Kickstart Your Weekend: 'Raise a Good Man'

Local short has already shot, and just needs that last polish

"...Nothing like being stuck in a strange town, with nowhere to sleep...."

July 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Young Man on Death Row

Juvenile offender Randy Arroyo's case puts Texas's execution factory on trial.

"...How does a 17-year-old kid who hasn't shot or stabbed someone wind..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Better Place

For nearly 30 years, Primarily Primates has offered a refuge for misplaced animals

"...When Wally Swett, Kenneth Oberg, and Gregory Miller loaded up a..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...The appearance of Public Citizen Execu­tive Director Tom Smith at the..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

DVDanger: Ryan Reynolds, the Most Interesting Man in the World

How Van Wilder became Hollywood's most unpredictable talent

"...If Ryan Reynolds were the actor everyone thinks he is, he..."

May 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...What makes a film a classic? What irrepressible spark illuminates..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Wanted Man

State Rep. Patrick Rose walks a fine line in a swing district

"...On the morning of Nov. 12, 2001, Patrick Rose stepped inside the Red River Cafe wearing a..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Home's a Brewin': Beer News

So much win

"...Beerists Win Podcast Award Remember the new years beer-solution I had about..."

Jan. 24, 2013 Food Post by Ivy Le

The Rise of the Invisible Man

Can longshot Democrat Chris Bell ring up a miracle?

"...Chris Bell kicked off his bid for governor on a sleepy August day in 2005, the little-known Democrat had..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

It's a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color

It's a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers

"...If you type "restaurant workers" into any search engine, the revved up reckoning..."

May 28, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Right Man for the Job

Charlie Robison says 'fuck everybody.'

"...NASHVILLE -- To talk to folks in Nashville about Charlie..."

June 29, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

No Impact Man

Colin Beavan, aka No Impact Man, and his cooperative family are the subjects of this documentary about their yearlong project in environmental sustainability.

"...Directed by: Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein. Author Colin Beavan, aka No..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bob Log III Q&A

One-man guitar orgy crams into Mohawk on Thursday

"...Bob Log III’s best gimmick isn’t his flamboyant getup of sequenced jumpsuits and telephone helmets. Nor is..."

July 21, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Media Watch: 'A Sense of Purpose'

Texas Tribune makes its debut in realm of nonprofit journalism

"...Former KVUE-TV political reporter Elise Hu talks with almost evangelical zeal about..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Column by Kevin Brass

A Question of Equity

Is It Time for Austin Actors To Go Union? And Vice Versa?

"...Of all the nights in the life of a production, the..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

A Commercial Venture

Preempting Shania Twain

"...In the early Nineties, AMN became the pet project of a handful..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Minouli Steals a Kiss

First Place

"...Minouli was a child of Epiphany. To the village's old women,..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Wynn Parks

Room With a View

La Zona Rosa's Ripple Effect

"...The still revitalizing La Zona Rosa photograph by Kenny Braun In truth,..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

A Lively Crowd Seeks the Open House District 51 Seat

The Southeast Seven

"...Lulu Flores is in full campaign mode. "Yesterday was crazy, today there's a lot of..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

One woman’s farm and education mission

"...We headed straight for the barn – for the goats –..."

April 17, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

City Hall Hustle: Everybody Now – Diversity is Good

What if they threw a race riot and nobody came?

"...Following several Hispanic business leaders' displeasure with African-American City Manager Marc..."

Aug. 29, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: Max on a Mission

Will Austin's turbulent climate produce a perfect storm for Max Nofziger's mayoral campaign?

"...Among the ironies of the season: Max Nofziger, the Voice..."

March 7, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Everybody Loves a Wynn-er

Will Wynn is his own flavor of ice cream -- pure vanilla, but mixed with nuts

"...On the one hand: Will Wynn is the pro-business, tight-fisted, basic-services-hawking anchor of..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts and the State Theater..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM: Some Kind of a Man

After a certain age, there's no avoiding how death is a permanent part of life

"...You get to an age when people die. They start dropping like leaves...."

Feb. 25, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

What's a Hungry Brit to Eat in Austin?

It may not be Mum's bubble and squeak, but it's close

"...There is no joke about British food that an American can tell that a..."

May 7, 2010 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rerun at the D.A. Corral

Republican Shane Phelps challenges Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle for a second time, and seems to be trailing.

"...The sun was creeping up over the horizon when Ronnie Earle and..."

Oct. 6, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Review: Archive Theater's A Sherlock Holmes Christmas

Should you welcome this Holmes for the holidays with seasonal cheer?

"...The facts are these: About four o'clock on Christmas morning, Peterson..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Playback: A Weekend on the Crust

Cruising Austin's Eastside with the Gospel Truth, Chumps, and Stza

"...I didn’t cross the highway into Downtown all weekend, missing the opportunity to hear..."

June 17, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Where There's Smoke, There's a 'Vérité-Enhanced' Legacy

The Texas Documentary Tour: Ross McElwee's 'Bright Leaves'

"...Beyond enjoying his terrific films, of which Bright Leaves (2003) is the latest and one of the best,..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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