From 'Howl' to Hamas

The ninth annual Austin Jewish Film Festival

"...1976 terrorist hijacking of Air France Flight 139 to Uganda and the following hostage liberation by Israeli commandos (with..."

April 8, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Making It Right

Austin-based Students of the World strives to make it a better one

"...University of Texas to explore the progress made in Uganda in its struggle with a catastrophic rate of HIV/AIDS..."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

From Courtney, With Love

Students of the World's globe-trotting founder wishes you were here

"...sobering locales: Kosovo, the West Bank, Cambodia, Cuba, northern Uganda...."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

International Bands

Around the world in one-liners

"...the pitch. Last, young but skilled beyond their age, Uganda's fleet-footed 22-member Mwangaza Children's Choir (Fri., 8pm, Carver Museum)..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Gay Place

The good, the bad, and the fugly of Gay 2009

"...1) UGANDA The country that brought you Idi Amin Dada again..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Column by Kate X Messer

Girl, What's That Smell? Oh... 2009

The Top 9 events affecting the gay community in '09

"...3) Uganda..."

Dec. 31, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

Sara Medina-Pape

Remembering the longtime costume designer and teacher at St. Edward's University

"...Peru; and Kenya. She also spent three summers in Uganda assisting the Sisters of the Holy Cross in educating..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Res Publica

"...show of support for the children of civil-war-torn Northern Uganda. Rally participants march from the UT tower to the..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature

Dancing at Lughnasa

This revival of Brian Friel's lyrical drama is a reminder of the power of memory

"...when the sisters' only brother returned to Ireland from Uganda, where he had spent 25 years ministering in a..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Horns, St. Ed's Stay Unbeaten, and More

Longhorns and Hilltoppers soccer squads stay unbeaten, plus more soccer news from here and afar

"...DR 0 - 1 Egypt Niger 3 - 1 Uganda Zambia 1 - 0 Togo Chad 1 - 3..."

Sept. 10, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

My Computer isn't Slow, Your Code is Too Fast

Steve Howard of AMD reminds developers that not everyone has a dual core processor

"...Howard of AMD mentioned a village he visited in Uganda that had been given an uplink dish for an..."

March 8, 2008 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Outsider Art

Music on the margins

"...east to west, he started in the villages of Uganda, where he sat in with communities of musicians –..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Getting Physical

Anna Deavere Smith returns to Austin to investigate the resilience of the human body

"...10 years after the genocide, and I went to Uganda to interview child soldiers and girl sex slaves who..."

May 12, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Paul Rusesabagina: Human Rights in Action

Real-life hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' is honored for saving lives

"...of Tutsis who had been living in exile in Uganda erupted in 1990 and continued over the next four..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

About AIDS

Roll on that rubber

"...HIV to get inside. Meanwhile, new epidemiological data in Uganda also supported the HIV-prevention value of circumcision...."

Aug. 5, 2005 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Possible Lives

The third annual Austin Jewish Film Festival

"...global glimpse at the Diaspora, with settings from rural Uganda to rural Tennessee. They depict lives complicated by faith,..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Letters at 3AM

Winning the war in Iraq is not a measure of our country's morality.

"...severe human-rights offenders like Uzbekistan, Dritrea, Colombia, Macedonia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Ethiopia.) The flaw in such liberal thinking is:..."

April 18, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Book Review: Dark Star Safari

Journey through Africa and the life of author Paul Theroux in his novel Dark Star Safari.

"...Africa, where he lived and taught in Malawi and Uganda from 1963 to 1968. He writes, "I wondered whether,..."

April 11, 2003 Books Feature by Amanda Eyre Ward

About AIDS

"...The study was done in Uganda, so researchers cautioned against extrapolating precise risks to the..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Men With Guns

Plus swords, arrows, and armies, packing heat on dvd

"...In 1971, Idi Amin seized control of Uganda in a military coup. Before long he had paralyzed..."

June 7, 2002 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Naked City

A UT grad is arrested in Jerusalem for peacefully opposing Israel's seizure of a Palestinian building.

"...he will conduct further field research in Syria and Uganda before finally coming home to Round Rock in January..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Muna Hamzeh

Naked City

Austin Youth Hostel gets a reprieve from the city, which agreed not to evict the hostel in exchange for $1,625 in rent a month.

"...Noah, a Ugandan living in Vancouver, stopped by during his two-week holiday..."

Sept. 22, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

About AIDS

Genetically modified Salmonella bacteria look promising as an HIV vaccine.

"...Virology (IHV) may start next year in Baltimore and Uganda, comparing the oral salmonella product against an injected vaccine..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Book Reviews

Reviews of Recent Fiction and Nonfiction

"...Last King of Scotland, the evil wreaking havoc in Uganda came from the inside in the form of dictator..."

May 19, 2000 Books Feature by Christopher Hess

About AIDS

"If you're going to go out [or in this case, go in], put your rubbers on!"

"...by the National Institutes of Health but conducted in Uganda, also showed that HIV transmits with equal ease from..."

May 12, 2000 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Postmarks

First, the good news ...

"...... like to thank, uh ... President Chirac of Uganda, uh ..."..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Column

Record Reviews

Ani Difranco

"...with humor (such as the the silly "Springtime in Uganda," an ode to Idi Amin as performed by Townes..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Review

Coffee Table Books That Depict and Provide Escape From

"...Cows of the World ("Today, the cattle found in Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi are particularly notable, and possess different..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Psychoactive Sounds

"...more royalties to its artists. That's why one of Uganda's national treasures, Ndere Troupe, picked Chocolate Records over the..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Music Feature by David Lynch

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