Avengers: Infinity War

Earth's mightiest heroes face their greatest, most nuanced threat

"...In the original Marvel Comics upon which Infinity War draws, Thanos was the mad Titan, a deranged genocidal..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

War Stories

From Austin to the Upper Peninsula to Afghanistan and back: Heather Courtney's long journey to arrive at Where Soldiers Come From

"...who enlist in the Army, fight in the Vietnam War, and return with debilitating damage, if at all. Heather..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Seediness, Sleaze, Crackpots, and a Painfully Simplistic View of World War II – All Together Again!

"...world peace movement being a causal factor in World War II being such a bloodbath was labeled a "simplistic..."

June 8, 2005 Postmarks

Isn't Rape a War Crime?

"...Greetings, I was just wondering why "war crimes" was put in quotes in the Calling the..."

May 13, 2005 Postmarks

Nostalgia for World War II

"...my Macintosh LC II with its über-fantastic System 7 software (I'm a nerd too). Recently, I have noticed that..."

May 18, 2004 Postmarks

Journalist George Crile on His 'Charlie Wilson's War'

Journalist George Crile believes that "something about Texas and its oil heritage seems to permit its citizens to reinvent their histories and to carry out their lives as if they were part of an ongoing theatrical experience." So, how does this relate to legendary Lufkin Congressman Charlie Wilson, the CIA, and Afghanistan?

"...If you happened to be covering a covert CIA war and stuck with the story for a while, you..."

June 27, 2003 Books Feature by Clay Smith

War Drums

"...First Unitarian Universalist Church, on the looming threat of war with Iraq. The crowd enthusiastically welcomed guest of honor..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

How Oscar Nominee Lukasz Zal Made Us Look at Cold War

Academy-lauded cinematographer on shooting black-and-white truths

"...a romance that spins across the entire history of post-war Communist Eastern Europe in Cold War, Pawel Pawlikowski's fictionalized..."

Feb. 23, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2018: War Reporting: The Fighters on the Ground

C.J. Chivers on capturing the lives of American soldiers now

"...synagogue in Pittsburgh, a vaguely troubled C.J. Chivers sat forward in his chair. With his shoulders tense up around..."

Oct. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Elizabeth Banicki

This Means War

Hear from the star and co-directors of I Declare War

"...I Declare War, the latest release from Drafthouse Films, takes place one..."

Aug. 29, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Another War for Sale

NPR covers 'Iran and the Bomb' – from A to B

"...You might think fighting two major wars in the middle of a worldwide economic recession would..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Column by Michael King

'Emergency' Money for Iraq Is Pro-War

"...spin. Voting to provide more "emergency” money to the war is a pro-war vote. Despite the spin by Democratic..."

March 27, 2007 Postmarks

War Watch

"Volunteer" international war correspondent visits Austin

"...Houston, and more recently Anchorage, who became an international war correspondent by volunteering for the job, visited Austin last..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

War Drums

"...Current U.S. plans for the pending war in Iraq call for an attack on Baghdad as..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

The Gods of War

America is distracted by the Pledge "crisis" while our government readies for war.

"...The downballot candidates also genuflected, but the Wretched Excess Award goes to Democratic Senate candidate Ron Kirk: "With Texas..."

July 12, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Austin Elders: Meet Stan Brooks, the 102-Year-Old World War II Vet Who’s Lived to Serve

He remembers Barton Springs before the cement

"...That was a great reward, because he spent much of his youth at Barton..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

The War With Grandpa

DeNiro back on the "wacky gram-gram" schtick (hope the check cleared)

"...in this family comedy based on Robert Kimmel Smith’s award-winning book wage a turf war over a bedroom, laying..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Local Election News: War Shadows Edition

From lawsuits to candidates in suits

"...Doggett vs. DSA Facing the growing prospect of war with Iran following the recent U.S. assassination of Iranian..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Growing Up in War Zones

The magic of cinema inspires kids in a Kurdish village to take camera in hand

"...If the dictionary says a feardie is a Scottish coward, it's not clear how that applies to the former..."

July 8, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

No Difference Between Democrats and Republicans on War

"...seems to think that the Democratic Party is an anti-war party. Where would he get that notion? Every Democrat..."

June 6, 2011 Postmarks

Point Austin: This Week's War ...

A few irritable speculations, from D.C. to City Hall

"...told the Globe: "[T]he Constitution requires Congress to authorize war. I do not believe that the President can take..."

March 25, 2011 News Column by Michael King

The War on Talking About the Drug War

Border Patrol agent loses job after stating the obvious

"...Prohibition – that stands in opposition to the drug war. "The other guy didn't agree" with Gonzalez's views, McCoy..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Column by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness: Kicking the Drug War Habit

More of the same under Obama's new drug czar?

"...if they're low, they suggest one important thing: The war on drugs is at a stalemate. Of course that..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith

R.I.P. 'War on Drugs'?

Obama administration's top drug cop says 'War' must end

"...new top dog for drug policy is concerned, the "War on Drugs" needs to be retired. That's what White..."

May 15, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Mentality of Politics as War

Scott McClellan on his time in the Bush Administration

"...get caught up in this mentality of politics as war. That's a very destructive process in Washington and something..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Drug War Blowback

Drug-raid tactics come under increasing scrutiny

"...Kevlar vests and helmets, preparing to execute a drug warrant at the home of Felix and Cruz Rosales in..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

War Drums: On to Iran?

Author Norman Solomon offered little comfort when visiting Austin

"...last week (with his new book, Made Love, Got War, and his film, War Made Easy), he was asked..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

The Moral of 'Body of War': Don't Make Precipitous Decisions

"...handed upon my exit from the film Body of War, an eloquent and emotionally moving account of the toll..."

Sept. 19, 2007 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

If We Are Fighting a War, Let's Formally Declare It

"...Dear Editor, If we are fighting a war in Iraq or Afghanistan or anywhere, let us follow..."

May 4, 2007 Postmarks

Chickenhawk's War

"...Gramm, and Rush Limbaugh. These men supported the Iraq war but did not to go to war when it..."

May 13, 2004 Postmarks

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