Wag the Dog

"...the modern-day bastardization of politics, show business, and the media, which have all merged into one indistinguishable generator of..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Kids Stay in the Pictures

When the Cinemaker Co-op and the Center for Young Cinema combined to make the Motion Media Arts Center, at least one thing stayed the same: the importance of kids

"...days is that I never seem to leave the house anymore – not when there are 1,001 nights of..."

June 25, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Texas Rangers Get Wrangled Into "Bonnenghazi" Drama

Scandal surrounding House Speaker Dennis Bonnen burns on

"...The Texas House has managed to wrangle the Texas Rangers into the..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Do It for the Kids

House Dems lay out school finance plan

"...And It's a Big One: The Texas House Democratic Caucus laid out an ambitious proposal to increase..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Drink to Me Only With Thine Lies

Those classic club tales tantalize, whether you’re sober or besotted

"...That’s your house, right? Where you live?..."

July 20, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Interactive: Lessons From the Texas Abortion Battles

Social media played key role in contentious abortion debate

"...Social media can be a great equalizer – and a bit..."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Jordan Smith

Alas, Poor Dubya

The falling Dow throws a spotlight on the president's business career.

"...that the Rangers ownership used government muscle -- the power of eminent domain -- to condemn land not only..."

July 26, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Levitation Kick-Off

Even after Levitation’s cancellation ... the shows went on!

"...If you checked social media Thursday night, you’d think the Reverb Appreciation Society had..."

April 29, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Common Purpose

Insights from Common House arts space

"...49th Street from Airport Boulevard sits a very uncommon house. Full-time studio, part-time gallery, and temporary home for numerous..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...with big releases like The Fall Guy and Road House, but now it's added the world premiere of one..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...In 1977, after he and his wife built a house in North Austin, Gomez decided he wanted to start..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

March 2020 Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Democratic primary?

"...Endorsements are sourced from club websites, candidate websites, social media, and directly from campaigns...."

Feb. 4, 2020 News Post

Top 10 Austin Breweries

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...as much of their brewing talent decamped from Austin brewhouses in the late Nineties anyway. For the sake of..."

June 23, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Letters at 3AM

America's ideal of liberty shaped the country's finest authors

"...people he didn't even like when questioned by the House Un-American Activities Committee?..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

The Abbott Advisories, Part 3

After the big opinion letters, now individual members are chiming in on the Craddick debacle.

"...say about Speaker Tom Craddick and his push for power, out come all the individual member letters to Attorney..."

Aug. 4, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Climate, Cuts, and Cuckoos

Austin attends the Paris climate conference

"...former WilCo DA is suspended from what little political power he has on a small Pacific republic; a coalition..."

Dec. 14, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Fantastic Fest Review: Vesper

Eco-horror melds with fairytales in this remarkable SF parable

"...that which is edible is the ultimate source of power, and the ability to let the nature grow freely..."

Sept. 26, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Gone Unsane

Unsane bassist just left Austin for Italy, while SXSW eschews Sonicbids to bring their submissions process in-house

"...Louis Messina, the locally based concert promotions power player who represents Taylor Swift, was thrown a 70th..."

July 28, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Moonspell Q&A

Portuguese metallurgists never bathe in the same water twice

"...Lisbon, Moonspell has combined doomed romanticism, brooding atmosphere, and power chords for more than two decades now. The quintet,..."

April 23, 2015 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Homophilic Bibliophile

Homo up your house with these gay history titles

"...of speeches by the transgender warrior. David Eisenbach's Gay Power (Da Capo Press, 2006) is your generic straight-up history..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature by Andy Campbell

Page Two: First Do No Harm

Our Constitution allows elected officials to follow principled beliefs while limiting the power of demagoguery

"...conceit: that all people are created equal and democratically empowered to participate in their/our own governing. Unfortunately, regardless of..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The FCC under the Obama Administration

The short list for Federal Communication Commission Chairmanship

"...which had to do with the future of grassroots media, and relating that to the upcoming Texas Cable Association..."

Nov. 11, 2008 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Sunday morning, to be replaced by a new federal courthouse. As of press time, the city hadn't officially designated..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature

Point Austin: Perry's Peacock

Wallace Hall's abuse of power serves his governor

"...Monthly, concerning his early interactions with UT-Austin President Bill Powers, April 15, 2013..."

April 18, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Team Perry 2010

Governor announces top re-election campaign consultants

"...been around even longer, going back to Perry's 1986 House campaign, and has a power house reputation (although not..."

Dec. 9, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Hacking Democracy': Manipulative yet Important

"...maybe it just bugs me because I'm a print media guy, but I could have done without the Da..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Post by Lee Nichols

Five Recommended Austin Arts Events

Our weekly pick of the top art events to get you out of the house

"...Here's a visual art exhibition of mixed-media works – including collage, drawing, sculpture, video, and photography..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sound Unseen Review: Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

An intimate and emotional dance with the tap great

"...up and down the hardwood floors of my parents’ house as often as I could just to listen to..."

Nov. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Sara Hutchinson

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...now you've got no excuse not to leave the house...."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Qmmunity: The Future Looks Freeing

Events to queer SX and advocate for LGBTQ equality

"...The first part of SXSW has been a beautiful,..."

March 15, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

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