Point Austin: Shoot the Messenger

The ARA strikes back

"...He's also annoyed at In Fact Daily, the Web-based city politics newsletter published by Jo Clifton, and..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Column by Michael King

The Taco Kings, Besieged

A conflict with neighborhoods has made the previously independent street taco vendors organize in self-defense

"...The four members of AVATACO, a newly formed association of..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Michael May

The Forest for the Trees

The Austin Arts Commission has never been a model of bureaucratic efficiency, but this year it seems to have become a big cliché in action, a body so focused on procedure and minutiae and the concerns of the moment that it can't see the forest for the trees. It's compounding the problems in Austin's profoundly flawed public arts funding system and demonstrating just how poorly that process serves not only the city's artists but all its citizens.

"...When people can't even get a good jump on the agenda without quibbling over something totally unrelated to the..."

July 6, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...On the evening of October 17 -- while much of the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"...– a baffled Hank Hill to son, Bobby, in the series finale of King of the Hill..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Sex and the City

The new feature stands on its own (typically stilettoed) feet, while holding fast to the series’ singular mix of the giddily ribald and brutally confessional.

"...Directed by: Michael Patrick King. Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia..."

May 30, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Still the Greatest

When We Were Kings

"......"

March 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...of multiple modes – producer, singer, songwriter, sideman – the Dallas-born guitarist, 47, began his journeyman's path as a..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

The Long View

John Graves' 'Myself and Strangers' finds the 83-year-old looking back at his past and into his future

"...Forty-six years ago and change, in the winter of 1957, John Graves paddled the Brazos for..."

April 30, 2004 Books Feature by Steve Moore

Get in Line

Counter service takes its turn

"...family is going out for a casual dinner. At the restaurant, you find yourself waiting in line to order..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Another One Bites the Pillow Dust

Anti-Gay... Republican... Caught in Bed With Man... McCain Disavows... Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah

"...Troy King, Alabama John McCain Leadership Team leader, Alabama Attorney General,..."

July 13, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

"...by: Martin Lawrence. Starring: Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown, Daryl M. Mitchell, Roger E. Mosley and..."

April 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stephen King Revival

Saturday night at the book store

"...You’ve got one opportunity only, because there are some 449 others getting Revival signed too, which..."

Nov. 17, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

"...Jane Krakowski, Kristen Johnston, Stephen Baldwin and Mark Addy. There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes of your..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Terror Fest Interview: Acid King

"...Stoner metal band Acid King famously took its moniker from a killer's quote: "Nobody..."

June 15, 2018 Music Feature by Clara Wang

My Little Pony: The Movie

A rainbow-hued acid trip for 8-year-olds

"...The pastel prancers in My Little Pony: The Movie strut..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Learning the Game

Learning Buddy Holly's game, 203 tracks at a time

"..."Good evening, Austin," says Keith Richards like the King of England himself, stepping back from the microphone..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Announcing the 2007-08 Austin Music Awards lineup; Charlie Sexton brings sexy back; and KOOP Radio returns to the airwaves

"...already been dubbed "Rokkervil," Okkervil River (pictured) are headlining the 2007-08 Austin Music Awards, scheduled for Wednesday, March 12,..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Ken Loach paints a grim realist portrait that captures the solemnity of an Ireland turning on itself and the tragedy of two brothers spiraling away from each other.

"...his first American triumph, playing a sinister psychologist in the stylish Batman Begins, Irish heartthrob Murphy seemed primed and..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

King of King Cake

Tried the rest? Now try the best.

"...Bold, I know, but there's a lot to be said for making something with..."

Feb. 12, 2013 Food Post by Monica Riese

Game of Thrones: Taking Back the Kingdom

Epic playlist for the HBO siege’s fourth season

"...Thank the old gods that HBO’s Game of Thrones returns on..."

April 4, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Concierges Make the Call

Seasoned hotel vets share their insider knowledge

"...As our city prepares for the thousands of visitors for South by Southwest this year,..."

March 1, 2013 Food Feature by Gracie Salem

Face Off Recap: King of the World

Season four begins, and the sideburns are awesome

"...Eric Fox, aka Eric F.), and Jenna Green. Around them are another 11 contestants, of varying skill levels. One..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Great Beauty

An Italian writer and bon vivant reflects on his life in this walkabout with Felliniesque touches.

"...Wild set-pieces and rueful observations are the stock in trade of this Italian film by one..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Book of Eli

In a post-apocalyptic time, Denzel Washington is the lone man who carries the world's last remaining Bible.

"...McDowell. Has it really been almost a decade since the Hughes Brothers released a film? Apparently, yes. The sibling..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Least of These

UT professor Horace Newcomb reflects on the segregation South on the release of his friend and colleague Paul Stekler's documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire.

"...Sometime in the fall of 1963 a psychology professor fell into step..."

March 10, 2000 Features Feature by Horace Newcomb

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...pace. Multiplying faster than partridges in pear trees, during the next five weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood

"...Chris Sarandon, Corey Feldman, William Sadler and John Kassir. The Dennis Miller Show… with nekkid vampire-vixens. That's it in..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cornering the Market

With its second location, Wheatsville expands its cooperative mission

"...The exterior may still be under construction, but the long-awaited..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Power to the People

Cue the linemen! 'Trash Project' choreographer Allison Orr is making Austin Energy dance

"...Allison Orr is back in the old routine: up at 5am (5:30 on a "good"..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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