'Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports'

Sportswriter Zirin delves into the darker side of sports

"...While sports entertain many, behind the scenes the games are a mess akin to making..."

July 28, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Good Woman of Bangkok

"...Directed by: Dennis O'Rourke. Starring: Yaiwalak Chonchanakun. If there's anyone Aoi (Chonchanakun) hates more than herself, it's men..."

Sept. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald‎

Fewer beasts, but a much better story, make this sequel magical

"...Directed by: David Yates. Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Jude Law,..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Girl in the Spider's Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story

Lisbeth Salander is back, and now she's James Bond

"...Lisbeth Salander is one of the more fascinating characters in recent fiction. Created by Swedish..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

Another distorted salvo from Dinesh D’Souza

"...true believing conservatives as it offers a “history” of the deliberately evil, completely corrupt, America-hating Democrats. D’Souza knows his..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Tillman Story

Documentary about the high-level cover-up of the circumstances surrounding the death of NFL star turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman.

"...Directed by: Amir Bar-Lev. What the military did to the memory of Pat Tillman, the..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl, with Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, is an engagingly sordid meditation on protofeminism.

"...Scott Thomas, David Morrissey and Ana Torrent. Oh, for the spare, sartorial flash and conspicuously consumptive Reformation rock of..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

"...Having already played the greatest lover of all time, Don Juan de Marco,..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The City (La Ciudad)

"...Garcia and Richardo Cuevas. This much-heralded movie has been the pride of the 1999 film festival circuit, winning top..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: September 30

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Sugarland jumps to the fore, Serbia shows pride against all odds, and Dallas..."

Sept. 30, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Hot Luck Review: Peter Hook & the Light

A cover band with substance

"...synth pop kings New Order, bassist Peter Hook formed the Light to play songs from the catalogs of both..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

Fantastic Fest: 'The Housemaid' (2010)

Remake of a South Korean classic

"...The director of the wild South Korean thriller, The President’s..."

Sept. 26, 2010 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Web Predators Aren't the Problem

Dewhurst's plan to get 'Texas tough' on child molesters doomed to fail

"...A couple non-weather-related thoughts on yesterday's inauguration ceremony: the obvious topic was..."

Jan. 17, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Propagandists in Our Backyard

KEYE CBS partakes in Orwellian pro-Trump script

"...out of dystopian film, 66 local broadcast anchors across the country over the past few weeks recited nearly identical..."

April 6, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Breaking the Chains

Slavery may be illegal, but it's not eradicated

"...in a restaurant for a short time to repay their $1,500 smuggling fee, the victims were forced into prostitution...."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

'The NFL Beat': Hypnosis, Murder, Tight Ends

A hypnotic look at fantasy TE production

"...I have started to partake in the creative visualization process via hypnosis. I wear weird goggles..."

May 28, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

It's the Texans Just Being the Texans

"...The Texans must be grateful for the bye week. They..."

Nov. 11, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Page Two: Selling Short in the Marketplace of Ideas

"Consequences" wrought in the pursuit of silencing speech should be of deep concern to all

"...This is the last column for a long time that will address..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Not Just the Goofy Guy

The Actor Behind the Antics of Michael Stuart

"...The world's greatest detective and the world's greatest criminal mastermind..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...They're out early, long before lunchtime, in the off-and-on rain,..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Myth of Che

The Short Life of Revolutionary Che Guevara

"..."I have said that all the reputedly powerful reactionaries are merely paper tigers. The reason..."

July 11, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Cover Was Tasteless: A Black Woman Commodified, Exoticized And Exploited

"...a glistening avocado right where her thighs meet. If the Chronicle cover consistently depicted black women's faces as well..."

Aug. 11, 2008 Postmarks

The Night

American-made Iranian supernatural horror finds terror in married secrets

"..."The truth shall set you free" is the simple key..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Workers Exploited

"...Dear Editor, Re: “Hyatt Riot” [“The Hightower Report,” Oct. 9]: This situation has been happening..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Postmarks

AG: Still Wants the Stripper Surcharge

Attorney general to challenge ruling that nudity tax is unconstitutional

"...Well, looks like the Attorney General is going to challenge Friday's ruling by..."

March 31, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sharks and Stingrays Exploited by Club

"...of you who do not know this club – they have imported sharks and stingrays and confined them to..."

Nov. 5, 2007 Postmarks

Forced From Living in the Central City

"...like to thank Kevin Gallaugher for his letter in the Sept. 28 issue [“Postmarks”] regarding being forced from his..."

Oct. 1, 2007 Postmarks

What the Studies Say

Research studies on the various electronic voting systems have stopped well short of enthusiastic endorsement

"...specifically focused on a Diebold source code obtained over the Internet: "Our analysis shows that this voting system is..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature

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