find help

"...Spearheaded by Cristian Sánchez and Anya Morgan, the Trans Name and Gender Marker Project is a..."

March 3, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Maddox Price

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Chris Grabenstein, Welcome to Wonderland #1 D.J. MacHale, The Library #1 David Liss, The Whiskey Rebels Jessica Spotswood, A..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Medicate as Needed

Nothing takes the edge off dealing with edgy people like a blissful buzz

"...at Keller's ... not even snorting cocaine off of Morgan Fairchild's ass in the back of Mark Cuban's Hummer..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Gay Place: Music of Your Life

Stretch across the genres this Friday

"...Check out the Downtown space and browse the feminist library while noshing and schmoozing and being swept off your..."

June 12, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Playback: HAAM's Time of the Season

HAAM Day fills its coffers for uninsured live music capitalists

"...the city's true live music capital everywhere except the library. Fundraising kicks off a day early with ACL Live..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Texas Teen Book Festival

James Dashner, Oliver headline 2014 YA hullabaloo

"...3:10pm join Gayle Forman (If I Stay) and Kass Morgan (The 100) for a panel discussion on adapting books..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Playback: White Hats at the White Horse

The White Horse expands its empire – into nonprofits and a record label

"...by longtime White Horse employee Travis Warren, his wife Morgan Wommack, and bar owner Denis O'Donnell, will host afterschool..."

May 30, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Your Name Here

Big Boys guitarist Tim Kerr put Austin punk on the map, then spent the next quarter century painting on it

"...The guest bedroom studio boasts two massive library card catalogs filled with DAT recordings of sessions he..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Morgan Gale Beckford, Queenie Pie..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Bigger Picture

Planning comprehensively

"...the recommendations to council made by City Auditor Steve Morgan for a fresh vision and comprehensive planning process. The..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...for Downtown's Seaholm/Green neighborhood are rapidly shifting: The central library may now get its own site, and Green may..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature

Better Books to Read Than 'His Dark Materials'

"...read. However, most are likely to be in the library of St. Edward's University, an institution that is not..."

Nov. 21, 2007 Postmarks

The Tin Drum

"...of women and children, OKC police yanked copies from library shelves and seized videos from homes. Yeah, so Nazis..."

July 16, 2004 Screens Review by Courtney Fitzgerald

bee luther-hatchee

It's rare for a piece of theatre staged in Austin to touch an issue close to the city's heart, and that immediacy by itself recommends bee luther-hatchee. But what makes the Zachary Scott Theatre Center production more worthy of attention is the skill with which it serves up the thorny issues authenticity of voice and artistic representation by people of different cultures.

"...public art for the George Washington Carver Museum and Library. Three artists had been recommended for the project, but..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Naked City

Money Matters

"...goal of Council Member Beverly Griffith. The Austin Public Library got $167,000 for new technology, and the Council disbursed..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips

Latana Ridge Lodge, an hour's drive north of DFW, sits at the collision point of northern grasslands, eastern forests, and western prairies.

"...call for a swimming pool. A camp store and library will open soon. There also is room for more..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Neighborhood Watch

"...for a political feature, recut a New York public library film for the Iranian Student Association, and worked with..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Art of the State '98

Art & Theatre to See Around Texas This Summer

"...of the World: A Mughal Manuscript From the Royal Library, Windsor Castle," an exhibition of all 46 illustrations from..."

May 29, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dancing About Architecture

"Bob" Watches Over Us or: Weekend of Slack

"...Hope Morgan, Pam Hart, Blues Boy Hubbard & the Jets, Edna..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Nobody Can't Beat Him

"...Janis Morgan..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Column

« 1    ‹ BACK    1   2   3     NEXT ›    3 »