Spaceship Earth

Science or stunt? The bizarre true story of Biosphere 2

"...The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and..."

May 8, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Box and Beyond

Games, hardware, and other tech toys

"...Long ago, Sid Meier created Civilization, the greatest computer game ever made. Then he left the..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Feature by Brian Blouch

Five Orchestral Performances to Get You Hooked on Classics

Expand your musical horizons with these really old-school grooves

"...When we talk of our favorite music hits from back in the day,..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Station to Station

Fattening up the Thin White Duke

"...personalities and alter egos attractive, David Bowie was perfecting the craft of shape-shifting...."

Dec. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Hightower Report

Hard Times, Soft Heads; and Wall Street's Resilient Greed

"...Hard Times, Soft Heads..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Tale of a Tale Spinner

How a ballplayer, a piano player, beatnik poetry, and Lubbock made Terry Allen an epic storyteller.

"..."I'll tell you a funny story about my mother," offers Terry Allen, grinning wryly like..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

So You Want to Be Austin’s City Manager

Finalists hit public forum before Council's Tuesday decision

"...Before a crowd of their potential bosses, the city's most persistent City Council..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

On the Case: No. 2

Greetings from planet 'Cassidy'

"...Jennifer Rische won't have to attend to any actors' hair for a while, and..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

"The Sorcerer's Burden: Contemporary Art and the Anthropological Turn"

This ambitious exhibition reveals inquiring anthropologists within today’s artists

"...The terra-cotta canine with the thick ring sticking out of..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM: Improvising the Coming World

A planetary culture is crystallizing

"...The recording is The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse. The year is 1971...."

Dec. 31, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Encyclopedia of Fire

Is Dave DeWitt the world's expert hothead?

"...on chile and fiery foods, could Dave DeWitt possibly unearth anything new about chile peppers? That was what I..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Food Feature by Sandy Szwarc

The Past Has Never Been Better for Chris Ware

"...33 years old. He lives in Chicago. He attended the University of Texas at Austin in the mid-Eighties and..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

The Trials and Success of Tom Laughlin's 'Billy Jack'

Politics and pacifism on the East Coast

"...On Dec. 12, 2013, Tom Laughlin died...."

Jan. 2, 2014 Screens Post by Louis Black

The Gospel According to Hollywood

Easter is a time for resurrectiing Hollywood's biblical epics.

"...Biblical epics are a weakness of mine. They don't have to be good so long..."

April 13, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Off the Desk:

"...The Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) wouldn't declare a drought emergency..."

Aug. 9, 1996 News Feature

After The Fall

Tank Farms: What Now?

"...Travis County District Judge Joe Hart's courtroom was deserted. The jury had been dismissed. No lawyers, clerks, or judges..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Getting to Zero

Will Austin's green seif-image be realized with its "zero waste" goals?

"...As the crow flies, it's about 10 miles from the Capitol..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Enforcing the 'Double Standard'

Major college sports insanity is entrenched at UT-Austin

"...The recent article by Amy Smith ("Then There's This: Double..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Feature by Tom Palaima

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"...guess it just by looking at him. Waiting in the green room of San Antonio's Municipal Auditorium for his..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...prospects here are different because summertime is when three of our favorite local institutions launch special exhibition series devoted..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...Wednesday, March 12 TITO & TARANTULA Steamboat, Wednesday, March 12..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...holiday season, it's harder than ever for a viewer to keep pace. Multiplying faster than partridges in pear trees,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Empathy for the Devil

Discourse on Evil

"...Memnoch the Devil..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Books Feature

My New Gun

"...and Bill Raymond. This quirky little suburban comedy -- the story of the chain reaction set in motion when..."

March 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cold Heaven

"...Directed by: Nicolas Roeg. Starring: Mark Harmon, Theresa Russell, Talia Shire and Jane Russo. Nicholas Roeg has..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Poem for Raúl

A poem for Raúl Salinas by Erika Gonzalez.

"...In memory of Raúl Roy “Tapon” Salinas (1934-2008), we continue to offer..."

Feb. 24, 2008 News Post by Belinda Acosta

There Will Be Blood

This powerful character study and origin story is rooted in American soil.

"...Freasier. “No movie this year was more rooted in the American soil than this powerful character study and origin..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Creation

Texas Choral Consort's performance of Haydn's masterwork reawakened one's sense of life in all its immense variety

"...us in our daily lives – work, traffic, bills, the heat, you name it – most of us have..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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