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"...Safe Homes for Kids..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column

An Indomitable Culture

Director Maureen Gosling talks about the Zapotec women of Juchitán and 'Blossoms of Fire,' the documentary she made about them.

"...Juchitán, one of the few surviving indigenous cultures of Mexico. With so many people writing and talking about the..."

May 4, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Volunteering, Drag, Birthdays, and More Recommended Events

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"...Moyo Okediji, a UT-Austin professor of art history. His time as an apprentice under indigenous African artists taught him..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Kyle Henry Calls for a National Family Intervention in Time Passages

AFS Doc Days selection delves into the challenges of family archives

"...Time Passages, the new film from Kyle Henry, looks like..."

May 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Doesn’t Love Dogs

Like people don't already know you're a monster

"...20 years of blissful marriage, my wife recently blindsided me with an announcement that we are now "dog people."..."

May 19, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Turning Williamson County a Bluer Shade of Purple

Wading through the new political landscape of the Austin suburbs

"...He's the youngest member of the Legislature, and looks even younger than his..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Luv Doc: Dog-Sitting

This gig could go south in a really ugly way

"...I have been with my boyfriend since August. We met through some mutual friends and really hit it off...."

Dec. 21, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback – Kinky Friedman: Between the Lines

Kinky Friedman's first album of original songs in 35 years: "How hard could it be?"

"...over a landline from his Echo Hill Ranch in Medina. "Though I read at the 75-year-old level."..."

June 29, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Into The Black Hole at Other Worlds Austin

Director Gary Nelson on Disney's sci-fi epic, returning this weekend

"...a regular behind the lens on bright and breezy comedies like The Patty Duke Show and Giligan's Island. He..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Year With Baywatch

To protect and surf

"...sand, carrying that ubiquitous flotation thing (it's called a rescue can, people). The soundtrack soars with Survivor lead singer..."

May 19, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

To Build a Home

Four Austin writers discuss how they create their fantastic worlds

"...fantasy and science fiction still have rights to the name "explorer" since, nine times out of 10, they're the..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Mixed Metaphors

These craft cocktails are for the books

"...with the daiquiri that hundreds of recipes carry his name. Serious writers have always endorsed serious barcraft, but we..."

June 17, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Sanctuary in the Past

In The Whispering Swarm, Michael Moorcock confronts ghosts – history's and his own – in a secret area of London

"...Moorcock has enjoyed a storied career. Having written such acclaimed novels as Behold the Man, Gloriana, and Byzantium Endures,..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Michael Berry

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar devours bytes, bites, and trinkets

"...features seemingly hundreds of chefs developing jaw-dropping and mouthwatering menus for exotically themed parties hosted at local residences. I..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Bedside Manner: In Memoriam

A few mournful words for books discarded

"...is, simply, that I either genuinely don’t have the time for them anymore, or that I devote my time..."

April 30, 2012 Books Post by Lindsey Flatt

Chris the Conqueror

Chris Roberson takes on Superman, Elric, Captain Kirk, and Cinderella – and wins

"...side is Superman, defender of truth, justice, and the American way. On the other is Elric of Melniboné, the..."

July 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Painting by Numbers

Wherein we recall how we got here ... and contemplate the baleful map-drawing future

"...could be at least 49 people under the Capitol dome wishing very much that such a road trip were..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Greatest Stories Ever Told

The 2010 Paramount Summer Film Classics

"...Dark Knight sagas, yet this high-camp thriller has disturbed me ever since I first saw it. Between my tender..."

May 21, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

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"...too many kitties being euthanized because they have no homes...."

Nov. 25, 2005 Column

Divorce, Alamo Style

From a small north-side apartment – via toney Rob Roy, a Hays County ranch, and several sojourns in jail – Janet Kennedy keeps fighting a battle featuring all the latest in family bitterness

"...the Hill Country – but for once, a controversial development isn't at the center of the storm. Instead, an..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Meet the New Neighbors

A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado

"...Angelo, and is surrounded by a vast landscape of mesquite and cedar trees, native grasses, cacti, and lizards. In..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...levels – not at the school level. The U.S. Department of Education specifically recognized that schools often have special..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Column

Becoming Birds

'The Philomel Project' allows myth to take wing at the Blue Theater

"...Arts' latest production. "I first read the myth of Philomel in Ovid's Metamorphoses," says Sonnet Blanton, co-director with Julia..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...earliest poll closing of the day occurred at Pease Elementary School, where students voted in a mock presidential election...."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

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"...to Lauri Apple for aptly describing the Austin transportation mess: Everyone has an agenda, but few have a workable..."

May 30, 2003 Column

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"...and others ["Toxic agenda taints Barton report," Jan. 24]. Media and environmental organizations often use the terms Barton Springs,..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column

TV Eye

The pre-Top 10, unofficial year in review.

"...few things about the past year's television that deserve comment...."

Dec. 27, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Honor Among Thieves

James Carlos Blake demystifies A World of Thieves and the world of writing.

"...James Carlos Blake puts the roar back into the Roaring..."

March 8, 2002 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Disarming Dubya

First-time director Alexandra Pelosi discusses Journeys With George, her surprising and fascinating documentary on George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign, viewed from the back of the press plane.

"...With George, Alexandra Pelosi's "boys on the Bush bus" documentary, an all-access view from the back-of-the-Campaign 2000 press plane..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Disarming Dubya

First-time director Alexandra Pelosi discusses Journeys With George, her surprising and fascinating documentary on George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign, viewed from the back of the press plane.

"...With George, Alexandra Pelosi's "boys on the Bush bus" documentary, an all-access view from the back-of-the-Campaign 2000 press plane..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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