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

Postmarks

I never thought the letters in "Postmarks Forum" were real until this happened to me ...

"...Don't Cage the Cats..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column

Lust for Life

Ahhh … the good old daze

"..."I'm a slut but I'm not a lying slut."..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Bless the Child

"...Directed by: Chuck Russell. Starring: Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Recent coverage of light rail and of access-TV personality Alex Jones pushes readers' buttons this week.

"...Let Them Ride Trains..."

July 28, 2000 Column

Take Out the Heat

Sure, complaining about the heat only makes it worse. A long string of 100 degree days presents an unsolvable problem but it just so happens that there's one summer problem we can solve. What to do about dinner on a day when the ambient blast furnace is stuck in the triple digits and operating any appliance hotter than a microwave is a sure sign of madness? Where to go, what to buy, how to put a tasty meal on the table without working up a sweat?

"...I know, I know, complaining about the heat only makes it..."

July 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...Isn't it about time we discarded this term "affordable housing"?..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Broken News

Times Warner's struggling news channel lashes out at defectors

"...When you think of money-grubbing TV personalities, chances are Jenny..."

July 14, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Smokey Robinson, Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California, June 30

"...Smokey RobinsonParamount Theatre, Oakland, California, June 30 The wait was..."

July 7, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...I Feel Love I'm sitting in one of the myriad coffee..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Eating Between the Lines

Summer Reading, Culinarily Speaking

"...Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbellyby Anthony Bourdain..."

June 2, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Passion of Mind

"...Directed by: Alain Berliner. Starring: Joss Ackland, Sinead Cusack, Peter..."

May 26, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dancing About Architecture

Ken rants about moving under the Congress Ave. bridge.

"...Not So Super! But Thanks For Asking ......"

May 5, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Doug Sahm returns from beyond, MP3s shake up Austin music, Hip Hop meets R&B, and the Watermelon Saga continues...

"...The Return of Doug Sahm..."

April 21, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

A Time of Recognition

An excerpt from John Cale's new autobiography, What's Welsh for Zen?

"...Frankly, it just wasn't enough. John Cale's four-song Sterling Morrison..."

April 14, 2000 Music Feature by Victor Bockris

Party Girl, Interrupted

Sandra Bullock's 28 Days

"...Sandra Bullock walks straight to the buffet table. "Now what..."

April 14, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Whatever it Takes

"...Directed by: David Hubbard. Starring: Julia Sweeney, Colin Hanks, Aaron..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

STOMP: Discarded Scrap Waiting to Be Heard

STOMP turned the Paramount Theatre stage into a tidy salvage yard, where every piece of junk became a percussive instrument waiting to be heard.

"...STOMP: Discarded Scrap Waiting to Be Heard..."

March 17, 2000 Arts Review by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...The movie distributors compartmentalize the year by season -- summer,..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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National Records

"...Sara HickmanSpiritual Appliances (Shanachie) There are quite a few things..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Miracle Man

When an actor's bio claims 14,000 performances to his credit, you rather expect the fellow to have some good stories. And Eddie Bracken doesn't disappoint. In anticipation of his appearance at a screening of Preston Sturges' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Bracken talks about Sturges, Betty Hutton, Hollywood, and hitchhiking.

"...When an actor's bio claims 14,000 performances to his credit,..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Council Watch

Peace at Last? City, Gary Bradley Strike the Deal to End All Deals

"...It wasn't just Central Texas that got a cold snap last..."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

The War Zone

"...Directed by: Tim Roth. Starring: Colin Farrell, Annabelle Apsion, Freddie..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Public Notice

Public Notice dips deep into the well of depression, but looks on the bright side, noting that Austin is full of cool groups like the SIMS Foundation and Project Transitions, not to mention fine, compassionate people who put themselves before others.

"...Bottomline is love, no? Through the darkness of days and..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Visions of Sugar Plums

It may be old news to most of us, but every December thousands of children discover The Nutcracker for the first time, and it inspires many to take up dance. Dawn Davis was one of them, and she talks to three young ballerinas about what The Nutcracker means to them.

"...The annual temporary madness has descended upon us. We are..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

Back Door Man

A profile of Bill Bentley, former Austin Sun writer, current music industry impresario, and producer of tribute albums of Roky Erickson and Skip Spence

"...Several months ago, Bill Bentley watched Bill Bentley having a..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Girl, Upgraded

According to the 1999 Interactive Digital Software Report (IDSA), the majority of people playing computer games are older than 18, and 38% percent of the people most frequently playing computer games are women. Boy, have things change

"...1. What are you most excited about learning from this article?..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Small Wonders

They just nabbed two festival awards, next up is HBO, and Ed Wood is their greatest influence. Meet Austin's most successful 12-year-old filmmakers.

"...Kids and movies have been as inseparable as kids and..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Media Clips

The Austin American-Statesman accuses the Texas Department of Public Safety of witholding public information on the Waco siege; KOOP founder Jim Ellinger gets shut out of the radio station's building.

"...Maybe all is fair in love and war, but in..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

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