After a Fashion

Oh, it's spring -fever time in fashion-land, and you know what that means: events, events, events. Also, find out about the Kerrville designer who influenced millions.

"...LOVE I remember Kerrville from when I was a child. My father, a minister (and professor), would often drive..."

May 16, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

American Hypocrisy Revealed in The Misogynists

“Self-righteous, smug and wicked.” Onur Tukel pulls no punches in this extended Q&A

"...the night with them is like staring the Trump phenomenon square in the face. "It's like someone with acrophobia..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Neil Diamond’s Carbon Footprint

Songbook lands on the Frank Erwin Center with divine justice

"...pop institution still filling arenas remains their voice. Any left? When Rock & Roll Hall Fame singer-songwriter Neil Diamond..."

April 20, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Rap Reigns at SXSW

Snoop Dogg crowns SXSW hip-hop as keynote, the Cherubs may have topped Heroin Man, and Sparkplug becomes part of musicians’ shared economy

"...And look who scored the ultimate SXSW gig: Snoop Dogg. The lanky Long Beach native has been tapped..."

March 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Then There's This: Our Ill-Advised Relationship With ICE

Travis County runs a brisk deportation business, as other entitites call it quits

"...the department has participated in a federal deportation program known as Secure Communities, or "S-Comm," which was originally intended..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

DVD Watch

'Sunday Bloody Sunday'

"...to them because half of Bob is preferable to no Bob at all. Or is it?..."

Oct. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Out of Ink 2012: Sound Off

Eight playwrights wrote 10-minute plays, and the audience lived happily ever after

"...J. Moore, "there's a catch. Your play must last no longer than 10 minutes –" At this, the playwright's..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Page Two: We Are the Eggmen

In the abstract, people are usually good about defending free speech. They fall apart in the specifics.

"...those that involve the Second and 10th amendments, but not for this week's column. Those are ongoing, widely participated-in..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Making Their Marks

Austin loses two legends in one week

"..."Hark, now hear the sailors cry..."

July 2, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Niche Justice

Travis County specialty courts try to break the cycle of crime

"...date when she was 15. She'd been a shy child, and on the date, even trying to make small..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Walking the Lege

With two weeks left, the 80th runs into foul weather

"...weather in the waning days, even jaded Capitol observers acknowledge that the 2007 session is not your garden-variety get-together...."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Possession Arrow: Badgley->Razook

"...Shawn Badgley Time: 10:40pm, Jan. 8 Apologies for only now getting back to you. The sad truth is twofold...."

Jan. 9, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Page Two

The Republican right's hypocritical rhetoric machine has become so dazzling and effective it can only be viewed as (highly successful) conceptual art.

"...conceptual, surrealist, Dada, and impressionist ideas with nary a nod to realism. (Ironically, one suspects these spoken-word artists would..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column by Louis Black

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...Rita Apartments at 2341 Corta Street. Santa Rita is not only the debut project of the Housing Authority of..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Capitol Chronicle

No Mercy: Perry to Decide If Texas Will Continue to Execute Mentally Retarded

"...desk is House Bill 236, sponsored by Rep. Juan Hinojosa and Sen. Rodney Ellis, which would in principle ban..."

June 8, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Hyde Park Baptist foofaraw and assorted cultural allegations.

"...Eyes on Hyde Park..."

March 9, 2001 Column

Ask Questions First, Shoot Later

In 1967, Hobart Ison shot and killed Hugh O'Connor, who was filming a documentary on Ison's property. In her documentary Stranger With a Camera (showing at the Alamo Drafthouse this Wednesday, November 1), Elizabeth Barret examines the context that brought these two men together -- one with a gun and one with a camera.

"...which Appalachian landowner Hobart Ison killed documentary filmmaker Hugh O'Connor -- the stranger with a camera. O'Connor was working..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Justice Delayed?

A federal judge's decision on Medicaid angers GOP legislators

"...On the last day of August, Governor George W. Bush was caught off guard at a..."

Sept. 22, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

TV Eye

NBC actually dropped Freaks & Geeks -- the smart, funny, refreshingly true-to-life high school comedy? Well, duh. Also, a look at the WB's DC, the latest ensemble drama to feature incredibly good-looking people.

"..."Canceled, for now. Help Freaks and Geeks find a home," reads the..."

March 31, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Count Me In

there's power in numbers with the census 2000 data.

"...constitutional obligation, once familiar to and anticipated by everyone, now has to make its case...."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Black and Tan Fantasy

Duke Ellington in the Classroom

"...certain regal bearing. And images: Grainy black-and-white stills from another time and place. Like Harlem in the Twenties, when..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature

Black and Tan Fantasy

Duke Ellington in the Classroom

"...certain regal bearing. And images: Grainy black-and-white stills from another time and place. Like Harlem in the Twenties, when..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature

Indie Meme Review: Tell It Like a Woman

Anthology by women directors takes a global view of womanhood

"...tells the story of Kim Carter, founder of the nonprofit Time for Change Foundation, through her transition out of..."

April 20, 2023 Screens Post by Jasmine Lane

Point Austin: The Struggle Continues

The Poor People's Campaign renews the long-term fight

"...was one refrain sung by several dozen demonstrators Monday afternoon in front of the Capitol gates, the latest in..."

June 15, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Your Weekend in Film

Ingrid Goes West, Logan Lucky open in Austin

"...No FOMO: We've got the rundown on which new films..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Executing Youthful Offenders: The Doyle Case

Death Watch

"...According to court records, Anthony Dewayne Doyle did not have a happy home life. His parents often fought;..."

March 21, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Allah Is Not Obliged

In Ahmadou Kourouma's fourth and final novel, the 10-year-old narrator is forced into military service in Liberia

"...Allah Is Not Obligedby Ahmadou Kourouma Anchor, 224 pp., $12.95..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Books Review by John H. Razook

Big Books

Gift guide

"...Knopf, 320 pp., $24..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Books Feature by Marrit Ingman

Who Can Vouch for the Charters?

The state's freewheeling experiment with charter schools gets a poor grade.

"...education. It is much more difficult for "consumers" (i.e., schoolchildren) to change schools than to change, say, brands of..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

The World as He Knows It

H.W. Brands? The Age of Gold is just the latest in a long line of well-crafted history.

"...For more than 100 years, readers of literate nonfiction have gravitated to the brand names, the household names,..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Books Feature by Tim Walker

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