Sue's Turn

After years of thwarting the singing kids on Glee, Jane Lynch takes the stage to belt some tunes herself

"...Remember the bit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail when the..."

March 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM: If We Make It Through December

Everywhere I looked for a merry Christmas, I found contradictions too disturbing to ignore and paradoxes too entrenched to resolve

"...torture, and an especially ugly end. There's no prettying up a crucifixion. Flies and birds are at you for..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

DOJ on Redistricting: Tell It to the Judge

The DOJ refuses to preclear U.S. and Texas House redistricting

"...Any Texas candidates eyeing a seat in either the Texas House or U.S. House better hold on..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Keeping Up With the Joneses

A century of Austin music in one arrangement

"...lies the key to Austin's musical history, and unlocking it for just a couple of hours are the Joneses...."

June 18, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two: Same As It Ever Was

South by Southwest and other lifetime labors of love

"...happened any number of decades back, during a summer visit to the home where I had grown up in..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Workers Tell Council: 'It's Our Turn'

AFSCME reps want raise, official recognition, and broader definition of 'public safety'

"...Sewage, that most aromatic of metaphors, kept bubbling up during last Thursday's City Council hearing on the proposed..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Economics From the Bottom Up

A profile of Accion Texas, CDC, and other microlenders

"...It was about a year and a half ago when..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Laying It All Out

Novelist Shelby Hearon has made an art of the little white lie.

"...When I walked into the polished granite lobby of the Renaissance Hotel at the Arboretum, which..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Stand-Up Comic Tai Nguyen's Improbable Rise to Hilarity

Vietnam-born comedian on insecurity and his shot-in-the-dark TV special

"...in the venue's long-running Wednesday open mic. He showed up early to make sure he got a spot but,..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Arts Feature by Carina Magyar

Aubrey Plaza Takes a Dramatic Turn

Aubrey Plaza discusses acting dramatic in Ned Rifle

"...In Ned Rifle, the final installment of writer/director Hal Hartley's Henry Fool trilogy, actress Aubrey Plaza takes..."

April 3, 2015 Screens Feature by Russ Espinoza

Today in "It Boggles the Mind"

Two recent stories that are discombobulating...

"...only he apparently thinks that keeping lesbians in the military would be a good thing, cause male GIs would..."

Nov. 30, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

Revving Up for Slow Times

How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession

"...do? The consensus advice: Get out in front of it, before it rolls over you...."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

APA, Futrell Turn Up the Heat

The city manager and police union continue slinging barbs over the withholding of the King investigation results.

"...The war of words between City Hall and leaders of Austin's police union stepped up..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Turn On, Toon In

"...Sixties there was a cartoon that was tied in with a cereal. (It might have been Crispy Critters, but..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Showing Up

Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams reunite for this tale of middling artists

"...Kelly Reichardt is known as anything as a director, it’s her keen eye as an observer, her ability to..."

April 14, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Families Facing Formula Shortage Turn to Local Milk Bank

Austin's milk bank has seen a 700% increase in postpartum mothers wishing to donate milk

"...A baby formula shortage that began with a product recall has snowballed into a national crisis,..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Pet Sematary Premieres at SXSW, but Does the Big-Budget Revival Stand Up?

Will the latest Stephen King adaptation raise your spirits?

"...story of raising the dead was always a natural fit for a big-budget revival...."

March 17, 2019 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

Council: Heating Up the HOT Tax

Mayor moves to defend his solutions to the “Downtown Puzzle”

"...City Council won't lack for work today, Aug. 31, with..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Want to Hunt and Blow Shit Up With a Tank?

New York Times insert advertises “Tank & Machine Gun Sampler Package”

"...real estate porn. The cover story is an interview with Land Commissioner George P. "Is It My Turn Yet?"..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

What to Make of It

Local activists seek justice for black lives

"...the state of Texas, continues to come to terms with tragic recent losses of life, we're left with few..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Gear Up for Summer

Welcome to Summer Fun 2015

"...at the last minute and plunge us back into triple-digit torment? This year's rain sure seems to indicate a..."

May 15, 2015 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Council: Turn Out the Lights ...

It's the very last meeting of Council, and it's stuffed to the gills

"...The base City Council agenda for today's meeting (Dec. 11) lists no..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Abbott Leads, but Davis Catching Up

New numbers enough to make Texas only "leans Republican"

"...bleeding out in her fight for the governor's mansion with Attorney General Greg Abbott. Now a new poll –..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Lonely at the Polls

Early voting kicks off with a whimper

"...No City Council or presidential elections = no voters...."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

It's a Disaster

This dark comedy by UT grad Todd Berger is built around a likable ensemble.

"...Writer/director and University of Texas graduate Todd Berger opens his..."

April 19, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM: Life as We Don't Know It

Our planet casts a shadow

"...what my friend Debby once put so well: "Watch it. I'm little, but I'm crazy."..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Developing Stories: 'Every Day It's Getting Worse'

Strategic Mobility Plan marks a way out of permanent gridlock

"...toward Downtown last week in 8:30am bumper-to-bumper traffic backed up for blocks on South Lamar, I had plenty of..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Press My Buttons and Turn My Wheel

Andy gets so turned on by public engagement.

"...("Angelique", No. 5 at the Fiesta Mart) is revved up for your touch and waiting to be used. Discretion..."

Oct. 20, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Shame, Nikolas and 'Chronicle,' for Not Standing Up for Animals

"...Dear Editor, Re: “Nikolas Wallenda” [Arts, Aug. 22]: I cringed as..."

Aug. 26, 2008 Postmarks

Could the Texas House Turn Blue?

"...With Rep. Kirk England, formerly R-Grand Prairie, having switched parties..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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