Going Long

Scoping Out the Long Fringe of FronteraFest 2000

"...One to the Rightby I Megalomani..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Energy's Wrinkle in Time

Early GreenChoice customers' low rates will soon be gone with the wind

"...Austin Energy's GreenChoice program – those who subscribed to the first two "batches" of wind power made available by..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Naked City

Poor ticket sales forces the Austin Symphony to cancel its New Year's Eve celebration; ARTS Center Stage is floating a new parking proposal for the community events and performing arts centers, and the Eastwoods neighborhood association is angered over the city's approval of a fraternity site plan to build a sports court.

"...Debbie Kitchen spent a year and a half planning the Austin Symphony's New Year's Eve gala, but dismal ticket..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Old councilmembers never die, they just become consultants. In Ronney Reynolds' case, they become..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature

Working Beauty

In spinning a fairy tale of gifts, outsiders, and thorns, Bonnie Cullum's own story gets told

"...At this moment Bonnie Cullum probably envies Sleeping Beauty. The artistic director of the Vortex has had a very..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature

Review: Lake Success

Gary Shteyngart's novel takes a witty bite out of the 0.01%

"...Gary Shteyngart has left for the lake. Well, not the novelist – known for his..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Arts Post by Jay Trachtenberg

Molly's Game

Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut plays a high stakes game with Jessica Chastain

"...I cannot count the times I have gotten into a discussion (read: argument)..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Amira & Sam

Cross-cultural love between a U.S. soldier and an Iraqi girl flourishes in the Big Apple.

"...but this sweet little gem of a movie is the perfect antidote to that lengthy stretch of grimy gray..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

W.E.

Madonna helms this movie about the scandalous marriage of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.

"...There is the text, and then there is its context,..."

March 23, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Online, Unplugged

Wireless Internet is cost-effective, accessible, of the people rather than gouging the people. So what are you waiting for? It's time to cut the cord.

"...a table that's littered with breakfast taco wrappers? At the office, when the boss isn't looking? At the library,..."

April 26, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Weekend Wine

Luxury Picnic Wine

"...Summer is the time to head to the lakes and have a..."

June 5, 2018 Food Post by Wes Marshall

aGLIFF Staff Changes; GP Feels a Little Lonely

"...The ladies have left the building… The aGLIFF building. Programming..."

Oct. 14, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Naked City

The brain trust agrees to restore some – but not all – of last year's health care cuts

"...With a good deal of fanfare, on Monday the Legislative Budget Board, which manages the state's money in..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Summer Fun

Oh, Galveston

"...menu of martini concoctions, and prime location, 21 is the island's new "It" girl, as it were. At the..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...year's most talked-about drug bust didn't take place in the high-volume inner-city cocaine rings of Houston or Dallas, or..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...Second, Taylor, 512/352-6206 Mon-Thu, 9am-8pm; Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 9am-'til they run outta food...."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

Growing Pains

Emily Hagins became a household Austin name for her work as a teen director, but what happens when that novelty wears off?

"...Hagins will be 12 years old forever. Zombie Girl: The Movie, the documentary about her that won a Spirit..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

West Lake Comes Out Swinging Against LCRA

West Lake Hills wants to regain control over its wastewater line

"...At first blush, the fight between the Lower Colorado River Authority and the..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Mackey Annotated

"...John Mackey's essay was first published in the Wall Street Journal, Aug. 11. A slightly longer version..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Column by Michael King

New in Print

Blake Bailey's utterly absorbing and unquestionably definitive biography coincides with the release of two Library of America collections of Cheever's novels and short stories

"...Bailey Knopf, 786 pp., $35 Cheever: Collected Stories and Other Writingsby John Cheever, edited by Blake Bailey Library of America,..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Books Review by John Davidson

Biomass: A Question of Wood, Not Could

Council will vote this week on a proposed wood-waste-fueled power plant, but just because it's carbon-neutral doesn't mean it's perfect

"...Austin Energy thinks the time for biomass is now. City Council this week..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

On Hitch: A Digression

"...I find it bewildering that you’ll casually write off the whole comic book movie canon, it is nothing short..."

July 8, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...with seeming unequivocal and immovable has been frequent in the Oval Office. During the Vietnam War, such fixations were..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

Bee Cave Mall Back on Fast Track?

Developers try – quickly – to get reapproval for a controversial big-box project

"...It's not unusual for developers to play the urgency card to try to steamroll their projects through..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

puh-LOB-o-liss!

How a handful of Dartmouth College stoners started a revolution in modern dance.

"...When Pilobolus coalesced out of deep space to become the most exciting word in American dance, Richard M. Nixon..."

March 2, 2001 Arts Feature by John Job

Better Than Nothing

Documentarian Ken Burns' takes on Jazz -- and loses.

"...(channel 18, cable channel 9) Monday and continues through the end of the month: "All the jazz critics who..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Before They Get Stupid

Grand Champeen eschew Minneapolis for Austin even though they just want to rawk!

"...knowing, slightly embarrassed smirk spreading from one ear to the other, Ron Byrd takes a hasty slug from his..."

June 30, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Reality Check

Nitpicking Petitions

"...For many candidates, making even the $500 filing fee was a financial hardship. Perennial candidate..."

March 26, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Crash Course

Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber

"...At the Vongos Event Center in Northeast Austin on July 13,..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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