Making It Right

Austin-based Students of the World strives to make it a better one

"...young people from Students of the World have gathered to review rushes of footage they shot this past June..."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

McCanlies, Texas

Tim McCanlies is known in the movie business as a great script writer with few scripts that have actually hit the big screen. With the Sept. 19 release of Secondhand Lions, long thought to be one of the best unproduced scripts around, that will change.

"...viewed from the outside is any number of famous actors and actresses, a few brand-name directors, and even fewer..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Song of Life on Death Row

How Dead Man Walking came to be an opera -- and to be produced in Austin before almost every other city in the world -- reveals the great risks and rewards in developing new works for the modern operatic stage.

"...might have the whiff of drama and romance appropriate to this form of art. But this room, with its..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Life A.D.

Former Austin Sun writer Bill Bentley says a prayer for Doug Sahm

"...I woke up the morning after Doug Sahm died to NPR's Morning Edition program, and the first words I..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Featuring Texas

Films From Around the State

"...impressive lineup of native works ranging from the sublime to the sublimely silly, and from the elegiac to the..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Greg Casar Hopes to Chart New Path for Democrats as Chair of Progressive Caucus

The sophomore rep gets tapped for top position

"...Greg Casar continues to ascend the ladder of national prominence, today winning election..."

Dec. 5, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

20th Annual Team of Texas 4000 for Cancer Crosses Finish Line in Alaska

UT-Austin students complete 4,000-mile bike ride

"...finally in sight. On Aug. 2, the 20th annual Texas 4000 team biked the final 48-mile leg of their..."

Aug. 20, 2024 News Post by Aaron Sullivan

What to See and Do When You're Visiting the University of Texas Campus

Explore the Forty Acres deep in the heart of Austin

"...large Austin grows, it has always been a college town at heart. Multiple universities dot the I-35 corridor, but..."

Aug. 5, 2024 Chronolog Post by Aaron Sullivan

State Prepares to Kill Murderer, Spiritual Leader on Death Row

Ramiro Gonzales has “so much potential”

"...last couple of years, death row inmates have begun to include videos in the clemency petitions they submit to..."

June 21, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: As Execution Falls Out of Favor Nationwide, Texas Accelerates

State continues to execute priests and the intellectually disabled

"...U.S. In 2016 the number began dropping. This year's historic low of 47% mirrors doubts that have led to..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...love Nineties music and David Bowie, they don't hesitate to call out people who are being politically incorrect, and..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...(running March 10-19) may be its most star studded to date, with Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton, Oscar-nominees Robert Downey Jr...."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Austin Filming Locations to Make You Feel Like a Star

Get your cameras out for the most memorable Austin movie moments

"...Austin's the music capital of the world, right? Well, it's no slouch in the movie department either...."

Aug. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Central Texas Pig Rescue Is a Haven for Abandoned Pigs

Gone to hog heaven

"...The residents of Central Texas Pig Rescue seem right at home on the sanctuary's..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Legislators Urge Abbott to Spare the Life of Woman on Death Row

Justice for Melissa Lucio?

"...Seven Texas legislators prayed with Melissa Lucio last week at the..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas' Rickety Health Care System Heads for a Fiscal Cliff

As D.C. dollars dry up, millions of uninsured Texans see no signs of improvement

"...Everything's bigger in Texas – except for the system that's supposed to provide..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Q&A: Aharon Keshales Enters Texas Darkness in South of Heaven

Noir, cowboys ... and Ted Lasso?

"...thought he was opening a new perspective on the actor. He didn't realize there was a catch. "Nobody wants..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

House Makes Its First Post-Freeze Moves to Fix the Grid

Who's got the power?

"...he dubbed a "first phase" of the Lege's response to last month's freeze-driven failure of the Texas power grid,..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...Brenda Ramos wanted to talk about the loss of her son, Mike, about..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Roots Chicken Shak to Open at Revamped H-E-B Mueller Food Hall

Chef Tiffany Derry proves that working moms should run the world

"...If there's a business uniquely equipped to open a new five-part food hall in the midst..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Nine Austin Juice Bars to Boost Your Immunity

You really can’t go wrong with fresh fruit and vegetables

"...break. Whether you prefer your juice pure or decorated to taste more like dessert, these local spots have something..."

March 10, 2020 Food Post by Zelly Martin

One in a Crowd: A Stray Dog's Ruff Life

Help a new animal welfare documentary crowdfund its way to festivals

"...combines both, and its looking for your crowdfunding help right now...."

Aug. 28, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Exhibitions Point to Ways People of Color Were Freed but Still Aren't Free

The Carver Museum asks: Freedom when?

"..."Awaiting Freedom" – those words greet visitors just inside the entrance to the Carver Museum, Cultural..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Savor a Life of Leisure at Last Straw

Celebrate endless summer during Texas Tiki Week

"...Though Austin’s steamiest season technically came to a close after Labor Day weekend, we never really..."

Sept. 9, 2018 Food Post by Veronica Meewes

Aztlan Dance Company's The Enchilada Western: Texas Deep Fried

In the troupe's latest choreodramas, dancing desperados persisted and partied

"...Roén Salinas, artistic director of Aztlan Dance Company, began the show by lighting..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Playback: Shakey Graves’ Active Dream Life

“I figured it was important to rebreak the mold sooner than later”

"...album in four years, Friday's Can't Wake Up (see "Texas Platters," May 4)...."

May 4, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

UT Professor on the Making of Texas Film Epic Giant

Don Graham's Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film

"...miracle that Edna Ferber's novel Giant ever made it to the big screen, according to Don Graham...."

April 13, 2018 Books Review by Joe O'Connell

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...the minds of dozens of dancers gathered on the stone plaza in front of the Alamo. Tying on rattling..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Texas Lawmakers Continue Anti-Refugee Fight

Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott do all they can to block families fleeing the Syrian Civil War

"...Until 2011, Mazin lived a simple life in Syria; politics were not part of it. His..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Death Watch: Two Set to Die

Two inmates on death row deny murder was the end goal

"...Although Clifton Williams narrowly avoided execution July 16, two Texans are..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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