Naked City

"...Headlines• On the last day of 2006, the total number..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Rebutting G-Town's Lyda..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column

You Can Leave Your Hat On

The ballad of Mambo John Treanor

"...Rarely does a musician have the privilege of attending his own Antone's tribute, which, particularly during the club's..."

July 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta frees her inner dork, with big ups for The Lone Gunmen and BattleBots, among others. Also, a partial Oscar ballot.

"...As I wandered through last week's SXSW Interactive trade show for free candy and promotional toys, a..."

March 23, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Proust Biographies

"...Viking, 988 pp., $40..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Sidney Moody

49th-Inning Stretch

Both the players and the announcer have the same dreams of going to the major leagues. The difference between the players and announcer Mike Capps is that none of the young men on the roster of the Round Rock Express earned an Emmy nomination, covered the Persian Gulf War for CNN, or did a 10-hour marathon broadcast of the end of the 51-day Branch Davidian siege in Waco.

"...On a blazing July afternoon on the field at Dell Diamond, the..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

Not Keen on Green

Enviros: Bristol and Biscoe Don't Cut It

"...until the March 10 primaries, and the two front-runners in the county judge race are scrambling to rally support..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by Amy Smith

Get Out the Bootstraps

Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More

"...Birchum Loaded down with plastic bags filled with soft drinks, snacks and paperwork, Kathy Skellenger and Frank Schroff, who..."

June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Coach's Corner

"...pre-season preview. I'm expected to know where Oral Hershiser's playing, what's wrong with Johnny Oates' wife, and can the..."

May 12, 1995 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...Don't let the word "classical" throw you. In the context of classical music in Austin, it doesn't..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...Who wrote the first song about smoking pot?..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Wants Unbiased ReportingDear Editor,..."

June 16, 2006 Column

Vampyress

October is a fitting time for the Vortex to premiere Chad Salvata's opera 'Vampyress,' about a ghoulish countess who killed 600 women so she could bathe in their blood

"...Running time: 1 hr, 30 min..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...Frederick "Rick" Patterson was born in the small Southeast Texas city of Edna, seat of..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Gore vs. Bush vs. Nader vs. Ventura vs. Hernandez vs. Simone, approximately.

"...The Rainey Plan..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column

Bizarre Talents

The strange road to success of former Austin bookseller Lynn Bender.

"...uses the word "atypical" to describe how he began selling books, you prick up your ears. There's a lot..."

March 10, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Museum

Tina Howe's satirical study of the people viewing a contemporary art exhibit becomes a fast, over-the-top romp at St. Ed's

"...University, 3001 S. Congress, 512/448-8484 www.stedwards.edu/theatre Through Oct. 6 Running Time: 1 hr., 30 min...."

Oct. 4, 2013 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Gaming's Nine to Five

What brought our joystick the most joy this year

"...Just to make things more confusing, I've decided to choose the Top 5..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Sara Hickman Spiritual Appliances (Shanachie)

National Records

"...Sara HickmanSpiritual Appliances (Shanachie) There are quite a few things to admire about Sara Hickman's sixth album, Spiritual Appliances...."

Feb. 18, 2000 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Luv Doc: Hard No

It's OK that you're not into Barbies

"...a few weeks ago, but my girlfriend is really into Barbies. Like really into Barbies. She wants me to..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Dueling Dickens

Two productions of a seasonal classic raise the spirits, with Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol vs. Penfold Theatre's A Christmas Carol Classic Radiocast

"...You know the story. Set in mid-19th-century London, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Bee Tree Farm’s Owner Shares Life on a Busy Goat Dairy Farm

One woman’s farm and education mission

"...– for the goats – and she let me in through a little gate. "They're having breakfast," said Bee..."

April 17, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

Why Sarah Elaine Smith Writes the Way She Does

The author of Marilou Is Everywhere tells the full story

"...For her debut novel Marilou Is Everywhere, Sarah Elaine Smith has crafted a compelling missing girl mystery and..."

Oct. 23, 2019 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Luv Doc: Critical, Urgent Texts

Confession: The Luv Doc hates texting

"...I have been dating a woman since June of last year. She is..."

March 1, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

A Council’s Work Is Never Done

Agenda features budget, the future of AE, and a whole lotta housing

"...agenda and the annual budget preparation collide, and today's meeting (Aug. 17) could well upend Council's momentary victory over..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Something at Lake Long?

If not golf, what?

"...Among his many other fine qualities, developers' attorney Richard Suttle is extremely good at..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

DVDanger: 'Byzantium,' 'Kiss of the Damned,' 'Nosferatu,' 'Aeon: The Last Vampyre on Earth'

Time for a real vampire weekend

"...There are two kinds of vampire. Sexy and pained, or a walking virus...."

Nov. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Water Fall

Between Austin Water's conservation goals and its execution ... lies a shadow

"...On the Sunday afternoon this past April when Paul Robbins heard his neighbor pounding insistently on his front door,..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Running the UT Numbers

Unless you're the football coach, budgetary times are dire

"...Although Austin has grown significantly in recent years, the state of..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"..."I got a girl." – Tripping Daisy, 1995..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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