Point Austin: The Body of Christ

McNally play defies the fake religiosity of those who would suppress it

"...When public officials engage in literary criticism, the results are seldom..."

April 23, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Mind on his Money

Chamillionaire defends his throne as the Mixtape Messiah.

"...Chamillionaire has forced the issue of his long-delayed third LP..."

March 17, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

'Deliver Me'

First-place winner

"...Yellow leaves spun down and ticked softly on the porch. They covered plastic chairs and..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Books Feature by John Roberts

History in the Making

A new exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center proves that no job is too small when it comes to 'Making Movies'

"..."Dear Bobby. You like my letters? Here's another."..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Plastic Platoon

Paul Hanley and Kieran Healy on their 10-year tour of duty to make a stop-motion Vietnam epic starring action figures

"..."It's silly talking about how many years we will have..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: Critical to the Success

Pakistani public opinion runs strongly against the United States, even though our president insists we're partners fighting a common enemy

"...Pakistan, eh? Pakistan...."

Jan. 15, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...For more than 35 years, Ronnie Barrs has insisted that he was not involved in..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Crazy Heart Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

"...Crazy Heart Original Motion Picture Soundtrack(New West)..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

The Body as Canvas, Readying for Life in a Kill Zone

AFS Documentary Tour presents Tattooed Under Fire

"...In Tattooed Under Fire, a young soldier shows off his..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"...Skip Spence: rhythm guitar, vocals..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

The Hands That Feed

The groups that care for Austin's hungry could sure use a few more helping hands

"...The sweep of headlights cuts the night in two. The lights, the engine..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Gifts of the Magi

A conversation about community and creativity with three wise men of the Austin arts

"...As Dave Steakley works in theatre, Stephen Mills in dance, and Craig Hella Johnson..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Tire Mound of Mystery

Thousands of city tires lie moldering southeast of town – and the city is claiming ignorance

"...Stacked in long rows and towering piles in the middle of..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Fire at AFD

Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr leads a department flaming with labor, race, and gender politics

"...On a rainy weekday in September, Austin Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Setting the Table

New director Ned Rifkin wants to bring more people to the feast that is the Blanton

"...What's a former undersecretary of art for the Smithsonian Institution doing running the Blanton Museum of Art? And..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Riding to the End of the Line

Can Cap Metro weather the recession, balance its books ... and run the buses and trains on time?

"..."Charging you more while giving you less" – how's that..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: A Few Choice Words for Capital Metro

Wyatt firing just the latest in string of management fiascoes

"...The ongoing mess at Capital Metro is enough to make any..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...Austin has an established agreement with the city of Galveston..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Still Life, All Shook Up

Naked Lunch's models are a bunch of sketchy posers

"...Mona Lisa. La Gioconda. Look at her, Leonardo's superstar, sitting there..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: Love, Grace, and Tears

Borne aloft by Jefferson Airplane

"...Music and Memory..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The Hidden Costs of Free

Is free Wi-Fi killing coffeehouse culture?

"..."Coffee. They should freeze it, you know? Fill, like, an ice-cube tray with coffee..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Never-Ending (Crime) Story

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

"...On Wednesday, June 24, Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen walked out of jail after..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Running the Funny

Club manager Margie Coyle has kept the laughter going for 20 years

"...It's four minutes after 11 o'clock on a Tuesday morning,..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Keeping It Bearden

"...Stand-up comedian Matt Bearden was the headliner on the night (June..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature

Bill Maher

The political satirist weighs in on Republican sex scandals and Texas secession

"...With his HBO talk show, Real Time With Bill Maher,..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

All That Remains

Roxanne Paltauf vanished three years ago, leaving her family with only memories and investigators with few clues

"...The dreams are all strikingly similar...."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

High, Low, and In Between

Steve Earle talks Townes

"...16 years old, he had already dropped out of high school in San Antonio and begun playing in coffeehouses..."

June 19, 2009 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...Writer Edwin "Bud" Shrake, who passed away last week after..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Gone Gone Gone

The Head Cat himself, Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, talks in his sleep.

"...We’ve all had bad interviews, where every question pitched results in a one-sentence answer...."

May 7, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Trickery Flickery Mock

Master Pancake makes the movies hurt so good

"...Get an eyeful of the tall, bald man in front of the blank screen where sci-fi mindfuck The..."

May 1, 2009 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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