The Borrowers

"...on a family of tiny people who reside beneath the floorboards of an old country house “borrowing” the odd..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Secret World of Arrietty

This new animated film from Japan's Studio Ghibli is based on The Borrowers, a story about 4-inch-tall people who live undetected among their human hosts.

"...If the premise of this Studio Ghibli-produced tale of tiny people..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Aeronauts

Ballooning adventure never drops its baffling meet-cute ballast

"...and aeronaut Henry Coxwell got into a balloon, unmoored the ties, and drifted 35,000 feet into the air. Their..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How the Gods Kill

Danzig and the Jesus Lizard headline the fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...about it. Transmission Entertainment is going for broke with the fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest, Nov. 7-8, in..."

Aug. 25, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Behold a Pale Horse: the White Horse Turns Ten with No Signs of an Apocalypse

A look back at the early days of the “black sheep” of Austin honky-tonks

"...record and Merle Haggard never sang a ballad about the challenges of finishing a masters degree...."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

12 Best Payday Loans Companies in the US: Convenient and Fast Approval

Top Payday Loans Lenders in the US and Alternatives

"...need cash quickly, payday loans are a great choice. The process of getting a payday advance can be fast..."

Aug. 28, 2023 Events Post

The Hightower Report: When Is Daylight Robbery Not a Crime?

Grifters, all of them

"...were big law 'n' order politicians. So, why are they trying to kill the sheriff and unleash thousands of..."

July 7, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

When is daylight robbery not a crime?

"...were big law 'n' order politicians. So, why are they trying to kill the sheriff and unleash thousands of..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Sun Also Rises

Out of tragedy blooms East Cameron Folkcore.

"...Outside a fading yellow house off of Montopolis Drive, the sound of guitars, drums, and horns rattles faintly onto..."

April 3, 2015 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Hightower Report: Turning Human Misery Into Corporate Profits

Corporations use the courts to prey on financially devastated Americans

"...Good news, people: The "boom" is back! Good times are here again, thanks..."

April 3, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: State Legislatures Help Rich Lenders Rob the Poor

New laws make it easier to prey on borrowers

"...Loan sharks and their lobbyists really know how to put the "ick" in..."

Dec. 26, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Off the Record

Slow, Stoned, Rugged: A tribute to Austin's original cosmic soulman Rusty Wier

"...Not only did Rusty Wier help develop the "Austin Sound," he embodied it. "Six-foot-five in boots and..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Young and Restless

Seven local South by Southwest 'Picks 2 Click'

"...Sat., March 17, 1am, the White Horse..."

March 9, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Off the Record

Ashes to ashes: drying off and winding down after Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...Fun Fest may brand itself as an "anti-fest," but the two-day jaunt at Waterloo Park still endured the same..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Adding AffordabilityThe Travis County Commis­sioners Court approved funding June 27 that..."

July 7, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Surfin' AUS: Austin may be home to the world's largest man-made surf park. A 12-acre Surf Lake..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Cashing in on Payday Loans; and Our Leader Speaks

"...The Bible tells us Jesus drove the money changers out..."

March 21, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...(APA) Not the Same as It Was: Austin Police Association President Ken..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Bush barks but barely bites, and MBNA buys a Congressman … on credit.

"...Wow, Little George really told off the Enroners and WorldComers, didn't he? He went up to..."

July 26, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Guess Who; and Some Bankers You Might Like

"...If you want to see the bold future of alternative energy, don't look to the..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

A Knee-Jerk Attack on Poor People; and Why Are We Bailing Out Extravagant Executive Pay?

"...Guess who caused the financial crash...."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Name That Drug!; and Cashing In on Payday Loans

"...What does the word "Prozac" say to you? Or "Viagra"? Yes, they're..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

A Decade at the Lege

"...Some wit once said that when Texas' founding fathers decided that the state legislature should meet for 140..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Economics From the Bottom Up

A profile of Accion Texas, CDC, and other microlenders

"...was about a year and a half ago when the cash-soaked entrepreneurs who were riding the crest of the..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

RIP: Rusty Wier and Jon Pettis

Mourning the loss of two fine local musicians

"...Vicky Moerbe confirmed on Myspace. Wier, 65, helped develop the “Austin Sound” with classics such as 1976’s out-of-print Black..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee is something of a rarity: a movie for children that is about children and their world.

"...Celia Imrie, Angela Lansbury, Derek Jacobi and Patrick Barlow. “There should be more movies like this,” opined one grandmotherly..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Life and Debt

Set in Jamaica, this is an eye-opening documentary and primer on why the IMF and the World Bank are not to be trusted by emerging third-world countries.

"...Watching Life and Debt, it's easy to see why the 1999 protests in Seattle against the WTO occurred, and..."

March 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

It's in the Can

"...Well, the MTV Sports and Music Festival has come and gone..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Fractured Fairytales

The Songwriting Castle

"...Initially, there is everything and nothing to expect. After all, I..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Music Feature

Texas Platters

The Rev. Horton Heat

"...Brothers and sisters of the Lone Star State, on the..."

May 28, 1999 Music Review

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