Austin at Large: The Big Fat Blue Lying Line

Nothing about Uvalde should surprise us in Austin about the credibility of police

"...Two years ago, the last weekend in May saw one of the worst..."

June 3, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two: The Road Goes on Forever

Moving forward, or stuck in the mud

"..."The pounding of the drums, the pride and disgrace" –..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Apes and humans: Why can't everyone just get along?

"...Ten years after the ape-ocalypse witnessed in 2011’s Rise of the Planet of..."

July 11, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The First Purge

Blumhouse's political-horror franchise gets a timely prequel

"...Let's face facts: The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the movie franchise we want...."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Get Out the Bootstraps

Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More

"...paperwork, Kathy Skellenger and Frank Schroff, who have lived together for 6.5 years, trudge into a South Austin branch..."

June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

The Future Was in Toronto

Toronto International Film Festival showcased the fall's big films

"...Every September, after the close of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), we..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pressure Rising at the Water Utility

One manager forced out, another accused of harassment ... who's watching the valves?

"...On April 6, Perwez Moheet, deputy director of the Austin Water Utility, announced his retirement. It wasn't exactly..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Silence of the Dan

The AG Keeps a Lid on It

"...During the final days of the last legislative session, Representative John..."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Feature by Audrey Duff

The Sanctity of All Life?

Notes on David Joseph's death

"...“We do value the sanctity of all life here at the department. So..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Post by Kahron Spearman

Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...in his backyard when he heard someone walking up the gravel path toward his neighbor's house. Sherman lives on..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Never-Ending (Crime) Story

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

"...jail after spending nearly 10 years behind bars for the 1991 murders of four girls at a North Austin..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Election, the Baby, and the Bathwater

Heflin challenge could reverberate statewide

"...By the time the Lunar New Year rolls in early next..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Explosions in the Sky, Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr., and More Reviews From Austin Psych Fest 2025

Alternative nation packs the Far Out Lounge

"...Austin Psych Fest braved spring showers and humidity when they returned to the Moody Amphitheater and Far Out Lounge,..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texes Lege Preview: Will the Sun Set on Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?

Lege, advocates push embattled environmental agency to try harder

"...The embattled Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will have its..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Beto's On His Way: "We've Got To Show Up, And That Means Coming to the Capitol on Sunday"

Weekend rally wraps up "Texas Drive for Democracy" tour

"...democracy. Yesterday's stop was Center, almost in Louisiana near the tip of Toledo Bend Reservoir, home to a Tyson..."

June 18, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

DVDanger: The Club

Home release roundup time

"...There’s a famous and brilliantly subversive British-Irish comedy called Father..."

May 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Raising the Bar

AMD opens its Lantana campus, and the questions continue

"...There was a lot of rhetorical high-jumping Monday evening at..."

June 20, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Beside the Point : A Ton to Chew On

City grapples with weight loss, forcing bicycle helmets, and public safety staffing, among other issues.

"...In the age of unbridled Internet filth, you wouldn't be remiss..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the front lines of the social justice movement in Latin..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

The Military-Petroleum Complex

The Second Iraq War and the cronies of state capitalism

"...Twelve years after the end of the First Iraq War, George H. W...."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Southwest’s first Music week since 2019 began to radiate the hype and hysteria it’s known for with Phoebe Bridgers..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

Three for the Road

Dream team scions Warren Hood and Emily Gimble add up 58 years of Austin roots

"...Warren Hood grins as bright as the summer sun. The bounce in his step carries him..."

July 12, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

A Hole in the Wall, A Snake in the Hand

New season of 'Justified' opens with an old mystery and a new snake

"...The date on the screen is 1983 and a man..."

Jan. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood

From the Vaults: Red Dawn (1984) Reviewed

Godless commies invaded America once before

"...and released anew this week), Red Dawn was just another movie that came out that August. The summer of..."

Nov. 22, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: The Time of the Toad

The New McCarthyism, or why the way the Dixie Chicks incident passes into history matters

"..."Some time before he became involved in the Dreyfus Affair, Emile Zola wrote an article called 'The..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Across the State

Heflin, Hochberg, Mercer, and Mabry among the incumbents on the bubble

"...Beyond Central Texas, there are only a couple dozen legislative races that will..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Greening of George W. Bush

An industry pollution control program started backed by Gov. George W. Bush has cleaned less than 3% of the industrial toxic emissions it aimed to clean up.

"...One of the final acts of the 76th legislative session was the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...It's hard to imagine the 86th Texas Legislature being any crazier than the last..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

« 1    ‹ BACK    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    34 »