The Hightower Report

Bloomberg applauds as New York's finest crack down on the First Amendment; and 'foolproof' electronic voting looks foolish

"...virtual egg all over their faces. First up was Sequoia Voting Systems. Boasting that its machines deliver "nothing less..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The DRE Borg

Market share for the main DRE voting systems

"...could choose, but the big boys are Diebold, ES&S, Sequoia, and Hart. It's difficult to nail down market-share stats..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 8

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...Sequoia Narrative Spotlight, World Premiere Friday, March 14, 4:30pm, Stateside..."

March 14, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

What the Studies Say

Research studies on the various electronic voting systems have stopped well short of enthusiastic endorsement

"...studied systems submitted by ES&S, Diebold, Hart InterCivic, and Sequoia, and identified risk areas for each system, classified as..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature

Anya Gallaccio: to see if time was there at Laguna Gloria

The artist's giant tree stump carved from limestone is a sign that we love ancient things and are part of nature, too

"...made from Texas limestone and modeled on a specific sequoia tree. The stone is white so that the stump..."

June 23, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Sequoia Director: Andy Landen, Screenwriter: Andrew Rothschild Faced with stage..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Paper Ballots Not Electronic

"...Company Has Long Criminal History” by Daniel Hopsicker, see www.thelandesreport.com/Sequoia.htm.) Last month the state of California determined that every..."

Sept. 2, 2007 Postmarks

How Safe Is Your E-Vote?

Proponents of electronic voting promise no repeat of Florida in 2000, but critics say it could be even worse

"...is not Diebold. And it is not ES&S, nor Sequoia. Those three firms are the market leaders in the..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

You Deserve an Escape This Year, to Lakeway Resort & Spa

Because you don’t have to run yourself ragged 24/7/365

"...more impressive than any tree that’s not a Giant Sequoia: The stairs curving from the lobby toward the bar..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mayor's Book Club Says: "Read Local"

The 2020 choice? Three dozen books, all by Austin authors

"...Taisia Kitaiskaia, The Nightgown and Other Poems Tiffany Austin, Sequoia Maner, Emily Ruth Rutter, and darlene anita scott, editors,..."

July 2, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

CBD for dogs: Best CBD Dog Treats in 2020

The Ultimate Buying Guide

"...or anxious pets. Highlights Lazarus Naturals was founded by Sequoia Price-Lazarus, whose mission in starting the company was to..."

Dec. 18, 2019 Events Post

Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men + Dana

"...to all 183 years of that history like a sequoia looming over the forest. Picking up both pace and..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Music Review by Reid Jowers

Gay Place

Black Pride is here, and it's queer

"...an open mic, poet, UT Ph.D. candidate, and teacher Sequoia Maner and author Sheree Renée Thomas. Thu., March 30,..."

March 31, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

“Jackie Lee Young curated by Sandy Carson”

Lower Left Gallery exhibits a dusty doublewide Americana in this photographic solo show

"...Sylvania American Telephone, Estes Elk, and Sequoia Inn fill out the highlights and create a well..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Born Yesterday

Austin Playhouse's tight revival of the 65-year-old political comedy never shows its age

"...Stuart sinks into a chair, dumbstruck, it's like a sequoia toppling – which, in our age of Super PACs..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Leave Me Like You Found Me

'Leave Me Like You Found Me'

"...he's right – especially on a picturesque day in Sequoia National Park. Moments later, lingering challenges in their relationship..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

The Art Is Formally Known as Prints

A somewhat kaleidoscopic glimpse of Austin's screen-printing scene

"...full list of notables might require destruction of a sequoia for printed display. And of course, any mention of..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Talkin' the Walk

Hip-hop theatre artist Zell Miller III speaks truth about radio, race, and fatherhood

"...curious thing that "verse drama," which climaxed with the sequoia of Shakespeare and then slowly wilted away for the..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Foreign Involvement in U.S. Voting

"...a relatively minor flap lately about a company called Sequoia that makes voting machines. Seems it's owned by three..."

Nov. 6, 2006 Postmarks

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...don't worry -- we've still got / the Toyota Sequoia." Unlike the standard American roadway, on which cars and..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice

This week, our sassy public service column "Public Notice" goes to the dogs.

"...14, 11am on South Congress. Rover, Spot, Smiley, Coco, Sequoia, Hannah, Miss Kitty, Chico, and the Man wanna strut..."

April 13, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Gnappy (Harliquin)

"...accessible branch to sprout and flourish from the jazz sequoia in recent years is the whole acid/groove/trip jazz movement...."

April 13, 2001 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Altman Speaks!

The ultimate indie director shoots straight about breaking into the business, staying there, and loving it.

"...stop him if you nailed his hands to a Sequoia and chucked that sucker into the Pacific. And you..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Coach's Corner

Patrick Ewing deserves better. And so does the Coach, who's been forced to watch (gasp!) the Olympics.

"...the forestry service and check tree rings in the sequoia groves? No, Butkus is a God in Chicago, even..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Postscripts

Remembering Austin poet and musician Glen Alyn.

"...in a car wreck along with his 19-year-old daughter Sequoia Myers, decided to invite the Trinity River into his..."

June 16, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Dancing About Architecture

House of Blues breaks ground at Southpark Meadows where the old stage will be replaced, but not before Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic.

"...poet Glen Alyn was killed along with his daughter Sequoia in a car accident on the evening of June..."

June 9, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Mr. Smarty Pants

The last socialist sequoia?

"...The General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park, the largest tree in the world by..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants