U.S. Army Won’t Sponsor South by Southwest in 2025

“We are revising our sponsorship model,” fest announces

"...South by Southwest will not be sponsored by the U.S. Army or any defense contractors in 2025, the festival..."

June 26, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-Abortion Law HB 2

In a 5-3 ruling, SCOTUS says HB 2 creates an undue burden for women

"...In a historic victory for reproductive rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down two key parts of..."

June 27, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Amy's Army Raises Awareness, Support for Sexual Assault Survivors

Campaign to raise awareness, support for survivors

"...in April – Sexual Assault Awareness Month – Amy's Army was created by survivors and advocates both to raise..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

U.S. Must Reach Out to Achieve Goals

"...as a trainer for the newly formed Afghan National Army. In various locations throughout the world, serving side by..."

March 31, 2004 Postmarks

U.S. at Guatemala WC Qualifier Wednesday Night

"...The U.S. men open World Cup qualifying group play tomorrow night..."

Aug. 19, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

On SXSW Day 1, Protesters Condemn Army and Defense Sponsorship

Artists continue to drop out of the Fest in response

"...Southwest started with a rally Friday as dozens gathered outside the Convention Center to protest the festival’s U.S. Army..."

March 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Artists Drop Out of Official SXSW Shows Due to Army Sponsorship

Squirrel Flower, Mamalarky opt for all-unofficial gigs

"...their official showcasing concerts in protest of the festival’s U.S. Army sponsorship...."

March 5, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Red Army

Doc presents the Russian team members' views of their stunning defeat by the U.S. during the 1980 Olympics

"...interest in ice hockey knows the story of the U.S. team’s stunning upset victory over the U.S.S.R. during the..."

March 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Army Futures Command Commemorates First Year in Austin

Leaders discuss modernizing the U.S.'s largest and oldest service branch

"...On Monday, July 22, Army Futures Command commemorated its first year in Austin with..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

A soldier returns home in Ang Lee's war movie

"...culmination of Bravo Squad’s two-week heroes’ tour of the U.S.A. The film hits all the story’s marks as it..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant

War flick about the US exit from Afghanistan sabotaged by a weak script

"...a 2021 frame of reference. Remember the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the fall of the Afghan government,..."

April 21, 2023 Movie Review by Dex Wesley Parra

Standing Rock’s Civil Disobedience Reaches West Texas

“It’s the Rio Grande. It’s sacred to many people."

"...place," Lori Glover said before a November anti-pipeline march outside Marfa. "This is the last place in Texas that..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Roe's End?

After nearly three years of fighting, Texas reproductive rights advocates will get their day at the U.S. Supreme Court

"...mothers. Some 61% of women undergoing abortion in the U.S. already have at least one child, and half of..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Army Sergeant Daniel Perry Identified as Garrett Foster's Killer

Attorney's statement says his client acted in self-defense

"...Daniel Perry*, an off-duty U.S. Army sergeant working as a ride-hailing driver, has been..."

July 31, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Council: Let's Hear It for Humanity

Anti-refugee resolution dies in committee

"...attending). Their votes will likely not be missed at Thursday’s special-called meeting (9am instead of 10), as only two..."

Dec. 2, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Ike's Lessons

Galveston's land-use decisions exposed by storm's wrath

"...Thomas Wynn, director of market development for the Houston-based U.S. Rice Producers Assoc­i­ation. Collectively, one industry expert said, the..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Tom Curtis

What's the Max Bid on a Tank?

Feds find military surplus equipment being sold via ebay, Craigslist

"...and Craigslist Reveal a Market for Sensitive and Stolen U.S. Military Items, in which they claim that a lot..."

April 11, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Bent's Fort, Colo.

Once the superstore of the Santa Fe Trail

"...Depending on your method of conveyance, in 1841 it..."

Oct. 19, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Then There's This: Think Trees

Margret Hofmann's spirit lives within Austin's urban forest

"...Thirty years to the month after surviving the Allied..."

Feb. 10, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Page Two: Workingman's Blues

The real history of labor and union organizing is ignored and largely unknown

"...If only oppressed groups were somehow made nobler by..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Federal Funds Flow Into Waterloo’s “Confluence”

A creek runs through it, still

"...$265 million Waterloo Greenway project that has rebranded the watercourse on the east side of Downtown, where the pre-Austin..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Army’s Future Is in Austin

Futures Command to set up shop in our fair city

"...and now we may know why: Last Friday, the U.S. Army announced that it will open its Futures Command..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Army Chaplain at Guantánamo to Speak

First permanent Muslim chaplain accessible to detainees to speak at UT

"...If America is a melting pot, then former U.S. Army chaplain James Yee should be the idealized end..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hart's War

"...throws in a lugubrious Nazi commandant and a tough-as-nails Army colonel to make things interesting. The German SS Col...."

Feb. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Devil's Own

"...Unlike other recent movies dealing with the Irish Republican Army, The Devil's Own touches only lightly upon the political..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Trapped and the War on Women's Health Care

Doc highlights impact of anti-choice laws in the South

"...Having previously focused on the criminal justice system (Gideon’s Army) and efforts against civil rights (Spies of Mississippi), Porter..."

March 11, 2016 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

Thomas Frank's 21st Century Corruption Theory

A Q&A with the author of What's the Matter With Kansas? and The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule

"...What's the Matter With Kansas?, Thomas Frank drove the discussion in Democratic politics. Now, the wry, wiseacre author is..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Cuba's AIDS Embargo

Cuba's Policies May Be Correct, Not Cruel

"...way to Los Cocos, the AIDS sanitarium on the outskirts of the city. The doctors, friends of Jerry's, work..."

Sept. 27, 1996 News Feature by John Davidson

Texas Parks in Harm's Way

New report sounds alarm that Texas parks are being financially starved, warns that many of the state's open spaces and parks are under immediate threat

"...The ability to escape from our daily routines, to..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Drum Dynamo J.J. Johnson’s Saving Grace

Powerhouse Austin drummer strips down to his bare essence

"...Johnson means continually stripping down to one bare essence: Drums...."

May 26, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

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