Over Their Dead Bodies

The Texas Rangers want to expand – the dead will just have to move

"...city of Waco, the issue has recently become a topic of discussion at the Capitol. The Texas Ranger Hall..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

The Unborn

A young woman is possessed by the spirit of her twin brother who never made it to term in this film directed by esteemed horror writer David S. Goyer.

"...with a papier-mâché mask of a human face affixed atop its blunt canine visage. It's an eerie, inexplicably nightmarish..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Happy Twelfth Night

Today ushers out the Christmas season and kicks off Mardi Gras!

"...any Mardi Gras group) as well as other pivotal figures...."

Jan. 6, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

After a Fashion

Stephen counts down last year: Sometimes he loses count

"...Top 10 Fashion Faux Pas..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Wish List

Here's your chance to give back to the areas of our community that need it the most

"...Laptop computers..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Mincemeat

Give this amazing, ambrosial concoction a chance

"...Ice Cream" comes to mind: a layer of lettuce topped by vanilla ice cream, fashionably molded into the shape..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

The Hightower Report

Public Works Work; and Big Oil's Charm Offensive

"...to show Big Oil's gentle side? Because new profit figures show yet another quarter of the ongoing money grab..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Page Two: Proposition Puzzle

A series of shapes that all fit together, although not like jigsaw pieces

"...government is as a drive down the highway, the top down, on a perfect day: sunny, but not too..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Column by Louis Black

At Home in the World of One's Woes, And It's a Wide, Wide World

The nitty-gritty of what speaks to us and why

"...think that’s beautifully put, Josh, and it made me stop in my tracks. Which, embarrassingly, doesn’t happen all that..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Can the Bands Play On?

The Live Music Task Force tunes up to protect Austin's claim to fame

"...support the task force, the mayor made it a top priority of his own chief of staff, Rich Bailey...."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Jim Torok: Life Is Good

Torok's contrasting images of realism and cartoon abstraction show us both his life and his constructed idealized self

"...Torok's cartoon figures, loosely painted on rice paper, don't really make you..."

June 6, 2008 Arts Review by Rachel Cook

The Webberville Conundrum

Austin's plans for an eastern landfill hit a little obstacle – the people who live there

"...The city's "zero-waste" proposal, still in the planning stages, figures prominently in the debate over what to do with..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Odetta Sings!

A blues legend shines on Austin

"...cemented her reputation as one of the most important figures in American music...."

June 5, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Point Austin: Meanwhile ...

Approaching Memorial Day, something else to consider

"...international news services have supplied and reiterated dramatic casualty figures. The Myanmar numbers are staggering – "An estimated 2.4..."

May 23, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Object Lesson

In Sherry Kramer's new play, things that are ordinary become magical: flowers, Barbies, even the writer herself

"...including a ball of blue tack, two tiny human figures, an eye dropper, and two glasses of water...."

May 16, 2008 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Group Calls for Museum Director's Ouster

Museum director makes girls cry

"...has gathered letters of support from two of Arizona's top officials – Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Gov...."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Andrea Grimes

Matt & Ben

Naughty Austin's comedy doesn't provide deep insights into Damon or Affleck, but it's funny, with some darn fine acting

"...portray, which pulls away from the reality that these figures are actually Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. But the..."

April 4, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Playing Through

The Texas men's basketball team is making a believer out of this doubting Thomas

"...get an e-mail from the Associated Press listing its top sports stories of the day. Monday, after the second..."

March 28, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

Saturday Picks

"...Banner has a high-top in both Atlanta and Houston movements, working closely with..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

D.A. Race: Final Verdict Pending

"...incumbent D.A. Ronnie Earle finally retiring from the county's top law enforcer spot that he first won in 1976,..."

March 7, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Toros Running Wild Over D-League

"...Immediately you noticed a particularly rowdy group in the top rows of the Convention Center. Turns out they were..."

March 6, 2008 Sports Post by Matt Moore

After a Fashion

Stephen has a DIFFArent weekend in Dallas and wants to give Katie Holmes a glass of water

"...course, all three of them are such dynamic Austin figures that I knew their little hideaway would be something..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Toros on Top

"...Austin Toros? Last year’s D-League tragedians are sitting high atop the Southwest Division standings at 13-5, four games ahead..."

Jan. 14, 2008 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Wish List

Give 'Til It Helps, Part 2

"...Laptop computer..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Features Feature

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...Johnston back on track, Guzman said, would be his top priority, and the vow helped him win the election...."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Man With the Light Touch

Peter Bay leads the Austin Symphony with the finesse of Astaire

"...floating. He doesn't wrestle the music; he dances on top of it – and not in the manner of..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Under the Flag, Without a Roof

New report shows veterans increasingly likely to become homeless.

"...On Veterans Day, there are some sobering new figures about what happens to ex-military personnel when they leave..."

Nov. 12, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Density Bonuses

Three concepts

"...model, the "Value to Developer" column uses real-world ballpark figures for Downtown Austin real estate sales: $500/square foot for..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...reduce its own testing schedule, which is piled on top of state and federal requirements. Recently passed state law..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature

Does It Really Pay to Work in Austin?

Workers earn less in Austin than other major cities

"...hazard pay, and cost-of-living adjustments were factored in, the figures did not include expenses, bonuses, or overtime. The headline..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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