Gay-bee Elephant Walk

The Log Cabin gets all Don Quixote at the RNC.

"...The Log Cabin Republicans have set up shop in Minneapolis-St...."

Sept. 3, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

The Hightower Report

The Iraq Oil Rush; and Corporatizing the Political Conventions

"...THE IRAQ OIL RUSH..."

July 25, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Irish whores, exfoliate before application, and more

"...One of the earlier film roles of Borg Queen Alice Krige (Star..."

June 6, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Roller Derby Gets the ESPN Seal of Approval

Lonestar Rollergirls featured on SportsCenter

"...In another step forward for mainstream recognition of Roller Derby, ESPN's..."

May 20, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Brahms: The String Sextets

Though it took some time to get there, the ensemble Viola by Choice proved how essential the viola is in chamber music

"...Brahms: The String Sextets..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Austin Bishop Checkmates 'Dark Materials' in Schools

Trilogy's anti-religious themes and author's beliefs get books banned from local Catholic schools

"...Privately run religious schools throughout Austin are boycotting a controversial children's book because of its..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Posizione Larga!

We believe you, Monsignor.

"...be sure to create an entire section dedicated to stories of poor, misunderstood men. From this week's I Swear..."

Oct. 17, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

21 Million Copies of George Will

"...Is anyone surprised that most columnists - a trade that often deals in annoyance and..."

Oct. 3, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Chronicle' Modulates Frequency of KOOP's Bid for Unbeaten Season, Wins Instant Classic 7-5

"...picking up a softball and delicately cupping it between their fingers and palm for the first time in weeks,..."

July 23, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Forte at Forty

Thriving under Jack Allen's leadership, KMFA endures as Classically Austin radio

"..."How do you take the music of a lot of dead, European white guys..."

July 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Gregor

A Geezer Remembers South by Southwest

Post-SXSW geezer moments.

"...By noon Thursday, the gray skies were gone, and the air carried a..."

March 20, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "Clean darky." – KVET deejay Sammy Allred, satirizing..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

The Bible Doesn't Tell Them So

"...Dear Editor, Supporters of the Texas marriage amendment [Proposition 2] seem to assume they..."

Nov. 7, 2005 Postmarks

In Memoriam: Mitch Hedberg

Stand-up comedy lost one of its most beloved and gifted talents with the March 30 passing of Mitch Hedberg

"...Stand-up comedy lost one of its most beloved and gifted..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

TV Eye

It finally happened. I am in that group PBS courts during fund-drive time with those extended remember when' music special.

"...I used to laugh at those shows. "Is anyone still alive to remember this music?" I asked in that..."

April 1, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Weight Watchers, Teflon, Jacqueline Kennedy, and the average house

"...Singer Björk was once on Weight Watchers...."

Dec. 17, 2004 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Food-o-File

Casting calls, film premieres, cliff-hangers, and Lance's high-carb diet: Get the scoop here

"...Last week's truncated review of the restaurant 7 was not an intentional cliff-hanger, and we..."

July 30, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Alejandro Escovedo

Texas platters

"...One prays Alejandro Escovedo heals quickly. If nothing else, Austin's rock & roll Garcia Lorca – poet, dramatist –..."

June 11, 2004 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Joss Stone, Toots & the Maytals, Kris Kristofferson6-10pm, Town Lake Stage..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Cinematexas Games Without Borders

Games Without Borders, indeed: Katie Salen defies the rules of digital design.

"...Strong Female Protagonist: Katie Salen..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

Page Two

"...There is no city in the country that has a..."

July 11, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Let There Be Light

After a $14 million facelift, UT's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center is letting the light in, literally, through new windows across the front of the structure, and philosophically, through a new mission to give the public more opportunities to see and enjoy its astonishing accumulation of cultural treasures.

"...The new front corners of the Ransom Center exterior are..."

May 16, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Winners

"...First Place: "Minouli Steals a Kiss" WYNN PARKS earned an MFA from the..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature

Articulations

A family of Austin artists facing deportation stays a little longer, and Zachary Scott Theatre Center postpones its Parade.

"...Local artists Mo and Shahla Jamal, who were told by the..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

See where Austin ranks in a national list of most creative cities and then wonder why Dallas also made the list once you find out that the cheesy reality TV show Cheaters is based there …

"...THE CHEATING KIND Have you seen the television show Cheaters..."

June 14, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

Good cops and bad cops, radio waverings and global warming warnings.

"...Setting the 'Off the Record' Straight..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column

Naked City

Jim Hightower plans to use "Rolling Thunder Chautauquas" to continue building the progressive movement

"...In the otherwise dismal presidential campaign, one of the few local..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

The Curse of the Play

"...Robert Faires updated this story in November of 2018. Read that story for the..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Book Reviews

Reviews of Recent Fiction and Nonfiction

"...The Buddha From Brooklynby Martha Sherrill..."

May 19, 2000 Books Feature by Robert Bell

NÖvemberfest

"...about any weekend you care to look for it, there's polka in the heartland -- the heart of Texas,..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Feature

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