An Open Letter to Reno, Nevada...

Reno: Not such a great place for movies

"...Dear Reno, Nevada,..."

June 24, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

World Series: Red Sox in Five

"...a lot more luck. Something the Cubs aren’t really known for. I hear the arguments coming from the NL..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

My Voice Mail Message From Bob Stoops

"...news for your little sports blog, my man. You know I truly feel the Longhorns' pain. That offensive pass..."

Nov. 27, 2006 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Indie Meme Review: Biriyaani

A subtle performance anchors this tale of a Muslim woman's struggle

"...solely for his own benefit, Khadeeja (Kani Kusruti) has no problem making it clear that she’s not satisfied even..."

April 22, 2022 Screens Post by Ikram Mohamed

Texas Book Festival 2019:
All by Myself: Loneliness in Fiction

Kristen Arnett & Kevin Huizenga weigh in on frustration and isolation

"...Things) and Kevin Huizenga (The River at Night) had no problem filling the void by discussing their own voids..."

Oct. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Barbara Purcell

Why Did Esther's Follies' Ray Anderson Go to L.A.?

To get a career-defining award from the Magic Castle, of course

"...lodge of legerdemain, then Ray Anderson would still have no problem at all...."

May 1, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Food Issue: Moonage Daydream

Baked goods + Austin Psych Fest = cookie monster

"...about our fifth date. That’s when she had me. Now married, we’re fonder of that crock pot than most..."

June 13, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Beside the Point

Paul Robbins wants to take City Hall back

"...me. You may be beautiful when you're angry, but not when you smirk!"..."

March 23, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...Clinton of New York and Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at the University of..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

When Good Food Goes Bad

"...Let's hope you food sanitation neophytes out there already know this, but good food can turn very, very bad..."

June 4, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Page Two: Dreams for Sale

On magic, gremlins, and health care reform

"...The second year, the rates go up significantly but not outrageously. The third year, the company often offers two..."

Sept. 4, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: The Business of America

Solutions to the made-up immigration 'problem' would be an expansive and burdensome assault on both companies and individuals

"...While not exactly a given, there seems to be a widespread..."

April 4, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"...the bars promise cheap drinks: "Dollar shots!," "Quarter beers!," "No cover charge!" Live blues, Austin-style rock & roll, reggae,..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Eco: Beyond the Burlap Bag

Environmentalists ponder how to mainstream eco-culture

"...Environmentalism faces one key problem: burlap bags. Or rather, as Graceann Bennett, managing partner..."

Oct. 10, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Rainin in Paradize 2

Manu Chao speaks

"...triptych “Bienvenida a Tijuana, violent “El Viento,” and rallying “Clandestino,” topped by “Rumba de Barcelona”: Hurricane Chao touched down..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...Christ flier, a fatal-shootings stat sheet, a workers' compensation notice, a memo regarding civil-service proceedings appealing Officer Julie Schroeder's..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Postmarks

United Way Clarifies

"...Bryce's article on Earth Share ["Coming of Age," Vol.17, No.39] implies that United Way/Capital Area functions like a monopoly,..."

June 12, 1998 Column

The Music Will Flow Wherever You Go

And it’s Flows, in fact, that will affordably make sure of it

"...So many problems to solve in this world, when all you want..."

April 7, 2021 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Luv Doc: A Flaming Hetero

No matter what we believe ourselves to be, we are what we prove ourselves to be

"...battling since the beginning of my friend's courtship. Her now-wife clearly has some sort of latent attraction to my..."

May 11, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Hidden Costs of Free

Is free Wi-Fi killing coffeehouse culture?

"..."Coffee. They should freeze it, you know? Fill, like, an ice-cube tray with coffee and put..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Profligate spending may be out of step with the times, but don't short-sell the comic charms of Isla Fisher.

"...(Fisher), may be the invention of Sophie Kinsella’s bestselling novels, but onscreen the character appears to be an immaculate..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Freedomland

This Richard Price story about simmering racial tension that boils over during the course of a police investigation is choppy and erratic.

"...Ellis, Anthony Mackie and Clarke Peters. In adapting his novel for the screen, author Richard Price does himself no..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Weather Man

In this heartfelt comic drama, a wonderfully controlled Nicolas Cage plays a man who, despite the appearance of success, is despondent over his superficiality.

"...fight back: Think Kevin Spacey in American Beauty, Edward Norton in Fight Club, or Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sea

"...scaled by hand – putting members of the community, not machines and managers, to work. Yet his empire is..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Gun Shy

"...thinking that the world is in dire need of another film revolving around the precarious mental states of gun-wielding..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

So What's Funny?

"...The anecdote is well-known in the theatre, especially among those who have played..."

March 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Twogether

"...the quantity of dialogue were all that mattered. Only problem is that Twogether's characters are people with very little..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crossing the Line

"...Starring: Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Ian Bannen and Billy Connolly. Danny Scoular (Neeson) is an ethical, prideful family man..."

Oct. 11, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...– Billy Joe Shaver, "There Ain't No God In Mexico"..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

5 Flights Up

Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton play a long-married couple who consider moving from their apartment

"...is a mere slip of a thing, and there’s no character development, although Alex and Ruth fare better than..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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