'Face Off' Recap: Double the Work, Half the Pay-Off

Giant successes and monstrous mistakes this week on SyFy's FX show

"...pros on this season of Face Off. Oh, sure, there are the judges, but when it comes to guests,..."

Feb. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Pain of Change at the Springs

Debate centers on a paved parking lot and pathway to the pool's south side

"...is no easy task. For context – repairs to the culvert and dam that are currently under way took..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Austin Studios Breaking Out the Hammers

With voter approval, studio plans the next phase

"...which seemingly sure-fire things like affordable housing went down, the folks at Austin Studios are breathing a sigh of..."

Nov. 14, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

David Carr Did Not Give Up the Secret Sauce

No silver bullet but NY Times guy still a helluva spokesman for new media

"...bird: an old-school journalist who’s adapted with relish to the new media landscape...."

Oct. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Face Off Recap: The Finale And What Came Before

So what happened to Matt? The long overdue wrap-up

"...Yeah, so there was this little thing called SXSW that got in..."

March 29, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Meat Loaf loads into the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...Monday night, the Austin Film Society screened 1980’s Roadie at the Alamo..."

March 7, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Not the Brightest STAAR

Under pressure from lawmakers, education commissioner defers 15% grading system

"...Parents, students, and teachers across Texas breathed a sigh of relief when Texas dumped the dreaded..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Shadow of Oslo

How politicization drives presumptions in terror coverage

"...First there were the Oslo terror attacks. Then there was the..."

Aug. 1, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Brand Upon the Brain

Art and advertising collide in the burgeoning genre of branded documentary

"...much you can count on in this world. And the reason the Tide brand has survived for more than..."

July 29, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Off the Record

Seaholm Power Plant reboots, reuses, recycles

"...Flick of the Switch..."

May 13, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two: The Suburbs

Growing up with Phoebe Snow, whose presence and music transcended the ordinary

"...It's a music story – a story of the blues and jazz and even rock – but one..."

May 6, 2011 Column by Louis Black

First We Take the Convention Center

Texas Rollergirls explode into the 2011 season

"...Some times, the secret to success is just hard work. Take the..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: In the Historical Zone

If only the Pequot had filed for landmark status ... before the massacre

"...one's thoughts inevitably drift to history: to past family gatherings around the bird, to misty (and perhaps imaginary) memories..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 10/18/10

Neighbors sick of the WTP4 shaft

"...checked in on Water Treatment Plant No. 4 and the latest front in that battle: the fight of Spicewood..."

Oct. 18, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Longhorns Face the Horror of Leach-less Tech

In search of …

"...The windswept Panhandle stretched before us like the beginning of..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Body as Canvas, Readying for Life in a Kill Zone

AFS Documentary Tour presents Tattooed Under Fire

"...shows off his deeply inked body and says to the camera, "This is my storyboard." It's an eloquent and..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The State We're In

Yep, it is broke, and Turk Pipkin wants us all to fix it

"...The new advocacy documentary One Peace at a Time opens..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The God's Heaven Truth

Rev. Gean West & the Relatives add another chapter to Texas funk history

"...Saturday night, down at the Continental Club, a little-known 1970s Dallas gospel group takes..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Almost Lights Out at the Ballpark

Emo's turns off KOOP, Wheatsville SKUs skewer BookPeople, Waterloo Records grounds Vampire Bats

"...We had all waited three months for this one. The Emo’s Lounge Vampire Bats and the KOOP Radio Kilowatts..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Flat-Out on the Track

Team Legit talks about ramping up for Battle on the Bank

"...The bruises may fade, but the memories remain. This past..."

June 24, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

To the Cyber-Barricades!

Time Warner wants to meter broadband, and the techno-peasants are revolting

"...at least some Time Warner Cable executives must regret the decision to impose a new "tiered" pricing plan on..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Beyond the Bourbon Legend

The bottle didn't let Jason Boland down, and neither did his workingman's honky-tonk

"...Dancehall, 70,000 brightly lit square feet rising out of the construction-plagued crux of I-35 and Loop 410 in San..."

April 10, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The 11th Hour

Tim McCanlies eyes the finish line

"...Inside a screening room at the Austin Film Society, Tim McCanlies is busy finishing the..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Getting With the Program

Dukes files bill to shore up Texas film industry

"...House Bill 873 – the latest push by Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, to reform..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Weighing in on the Live Music Task Force's recommendations to City Council and casting a ballot for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"...Come Together..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Future of Funny Has Already Happened

Welcome to Spaced, the cult British comedy with Star Wars in its eyes

"...It's been nearly a decade in the making, but Spaced, the brilliant, hilarious, impossibly superfantastic British..."

July 25, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Band of the Month: The Moonhangers

The Moonhangers give outlaw country a good name

"...As the first installment of my new (hopefully) monthly spotlight on..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Beside the Point

What awaits council under the tree

"...Once the stockings are unstuffed and the wrapping paper's swept away,..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Walking the Lege

With two weeks left, the 80th runs into foul weather

"...If Monday night's hailstorm in the House can serve as a long-range forecast, look for..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

On the Lege

Lawmakers accomplish what they failed to do so many times – approve a new education funding package that doesn't look half bad on paper

"...On Monday, the Legislature wrapped up a special session on school finance..."

May 19, 2006 News Column by Amy Smith

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