The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Mordecai Richler once remarked that 'the novelist's primary moral responsibility is to be the loser's advocate.' It's difficult to imagine how anyone who takes that dictum to heart could outdo Junot Díaz here.

"...fantasy role-playing games, the late Oscar de León of Paterson, N.J., "was a social introvert who trembled with fear..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Books Review by Rayyan Al-Shawaf

Letters at 3AM

Most of the American soldiers who have died in Iraq came from little places that the 21st century has left behind

"...York City ... Indio, California ... Winchester, Virginia ... Paterson, New Jersey ... Troy, Alabama ... Dresden, Tennessee ......"

Aug. 6, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

Even though 2002 was an exceptional year for American cinema, American art has never been more marginalized, ghettoized, and controlled, than it is today.

"...pillars: William Carlos Williams was writing the last of Paterson, Ezra Pound was writing the last of his Cantos,..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Crush

"...MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor, Kenny Doughty and Bill Paterson. Crush, by first-time writer-director John McKay, is the kind..."

April 26, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Greenfingers

"...Mirren, Adam Fogerty, Danny Dyer, Warren Clarke, David Kelly, Paterson Joseph and Natasha Little. Just into the opening credits,..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Postscripts

The funny people at Modern Humorist have devised a new way to make fun of the President, and upcoming events in Austin's literary life.

"...Georgetown), see www.southwestern.edu/tour/usamap.html … National Book Award finalist and Paterson Poetry Award winner Alicia Suskin Ostriker (The Imaginary Lover,..."

March 23, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postmarks

Kudos for the Lost Austin issue, and much environmental ado.

"...time, daring. The great, and often underrated actor, Bill Paterson, I think he really is Scottish, played the Prime..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column

Dancer in the Dark

Björk goes goes to the death chamber in musical interludes.

"...Starring: Björk, David Morse, Catherine Deneuve, Peter Stormare, Vincent Paterson, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour, Udo Kier, Jean-Marc Barr and..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Beach

"...DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, Robert Carlyle, Paterson Joseph and Lars Arentz Hansen. Can we all just..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Why I Read ...

"...and a book called Jip: His Story by Katherine Paterson. The Unconsoled was an interesting book; it was very..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Do They Dare?

Austin Team Portland-Bound for the National Poetry Slam

"...William Carlos Williams, whose long poem Paterson was lying in a chair while I talked with..."

July 26, 1996 Books Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

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