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Saving Austin's Schools
Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need
"...frustration in his voice. It's not just the outright myths being peddled by its opponents, he said (like how..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Secret Culturalist Dave Thomas
Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs frontman tag teams ATX
"...DT: This is one of those canards or urban myths or something. Everyone says we’ve been very influential, but..."

May 18, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

Texas VegFest Returns to Austin
Any time a bunch of vegans get together, you can bet it will be a party
"...Tucker Fitness will get attendees moving and discuss the myths and misconceptions of vegan fitness. Ernest Samudio, president of..."

March 31, 2017 Food Feature by Alisha McDarris

Hanging Out With the Dream King
Mathias Svalina delivers slivers from the oneiroi to your front door
"...most of which are serial surrealist projects, surrealist creation myths, surrealist business plans, a collection of instructions for impossible..."

March 1, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Are City Employee Pensions at Risk?
Pension systems in Dallas and Houston have been beat up by bad spending.
"...in favor of other options was mired in "flawed myths about cost savings."..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

"Karen Kunc + Monika Meler: PrintAustin 2017"
At Gallery Shoal Creek, these artists’ prints interact well with one another – contrasting peace in nature and urban agitation
"...of the world beyond our reach, while Meler's urban myths highlight the agitation and scale of the human endeavor,..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Split Screen: Reanimated
John Pierson's Split Screen begins streaming on FilmStruck
"...playful irreverence and Pierson's widely recognized talent for debunking myths and half-truths.” Pierson added that the show was not..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Play It Loud
Play It Loud: The Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar
"...building his "Frankenstrat" – but adds details and dispels myths along the way. Lesser-known stories include jazz giant Charlie..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Texas Publishes State-Mandated Anti-Choice "Propaganda" Booklet
Updated pamphlet still rife with medical errors, health advocates say
"...booklet continues to drastically mislead women and perpetuate dangerous myths about abortion care. Heather Busby, executive director of NARAL..."

Dec. 7, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Looking From the Outside
With Selim Özdogan
Turkish-German author talks politics in the U.S. and Turkey
"...It’s just a strange German word, with lots of myths and emotions to it. My example for this is..."

Nov. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Katarina Brown

Fantastic Fest Review: Sadako vs. Kayako
Japanese supernatural heavyweights come out swinging
"...are initially thought to be nothing more than urban myths. Well, until the infamous cursed tape turns up again,..."

Sept. 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Like to Watch
Exploring the nerd/jock dichotomy
"...You can take apart prevailing narratives or myths that we have about the world and live by,..."

April 22, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

SXSW Music Panel: Jessica Hopper
Facing the industry’s “baseline condition” of sexism head-on
"...was quick to dispel one of the most pervasive myths in all facets of the music industry...."

March 18, 2016 Music Post by Abby Johnston

SXSW List No. 5
NOFX, Leon Russell, and Trae Tha Truth join Iggy Pop
"...New Myths (Brooklyn, NY.)..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

We're Still Here
Assessing the continuing black Austin experience
"...into a room for a job interview or perpetuating myths about fear?" asks Virginia Cumberbatch, co-owner of Austin-based creative..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Luv Doc: Speculation
The facts are merely ornaments that adorn the Luv Doc's mighty Douglas fir of speculation
"...After not hearing much from him the last few..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Bad Bacon
Yes, processed red meat causes cancer. Which village idiots were still laboring under the assumption it doesn't?
"...Did anybody at John Wayne's funeral wail, "Too soon!..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Column

Point Austin: A Community Obligation
A vote for the county courthouse is a vote for justice
"...One of the persistent myths of Austin politics is that we're an engaged, participatory..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Tales of Halloween Aims for Spooky Fun
New horror anthology screens this weekend
"...cousin who would tell her the most terrifying urban myths. Now, as one of the 11 directors of new..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
Anne Washburn's inventive play shows how, after the apocalypse, we still cling to Springfield
"...our potential future, a timeline of how our modern myths and legends mutate into reverence and, dare we say..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Baseless Myth
"...Please do not be fooled into believing the baseless myths that rattlesnakes are useless and of such unlimited bounty..."

July 20, 2015 Postmarks

Jade Helm and Tinfoil Hats
Abbott, Cruz, Jade Helm, and the death of the sane GOP
"...saying they should "dealing with black helicopters and other myths that are out there by the right-wing extremists."..."

May 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Spelling and Grammar
Another win for the Republicans, another step toward idocracy
"...You know what? Dental hygiene notwithstanding, he was right...."

March 27, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

CineMarfa Announces 2015 Lineup
Sci-fi in an out-of-this-world setting
"...book Sun Ra, the Astro Black and other Solar Myths will introduce a screening of Sun Ra's avant-garde sf/blaxplo..."

March 25, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Tug Life
Ben Powell's Barge takes a trip along the Mississippi
"...him to spending time with crews to demystify the myths. While a few have indeed served time, he discovered..."

March 14, 2015 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

SXSW Music List 10
The Damned, 2 Chainz, War on Drugs, and 242 more added
"...New Myths (New York, NY.)..."

March 6, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Unfinished Business
The 23rd annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest
"...a variety of venues internationally. She revels in old myths and legends...."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nick Drake
A new tome sheds light on the mythic UK folkie
"...his bedside table. Drake's now such a manifestation of myths upon which cultural canons are built that fans searching..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Q&A Hole: Why Is Marijuana Still Illegal in Most of the U.S.?
With Ngaio Bealum, Alan Metoskie, Chris Nicholas, and Maggie Gallant
"...prohibition and pay big moolah to keep alive the myths that were created to get it outlawed to begin..."

Jan. 19, 2015 Chronolog Post

Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina lets audiences literally play god and choose what happens to the House of Atreus
"...If you're an aficionado of Greek history, myths, and stories, you're likely to get wrapped up in..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

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