Shake Appeal

Iggy Pop, whistling a merry tune

"...I tend to meander. With a group, you get reactions to ideas you have, and it becomes a group..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TV Eye

Showtime for This American Life

"...are set up for them to live through and react to; that's not us. The people in our stories..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Locking Up Kids Not Okay

"...happening to coarsen us so much that we don’t react with outrage?..."

March 6, 2007 Postmarks

Black Snake Moan

Like a steady 12-bar blues progression, Black Snake Moan lays down a groove and works the chords over and over 'til they're all spent.

"...good blues refrain, and the way Lazarus and Rae react to each other almost resembles the classic call-and-response structure..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Perry's Big $$$ Ideas

The governor reaches for a legacy – is anybody listening?

"...and gotten stuck. Indeed, the negative legislative and public reaction has been enough to make one wonder whether Perry..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Patriots for Peace: Doggett on Congress and the War

Rep. Lloyd Doggett responds to anti-war critics on congressional action against the Iraq war

"...on the president, not on my personal ability to react strategically in an ever-changing environment in Congress. I have..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Page Two: Second Nature

The ritual chaos and considered lunacy of South by Southwest

"...was trying to be accommodating, as I'm slow to react to outrageousness that is so extreme as to be..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: When I Write the Book

On luck, anarchy, and the narrative vagaries of life

"...often so embittered as to dramatically misunderstand and hostilely react to the best of them. In a way, I'm..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Column by Louis Black

UT Profs Argue Death Penalty Cases Before Supreme Court

In an unusual set of legal circumstances, UT Capital Punishment Center co-director argues to justices that they should refrain from ruling on cases he previously brought to them

"...Alito will have any impact on how the Supremes react to the CCA's willful defiance of their previous order...."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Remedy: Reduce Stress, Reduce Fear

"...the Dec. 29 issue. Both explain that people do react with hostility and religious conservatism when exposed to unknown..."

Jan. 2, 2007 Postmarks

Witch Hunt of Wal-Mart Just Demonizing an Easy if Innocent Suspect

"...the lower end of the economic scale. When people react against Wal-Mart they are reacting against those people, only..."

Dec. 27, 2006 Postmarks

Claus & Effect

The holiday how-to guide for the perpetually perplexed

"...Take your progeny with you to see how they react to different styles. Do include a gift card for..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Features Feature by Meredith Barnhill

The Assumption

'The Assumption' is Refraction Arts Project's very modern and entertaining take on 'Hamlet' – a Shakespearean satire of all things hillbilly and all things Eastern, set to a rock & roll beat

"...showing it to the king and watching the king react to the knowledge that the crime is known...."

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Hurd Is the Word

Cornell Hurd, Austin's most prolific C&W songwriter? It's no joke.

"...phrase, I'm watching their faces to see if they'll react. If they laugh, chuckle, or smile when I say..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

To Your Health

What is the best alternative to an elimination and challenge diet in determining dietary factors with migraines?

"...into smaller particles that your body will no longer react to. You will probably find a wide variety of..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

TV Eye

Good timing

"...discovers he has special skills. While his fellow brethren react with various levels of dismay, Hiro is thrilled, and..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Media Watch

'Dallas Morning News' editorial staff members leap for buyouts; and 'Austin Student' publisher says 'vendetta' by former UT boss partially drove her to sell her weekly paper

"...major media corporations retrench after years of failing to react to the modern age, there's little security in any..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Page Two: Light and Darkness

Light and Darkness: In the bright cacophony of black and white, a confession of despair and an ode to uncertainty

"...listen to a discussion of 9/11 conspiracy theories and react more than rudely. Smug letter-writers assure us they know..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of the article will get lost in a knee-jerk reaction to development...."

July 28, 2006 Column

Defending Whistlers

"...difficult moments of life, and this is why they react with hostility when asked to stop. Besides, I should..."

July 20, 2006 Postmarks

The King

First-time filmmaker James Marsh delivers a Texas gothic that stars Gael García Bernal and William Hurt, but the characters lack depth and humanity.

"...or the events that unfold, and how audience members react will depend heavily on the religious convictions they bring..."

July 7, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

Yogurt Shop Reversal

The CCA overturns Springsteen murder conviction

"...are at least four possible ways the DA could react. Earle could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Down in the Valley

Sadly, this is less the epic modern Western it aspires to be than a muddled melodrama about a delusional drifter played by Edward Norton.

"...Reseda – and they don’t do much more than react to Norton. There’s no depth to the story, and..."

June 2, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Schroeder v. APD

Latest police shooting case raises retro question: Why not Glasgow?

"...reason is this: If stress caused Officer Schroeder to react in this way, she'd be a huge liability to..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

An American Haunting

A satanic-possession thriller set in 1817 stars Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek – to little avail.

"...quite a bit while watching Sutherland scowl, flinch, and react to unseen horrors, and I'm pretty sure he did,..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

CSA: The Confederate States of America

Scathingly satirical, often horrific mockumentary examines what America might look like if the South had won the Civil War.

"...and Sean Blake. It’s hard to know how to react to Willmott’s scathingly satirical, often horrific mockumentary. Purportedly made..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

No matter if it's an unknown young singer like 17-year-old Sahara Smith in a little club on South Lamar (the "unknown" part won't last long in her case), no matter if it's in the room of an unknown poet destined to remain unknown, no matter – there are acts of creation, however desperate, that cannot be stopped.

"...even as I was applauding, I knew we weren't reacting just to the beauty of the performance – or,..."

March 31, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Hey Willpower! Can I Get a 'Hell Yeah!'?

Imperial Teen’s Will Schwartz goes solo, Top 40, and asks, “Why the Hell Not?” with his new thing, hey willpower!

"...possibility. Just from the way the crowds, our audiences, react to our shows. I just know it's there. I..."

March 10, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to war with partisan gridlock. Asked how individuals can react against a domestic war machine, he recommended empowering oneself..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature

The Next Steps

Ballet Austin seeks out tomorrow's Balanchines with a new and unique choreographic showcase

"...anticipate what's going to happen and are ready to react. I don't have any dancers who sit back and..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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