Public Notice: “Gerrymandering Is Not a Game”

"... except when it is"

"...In view of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision not to intervene..."

July 13, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Who the Hell is this Seth White?

And what, if anything, do RPGs and LARPing have to do with art?

"...uses a torch to weld two or more pieces of metal together. Sometimes he uses a torch to bend..."

July 30, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Act of Valor

Navy SEALs conduct a rescue mission in this film that employed actual soldiers and their experiences in its making.

"...Coming as it does on the heels of Navy SEAL Team 6’s stunning capture of..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gaming the System

Applying the mechanics of play to the everyday

"...Tech trends live and die by a combination of buzz and substance. Too little of either component and..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Breakin' All the Rules

Despite the title of this sugar-coated fluffbomb of an urban romantic comedy, precious few rules are broken, cinematically speaking, during its quick, painless 90 minutes.

"...Union, Jennifer Esposito, Bianca Lawson and Peter MacNicol. Despite the unfortunate title, which makes the film sound like some..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Netflix's Home Game Catches Austin Roller Derby on the Track

TXRD rolls onto the unconventional sports show

"...Roller Derby. The sport revived, re-created, and unleashed out of Austin in..."

July 10, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Beware of Bingo Narcs!

On July 18, an investigator from the Texas Lottery Commission's Charitable Bingo section informed Continental Cub owner Steve Wertheimer that the club's bingo night was illegal --way illegal. Why?

"...When the Houston band El Orbits made their return to South..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cracks in the System

Is the City's Minority Procurement Process Up to Par?

"...consultant, says African Americans are not gettinga fair share of the city's construction business. photograph by John Anderson Everybody..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Chris Walters

The China Hustle

The next global economic meltdown, in terrifying detail.

"...Directed by: Jed Rothstein. Starring: Carson Block, Dan David, Matthew Wiechert, Wesley Clark, James Chanos and Soren Aandahl...."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

On the Download

Dispatches from Wii's Virtual Console

"...If Nintendo isn't rehashing classics on Wii, then it is re-releasing them outright. But no one's complaining..."

July 10, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The ATX Pro Challenge

Your Austin Aztex match up against three MLS playoff teams, in double-headers Friday and Sunday

"...It's just preseason, but there's actually a lot on the line this weekend for..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Sports Feature by Nick Barbaro

How Roger Ebert Showed Me the Light

Stateside screens Ebert darling 'Dark City' tonight and tomorrow

"...In the days before technology afforded us the luxury to shoot,..."

July 31, 2014 Screens Post by Fernie Martinez

The Wild Worlds of UT's Game Camp

Middle-schoolers learn that gaming is in the details

"...It's a video-game plot as old as time: a badass unicorn needs..."

July 26, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

This Week's Waste of Time

Independent Games Festival = cubicle fun = no productivity

"...Have you recovered from last week's Independent Games Festival selections? Good, because it's time to sift through..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Texans 'Undefendable' Offense Leads the Way in '11

Playoffs or bust

"...The Houston Texans, our beloved heroes from down under, are..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

Notes of a Football Addict (Vol. II)

A roundup of pro and college football

"...The 2010 football season is already one full week old...."

Sept. 10, 2010 Sports Post by John Razook

The Hightower Report

It's easy to make nuclear waste safe -- just pass a law saying it's so; and, dishonesty permeates the corporate culture -- even CEOs' golf games.

"...It's good to know that this kind of can-do, entrepreneurial thinking has risen to the top ranks..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

This Week's Waste of Time

What if Mario went blind and turned into a bunny?

"...This week's free online game asks the question, what if you had to play..."

Oct. 29, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Testosterone Rules

Third Place, the 12th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...I had this image: the music, a me who was not me, someone more..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Books Feature by Ameni Rozsa

Floating Around the New Braunfels "Can Ban"

How to legally drink on the river

"...shouldn’t stop you from enjoying your favorite beverages along the waterway...."

Aug. 6, 2018 Events Post by Cassie Arredondo

Garriott Challenges Public to Update His Game

Got the coding chops for something 37 years old?

"...Gaming forefather and Austinite Richard Garriott has been in a nostalgic..."

April 17, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The Flapper Era

What 'Flappy Bird' can tell us about the present and future of game design

"...This is the story of Flappy Bird, a little game about flying..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Calm Before the Crimson Storm

The Texas A&M Aggies ready for a wild one next week

"...“One game at a time” is nothing but a figure of..."

Sept. 9, 2013 Sports Post by Rod Machen

'The NFL Beat': Week 8

It's not you, it's Cam Newton

"...With six games left in our fantasy football regular seasons, we have..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

This Week's Waste of Time

Free Internet Gaming – Bad Trip Edition

"...What happens when you abandon most of video gaming's strictures instead opting for a more "everything..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The Hightower Report

Help Stop Mountaintop-Mining Madness; and Pricing Fans Out of the Game

"...polluters are very skilled at perverting our language when they want to eliminate regulations that protect us and our..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Five Obstructions

This sublime documentary, which recounts a bizarre battle of creative wits between Danish film director Jørgen Leth and the notorious Lars von Trier, also features a segment animated by Waking Life's technical wizard Bob Sabiston.

"...that I hope to understand in a few days." The line is from Danish director Jørgen Leth’s 1967 short..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

House of Cards

Critics say the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs awards low-income housing tax-credits to undeserving developers.

"...This year, the state's biggest affordable housing program was supposed to operate..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Texas Radio and the Really Big Beat

Capstar's Austin-based Empire

"...When bureaucrats in Washington changed the laws that govern radio some 70-odd years ago, a..."

May 22, 1998 Music Feature by Bill Crawford

SXSW Film Releases First Wave of Panels

The Mr. Robot crew are back

"...While SXSW may be far off on the horizon, the dispatches have begun to come..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

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