'The Butcher's Hands'

Short Story Contest second-place winner

"...1935, the month of July: while the rest of Spain suffered..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Books Feature by Dana De Greff

'The Main Treatment Options'

Short Story Contest: First place

"..."Oh, shit, Ramey," was the first thing I said when I walked in the..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Katie F. Perry

TV Eye

American Idol hosts Austin auditions, Geeks Who Drink toast The Simpsons, and more

"...A big ol' blank spot in my TV Eye calendar: the perfect time to catch readers up on..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Update on the War Brought Home

"...on Dec. 30, 2005 story by Emily Pyle [“Bringing the War Home,” News]: Alaa' underwent two surgeries on her..."

Feb. 7, 2006 Postmarks

Terms of Engagement

If 'We Can't Make It Here,' then James McMurtry's in big trouble

"...There's fear and loathing in Crawford, Texas. You can see..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Alfaro Case

"...Doggett with Erin Hall and Jeanne Starzel of the Texas Chapter of the American Cancer Society photograph..."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature

Clash of La Clica

"...For Richard A. Moya, the race for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner in..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by James Garcia

A Tale of Two Comics

Comedy Contrast: Bill Hicks & David Letterman

"...Too often people don't realize that stand-up comedy is a form..."

March 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Harvey Pekar

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...in a state prison nobody is ever alone. But the only witnesses to his murder, the first murder of..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

The Huntress Captured by the Game

"...From Diana by Irène Frain This may be the last time she still looks fresh to us. Another..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Rock Around the Biological Clock

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

"...a singer-songwriter in Dallas before moving to Austin in the early Nineties. Her increasingly more frequent gigs please her..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21 photograph by..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Off the Desk:

"..."If you have a problem with my report, then file an ethics complaint and let's get it on!!!!"..."

July 26, 1996 News Feature

The Life of a Search and Rescue Drone Pioneer

How retired Air Force medic Gene Robinson found new purpose looking for missing persons

"...longer able to fly a plane himself, Robinson designed the Spectra, an unmanned flying wing aircraft that can be..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Cat Cardenas

July Is Crime Month: Raymond Chandler’s 'The Long Goodbye'

Sleuthing for a childhood relic

"...Sometime during the Seventies, a decade that took me from 5 to..."

July 11, 2014 Books Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Hell of a Year

Kathy McCarty presses Jon Dee Graham about the good and the bad old and new days

"...were both struggling musicians, but little did we know the struggle had barely begun. He was playing in a..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Music Feature by Kathy McCarty

The Good Eye: On Productivity and Reproductivity

You could pick this column up and read it right now or ...

"...A recent study of academic economists by the research division of Federal Reserve..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

TV Eye: Getting Real

This weekend's Texas-set episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition gets TV Eye teary-eyed

"...It's no secret that I'm not a big fan of reality series, but this story got to me...."

Feb. 18, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Forget Lost: The British Survivors starts with a disaster scenario, too, but skips all the hinky stuff

"...Like most of TV-view-ing America, I tuned into Lost last week. I..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

On the Lege: Freshman Watson Thrives in Senate Environment

Lege is preferable to City Hall for former mayor

"...senators do not ordinarily make significant political strides during their first legislative session, but Kirk Watson has managed to..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

Timbuk 3's Barbara Kooyman looks to a brighter future with Texamericana.org

"...Timbuk 3 T-shirt and laid it to rest at the bottom of a cardboard box. Atop it she packed..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Dead Club Crawl

Club hopping through Austin's musical past.

"...This is no doubt the strangest story I've ever had to write. What makes..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Writes of Spring

"...Kafka's Curse: A Novel by Achmat Dangor Pantheon Books, $22 hard Very early on in Achmat Dangor's..."

April 9, 1999 Books Review

Still the Greatest

When We Were Kings

"......"

March 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Everything Now

99% procrastination and 1% bloviation

"...is surely on every reader's mind: That by choosing the pseudonym "Chillin' in Cherrywood," the questioner above is obviously..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

The Resurrection of Mark Weaver

Pastor Mark Weaver spent Thanksgiving at Shoal Creek Hospital

"...According to the website of the New Hope Church, Mark Weaver remains..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Crestview at the Crossroads

Near north neighborhood faces redevelopment transformation

"...any neighborhood might serve as a case study for the accelerating transition between old Austin and new, it is..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

TV Eye

Alternate realties, other lives

"...Something bugged me about my review of Al Otro Lado ("A Little Border Music") last week...."

Aug. 4, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Democratic Disagreements and the Election

What will county election results mean for local Dems?

"...Travis County voters do to Republicans in 2006 what they did to Proposition 2 last week?..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

TV Eye

In anticipation of the upcoming writers' strike, networks are beefing up their reality programming, including Worst Case Scenario, No Boundaries, and -- yep, it's that bad -- another Big Brother.

"...Negotiations are touch and go between the Writers Guild of America and representatives of the major..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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