Paper Towns

Paper-thin teen tale is based on a John Green YA novel

"...The well-intentioned but thin Paper Towns thematically charts familiar Young Adult territory (unrequited first..."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Road Tripping With a Serial Killer in Paper Ghosts

As well as being a riveting psychological thriller, this tale shows Texas in an intimate light

"...Julia Heaberlin's Paper Ghosts is a road trip story, a psychological thriller,..."

July 19, 2019 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Summer Blockbuster Film Playlist

Movies come and go, but the songs remain – sometimes

"...winning soundtrack for indie lovers this summer will be Paper Towns. It’s a coming-of-age vehicle for super model Cara..."

July 1, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Thunderbolts*

Marvel assembles a new team of misfit superheroes

"...Speaking of redemption, director Jake Schreier (Robot & Frank, Paper Towns) is the latest director in the indie-to-Marvel pipeline...."

May 2, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Fest: Brian Helgeland Honored, More Panelists Announced

Annual fest spotlighting writers teases out a few more names

"...John Green adaptations (The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns), as well as (500) Days of Summer. (If..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Behind the Scenes With 'The Fault In Our Stars'

Watch John Green and Josh Boone share set stories at Forever Fest sneak

"...• Green's third novel, Paper Towns is being developed into a feature with Wolff..."

May 23, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

The News Biz Is In Deep Shiz

Local newsroom leaders see growth potential despite tough climate

"...When John Garrett co-founded the first Community Impact Newspaper covering Round Rock and Pflugerville nearly two decades ago,..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature by Abe Asher

Total Solar Eclipse to Draw Crowds of Tourists to Town

The once-in-a-lifetime darkness is coming to Central Texas

"...the eclipse. Zeiler has forecasted visitation for a few towns in the path – Kerrville should prepare for a..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Coffee Table Books That Depict and Provide Escape From

"...intense, often gruesome display of life in U.S.-Mexico border towns. "All of these putas are carefully made up," Gifford..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Attica Locke on Solving Crime on Highway 59

Heaven, My Home author talks her East Texas roots and the blues

"...from Houston – Locke's hometown – into the small towns and Piney Woods and cypress swamps along that ribbon..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Hard Times at the Statesman

The new owners start cutting, and the bleeding begins

"...on. As the Aug. 27 front page of the paper reported, Hiott – a 28-year employee and editor since..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...apology from the bipartisan City Council, and the local newspaper published a strong condemnation of the incident. Furthermore, Ms...."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column

Postmarks

Postmarks Scandal!

"...a story appear more scandalous. One would expect the paper in the capital city of one of the largest..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...about the Czech contribution to our great state. No towns, no names, nothing with a hint of Czech. Jim..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

Day Trips

A family feud has given barbecue lovers two top-notch options in Lockhart, Smitty's Market and Kreuz

"...to the origins of barbecue joints in small Texas towns. The brick walls are dark from a century of..."

March 17, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Notes on Mad Dogs

If you were young, talented, and a little crazy in the old Austin, you may have answered to the bizarre title of "Mad Dog."

"...BS: I think this was advertised in the paper, it seems to me like it was advertised in..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

King of Masks

"...his cramped little skiff, he puts in at various towns and villages and makes his way to the marketplace..."

June 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Doing the Twister

Tornado Coverage Courageous, Runoffs Ignored

"...outlets deserve applause for their coverage. Both television and newspaper journalists worked hard and actually braved possible danger to..."

June 13, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...organizations – as well as Austin Pride's with this paper, at various times – was contentious (to say the..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Best-Case Scenario

After years of work, Envision Central Texas goes majorly public.

"...copies of the ECT survey were distributed in local newspapers, including this one. Advocacy groups interested in growth and..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...For most Oregon towns, the impact of the GMA is felt directly by..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Media Clips

The world’s major corporations have realized that the media can be big money, and they have invested heavily.

"...50 giant corporations controlled the majority of the nation's newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, book publishing houses, and..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Progressive Populist

For Bleeding Hearts Everywhere...

"...media to cover these issues. The independently owned daily paper is largely a thing of the past, replaced by..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Column

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...building spree beginning in the late Eighties. Contractors (and towns like Beeville, which vied with one another to host..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Telling Stories

Bill Wittliff seeks the "yes" in his debut novel, The Devil's Backbone

"...purchase, along with 30 or so boxes of Dobie papers, led to the Wittliff Collections of Southwest literature and..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

La Machinista

Honorable mention

"...In our part of Texas, the towns are small and similar, melting into each other, indistinguishable..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Lisa Carroll-Lee

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...visible means of support are admitted." Even quaint little towns needed such laws: Prostitution's sobriquet as the world's oldest..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Postmarks

A plethora of environmental concerns are argued in this week's letters to the editor.

"...March 10] on your Web site and in your paper version. It shows Escarpment Blvd. as going north out..."

March 31, 2000 Column

Postscripts

Shuttle Carnage Looms

"...saving. If one understands the "New Chronicle Order," the paper still ain't bad. Said publisher Black does have his..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column

Larson SAFE at Home

Baseball Boosters Seek Swing Vote

"...set the election is scheduled for the day this paper comes out, August 17. The proposed election date is..."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

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