Short Stories

From Hollywood to Austin and beyond: the rise and rise of short film online

"...Just last week, another chapter in the seemingly endless Elián González saga was..."

May 5, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Frequency

"...Andre Braugher, Elizabeth Mitchell and Shawn Doyle. Frequency reconfirms the classic Hollywood axiom that the dumbness of sci-fi/fantasy movies..."

April 28, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Still Hazy After All These Years

The Seventies may be long gone, but counterculture comedian Tommy Chong is still here and still doing what he loves: smoking dope, playing music, and making people laugh.

"...would go. After all, this man is one of the most tenacious stoners of all time, hanging onto the..."

April 21, 2000 Arts Feature

The Day They Shot John Lennon: Profound Self-Absorption

In the Actors Theatre of Austin production of James McLure's The Day They Shot John Lennon, reviewer Ada Calhoun finds the work of a fine cast undone by profoundly self-absorbed characters and inconsistent direction.

"...The Day They Shot John Lennon: Profound Self-Absorption..."

March 24, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Don't Believe the Hype

Local Digiterati on the Good, the Bad, and the Internet in Between

"...Just after the rockem-sockem World Trade Organization protests in Seattle -- not..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

The Alvin OpryTri-County Opry House, Alvin, Texas, January 22

"...The Alvin OpryTri-County Opry House, Alvin, Texas, January 22 Even..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Bob Marley Chant Down Babylon (Tuff Gong/Island)

National Records

"...Babylon (Tuff Gong/Island) It's been nearly 20 years since the untimely death of Bob Marley, and still his music..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Spring Storm: Green Shoots Through a Frozen Crust

Robert Faires examines Artists Repertory of Texas' debut production, the world premiere of Tennessee Williams' Spring Storm

"...B. Iden Payne Theatre,..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Next Wave

A comprehensive look at the emerging Rock en Español movement in the United States

"...into what looks like a slightly rusty version of the robot. "We used to do this in Argentina back..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

James Carlos Blake

"...violent men living in violent times. His stories take the reader into a whirlwind of war, revolution, crime, and..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Education of a Lifetime

A look at UT's Performing Arts Center and the process by which they bring the biggest names in jazz to Austin.

"...after UT's Bass Concert Hall had turned off all the lights and gone to bed. Except, down the dark,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Man of the Hour

Superintendent Pat Forgione discusses his goals for AISD in a Q&A interview with reporter Kevin Fullerton.

"...It's rare that a school superintendent enjoys the celebrity status that has been foisted on the new..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Day Trips

Meet the Muellers, one of the most enduring barbecue dynasties in Texas.

"...At Louis Mueller's Barbecue in Taylor the legend continues into the third generation. "My grandfather built..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Across the Universe

Gearing up for a new national tour of her hit show The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Lily Tomlin took a few minutes to talk about connectedness -- her connectedness with The Search, with audiences, and with Austin.

"...things that are not surprising about a conversation with the brilliant actress Lily Tomlin -- One: She laughs. Ever..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips

"...Johnson City's fortunes have been tied to the Johnson family for most of its 120-year history. The..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Not-So-Primal Therapy

"...New York City recording studio this past June that the interview bordered on therapy. Then, two hours into the..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Lipstick Traces

Pretenders

"...Fin de siecle -- end of the century. It's become a musical gauntlet to run, the..."

July 16, 1999 Music Review

Playing on the Past

"...Gorf. QBert. Zaxxon. Kaboom. Yar's Revenge. Hunt the Wumpus. Dig Dug. For anyone who's ever played them,..."

June 11, 1999 Screens Feature by Chris Baker

America Circa 1999

"..."Teenage girls now control the world's economy." -- SPIN, July 1999..."

June 11, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

A Pinch of History, A Dash of Memoir

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course

"...trying to pick a winning team in Fantasy Football, there are just too many variables. That's what makes wine..."

June 11, 1999 Food Feature

Scanlines

Star Wars

"...The Empire Strikes Back..."

May 14, 1999 Screens Feature

Scanlines

Romance on the High Seas

"...was stunned. Doris Day, having romantic problems, goes into the ship's bar, orders a drink, and begins to sing...."

April 23, 1999 Screens Feature

Shaped By The Past

"...The paucity of public land in Texas has its roots..."

April 16, 1999 News Feature

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...Fitting that the latest from über-guitarist Jeff Beck contains the cut "THX138,"..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Before a Key's Been Struck

"...illustration by Jason Stout "But they're useless," Picasso said of computers, "they can only give..."

March 5, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Making Lists

"..."Texas has no serious writers. I am the first serious writer Texas has produced." -- Katherine Anne..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Tribute Records

Tammy Wynette Remembered

"...cheek and bombast. Rosanne Cash, for her part, drew the ace card by getting a crack at "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," so..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Music Review

Reissues

"...The Forgotten Angel (32 R&B)..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature

I Wanna Take You Higher

"...Robert Christgau Harvard University Press, $29.95 hard Pop culture aesthete/connoisseur and senior music critic for the Village Voice, Robert..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds

Postmarks

"...The letter about what happened to the All News Mornings..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Column

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