The Common Law

Unsolicited items in the mail – what happens if the item is for someone else?

"...by mistake from a company and it looks like they meant to send it to one of their customers?..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Column by Melissa Devine

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Anthony Daniels, Temuera Morrison, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew. There’s a wonderful running gag in the BritCom Spaced, which,..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Will The Smoke Clear Before Garcia Leaves Office?

The smoking ban gets preliminary approval but its future remains uncertain.

"...half-step closer toward a tobacco-free future last week, as the City Council voted 4-3 to approve on first reading..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The House Adjourns to Oklahoma

The House Dems may be losing the legislative wars, but they're finally winning the PR battle.

"...The good news is that for at least three days..."

May 16, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Rethinking the Three R's

Reagan High's digital-media lab opens doors for young students into filmmaking.

"...As Pedraza's voice echoes through the nearly empty hallway of Reagan High -- it's a..."

May 2, 2003 Screens Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Kid Stays in the Picture

"...Directed by: Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen. Say what you will about infamous Hollywood producer/shark Robert Evans: He makes..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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 Tail Wags the Dog

"...One measure of how well the Cultural Contracts Program has..."

July 6, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rockin' the Roadshow

Forget Pokémon and Britney Spears, Rosalind digs the Antiques Roadshow and got to meet her heroes in person when the show rolled through town.

"...Disney can drop dead ... Sailor Moon sleeps with the fishes! In our house, a certain PBS TV show..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Features Feature by Barbara Chisholm

The Greening of George W. Bush

An industry pollution control program started backed by Gov. George W. Bush has cleaned less than 3% of the industrial toxic emissions it aimed to clean up.

"...One of the final acts of the 76th legislative session..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

A Dynamic Greater Than You Can Imagine

Buckminster Fuller believed pieces of things could be combined in new ways to create a powerful new dynamic. Now, playwright Alice Wilson is combining her words with Bucky's life for a dynamic new solo show. Wayne Alan Brenner gets the story.

"...but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to deduce that this is probably her exiting the car that just..."

March 31, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Sound and the Fury

Local theatre Alamo Drafthouse teams silent films with live musical scores by favorite Austin acts.

"...The house lights are still up as the crowd files..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...Dumpster behind Roger Scaggs' office, this garbage bag contained the pipe, the knife, five latex gloves, and Penny Scaggs'..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

The X-Files

"...Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Blythe Danner, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, John Neville, Terry..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The People vs. Larry Flynt

"...Carville, Crispin Glover and Larry Flynt. A flag-waver for the free speech set, The People vs. Larry Flynt isn’t..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Turn the Beat Around

The Pre-Millennium Rise of Dance Music

"...Tompkins "For years, I've taken [industrial music] to be the sole province of elevator musicians (Front 242, Front Line..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

In the Public We Trust

Is the Public More Trustworthy Than City Staff?

"...All three were waxing descriptive on the haphazard and protracted road the city went down to..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...3. The release of Microsoft's Windows 95, as much for the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...Perez was slain last spring, few people outside of the Latin music industry really knew who the young artist..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Never mind the plot: Tom Cruise is back in life-risking action

"...At some point during the history of the Mission: Impossible movies, the franchise shifted..."

July 14, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...Pam Watts has no clear memory of learning that her partner, Jennifer Miller, was dead. "I've got bits..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Residential Address: Jon Dee Graham and the Snakes of Central Texas

Wednesdays @ Continental Club, 9:30pm-close

"...The mid-tempo beat behind William Harries Graham rolls through the..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

The Verde Report: Referee’s Path to World Cup Began in Austin

“Every referee’s dream is to reach the World Cup”

"...One Saturday morning in 2005, two under-8 youth soccer teams..."

June 17, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Review: Jason Boland & the Stragglers

The Light Saw Me (Proud Souls)

"...emotions of yearning and regret, love and desperation, and the crux between quiet moments of humility and the loud..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Luv Doc: Doomsday Scenarios

The guy exactly no woman wants to date

"...have been dating a girl for about six months that I really like, but she has a really bad..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Fantastic Fest: Behold! The Mad God, Phil Tippett

The stop motion legend's most personal and bizarre movie yet

"...humans. For what is divinity, except breathing life into the inanimate? The art has its pantheon. Willis O'Brien, the..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Soccer Stadium Built in Line With Austin's Love of the Outdoors

How Gensler architecture's home for the Verde keeps it green

"...Designing the home stadium for Austin FC was not, shall we..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net

Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan

"...by local reserves) toward services and plans to address the city’s shelter crisis...."

June 11, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Sundance Review: Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Questlove's joyous celebration of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...at large. In his filmmaking debut film, which memorializes the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, the rapper-producer-DJ-instrumentalist-journalist puts all of..."

Feb. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Local Coffee Subscriptions to Keep You Humming Along

Another way to to get that needed caffeine: by mail

"...Sometimes you want to visit a record store and rummage around..."

July 24, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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