God Bless Alex Jones

"...with Mike Clark-Madison's latest article, "Austin @ Large: Access of Evil" [News, Aug. 6], with its mean-spirited swipes at..."

Aug. 9, 2004 Postmarks

In Search of Marcel Proust

Once UT's Dr. Seth Wolitz discovered Proust, he didn't turn back, but it took a real beating for him to get to that point.

"...published this year (see review), the release in French of an expanded edition of Remembrance of Things Past (more..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Sidney Moody

Sally Jacques' Book of The 64 Beds Project Under the Covers

"...I am not dreaming the intermittent pounding on the roof of my parents' house. I equate it with the..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Arts Feature by Stephanie Beauchamp

God and Comedy

Screenwriter Michael Zagst chooses laughter with Divine Access

"...bike to go speak in tongues and talk about God. Then I'd go to school from there."..."

May 13, 2016 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Letters at 3AM: My Top 10 of All Top 10s

A list of the Top 10 cultural artifacts that have shaped my life

"...9) 'THE WAR OF THE WORLDS' (1953), DIRECTED BY BYRON HASKIN Scientists find..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

State of Love and Trust

Have a little faith for the new millennial music paradigm and trust in the 2011-12 Austin Music Awards.

"..."Faith, to me, is believing in something in lieu of evidence," Quiet Company front man Taylor Muse told the..."

March 9, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Days of Blame

The only enemy is us!

"...he begins walking in circles. The seasons change, but of course in many ways they don't. Along the way,..."

April 23, 2010 Column by Louis Black

12 Jurors Found Him Guilty of Murder. Gov. Abbott Thinks He Knows Better.

An Army sergeant thought he could get away with murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, and he might be right

"...consider the evidence presented to them – eight days of it, much of it very detailed. They spent 16..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Genius of Love

"...It's February 1999, in the quiet, smokeless confines of the Cactus Cafe on the University of Texas campus,..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Murder, Mayhem, and the Underbelly of Life

Friends in Low Places

"...her Jeep and body in a field just outside of Bastrop, Thomas has about 27 years until he can..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Books Feature

The Pope of Avant Garde

Remembering William S. Burroughs

"...fellow, despite his nihilistic veneer. I spent the afternoon of his 70th birthday with him. Spoke about guns, hunting,..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Books Feature

In Defense of Paul McCartney

Milquetoast Balladeer or Songwriting Stud?

"...feeling that way because his death was a hell of a tragedy." -- Paul McCartney, 10/29/95..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Feature

Austin Heart of Film Festival Schedule

"...The third annual Austin Heart of Film Festival and Screenwriters Conference takes place this weekend,..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Screens Feature

Some Kind of Troll Inside Domy Books

Yes, some kind of hideous, godforsaken troll

"...Don't even get us started on the ridiculous amount of graphic brilliance in that store, or the hard-to-find art..."

July 6, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Buying the Administration's Bill of Goods Whole; Why Doesn't Sheehan Do Same?

"...first reaction to Cindy Sheehan was empathy [“Sheehan's Field of Dreams,” News, Aug. 19]. Who in their right mind..."

Aug. 29, 2005 Postmarks

Long Arm of the Lege May Strangle Webberville

Industry-backed bills would strip the newly incorporated village of its power to control strip mines and gravel pits.

"...the 10-acre property where Gonzales' family and his 77-year-old mother live in separate houses. Gonzales doesn't want TXI and..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Not Your Mother's Hockey Puck

Austin's Women's Hockey Team, the Roadrunners, Face Off Against the Gender Gap.

"...On the ice, the Roadrunner women face off with Oklahoma City. One tense second. The ref drops..."

June 29, 2001 Sports Feature by Emily Pyle

"Other Forms of Life" at the Contemporary Austin

With her mysterious and compelling artwork, Huma Bhabha puts us face to alien face

"...I first came across the work of New York-based modern artist Huma Bhabha earlier this year..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

The Murdered Women of Juárez Find a Voice Onstage

Isaac Gomez’s one-woman show The Way She Spoke

"...collaborators, having become close as undergraduates in the Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Texas at..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...that his groundbreaking group the Stooges plied a version of the blues aimed at disaffected white teens. Pity he..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Punk Rock Patron of Austin Music Richard Lynn

Super Secret founder and Sonic Transmissions Festival underwriter expands operations

"...Drilling, Larry staked his own claims an hour east of Austin in Giddings during the Seventies, making significant contributions..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

The Trials and Success of Tom Laughlin's 'Billy Jack'

Politics and pacifism on the East Coast

"...than it was, but time does affect the stature of cultural archetypes. Laughlin had played Billy Jack in four..."

Jan. 2, 2014 Screens Post by Louis Black

A Place of Her Own

In her two short story collections, Lasting Attachments and Crossing Shattuck Bridge, Annette Sanford can be laugh-out-loud funny, poignant, and tragic, sometimes in the same breath. But she couldn't do it if she lived in the city. The country is indelibly her metier.

"...at least 11 years ago, when her first collection of stories, Lasting Attachments, was published and revealed, all over..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Head of the Class

With Senioritis, the conclusion to his quartet of plays set at a Catholic high school in Houston, solo performer Rob Nash is all set to graduate -- to Off-Broadway, says Robi Polgar.

"...school in Houston. Then he went to the University of Texas at Austin, where he did some writing and..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Message of Dreams

Violet Crown Winner Lisa Sandlin

"...Does it take a kind of heroism to tell stories?" I asked Beaumont native and..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

The Music of Our Sins -- Part II Letters at 3am

"...Piano, Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man, John Steinbeck's East of Eden, Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea,..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Out of the Boomers' Shadow

David Bucci, Playwright for Today's Young Theatre Haters

"...little bits and re-arrange them so they make fun of themselves. -- Tiller, Kid Carnivore..."

July 19, 1996 Arts Feature

American Buffets: In Defense of Gluttony Golden Hometown Family Stockade

"...States was founded on big, ugly appetites. These Puritans of Fortune saw an opportunity to regentrify the so-called New..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Arts Feature

Leader of the Pack

An Interview With the Head Coyote

"...little less than a month ago, Mark Miller, one of America's most famous chefs, opened the Coyote Cafe at..."

July 14, 1995 Arts Feature by Robb Walsh

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...eat the nails. Then wash ’em down with one of Austin’s magnificent lagers being brewed right here in the..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

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