Tuscaloosa

Why you really didn't want to live in 1970s Alabama

March 13, 2020 Movie Review

Boyz N the Hood

Singleton's 1991 movie about three black boys growing to manhood in the combat zones of L.A.'s South Central remains a searing cultural indictment.

"...night in cities as varied as Seattle, Minneapolis, and Tuscaloosa was marred by sporadic outbursts of gang violence and..."

July 19, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Death Watch: Execution Delayed for Evidence Review

Questions about ballistics in Houston drug house murders

"...the time Brown made a trip with Dudley from Tuscaloosa, Ala. – where the two lived with a third..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Best Aggie Football Moments 2012-2013

Johnny Manziel and Deshazor Everett lead the way

"...even approach cool? A&M's statement-making win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa defined the season's dude-where's-my-hangover feel and made 2012 particularly..."

Jan. 17, 2013 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Aggies Sleepwalk Through Rout Over Sam Houston

No bye week, no worries

"...away stretch with a shocking win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa...."

Nov. 20, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Johnny Manziel Takes Texas A&M on Tour

Hit the road, Jack

"...weeks, A&M travels to Mississippi State and then to Tuscaloosa to face the Crimson Tide. So far this season,..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

With Playoff Selection, Texas Is Back to College Football’s Elite Status

No. 3 seed Longhorns meet No. 2 seed Washington in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day

"...Southeastern Conference (SEC) champ Alabama, whom Texas beat in Tuscaloosa in September. The Tide will play undefeated top seed..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

Texas Football Should Be Good This Year

We mean it this time!

"...September 9 date with the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, there isn't a ton on the docket that scares..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

Death Watch: Texas Set to Kill Two Men in One Week

And it might not matter how mentally ill they are

"...up in extreme poverty in a segregated neighborhood of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. His father severely abused his mother, physically and..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

PrintAustin 2021 Reproduces Community Online and Off

At this celebration of printmaking it's gather, prints, repeat

"...five artists: Chloe Alexander (Atlanta, Ga.), John Klosterman IV (Tuscaloosa, Ala.), Oliver Pilic (Kamnik, Slovenia), Laura Post (Fort Worth,..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...diverse communities – Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama – for an unflinching look at LGBTQ Pride...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unloads Headliners

Avett Brothers, Weezer, Wu-Tang Clan plus 134 more

"...Jay Dot Rain (Tuscaloosa, AL.)..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Trapped and the War on Women's Health Care

Doc highlights impact of anti-choice laws in the South

"...Gloria Gray of the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, a woman that deeply identifies as Southern, even if..."

March 11, 2016 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

Getting to Know Robert Morrow

Newly elected GOP county chair causing a Republican revolt

"...Raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Morrow says he had a peaceful childhood. His..."

March 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

All Eyes on Kyle Field

Saturday's showdown at Texas A&M is sure to be a barnburner

"...Deshazor Everett sealed the deal at 29-24, leaving the Tuscaloosa faithful in shock. Hoisting the BCS championship trophy a..."

Sept. 12, 2013 Sports Post by Rod Machen

The Calm Before the Crimson Storm

The Texas A&M Aggies ready for a wild one next week

"...be used in the passing game, and everyone in Tuscaloosa knows it. New addition Cam Clear is 275 pounds..."

Sept. 9, 2013 Sports Post by Rod Machen

The Real Country

In and out of Austin with honky-tonk road crew Mike & the Moonpies

"...towns, plus Oklahoma and Arkansas. In November, they're in Tuscaloosa, Ala., one Friday, then Knoxville, Tenn., that Sunday. They..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

How the Aggies Won and Won My Heart

Falling in love … with winning

"...Manziel kept his head when things got steamy in Tuscaloosa, took what the Tide defense gave him, and led..."

Nov. 12, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Code Maroon: Texas A&M Disarms Mississippi State

Contemplating the thin line between violence and condoned aggression

"...can take the same level of well-timed aggression to Tuscaloosa, we may get to see a special game. So..."

Nov. 5, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Let Your Feet Do The Talking

Donate those barely-worn shoes from the closet floor to someone in need

"...to provide new sneakers to victims of tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. "With tragedies such as the earthquakes in countries..."

May 10, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

Luck and the Literature of Football

Longhorns live to fight another day

"...Suh probably stripped McCoy of his Heisman Trophy. In Tuscaloosa over at the hallowed Denney Chimes, where the list..."

Dec. 7, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

What They Always Tell Us

Required reading for all those awkward 16-year-olds – post-suicidal and gay or otherwise – who just don't fit in

"...through his last two years of high school in Tuscaloosa, Ala., being ostracized by his entire junior class and..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Books Feature by Sofia Resnick

Flight of the Conchords

The reality about Aussie and Kiwi acts

"...are Americana bands in Seville and Britpop bands in Tuscaloosa...."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Letters at 3AM

Most of the American soldiers who have died in Iraq came from little places that the 21st century has left behind

"...Springs, Wyoming ... Spring, Texas ... Portage, Indiana ... Tuscaloosa, Alabama ... Snow Camp, North Carolina ... Ridgecrest, California..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Soccer Watch

"...both men's and women's Club teams are off to Tuscaloosa, Ala., this weekend, to vie for the national Sport..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Soccer Watch

"...play for the national club championship Nov. 20-22 in Tuscaloosa, Ala...."

Oct. 31, 2003 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Coach's Corner

Coach wrests the TV Room away from the womenfolk to watch college football's "Rivalry Saturday" -- but what a disappointment!

"...up by 25 points. Switch channels to Auburn/Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Many football pundits claim this interstate hillbilly rivalry is..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Jimmy Day, 1934-1999

"...Day was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on January 9, 1934, and grew up in..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...this ample slathering of nasty white trash thrash from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. All of the pertinent topics are covered, from..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Best of Print 1995

Words: Printed, Spoken, and Painted

"...* Tuscaloosa by Glasgow Philips...."

Jan. 5, 1996 Books Feature