Letters at 3AM

Michael Ventura observes the great John Cassavetes at work on the set of his next-to-last movie Love Streams.

"...How and why I came to stand in the darkness of John Cassavetes' living room beside the camera..."

March 8, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

Michael Ventura weighs in with his Top 5 list of 2001's best film and television moments.

"...dumb after all. Scholars now believe that lists were the earliest form of writing -- in fact, some think..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

The Bush White House is mounting the most sustained and successful attack on the Constitution in America's history and not enough of us are willing to say it publicly.

"...Ancient history: The year is 111 CE. Pliny the Younger is the..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

The Bush White House is mounting the most sustained and successful attack on the Constitution in America's history and not enough of us are willing to say it publicly.

"...Ancient history: The year is 111 CE. Pliny the Younger is the..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

The Tenth Annual "Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest Results

"...old you was? Or something like that. He'd seen the words -- attributed to Satchel Paige -- in blue..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature

Letters at 3AM

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein offered a metaphor for the modern age, one in which the monster is the unacknowledged dark side of the inventor or creator.

"...In 1818, a year before the birth of Queen Victoria and 10 years before Edgar..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hightower Lowdown

Labor organizing is still necessary, George W. Bush scams us with his "tax cut," and Denver football fans revolt against corporate stadiums.

"...Organize, Organize, Organize There's a bumper sticker that sums up the meaning of..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Spit Out the Seeds

Lucinda Williams bares all

"...She likes the Moody Blues and champions Sade. Some of her fans..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Letters at 3AM

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon asks whether we’re really living … and if not, why not?

"...The inevitable dances with the unpredictable. That sentence I scrawled..."

June 22, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Eating Between the Lines

Literary Diversions for Foodies, With Recipes

"...Secrets of the Tsil CaféA Novel..."

June 15, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Hightower Lowdown

CEO hogs, the Bush / Cheney energy hypocrisy & science for sale

"...High-Dollar Hogs Here comes another Hightower Hog Report. Today's snorters are the CEOs of..."

June 8, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Letters at 3AM

Our secret fantasies were made public by Elvis Presley.

"...night, driving with Deborah on Broadway toward Texas Tech. They haven't repaved that stretch of Broadway yet. It's a..."

March 16, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Looking to the Future

"...Spain has a degree in ancient Roman history and another degree in law, yet his most obvious passion is..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Amy Smith

Take Me to the River

Rock & Roll Books

"...The Beatles Anthologyby the Beatles..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Stuart Wade

Letters at 3AM

Being president of America is not good for one's health.

"...The first Gore/Bush debate was followed the next night by..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

Preparing for War With Europe

"...to interest and alarm those beyond our borders: "At the earliest possible date, my administration will deploy missile defenses..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

Robert Bly's translations of 20th-century poets enrich our language.

"...Now that our literature is rich with translations of the world's major poets, it's easy to forget that in..."

July 7, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

Advice to a high-school graduating class: Face your fear and take risks.

"...A graduating high school class eyes the speaker with everything from polite suspicion to impatient disdain...."

June 9, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Eating Between the Lines

Summer Reading, Culinarily Speaking

"...Nathaniel's Nutmeg, or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who..."

June 2, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Michener Center for Writers

"...success stories. Writers are constantly seeking avenues to increase their potential for professional recognition and a living wage. Some..."

April 21, 2000 Books Feature by Ric Williams

The University of Houston

"...The University of Houston's graduate program in creative writing is..."

April 21, 2000 Books Feature by Lissa Richardson

Excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo

In this excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo, the Texian forces at the Alamo, under the command of Jim Bowie and William Travis, have suffered the first cannon attacks from the newly arrived Mexican army.

"...Excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature

Letters at 3AM

In memory of a Shaman

"...There's a preference for plastic flowers at Marie Laveau's tomb...."

March 17, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

The paradox of possiblities exhibited by the 20th century -- from Auschwitz to Ginger & Fred.

"...1999 has about 44 hours to go -- 1999, the year of Kosovo and Columbine -- the year when..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

When the new Millennium begins, we should be asking the same questions about life we always have.

"...The chaos isn't in the machines, it's in us. Whether..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

The D.A.'s Dodge

"...Only two people in Texas have the legal authority to investigate the influence-buying scandal swirling around..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

When the Long Night Comes

"..."When the longnight comes, return to the end of the beginning."..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Off The Bookshelf

"...its seven-year-old protagonist, Scotty Ocean, and as complex as the boisterous Sixties in which Scotty grows -- if not..."

May 28, 1999 Books Review

On the Lege

Boxed Out

"...He may be one of the most senior members of the Texas Senate, but Austin's..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column

The Oscar-glow

Tv Eye

"...There we were on Oscar Night, the five of us..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

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