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"...talk show hosts who fight for the rights of "role models" to murder their wives and rape other women..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column

Wanted Man

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

"...strike a political balance somewhere between two of his role models -- Austin Reps. Terry Keel, the incumbent Republican..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood has plenty o' news in this week's "Food-o-File."

"...counts chefs, cooking instructors, and restaurateurs as his early role models. After 20 years here in Austin, he journeyed..."

July 11, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Fostering Family Values

The Legislature engages in its biennial exercises in gay-bashing -- families be damned.

"...is fortunate to have a large number of pro-family role models like Jeff Lutes -- the surprised target of..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Women's Work Is Never Done

Started in 1978 as a grassroots feminist arts collaborative, Women & Their Work has evolved into an Austin institution, which has survived collapsing economies and shifts in location and mission to become one of the city's premier visual arts spaces.

"...the great ones. So there they were offering me role models and inspiration and even a workshop where I..."

March 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

TV Eye

What NBC's new Kingpin means for the representation and presentation of Latinos on television

"...if I don't criticize the lack of positive Latino role models on TV, while the "We Are the World"..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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"...bodies to a point near perfection. Are they our role models of tomorrow? Why don't we just do away..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Column

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"...numerous people making positive contributions and serving as wonderful role models. Some devote their careers or lives toward gaining..."

June 21, 2002 Column

Soul Survivors: The Official Autobiography of Destiny's Child

Sheet Music

"...faith -- the ladies obviously take their status as role models very seriously -- and enough unintentionally hilarious moments..."

April 26, 2002 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Rockabilly Fillies

Conference Panels

"...the way groundbreaking women like Jackson have served as role models for new generations of female rockers -- a..."

March 15, 2002 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Lone Star Panthers

A profile of Austin's New Black Panther Party

"...reliance on governmental assistance. Fathers must serve as positive role models to their children. Drug abuse and criminal activity..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Right Man for the Job

Charlie Robison says 'fuck everybody.'

"...He envisions a career path similar to his primary role models: Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, and Dwight Yoakam. All..."

June 29, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

James Hyland & The South Austin Jug Band, Broken Spoke, Wednesday 14

"...Robison, or maybe Steve Earle -- admittedly not bad role models, but Hyland and friends for the most part..."

March 16, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Girl Groups: The Story of a Sound

Seldom have obscure footage and recorded memories been put together in so charming a fashion

"...endearing dedication, youngsters all over the country idolized such role models as Frankie Lymon, whose youth and irresistible sound..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Throwing Down Love

The seven-year rise of Knolly Williams, the Master P of Christian hip-hop

"...then-local acts like N.W.A., Eazy-E, and Ice-T as his role models, Williams began moving toward gangsta rap, adopting both..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

It Came From Beyond

"I saw my first cadaver when I was about five years old. I saw my first rotting corpse at 10." Now, at 35, Guillermo del Toro is probably the world's most promising horror film director.

"...del Toro says. "He was one of the first role models in my life. That's why I don't change..."

July 21, 2000 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...filled. Driven by tougher sentencing laws, reduced use of parole, and skyrocketing drug arrests, the number of inmates has..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Courting the Vote

Four democrats are running for two judicial races.

"...is a Mexican-American whose parents are held up as role models in the community, one as a public servant,..."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Coffeetable Books

Dream On

"...ground regarding photography's complicity in creating and perpetuating female role models and self-images. The stated purpose of this book..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Books Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pigs, Pimps, and Pornographers

A look at this prolific, political Japanese filmmaker

"...he is not looking at them judgmentally or as role models. He depicts incest, rape, and violence in a..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Screens Feature by Salvatore Botti

Coach's Corner

"...the television landscape provided me with a plethora of role models. Lucy's Fred and Ethel Mertz, of course, but..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Ms. Write

"...the preachy element now; they look at characters as role models. I've gotten comments on how the use of..."

July 2, 1999 Books Feature by Jessica Berthold

Scanlines

The Big Hit

"...measure. Actually, the plot is reminiscent of Argento's literary role models like Hammett, Horace McCoy, and Cornell Woolrich in..."

June 18, 1999 Screens Feature

The DARE Debate

Austin Police Kick Drug Prevention Program

"...conflicting worlds. As teachers, they must serve as approachable role models to whom students can confide about drug- and..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

SXSW Record Reviews

"...Role Models for Amerika (Alternative Tentacles)..."

March 13, 1998 Music Review

Why I Moved Back

Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be

"...I had plenty of brilliantly funny, smart, and sweet role models among the punks - until the musical stylings..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Gretchen Phillips

Short Cuts

"...Admission is free. Cassavetes was one of the great role models of independent filmmaking and independent thinking; he sought..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Be Like Julia

Inspiring Tales of Ms. Child and Other Women in Kitchens

"...were no women in the kitchen to serve as role models and the chef was a recovering alcoholic who..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

In Like Flynn

"...Shea. "She's an inspiration and we really need more role models like her."..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...game they love. WNBA players also can provide positive role models to young girls, encouraging them to play competitive..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Column

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