Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Tuesday in San Francisco, and members of the Rainforest Action Network, who organized the nationwide action, read comments and..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol

The sinister legions of the 'Drug Cartel' have little to fear from the latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us ...

"...man-purse!" Lawless, who claimed she gets an "intellectual and political orgasm" from spying on the open-border lobby (e.g., the..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

Austin @ Large: Canary in the Data Mine

Profile of the 2002 Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project

"...up last month!) and the City Council back in action, this week showed twice that it must be safe..."

June 28, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Wind and the Lion

"...grace and dignity, even when its politics are so reactionary. The Wind and the Lion is an intentionally romantic,..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Screens Review by Louis Black

Rebel With Many Causes

A Philosophical Divide

"...jurisprudence has led to a certain fearlessness in his actions, according to Peter Hofer, a longtime TCRP staff attorney..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Film

Film Reviews

"...Montgomery, there is no question that the personal is political. First-time director Montgomery calls her autobiographical film Art for..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Sitting Down With Your Senator

Sarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era

"...She is a woman born into a deep-rooted Texas political legacy – her ancestors include congressmen and U.S. and..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Ben Affleck as an accountant who (fortunately for the action scenes) is also an assassin. This time, he's back..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

Irish action-thriller about a retired assassin dragged back into a life of violence

"...Neeson awakens from his post-Taken torpor of interchangeable aging action men and reminds us that he can actually act...."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

With Six Seats Up in the Air, City Council Could Look Very Different Next Year

Ready to rumble?

"...she recognized "many of the same forces" elevating Kelly's political ship as those who fueled the RRISD School Board..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Eternal Spring

China's religious oppression explored through the art of Daxiong

"...It's also a political entity, and in recent years Falun Gong's leadership has..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Medieval

Brutal historical epic gives gritty, accessible life to a Czech icon

"...As the film unfolds, much is made of political alliances and claims to the throne in Rome, but..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Gigi & Nate

Saccharine story of a man and his assistance monkey

"...texture it would be Hamm, the director of Irish political drama The Journey; instead, the narrative descends to a..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Blacklight

Neeson gonna Neeson in this drab action-thriller

"...form of legitimacy, this Mark Williams-directed film is part political intrigue, part actioner, part family drama – all destined..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Forever Purge

The politics are still there, but the kills and thrills disappoint

"...Even in their most ham-fisted moments, they are still political history written in something approximating real-time...."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...on the Featured Speaker roster include linguistics professor and political theorist Noam Chomsky, mad-smart comedians Desus and Mero -..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

Latest in the Ip Man series moves away from the Wing Chun legend himself

"...serves as an interesting metaphor for the film's underlying political message. Master Z: Ip Man Legacy presents the colonial..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Point Austin: The Best of Times …

Remaining optimistic in a world spinning into darkness

"...in this polarized historical moment. Every incident, and every political episode, seems to be split in two. I'm happy..."

May 5, 2017 News Column by Michael King

This Is the Box We're In

Council doesn't have a budget, but they're cutting it nonetheless

"...concur. The Court voted instead, 3-2, to take no action, the dissenters being Judge Sarah Eckhardt and Pct. 2..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Lehmberg's Next Ordeal: Too Drunk to D.A.?

Civil hearing to remove Lehmberg begins Monday

"...technical reasons, that suit was dismissed and a similar action is instead being pursued by Travis County Attorney David..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Total Utility

The pain and politics of raising electric rates as a means of controlling our destiny

"...because of the election. After 18 years without council action, two years of preparation, several crowded weeks of tedious..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Destruction of Texas Health Care

The GOP crusade against Planned Parenthood is devastating basic care for Texas women

"...Carole Belver, executive director of Community Action Inc. of Central Texas, spent Tues­day, Jan. 24, closing..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

After Bin Laden

Local experts discuss how one raid reshapes the world

"...that either backed al Qaeda or regarded it as politically useful. Military Times is reporting that the Blackhawk helicopter..."

May 8, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...alcoholic southern lawyer turned him into a major box-office attraction; and Bert Schneider, whose BBS Productions financed the film..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"...that the Texas secession movement could gain some mainstream traction has her fairly frothed...."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

The Chicago Comparison

"...(and the plan it contains) against the Chicago Climate Action Plan, released Sept. 19, 2008. The Chicago Climate Action..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Page Two: And Everyone and I Stopped Breathing

What if the government isn't broken?

"...half a century since the American Congress took legislative action to end legal, government-mandated segregation. This achievement is accentuated..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Column by Louis Black

City Hall Firestorm: Still Burning?

Minority contracting could be the meat of dispute between city manager and Hispanic leaders

"...From all accounts, the new city manager resisted the political pressure implicit in their requests. Those included the right..."

Aug. 29, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Neighbor Power

Why neighborhood plans work better in Seattle

"...for about half of Austin – has earned poor satisfaction ratings from many participants...."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...someone her size, she actually gets a lot of action out of the pins." – Office of Management and..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature

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