Author Literatus

"...for his readers and for himself. In his latest, Rubicon: A Novel of Ancient Rome (St. Martin's, 23.95 hard),..."

July 2, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

TV Eye

You do not want to mess with a girl's date with Mad Men

"...would be able to see AMC's newest original drama, Rubicon. I watched a sneak peek of the pilot online,..."

July 23, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Long gone is the summer hiatus: These days, new programming knows no seasonal boundaries

"...giving off any heat: The Big C (Showtime) and Rubicon (AMC). The Big C stars the always remarkable Laura..."

June 11, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Shadows of Freedom

Fascinating if brief documentary about the overlooked Algerian Jewish Resistance

"...65 minutes. It also makes clear that a documentary Rubicon has been crossed when it comes to World War..."

June 12, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Central Texas Recovers

"...knocked from its foundation gets some assistance from Team Rubicon..."

June 10, 2015 Photo Gallery

UPDATE: Flood of Relief

In tragedy's wake, Central Texas continues to care for her own

"...great updates on giving guidelines. • Butt kickers Team Rubicon have boots on the ground and could use your..."

May 29, 2015 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

We're the Millers

This Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis comedy shows some sweetly crude family values.

"...only a matter of time until someone crosses the Rubicon with a pants-down, full-on (well, maybe only half-mast) boner..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Bedside Manner: Before the Fall

Browsing the stacks

"...Visible at the top of the tallest stack is Rubicon, Tom Holland's altogether modern history of the fall of..."

March 28, 2011 Books Post by Nick Barbaro

Writing the Climate

Flannery and Kolbert on the accelerating pace of global warming

"...all this could happen perhaps in my lifetime."Crossing the Rubicon..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Happily N'Ever After

The animated Happily N'Ever After isn't just cynically humorless, it's shoddy-looking to boot.

"..."Fractured Fairy Tales" in the Sixties, the fairy tale Rubicon was self-evident and well-nigh uncrossable. Lately, however, in the..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

South Korean horror cultist Park Chan-wook's 2002 film is the opening freshet in his bloody cinematic triptych; it’s also a finely wrought and emotionally complex film of surpassing, stylized beauty.

"...a point, but once it crosses its own internal Rubicon it becomes downright horrific, with blood and torture and..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Training Day

"...rube until he glances back to find his personal rubicon lying in the gutter behind him. High marks go..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Food-O-File

"...the 1980 and 1985 vintages of the Niebaum-Coppola Estate Rubicon, the exclusive premium wine of Coppola's cellar. The price..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Bob Dylan’s Devil Complex and Mysterious Stage Pose

Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour satisfies at Austin stop

"...Later, “Crossing the Rubicon” resounds with extra potent dynamics and interplay – giving..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: Forget the Alamo

It’s strike three for Texas in the white-power rebellion game. Time to call folks out.

"...Kyle Biedermann and Briscoe Cain). They gleefully crossed the Rubicon with MAGA Nation, tried to throw out legal ballots..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Author Casey McQuiston Loves Love

The debut writer dreams of queer romance and a bluer Texas

"...feels like we’re kind of crossing a queer celebrity rubicon in some ways, like there’s now speculation about people’s..."

May 21, 2019 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

Holiday Viewing: Downton Abbey Christmas Specials

We rank the holidays with the Crawley family

"...our favorite patriarch to remark that she “crossed the Rubicon.” But the long-awaited marriage proposal from Matthew to Lady..."

Dec. 17, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Brenham’s Brazos Valley Brewing Is a Destination, Not a Pit Stop

"It's what's on the inside that counts"

"...an efficient method for a brewery to cross the rubicon into the land of utter distrust. But let's face..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

SXSW Film Review: Beware the Slenderman

Doc examines notorious teen stabbing

"...stabbing a random anomaly, or has some bizarre, tech-enabled rubicon been crossed? Millions of children devour the Brothers Grimm,..."

March 12, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

‘Martinez for Austin’ Kicks Off Campaign

Council member opens all-city tour at Barton Springs

"...on urban rail, Stephens said he had “crossed a Rubicon” on the issue over the years. He had consistently..."

April 5, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Like a Hurricane

Harnessing Lauren Larson's live hurricane on Ume's new Phantoms

"...By the time the trio crosses into "Rubicon," the lead track from the new LP, the singer-guitarist..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Ume

"...of Curve's Toni Halliday in the world-weary slink of "Rubicon." Only on the closer, "The Task," do the locals..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Music Review by Richard Whittaker

He Needed a Hero

A regular schlub turns caped crusader in James Gunn's Super

"...Super, Gunn's newest, takes that Rubicon and fuzzes it even further, to the point where..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Luv Doc Recommends: Beard Prom

American Legion Hall, Friday, January 28, 2011

"...a Rollie Fingers handlebar mustache, you've fully crossed the Rubicon of mindless sloth and into the territory of consciously..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

TV Eye: Under the 'Boardwalk'

A new HBO series explores seedy, Prohibition-era Atlantic City

"...still a rabid fan of AMC's Mad Men and Rubicon. "Too slow" is the common complaint I hear of..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Hard Act to Follow

Heather Kafka on a love/hate history with acting

"...an actor has definitely just crossed over some internal Rubicon from dry-eyed discussion of her work to the realm..."

June 11, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Muni Filings: Race to May under way

Candidates for City Council, Austin Community College board, and the AISD board seal their respective fates by applying for ballot spots

"...Consider the die cast, the Rubicon crossed, the pooch screwed. As of 5pm Monday, March..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Toby Futrell: Best City Manager in Country or World?

City Council sure loves them some Futrell

"...I the only one reminded of Caesar crossing the Rubicon?] … In the next three years, we're going to..."

April 6, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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Our readers talk back.

"...himself to these issues. His massive book Crossing the Rubicon, published Oct. 1, 2004, outlines his case of U.S...."

July 22, 2005 Column

'Chronicle' Running Away From Important Stories

"...himself to these issues. His massive book Crossing the Rubicon, published Oct. 1, 2004, outlines his case of U.S...."

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