Telling Lies in America

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Peter Hook: Life in a Northern Town

Joy Division/New Order bassist resurrects two classic LPs

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In Jail Forever?

Said's Story

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All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

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Man in the Dark

Paul Auster's 14th book provides a small window into the terrors of aging and the intricate, personal search for meaning

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Bart Layton on Secrets, Lies, and American Animals

How the documentarian turned true crime tropes on their heads

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June 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lies, All Lies

The Silver Castle

"...In the past few months, several journalists have been busted..."

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Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

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In Person

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Marshall

Supreme Court judge biopic has bite

"...Directed by: Reginald Hudlin. Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Sterling..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut

And there are many places to find nuts and treats on the road

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I Wanna Take You Higher

"...1997. At almost every moment he reveals himself an insightful, open-minded, appreciative, and adulatory fan of rock & roll,..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

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Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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"...In the April 9 Austin Chronicle article "Bee Cave Mall..."

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Page Two: Light and Darkness

Light and Darkness: In the bright cacophony of black and white, a confession of despair and an ode to uncertainty

"...only argument is left. Reason has been orphaned – in the face of the current administration, its followers, and..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Talk Radio Turns Blue

Leading with Al Franken, Air America lands in Austin

"...At 6:30am Monday, people started lining up outside the State Theater. Ranging from college students..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

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Juke Joint Blues

Blues Boy Hubbard strolls down Eastside Austin's Chitlin' Circuit memory lane

"...Linear stories age with their storytellers. Each subsequent telling becomes..."

July 13, 2007 Music Feature by Jonny Meyers

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"...the State Board of Education to censor sex education in health texts for Texas high school students stifles objectivity..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

The Luv Doc: Blowing Smoke

Telling the truth is easy. Lying is a lot more work.

"...I am beginning to realize that a co-worker and a woman I..."

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Revolutionary Score

The Founding Fathers' first declaration: 'We're an American band!'

"...Yeah, yeah, the Founding Fathers were rebels, patriots, philosopher-farmers. But more than that,..."

June 29, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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Environs Observer

"...While reading the "Environs" column of Vol.16, No.45, I was quite..."

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"...Light and Darkness [Aug. 18]: I myself tangled with Austin Bay almost three years ago, in the editorial pages..."

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"...Gas Tax Instead of Tolls..."

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The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...-- Those of us who report from the front lines of the social justice movement in Latin America share..."

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