The Long View

John Graves' 'Myself and Strangers' finds the 83-year-old looking back at his past and into his future

"...he's made himself an expert on the people and nature of his patch of Texas, and an expert on..."

April 30, 2004 Books Feature by Steve Moore

Day Trips

Nineteen ninety-nine: hot, dry, and touristy.

"...The most devastating event of the year was Mother Nature's cruel joke of a prolonged drought in much of..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Whole New Ball Game

Stakeholders say Colorado River Park can serve a lot of different needs.

"...acres in Southeast Austin, you'd expect Moriaty and his nature-loving neighbors to be pleased. After all, parks advocates see..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...shrug and chuckle at the heartfelt foolishness of human nature. And once all the drama of a love gone..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...hard to figure out by the end of the second reel. Indeed, nothing about Jade is hard to figure..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...was sent for safeguarding from the Nazis during the Second World War. Across the tiny Baltic nation (and recently..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...title for this tired retread of Uncle Walt's past nature-in-jeopardy vehicles. When 10-year-old Ryan Tyler (Slater) is invited by..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Public Notice: Setting an Agenda for Land Use

"...adoption as Item 80 on the draft agenda. The second is a broader and less defined initiative (Item 66)..."

June 3, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Day Trips & Beyond: December Travel Roundup

Central Texas holiday lights, digital Dealey Plaza, and more

"...Join the second line. The National Museum of Funeral History in Houston..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley is the second in the series Lives of Musicians [peruse the "Book..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...said. "First, it suggests very smart and doable interventions. Second, the string of parks acts to connect a network,..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Oh, Sister

Adelaide, South Australia, sibling city and state of Austin, Texas, is a delicious destination for food and wine lovers

"...either Auckland, Sydney, or Melbourne. The shortest flight requires split-second timing and still takes 26 hours. If you want..."

April 21, 2006 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...for birds, fish, and other wildlife -- part of nature...."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

Postmarks

The Gotham backlash continues.

"...In our modern culture of signs and images, the nature of the thing itself is often lost, a condition..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column

Alternate Universes

"...creating the movie, though, Von Beckmann himself becomes a second führer, isolating his cast and crew in the Nevada..."

March 12, 1999 Books Feature

Dude Descending a Staircase

Four for the Read

"...we know the subject is dead. But in the second half of Duchamp, Tomkins cannily begins to weave in..."

May 8, 1998 Books Feature

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...and insecurity, even if they are chiefly humorous in nature; they're peppered with infantile cries, sexual boasts, faked orgasms..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Hunting vs. Birding

Will TPWD Accomodate Those Who'd Rather Watch?

"...emphasis on these traditional activities." The same report says, "Nature-based tourism, now valued at $23 billion per year, is..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

311 Story in Error

"...intoxicated 19-year-old who later fell off the Iron Cactus' second-story outdoor deck, sustaining serious injuries." The owners of the..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Triangle of Sadness

Ruben Östlund's newest Cannes' award-winning social satire falls flat

"...d’Or, Cannes’ top prize, Triangle of Sadness is Östlund’s second film to receive that prestigious honor following The Square..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Symphony and Emanuel Ax

For the Austin Symphony's season opener, conductor Peter Bay and company made a pleasure cruise of Smetana's "The Moldau" and turned Sibelius' Second Symphony into a ride through the perfect storm, while guest Emanuel Ax led a refined reading of da Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain.

"...Finally, there was Sibelius' Second Symphony, a work that invariably brings to mind overpowering,..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Two Weeks Notice

"...of stock characters and stock conventions, like the patented “secondary character spouting wisdom at a crucial juncture.” (So forgettable..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Somebody Has to Die

The conviction of Robert Springsteen in the yogurt shop murders leaves many questions unanswered.

"...Springsteen and Scott.Detailed Dynamite The interrogation room on the second floor of the Charleston, W.Va., police department is a..."

June 15, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Putting It Together

The Austin Symphony's Peter Bay on Leading an Orchestra, Interpreting a Score, and Seeing Music

"...pedantic. Or the theme could be as simple as nature. I'm thinking about a program for next year --..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Further Reflections

"...lifework was all about heart and soul. In a second-half journey into Mississippi, Mugge finds his most compelling subject..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Warren Responds

"...came back, it came back with a bunch of signatures, and then I sent it out to the press."..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Column

A Month by the Lake

"...Como on the eve of Europe's descent into the second world war. Although the sight of fascists marching in..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Summer fun is heating up around the state

"...In 1990, the Eckerts donated the cave to The Nature Conservancy to protect this valuable resource and allow public..."

June 30, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Ballet Austin II Launches Fables of the World Series

A more inclusive happily ever after with Maria and the Mouse Deer

"...before live audiences, Ballet Austin II – Ballet Austin's second company, with dancers also serving as apprentices to the..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Arts Feature by Leila Saidane

Buzz Mill Coffee Set to Open a Third Location

Plus related Infinite Monkey Theorem and top secret barbecue news

"...mic in front of the whole city for a second, I’d say, ‘We’re all about cultivating community.’ I want..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Food Post by Jessi Cape

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