The Hightower Report

Costco breaks the corporate greed mold; and mad cow disease may already be here

"...cuddly they might be personally – have to be SOBs on the job?..."

March 19, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Dead Man Walking

The extraordinary new opera Dead Man Walking takes its audience on a journey from a place of horror and abhorrence to one of comprehension and compassion, a place where we may see the humanity of a murderer, and in Austin Lyric Opera's potent production we feel each step taken on its long and stony way.

"...ready to break. When the grief-stricken parents sing, it sobs in short bursts of strings. Masterfully evoking familiar music..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Our Bodies, Our Selves

An unusual convergence of dramas dealing with women and disabilities prompts a conversation among four actors about what playwrights are trying to say through characters who are disabled, and how actors approach playing a disability.

"...that people play Laura often, they play her for sobs. They play it for tear-jerks, they don't play it..."

March 22, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ann Hampton Callaway

Ann Hampton Callaway proved a wise choice to inaugurate the new Austin Cabaret Theatre. Her clear enthusiasm for the Great American Songbook and impassioned, intoxicating performances of selections from it made cabaret intimate, immediate, a real event.

"...But all was not sobs over the martini glass. For every ballad that tore..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Somebody Has to Die

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

"...murder of Ayers.) A collective gasp, followed by choked sobs, came from the gallery, where the victims' families had..."

June 15, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Testimony concludes in the trial of Robert Springsteen IV, accused of taking part in the infamous "yogurt shop murders."

"...with a gasp from victims' family members and muffled sobs from the jury box Tuesday when a Travis County..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...He rages. He howls. He drinks and sobs and drinks some more. He literally throws himself into..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Caretakers

Even for die-hard Joan Crawford fans, The Caretaker (aka Della) is hard to stomach.

"...in the accidental death of a child. She wails, sobs, smears her eye make-up a lot, and generally has..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Sleigh Ride

Robin Bradford takes a trip back to examine love, trust, and safety.

"...ceiling. When she finally fell silent except for her sobs, Daddy Jim moved. I had forgotten that he was..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Features Feature by Robin Bradford

Spring Storm: Green Shoots Through a Frozen Crust

Robert Faires examines Artists Repertory of Texas' debut production, the world premiere of Tennessee Williams' Spring Storm

"...room, her eyes spilling tears, her voice choking with sobs, her very being lost in the throes of heartbreak...."

Nov. 19, 1999 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Go, Girl! Go!

A father beams as her records his daughter's first season as a middle school football player.

"...before it all begins to tumble out. Tears, words, sobs, explanations all mixed together. Finally it comes out --..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Features Feature by Phillip Schmandt

Hell Yeah, I'm Spiritual

The Natural Way to Salvation

"...died down and the air was filled with the sobs of youthful despair, the pirate and the parrot led..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Suzy Banks

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