Truth or Vérité?

Celia Maysles looks her father's legacy head-on in Wild Blue Yonder

"...A few backstory "program notes" for Celia Maysles' Wild Blue Yonder: Until..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

No Telling What's What or Who's Who

Confronting, and confounding, the color line in The Order of Myths

"...Call it Mardi Gras, call it Carnaval, or, as in Margaret Brown's haunting, surreal documentary on the..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin: Frederic blows out 38 candles (or should that be 152?)

The city's G&S devotees throw the duty-bound hero of The Pirates of Penzance a Leap Day birthday bash

"...The Pirates of Penzance. That's because the lad was born on leap day, meaning he has a birthday only..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

To Opt, or Not?

How one neighborhood-planning team carefully weighed VMU's power to change its surroundings

"...The Zilker Neighborhood Association's recommendations on vertical mixed-use provide a window into..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Are We More Safe or Less?

"...Dear Editor, I was a soldier for 20 years. I was..."

Jan. 1, 2008 Postmarks

Tax Assessor-Collect­or Race Gets Dirty

Mud starting to fly in Democratic primary race for Travis Co. tax asses­sor-collector, with each candidate calling the other a liar

"...really starting to fly in the Dem­ocratic primary race for Travis Co. tax asses­sor-collector, with each candidate calling the..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

To Trot, or Not To Trot

"...That has the been the question for the last two weeks. To Trot, or Not To..."

Nov. 21, 2007 Promotions Post

Austin Chamber Music Center: Is that a bow in your pocket, or ... ?

For ACMC's next concert, Hot Enough for Ya, the aim is clear: Let's talk about sex

"...For its most recent series, the Austin Chamber Music Center..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Michael Kellerman

Point Austin: Double or Nothing

Cap Metro fumbles the ball ... again

"...it's bungling referendums on light-rail, trying to outsource local labor, needing the mayor to get its negotiating ox out..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Video: Chronic Explains Iraq, Austin, in Three Minutes or Less

Chronic's national television debut, for all to marvel at.

"...bridges, there was still doubt as to whether the Attorney General had perjured himself – instead of just how..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Perry's Push or Family's Call?

So why is Texas Commissioner of Education Shirley Neeley standing down? She has two answers.

"...Neeley is resigning, but it's unclear whether she jumped or was pushed. In the official Texas Education Agency press..."

June 21, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Saints of St. Paul, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving 'Fun Is Good'

"...Squealing. Hammy Davis Jr. Kevin Bacon. Squeal Diamond. The Notorious P.I.G. – Piggy Smalls. These are just six of..."

May 21, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Red Ink on Second Street: Default or Confusion?

Something's fishy Downtown, and local retailers say it stinks

"...With its smart stores, mixed-use design, and wide sidewalks, the 2nd Street District..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

New Cab Company Sued: Fender Bender or Blood on the Highway?

Will a suit against Lone Star Cab delay awarding a new taxi franchise?

"...from Austin Cab – an established company not vying for the franchise or new permits – deals with the..."

April 18, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

10 Pounds of Blue Horseshoes in an 8-Pound Game, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving 'the Best of You'

"...witnessed Super Bowl XLI – although one of the doctors is a New England Patriots fan, the hated nemeses..."

Feb. 11, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Vladimir Who? or Get Thee Behind Me, Satyr

Fairy Tales Deconstructed, Online

"...dicing with the devil only leads to eternal damnation (or a stint with Motörhead), and just because your grandmother..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Bowl Week: or, Holy Hopping Baby Jesus, It’s Eastern West Virginia Tech vs. Cal-Poly San Luis State!

"...   Yes, friends, it’s here. Bowl Week. 'Tis the season for the conclusion of football season. Bowl Week? Before we..."

Dec. 27, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

I Think I'm the Reactionary Hunter S. Thompson Without Being Funny, Clever, or Very Perceptive (Oh, and I Can't Write)

"...Editors and “Postmarks,” It just dawned on me as to..."

Dec. 18, 2006 Postmarks

Icons or Wish List?

"...Editor, Was the "Icon or Eyesore" [“The People Have Spoken,”..."

Dec. 11, 2006 Postmarks

Icon or Eyesore?

You make the call!

"...recent cry of "Keep Austin Weird!" a nostalgic pining for the Way Things Were has long haunted public policy..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

Hell Freezes Over (or: Hutchison Admits Bush Got Iraq Wrong)

The senator has joined the GOP rats who have jumped from the ship

"...at last Thursday's televised debate between the Texas candidates for U.S. Senate, and note that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison..."

Oct. 24, 2006 News Post by Lee Nichols

Energy Efficiency One Way or Another

Wanted: new rules to ensure funding is available year-round for consumers seeking to lower their electricity use

"...Public Utility Commission of Texas on Sept. 27, asking for new rules to ensure that funding is available year-round..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

A Lot of Anti-Jewish Prejudice or a Lot of Ignorance

"...Dear Editor, Rocket launchers have proven to be the perfect terror..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Postmarks

Uninformed or Misinformed?

"...To the editor, Seeing as how the Middle East crisis is more..."

Aug. 22, 2006 Postmarks

Who Is He to Tell Someone to Throw Away His or Her Dream?

"...fashion community. Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, for sure. But what good does it do anyone to..."

Aug. 8, 2006 Postmarks

A Fetus Is a Fetus, or Is It?

Will AG buy Texas District and County Attorneys Association's claim that changes in law, instituted by legislators during the last two legislative sessions, mean doctors who perform some abortions are now eligible to face capital murder charges and possibly a death sentence?

"...The way the Texas District and County Attorneys Association sees it, doctors who perform late-term abortions or..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Doesn't Like Bush or Congress

"...They build bridges to nowhere. Our nation's homeless and poor are forgotten. They have taken medical marijuana off the..."

June 6, 2006 Postmarks

Shooting Loose, Long or Short

The Duplass Brothers discuss how they found 'The Puffy Chair,' and where they're headed now as it hits theatres

"...2004, when brothers Mark and Jay Duplass screened their short film "Scrabble," a follow-up to "This Is John," which..."

June 2, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Satire or 'A Tiny Masterpiece of Coercive Ideology?'

"...Dear Editor, In Sorry We Missed Church [“Letters @ 3am,” Feb...."

Feb. 27, 2006 Postmarks

Either Outright Lies or Grievous Mistakes

"...Mr. Black, You have abused your position as editor of one of Austin's two most important publications in..."

Feb. 27, 2006 Postmarks

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