WWC Days 1-4: First Round Goes to Europe

U.S. opener tomorrow afternoon, as European teams dominate WWC early

"...Three games on Tuesday – concluding with the 2pm U.S. opener against Thailand – finish up the..."

June 10, 2019 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital

What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?

"...It used to be lovely. There was a lake, with boats, and lily ponds, and..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

You Be the Judge

Sex, lies, and politics in the 331st District Court

"...This year's primary race for the 331st District Court has been as much about dishing..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Lege Lines: Elsewhere Under the Dome

20 days left of the 85th session

"...Tick, tock, tick, tock, the session is in its last 20 days, and important..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Point Austin: Only a Few More Days

The campaigns last forever, and the battles never end

"...It's nearly all over but the shouting, and by this time next Wednesday, Nov. 9,..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

Doc chronicles a shameful chapter in San Antonio history

"...At the tail end of the last gasp of the satanic..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Perry the Executioner

Texas leads the country in executions, and Rick Perry holds the record tally

"...Keith Hampton still had not heard a word from the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Time was of the..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Next Three Days

Russell Crowe plays a man who improbably springs his wife from prison where she's been incarcerated for life.

"...familiar – and potentially dramatic – ingredients as jailbreaks, the wrongly accused, and femmes fatales, Haggis culls the least..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Smothers Brothers

Tom, the elder Smothers Brother, talks about comedy, his heroes, and politics

"...Their act wasn't supposed to last 50 years. According to..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Writing the Climate

Flannery and Kolbert on the accelerating pace of global warming

"...than a month after announcing what's been described as the most ambitious municipal climate-protection plan in the nation, Mayor..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The White Countess

The final collaboration between director Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant is a gorgeous slice of Merchant Ivoryisms (thanks in large part to the lushly vertiginous cinematography of DP Christopher Doyle) that nevertheless fails to equal the team’s greatest works.

"...Lynn Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Hiroyuki Sanada and Allan Corduner. The final collaboration between director Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant,..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...two different transportation plans. Which are really parts of the same plan. Though the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Salon of the West

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

"...On any given evening in the 1940s or 1950s, an old man named J. Frank..."

July 4, 2003 Books Feature by Steve Moore

The Scorpion King

"...Heslov, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand and The Rock. It's entirely appropriate that professional wrestler the Rock..."

April 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...men and a town. That pretty much sums up the careers of Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, at least..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution

Robert Bryce recounts his short, happy career in the Internet wave

"...The offer was just too good...."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Greil Marcus and the Mad Parade

In his book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, Greil Marcus explained punk to the world and created a bible for that music's true believers. As Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals opens its stage adaptation of Marcus' book, the author talks about the Stones, the Sex Pistols, and the "mad parade" of history.

"...have. He was finishing up his new column for the online magazine Salon and is planning a visit to..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...afternoon when Kirk Watson announced his mayoral candidacy on the bandstand at Wooldridge Park in downtown Austin. Some blamed..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

The Verde Report: How Austin FC Ended Up on the Brink of a Lost Season

The next match is a must-win

"...Austin FC's season took place in a video game, the solution would be obvious. Quit without saving, return to..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Residential Address: Jenny Parrott's Cozy Nest of Songs and Stories at Hole in the Wall

The Austin folk experimentalist offers a free-entry Friday time portal

"...Walking up the Drag's ever-growing skyline these days, it's impossible to avoid..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

The Luv Doc: Jesus Is Watching

West Lake left the Luv Doc off the pool party list

"...old friend to a pool party on Sunday and there were a lot of people there I haven't seen..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

AmericanaFest 2022 Brings the Roots Community Back Together

Eight emerging acts seen in Nashville, from Nora Brown to Early James

"...and open. That emphasis was on full display throughout the five days of packed programming last week in Nashville,..."

Sept. 21, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Spotlight: The Dream Syndicate

Longtime alternative rockers tie up the loose ends

"...The Dream Syndicate planted bountiful seeds for alternative rock with..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Michael Toland

The Reporting Life

Oh, the places you'll go

"...Our reporting has taken us everywhere from the Supreme Court and death row to up and down..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Chase Hoffberger

We Have an Issue: “People Really, Really Are Done With the Murders of Black People at the Hands of Police”

In this week’s issue, we look at the impact of police use of force at protests – and if any changes are going to come from it

"...this week's cover, an image of a protester at the Texas State Capitol on Sunday, at what was meant..."

June 5, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Beautiful and heartfelt fantasy anime tackles death and family

"...The inevitable fate of anyone that lives is that those..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Breaking the Ice With Iceage

“Difficult” singer Elias Bender Rønnenfelt isn’t

"...Iceage, maintains a well-publicized distaste for music writers. After The Fader named him “Rock’s Most Difficult Frontman,” I had..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

The Future of Health Care?

Dell and Central Health "re-think" the way we provide – and pay for – health care

"...reviewing patient records and X-rays. For roughly an hour, they skimmed through patient records, considering both the monochrome images..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The Tipping Point

By raising menu prices and eliminating gratuity, restaurateurs hope they've found the recipe for a better quality of life for staff

"..."We're still relying on you, the restaurantgoer, to pay the living of our servers," explained..."

March 25, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Playback: Doug Sahm for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

The Austin Music Hall gets slated for teardown, the Roost closes while looking for a cash infusion, Backyard owner Tim O'Connor gets back in the concert game, and a Kickstarter campaign to get Doug Sahm into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"...on Lone Star mononyms Willie and Selena. "Sahm's among the most important players in the history of Texas music...."

July 10, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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