Fantastic Fest: 'The Life and Death of a Porno Gang'

Sex and death make a bloody mess in Serbia

"...Part of the remit of Fantastic Fest is to shock: And it's..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tinkering With the Machinery of Death

The Texas Legislature moves slowly to consider alternatives to the death penalty

"...missed it, but President Bush briefly declared his opposition to capital punishment last week. Speaking to supporters in Omaha,..."

March 9, 2001 News Column by Michael King

TIFF Beats Fantastic Fest to 'Death'

Drafthouse Films' 'The ABCs of Death' debuting in Toronto

"...a bet. If, like me, you had money on The ABCs of Death breaking its bloody cherry at Fantastic..."

July 31, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Science of Death

State says science proves Swearingen guilt

"...The foundation of good science is that its results are..."

Feb. 29, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: The Machinery of Death

Supreme Court quibbles about drugs and avoids the larger ethical issue

"...One dismal exception to welcome recent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court was..."

July 10, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

"...Directed by: Kirby Dick. The funniest, most genuinely life-affirming movie in town right now..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Ten Seconds to Death

What we know – so far – about the police shooting of Nathaniel Sanders II

"...On one point, there is no dispute: In less than 10 seconds, Nathaniel..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Life and Death of Schools

Educational warrior Diane Ravitch takes on the "school reform" movement

"...On the subject of public education, Diane Ravitch may be America's..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bringing the Group to the Vision

As Pat Forgione prepares to say farewell, he looks back on his AISD decade

"...because he's a recluse: Anyone who's worked with Forgione will tell you how affable and talkative he can be...."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Carrie Fountain's Third Collection of Poetry Illuminates the Day-to-Day

The Austin author lives The Life

"...I write to you about The Life with tear tracks on my..."

May 7, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Megan McGinnis is Full of Life in Beetlejuice, the Show About Death

The Broadway star on the magic of bringing a movie to the stage

"...Most actors fear dying on stage. Not Megan McGinnis: because as..."

Feb. 6, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Solution to Pollution

On the Lege

"...The "Trust Me" Law: Signed into law on May 23,..."

June 9, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

From the Bistro to the Beard

Austinite Shawn Cirkiel makes a pilgrimage to the home of American gastronomy, the James Beard House in New York.

"...When the legendary James Beard was building his reputation as the..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Dissecting the Science of Death

1998 murder case will get a scientific examination

"...The question of whether the science of death and decomposition..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Innocent Man Put to Death?

Report questions forensic science that led to possibly innocent man's execution

"...The Texas Forensic Science Commission received a report last month..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Houston Sues the State Over “Death Star" Law

Lawsuit cities state overreach, vague language, and undue burden on cities

"...The city of Houston hopes to preempt the state's "Death..."

July 14, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Bill of the Week: Texans Take to the Capitol to Battle Discriminatory Property Bills

Who gets a piece of Texas?

"...Texas Iranian-American Advocacy Day was supposed to be a day for Iranian Texans to gather from..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Hightower Report: Death of the Lush, Green Lawn

Farewell to green lawns, hello to desertscapes

"...My father was an early member of a group now known..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Art of Death

Kate Heyhoe weaves Dreams of the Dead via sugar skulls

"...After the death of her mother in 2008, Kate Heyhoe found..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Into the Valley of Death, and Back Out Again

Filmmaker and war photographer Tim Hetherington talks about his yearlong embed in Afghanistan

"...When Sebastian Junger and Tim Hether-ington's remarkably immersive and gritty-intimate Afghan war documentary Restrepo won..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Go-To Guy

Meet ME TV's Paul Saucido, if you haven't already

"...that Paul Saucido's favorite holiday is Día de los Muertos. The two-day festival celebrating life and conceding the certainty..."

May 25, 2007 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Finding the Pieces to Put Back Together

"...Reconstructing the lives of African-Americans before the Civil War is hard..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

Don't Need to Go to the Movies to Find God

"...I'll pray for him ["Postmarks," April 2]. I happen to go to mass at the University Catholic Center where..."

April 7, 2004 Postmarks

A Closer Look at the Resolutions To Address Structural Police Reform

"...City Council is set to start down the path toward structural police reform with..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

How do you take Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and, in less than a month, condense it into a 100-minute one-man play, with the actor playing 20 characters from the novel plus a New York City drag queen? Everett Quinton and Eureka, veterans of the fabled Ridiculous Theatre Company and creators of Twisted Olivia, explain how they did it.

"...He's an actor playing a New York drag queen playing 20 characters..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Grey

Bloodthirsty wolves and the brutalizing Alaskan elements conspire against a band of airplane crash survivors.

"...It’s men vs. wolves in The Grey and the only dancing that occurs in this..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Wranglers on the Verge of a Monumental Turnaround

"...Could this be a turnaround for the ages?..."

June 10, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

Death Cab for Cutie’s Two-Hour Sprawl

Epic first performance of a two-night Moody Theater stand

"...mixer as a coping mechanism, dating heartbreakers that become the subject of rambling LiveJournal entries, etc. Starting in the..."

Sept. 22, 2015 Music Post by Libby Webster

The Death of Stalin

Russia's political upheaval rewritten as dark farce.

"...Can’t keep your Molotov straight from your Malenkov? No problem. A sure grasp..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

One Letter Short for 'ABCs of Death 2'

25 director teams announced: Can you bring the mayhem for 'M'?

"...cloths. Drafthouse Films, Timpson Pictures and Magnet have announced the roster of 25 film making teams that will be..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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