Point Austin: The Quality of Mercy

If you're looking for compassion, you've come to the wrong place

"...One of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal 82nd..."

July 22, 2011 News Column by Michael King

No Mercy

The case of James Allridge raises familiar questions about the Texas justice system

"...to execute James Allridge III for the 1985 murder of 21-year-old Brian Clendennen, who died from two gunshots fired..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Best of the New York Underground

"...with this title managed to leave out such cinema of transgression auteurs as Richard Kern, Lydia Lunch, and Clint..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mercy Chefs Opens Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen in Wimberley

Chef Jay Bachman joins ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wed., May 15

"...Since 2006, Mercy Chefs and their network of mobile kitchens has been..."

May 15, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The Music of Our Sins

Letters at 3am

"...We've stuck the words "great" and "culture" to gobs of hype but let's pretend they still mean something and..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Deep in the Mozart of Texas

This summer, the Austrian American Mozart Academy, an international program that provides aspiring professional singers with training and performance experience in Mozartian opera, relocates to, of all places, Austin, Texas.

"...American Mozart Academy, an international program that provides aspiring professional singers with training and performance experience in Mozartian opera,..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part One

Four documentaries examine four film legacies

"...made them, that cannot be contained within the narrative of one single production...."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Persistence of Revision

Fascism, Frank Capra, and how legend becomes history

"...simply present some historical context for the film. One of the few complaints about the film is that the..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Writes of Winter

"...Co., $14 paper Some background: Back in the summer of 1994, Ken Foster took a job as volunteer literary..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Books Review

The Grand Designs of Ia Ensterä and Jason Amato

"...noted in the All Over Creation column "In Praise of Designers", two of Austin's most accomplished theatrical designers are..."

July 17, 2015 Photo Gallery

We're 49th! ... Or Just Seventh of 10

Union and Austin ISD argue over teacher pay – and what to do about it

"...education, Texans are used to being at the bottom of national comparisons. But even with those low expectations, residents..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

LOLA's La Clemenza di Tito: A Retelling

The quality of mercy is never not strained in this new adaptation of Mozart's late opera

"..."The quality of mercy is not strain'd," argues Portia in The..."

March 9, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

12

Essentially a Russianized version of the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men, 12 is a moral powerhouse that's both intellectually riveting and indescribably poetic.

"...and Victor Verzhbitsky. 12 is essentially a Russianized version of Sidney Lumet's masterful 1957 courtroom drama, 12 Angry Men,..."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Music Review: RVG

Melbourne quartet introduces new muse Romy Vager

"...People play music and form bands for all kinds of reasons: fame, fortune, sex. The primary compulsion remains self-expression,..."

March 14, 2018 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Townsend, 10pm Ecuadorian synth-pop duo 1982 sounds straight out of a tropical John Hughes movie. Debut LP Nuevas Ondas..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Aloha

Cameron Crowe parks this rom-com in Hawaii

"...word “aloha” has multiple meanings: affection, peace, compassion, and mercy, to name a few. Early on, the films of..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Smile Like Yours

"...and Lauren Holly slowly drown in the dismal pit of this bungled romantic comedy. Neither should bear any blame..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Off the Hot Seat

Lightning Rod

"...a hot-blooded tyrant with no tolerance for dissenting points of view...."

July 16, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The Sun Also Sets

Activist / artist / teacher / political candidate Susan Lee Solar is remembered by friends.

"...the ICU waiting room -- we were just kind of numb -- and someone said, 'We need to meet..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Articulations

The UT symposium "From Text to Performance: Law and Other Performing Arts" proved to be a stimulating blend of scholarly thought, intellectual inquiry, thoughtful performance, amicable conversation, fiery debate, and amusing anecdotes.

"...sponsored by the UT Law School and UT College of Fine Arts, with the cooperation of the Harry Ransom..."

March 15, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Michelle Shocked

"...release her 1993 gospel album. That seems unnecessarily staid of the label, as there's very little Shocked can't conquer..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Review by Margaret Moser

TV Eye: Rich Rewards

David Cross is wickedly funny in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

"...although his 30-city tour, in tandem with the release of his first book, I Drink for a Reason, was..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Virtual Devotion

Scott Kanoff launches his tenure as the State Theater Company's new producing artistic director with Eric Coble's Virtual Devotion, and while the performances and design work are laudatory, they're brought to bear on a lackluster script that looks poor in comparison to the least that, say, MAD TV has to offer.

"...Eric Coble's Virtual Devotion is the inaugural offering from Scott Kanoff, the State Theater Company's new producing..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Waiting on Fair Food

The quandary of ethical eating

"...One of the great tactile pleasures in life is food. Few..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Food Feature by Amy Kamp

On the Lege

Chips on the Table

"...bill limiting CHIP eligibility for children over the age of 10 to families earning 150% of poverty, is on..."

April 9, 1999 News Column

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...good book to read. We hope to inspire some of your choices with these reviews, but we hope just..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

SXSW Record Reviews

"...Basehead were so far ahead of the curve that seven years after their debut we..."

March 13, 1998 Music Review

Capitol Chronicle

No Mercy: Perry to Decide If Texas Will Continue to Execute Mentally Retarded

"...Supreme Court has once again rejected the Texas system of capital prosecutions -- convict 'em first, ask questions later..."

June 8, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

"...I am enclosing a copy of Proposition 1, the campaign finance reform amendment, since you..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

The Chili Dog Fest Caps SXSW Local Style

Impressive lineup of musicians to benefit Central Texas Food Bank

"...hang out with friends, take in a killer lineup of bands, and eat chili dogs. The fest is held..."

March 15, 2018 Music Post by Mark Fagan

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