Civics 101

"...PUT ON YOUR (CRITICAL) THINKING CAPS UT Journalism professor Robert Jensen offers practical advice on challenging the conventional wisdom..."

Sept. 6, 2013 News Column

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...to ask: Is that a good thing?" said author Robert Whitaker. "Are they better off five years later, 10..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

Bonds: 'Death By a Thousand Cuts'

Even with Propositions 1 and 3 passing, AISD's election campaign appeared doomed from the start

"...bonds has been flexible, with constant questioning about the wisdom of building new schools when some have empty desks...."

May 17, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Pastures of Plenty

Q: Ships and vans share what in common? A: Hazardous waste.

"...but these days Lindsey uses it to dispense witty wisdom between songs and to sing blues, folk, punk, and..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Home Is Where the Art Is

Time for FronteraFest's 'Mi Casa Es Su Teatro' fun

"...super powers linked to their indigenous spirituality and the wisdom of their ancestors. Victory Grill, 1104 E. 11th, 78702..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM: The Lincolns of Hollywood

It is dangerous to view history through the eyes of sentimentality

"...But don't tell that to John Cromwell, who directed Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer-winning play, Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940),..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

AFF2012: Billy Bob Thornton Steers 'Jayne Mansfield's Car'

The actor returns to the writer/director's chair

"...and sons. In addition to Thornton, it also stars Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, Robert Patrick, Robert Stevenson,..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Can Dems Flip the Suburbs?

Democratic challengers target two vulnerable Central Texas House districts

"...being defended by Democratic Rep. Donna How­ard against Republican Robert Thom­as and Libertarian Joe Edgar, now includes most of..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: How Fantastic Fest Got Twisted Up By 'American Mary'

Jen and Sylvia Soska are the new twins of evil

"...Sylvia: "We said it was a combination between Robert Rodriguez and Ed Wood. Robert because of the do-it-yourself..."

Oct. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summertime Blues

Auditioning for the blues – at band camp!

"...the chapel. Along the way, he instills nuggets of wisdom to make their lives onstage easier – if they..."

June 22, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Alchemies of Anatomy

Choreographer-performer Rosalyn Nasky has a penchant for details

"...other, along with keyboardist Rick Rowley, as they performed Robert Schumann's "Dichterliebe" song cycle. Not moving from her spot,..."

June 22, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Another State Assault on Women's Health Care

New state rule targets Planned Parenthood, cuts almost 200,000 women from basic health care

"...abortions. But last year, at the behest of Sen. Robert Deuell, R-Greenville, the HHSC rewrote the definition of "affiliate"..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Destruction of Texas Health Care

The GOP crusade against Planned Parenthood is devastating basic care for Texas women

"...future of the program is in jeopardy, after Sen. Robert Deuell, R-Greenville, pushed HHSC to redefine who can provide..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...frankie go boom Director/Screenwriter: Jordan Roberts a flick by bruce about his little brother frank..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Feds Deny Women's Health Renewal

Language intended to exclude Planned Parenthood may jeopardize entire program

"...The prevailing wisdom coming from providers and health care advocates was that..."

Dec. 23, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Is the Women's Health Program Dead?

Feds won't agree to exclude PP

"...The prevailing wisdom has been that targeting a specific provider – in..."

Dec. 13, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

Johnny Depp hits the Continental Club; Eric Johnson crashes the Texas Music Hall of Fame

"...in that uncomfortable stage, he had humor, wit, and wisdom. He was a beautiful man." I Walked With a..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

My Children Are Becoming Heavy

When San Antonio rock ruled South Texas

"...the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Conventional music wisdom holds the Beatles as the model for popular bands..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Hillcountry Underbelly

You can feel Elizabeth Doss' new play rising from deep in her past and this land

"...truths, smacking his boy upside the head with the wisdom that there's nothing special about not knowin' where you're..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Two Hotels for the Price of ... Two?

Convention center hotels seek city waivers

"...a pair of massive Downtown hotel projects, the conventional wisdom is that "the market" will ultimately answer that question...."

July 8, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Women's Health: Ideology First!

Texas lawmakers do their part to defund Planned Parenthood

"...this year unless state lawmakers renew it (the conventional wisdom is that they will re-up). In 2008 alone, it..."

April 15, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Why Rail?

The city is pushing for a 2012 vote to build urban rail. The critics are asking, 'Who needs it?'

"...Robert Spillar, director of the city's Transportation Department, thinks BRT..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Styx and Stones

A priest has his canoe trip sunk by a spiritual crisis in The Catechism Cataclysm

"...Which is wise, or possibly might lead to wisdom somewhere down the road. Either way, the peripatetic director..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Vinyl Ashes

A gray vinyl 7-inch with your exit songs?

"...Sweet memories. Robert Harrison (Future Clouds & Radar)..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Not All of Me Will Die:
Remembering Joe Watson

In remembrance of The Brick Row Book Shop's Joe Watson

"...would never pay him back. Gilliam, in his Buddha-like wisdom, also knew that someday, somehow, the contents of that..."

Oct. 23, 2010 Books Post by Sidney Brammer

Page Two: Yes We Said Yes We Will Yes

The Chronicle in bloom

"...– Robert Johnson, "Hellhound on My Trail"..."

June 25, 2010 Column by Louis Black

The Hightower Report

Obama's War; and Federal Execution Commission

"...Remember the wisdom of Mark Twain about war-whooping generals and politicians: "Loyalty..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...Charlie and the Rabbit (Directors: Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian) -- Charlie, a four year-old who loves Bugs..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Collector

From the writer and director of Saw 4-6 comes this horror film about a handyman who tries to rob his employers' home but finds it rigged with a lethal maze.

"...Burke, Madeline Zima, Andrea Roth, Juan Fernández, Daniella Alonso, Robert Wisdom and Karley Scott Collins. Co-written by Marcus Dunstan..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music

The Fab Four ruined so-called 'rock 'n' roll music'

"...Francis. It also buys him freedom to avoid conventional wisdom about rock history. "The Beatles destroyed rock 'n' roll,..."

July 17, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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