The Brothers

"...Directed by: Gary Hardwick. Starring: Bill Bellamy, Morris Chestnut, Gary..."

March 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

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March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Streetwalkin' Cheetahs, Casino El Camino day party, Friday 16

"...Streetwalkin' CheetahsCasino El Camino day party, Friday 16 Is there..."

March 16, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Streetwalkin' Cheetahs

Acts Playing South by Southwest

"...The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs Waiting for the Death of My Generation..."

March 16, 2001 Music Review by Greg Beets

Death in Venice

"...Directed by: Luchino Visconti. Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Silvana Mangano, Björn..."

Feb. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Nick Barbaro

Theatrical Fuse

Writer and performer Zell Miller III is an incendiary device waiting for a match, and once he flicks an ember into the hidden dry undergrowth of text, there is nowhere to hide. And the good news is that he has only begun to explode.

"...A writer and performer, Zell Miller III is an incendiary device..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...Le Petomane: Anatomy of a Fartisteby Tongue and Groove Theatre..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Alive and Kicking

Just when a heavy cynicism about the future of independent film has overtaken the industry and most of its observers, the Sundance Film Festival came along during the early weeks of 2001 and, almost unexpectedly, brightened the downcast mood shared by its most dour participants.

"...Pulling up to the Austin airport at the crack of..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Livin' Lavaca Loca

In the early Eighties, back when Jay Leno was still funny, he and a number of now-big name comics told jokes at a little place on Lavaca called the Comedy Workshop. Being there changed the life of one person, who recalls what it was like.

"...Remember when Jay Leno used to be funny? Back during..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Angela Davis

The Flight of the Night Bird

Harry Akin opened for business on Christmas Eve, 1932, selling hamburgers for 15 cents apiece. Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood reveals how Akin turned his hamburger stand into Austin's former restaurant empire.

"...By the time beloved Austin restaurateur Harry Akin died in 1976,..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Cautiously Optimistic

Fifteen Hopefuls Make Up Austin's Musical Class of 2001

"...Damnations Title: TBA..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Postscripts

Neal Barrett Jr. and Bill Crawford both win the Busiest Texas Writer of 2000 Award.

"...Write a book, make lots of money so that you..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...Book Sense is the cornerstone of an effort by the..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Books Column

Antitrust

"...Directed by: Peter Howitt. Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Real Estate and Perfect Mates

The Year in Austin Culture

"...Top 10 Performing Arts Triumphs..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Year That Wasn't

"...Top 10 Executions of 2000 2000 was a very good..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature

Will Anybody Ever Love Neal Medlyn?

For vulnerable performer Neal Medlyn, Dork = Cool.

"..."I know who I am and I am willing to declare..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"..."There is a separate ballet that's going on behind the..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?

Robert Dubac's The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? has its moments, but its stereotypes and reliance on material recycled from the men-are-from-Mars-women-are-from-Venus catalog make it more soapbox than entertainment.

"...The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?: One-sided Story..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Arts Review by Skipper Chong Warson

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...Just before 10am -- ancient Greece and modern Denver. The..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Katherine Anne Porter School | Wimberley | Larry McDowell | Grady Roper | Elizabeth Lee | Yana Bland | David Bland | Pat O'Bryan

"...The village of Wimberley, Texas, a small, recently incorporated community..."

Nov. 17, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...Book Sense is the cornerstone of an effort by the..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Column

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...On the evening of October 17 -- while much of the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

"If you fail light rail again, you've sealed your fate to sucking a tailpipe and damned your city's 21st century global position."

"...See the Big Picture..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column

Dr. T & the Women

"...Directed by: Robert Altman. Starring: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sometimes You Get What You Want

Ira Cohen was a bongo player, drummer type person who picked up gigs whenever he could, which wasn't often.

"...Ira Cohen was a bongo player, drummer type person who..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Alana Cash

Road to Recovery

A private health care consultant has improved efficiency at the county's primary health care clinics. Looming Medicaid cuts protenda new crisis.

"...Dr. Lisa Glenn sees more patients in a typical workday..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Staff Infection

Sick of Low Wages, UT Staff Vow Three-Day 'Burnt Orange Flu'

"...Johnnie Conley worked at UT for almost 11 years before..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The New Nuclear Family

What Was Once Inconceivable

"...The scene is not exactly a Norman Rockwell painting, but..."

Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Trial and Error

Questions raised about whether cards were stacked against Davidians in their civil suit against the federal government.

"...The verdict came too fast for it to be anything..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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