Turn it Up

"...Tamala Jones, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ja Rule and Prakazrel Michel. It's debatable whether the overall state of American film has..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Page Two: Tearing It Up

Tearing It Up: Smart, committed, and usually the funniest person in the room, Ann Richards kicked down doors and prepared us all for the future

"...long day in the relative dark of backstage. Thus, it took me some portion of a second, or even..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Top 10 Reasons to Give It Up and Turn Republican

Stop fighting it

"...to go quietly now, or do you want to wait for some Real American Patriots to haul your treasonous,..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

“Save the Noise” on east 6th street with Cheer Up Charlie’s

Party all day until they make you turn the music off.

"...Music is being threatened on the eastside, and Cheer Up Charlie’s needs your support today as they turn it..."

Sept. 1, 2012 Events Post by Courtney Byrd

Sticking it to the Fat, Lazy Americans

International Acts at SXSW

"...WALTARI (Helsinki, Finland): Waltari's 1996 release was titled Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die!: Death Metal Symphony in Deep..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Hungry Austinites Turn Out for Bacon & Beer Fest

Can there ever be such a thing as too much bacon?

"...Marla Camp and the award-winning Edible Austin magazine teamed up with Massachusetts event company Eat Boston to produce the..."

Feb. 25, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

It's Like a Trailer but Bigger

Film makers: the web is your friend

"...One of the great things about SXSW is (wait for it, wait for it, buzzword ahead) the synergy..."

March 10, 2008 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Broke T.O. Stands Up Children's Hospital

Terrell Owens gets cut from indoor league team

"..."Missing the event at the children's hospital. That was it. 300 people were there, balloons everywhere...."

May 29, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Adam Carroll: Let It Choose You

San Marcos bard continues thriving on his eight LP

"...from Tyler, Adam Carroll remains one of the best singer-songwriters in his home state. Many consider his “Rice Birds”..."

Aug. 26, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Swamp Dogg Lotions Up

After midnight at the Continental Club Friday & Saturday

"...in Virginia in 1942, Jerry Williams became an accomplished songwriter and mid-tier R&B balladeer in the Sixties, though it..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Fixing Up the Fringe

"This was going to be a real library with real hours and a real librarian, if it killed me."

"...called the Independent Publishing Resource Center, in Portland, Ore. It was big. It held 4,000 zines along one wall..."

May 9, 2003 Books Feature by Josh Medsker

The Writer, The Editor, and the Filmmaker: The Story of Turn Every Page

Lizzie Gottlieb on her father and LBJ biographer Robert Caro

"...Cities are always in flux. Looking out of the window..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shut Up and Sing

The Dixie Chicks' struggle with the conflicting demands of art and commerce as portrayed in this documentary shows that they're still not ready to make nice.

"...statement heard round the world was really an offhanded bit of stage banter delivered by Natalie Maines of the..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ben's Turn

"...It's the end of the school year at O. Henry..."

June 4, 1999 News Feature

COP28: “It Feels Like Disneyland for Climate Enthusiasts”

UT prof Michael Webber on his first time at COP

"...As the world’s eyes turn to Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference..."

Dec. 10, 2023 News Post

Implementing the Mobility Bond and Corridor Construction Program, if You Can Wait for It

Going to take a long, long time

"...will most likely continue to be an issue. The city is too big, too populated, for driving around town..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Jack Craver

And So It Goes

Diane Keaton and Michael Douglas are ill-served by director by Rob Reiner in this odd-couple romance.

"...What’s up with Diane Keaton? An acquired taste – her dithery..."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Toke 'Em If You Got 'Em: Pot Prohibition Turns 70 ... and Pot Arrests Keep Adding Up

That’s right, 70 years ago this week, the federal Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 took effect, giving life to the federal pot prohibition we’ve all come to know and love.

"...1937 took effect, giving life to the federal pot prohibition we’ve all come to know and love. Man, how..."

Oct. 2, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

I Hope You Bought It for the Article...

All the Nudes That Fit

"...People ask what I do. I say write. They ask what. I say articles. They ask where...."

May 12, 1995 Features Feature by Spike Gillespie

Fire Up Your Smoker for an Austin Twist on Thanksgiving

Smoke ’em if you got ’em

"...shooing siblings and cousins out of your increasingly cramped kitchen as you turn on the oven light for the..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Detroit Stands Up

Black Milk and Donuts

"...With a mayor fighting for permission to legally leave the..."

Jan. 29, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Turn the Other Cheek

Q&A with guitar virtuoso Kaki King

"...Live, her icy blue precision on guitar melts away conservative definitions of guitar hero. Every new..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

I Got the Hook-Up

"...Gretchen Palmer, Tommy “Tiny” Lister, Helen Martin and John Witherspoon. New Orleans' answer to Suge Knight -- minus the..."

June 5, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Breaking Up

"...you want to do is go bang, but end up hitting your head against the same kitchen cabinets over..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mixing Up Your Environmentalism

Plateaued on your earth-friendly efforts? Here are a few ideas to help.

"...Environmentalism has become almost old hat despite its increasing importance. Recycling? Composting? Sure, we do it,..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Events Post by Bonny Chu

Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop Into the Unwired Place

Take a deep breath and unplug

"...ascent of a trend, a movement, even just a turn of phrase, as when snark … the word …..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...It's almost dead. Thankfully. And 1999 deserves to die before..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Your 15 Minutes Are Up, Mr. Gates

Top Nine Cyber Stories

"...On February 4th, 1998, Bill Gates got hit by a cream pie in Brussels. The offender, a..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

If It's Too Loud, You're Not Lemmy

Notes from the very 'eavy documentary premiere at SXSW

"...in a name? Lemmy, Greg Oliver and Wes Orshoski's portrait of Motorhead founder Lemmy Kilmister is one of the..."

March 16, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Whip It

Drew Barrymore makes her directing debut with this Austin-set story about the modern age of roller girls.

"...Daniel Stern and Drew Barrymore. Barrymore’s directing debut, Whip It, is a lot of fun, even though the film..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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