School for Scandal

In Scandals of Classic Hollywood, UT grad Anne Helen Petersen analyzes the machinery of celebrity gossip

"...When a celebrity scandal comes down the pike these days, it's usually something really salacious like leaks of nude..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Kickin' It Old School: Historic Dining in the ATX

"...steak, fries, nachos, shakes, and beer ever since. These days you must go inside, but there is a floor...."

March 15, 2013 Food Feature by MM Pack

Rock & Roll Summer School

The Kids Are Alright Fest aims high

"...of the Austin youth music movement. Whether it’s Jamfest, SchoolJam Texas, or SXSW Underage, his events are characterized by..."

May 10, 2010 Music Post by Aaron Miller

12 More Days of ECM

12 More Days of vintage ECM jazz Touchstones

"...but four under two minutes, fuse together into a school play of wonder and hope. Encored by a brief..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Days Which Live in Infamy

"...doing homework if it was evening or heading for school if it was morning or hoping that there wouldn't..."

Dec. 4, 2008 Postmarks

Days of Future Past

The history of Salvage Vanguard Theater's unlikely sci-fi success, The Intergalactic Nemesis

"...Edwards (Scavengers), and Jessica Reisman, who was in graduate school on a fiction fellowship. For Reisman, the draw was..."

July 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dirty Days Ahead?

TCEQ approves permit for TXU's Oak Grove coal power plant in Robertson County, about 100 miles from Austin

"...of company, including representatives of Dallas and Houston, counties, school districts, and conservation groups, in addition to all of..."

June 22, 2007 News Feature

Dirty Days Ahead?

TCEQ approves permit for TXU Oak Grove coal power plant in Robertson County, about 100 miles from Austin

"...of company, including representatives of Dallas and Houston, counties, school districts, and conservation groups, in addition to all of..."

June 14, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Macbeth

This Australian film puts a modern, hyperstylized spin on an old tale: Should it be, "Out, damned spot" or "Off, damned Ray-Bans"?

"...off, damned Ray-Bans? Macbeth, as you’ll recall from your school days, is that famous “Scottish play” about the Australian..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Never Been Kissed

A newspaper editor re-enrolls in high school for a story on what the younger generation is up to.

"...on the assignment. Her mission: to return to high school and re-enroll as a 17-year-old transfer student to find..."

April 9, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Andy Brown and the Bold-Faced Names

County Judge candidate garners major endorsements

"...At a combination school fundraiser and political rally Thursday night, Travis County judge..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...have time for day parties and in-stores, add four days to those five nights. In fact, it's safe to..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

City of Austin "Major Events" Roster

The city lists over 400 days’ worth of events from the Commitment Day 5K on Jan. 1 to the New Year’s Celebration on Dec. 31. The full list is posted here.

"...them being multiday. There's a total of over 400 days' worth of events in all, and there's at least..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

Easy A

The Scarlet Letter is refitted for the app age in this winning high school comedy.

"...arm of the Internet informing all our entertainment these days? In addition to the Web’s up-to-the-nanosecond commentary on culture..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

"...nonprofit provides juvenile-justice programs, shelters for immigrant children, alternative schools, workforce development, and other programs. The federal grant will..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature

Round One at Round Rock

Is the noisy suburban school battle an omen of things to come?

"...created was legal "education" or illegal "promotion." Subsequently, the school superintendent quit, and an ethics complaint filed against a..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Back in the days when I was a columnist, there was a rule..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column

The Faculty

Co-written by Scream scribe Kevin Williamson and George Huang (Swimming With Sharks), The Faculty is pure Robert Rodriguez: jam-packed with action, suspense, humor, horror, and plenty of cinematic homages.

"...Hayek, Famke Janssen and Usher Raymond. One of these days, somebody's going to build a full-fledged drive-in theatre here..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin ISD Moves To 100% Remote Learning for the Week Following Thanksgiving

On-campus instruction will resume Dec. 7

"...Last night the Austin Independent School District announced it will temporarily move classes to remote-only..."

Nov. 26, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Campus Hacks: St. Edward's

Become the king of the hill with these tip-Topper tips

"...on the Hilltop not only means you’ll be attending school in Austin, but you’ll experience a whole new world..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Sierra Diaz

Naked City

The comptroller says starting school in August costs Texans many, many mil

"...Strayhorn announced last week an effort to restore public school start dates to the first week of September. Presenting..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Loser

"...snarky eye on the myths and maneuverings of high school, creating in the process a more subversive definition of..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Back to the Drawing Board

Process for Mapping School Boundary Lines Improved, Still Difficult

"...AISD's hired demographer Dennis Harner spends his days developing attendance zone plans for the district, only to..."

April 3, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Film

Film Reviews

"...one of those rare birds who recall their high school days with trilling glee or cooing fondness, Angus is..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

The Browning Version

"...film a stodgy 1940s play about a repressed boarding school teacher? On paper, it seems one of those legendary..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Jeff Mccord

Austin's Barbecue Culture Is Well-Seasoned Thanks to These Pioneers

A brief history of old-school 'cue

"...a good price and you could eat it for days and days. That's the whole philosophy of smoked meats..."

June 15, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Snow Angels

Filmmaker David Gordon Green guides his cast, headed by Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale, through a fumbling world of nursed grudges and blown opportunities.

"...writer/director Green’s adaptation of Stewart O’Nan’s debut novel, high school freshman Arthur Parkinson (Angarano) – floppy-haired and affable, trombonist..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Guiding With Porpoise

The Expedition School's Kimery Duda is out standing in her field ...

"...enthusiastic lead guide and executive director of the Expedition School, relating the trek she took every day, guiding clients..."

May 25, 2007 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Sky High

An adolescent superhero can't find his niche.

"...who on his first day at the titular high school for superhero offspring has yet to acquire his own..."

July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...THE SCHOOL OF FLESH D: Benoît Jacquot; with Isabelle Huppert, Vincent..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

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