Marriage Story

Driver and Johansson are note perfect as a couple falling apart

"...Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever, Wallace Shawn and Martha Kelly...."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bills Filed to Limit Authority of Texas Medical Board

Van Boven case inspires lawmakers to push for more oversight

"...of the three bills has been the ongoing dispute between the TMB and Dr. Robert Van Boven, who sued..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

A Kealing Compromise

District won't formally separate Kealing Middle School's magnet program from neighborhood school

"...debate among faculty and parents. Parents divided into camps, between members of Kealing's vocal magnet-parent advisory group, or KMAG,..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Bible Monument Case Thumps Its Way Through Courts

Constitutionality of Harris County display heard in Austin court

"...that uses Mosher as a vehicle to promote Christianity, however, is a matter of contentious debate, strong emotion, and..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Injunction puts brakes on anti-choice rider

"...Planned Parenthood affiliates in Texas welcomed an appeals court ruling last week that guarantees them..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Push for Gay Marriages Bad Strategy

"...endorsed by government is the root problem. If true separation of church and state existed, we would not be..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Postmarks

Lovers of the Arctic Circle

Using impressionistic and circular stragies, this Spanish film tells the story of two lovers from the time they meet at the age of 8 to the age of 25, when they may or may not meet again.

"...films challenge our ordinary constructs of reality and encourage viewers to fill in the missing blanks. Lovers of the..."

June 18, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eating in Faith

Keeping Kosher in Austin

"...sign of my affinity with many traditional Jewish foods. Were I to continually nourish my nostalgia for childhood brunches,..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Food Feature by Ronna Welsh

Musings on Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

"...Janet, except that she raised her daughters to marry well, as she herself did. Twice. Let's dish, shall we?..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Books Feature

Two Friends

"...of an overdose. Through conversations and bits of dialogue we learn that Louise and her best friend Kelly (Bidenko)..."

June 7, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Farewell My Concubine

"...winner on the international circuit. This year at Cannes, Farewell My Concubine shared the best film prize with The..."

Dec. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ACL Preview: Jon Muq Wants You to Get Happy

“I decided to make a happy album to change someone’s day”

"...I understand music. I grew up not exposed to Western music, so I just write the song or make..."

Oct. 9, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

SCOTUS Blocked Shackles in Court. What About Jail Cell Hearings in Austin?

Bail hearings in confinement are common in Travis County

"...and Iraq, and in rare cases, it happens in Western European democracies like France and Italy...."

April 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Inside the Last Days of City Manager Spencer Cronk

After dramatic days of extreme weather and backstabbing, Council lets Cronk go

"...job, City Manager Spencer Cronk had worn out his welcome with most City Council members, and with a wide..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Dems Go to Court to Block Abbott's Funding Veto

Filing says governor's defunding of Lege is invalid

"...hours on May 30, all 67 of those lawmakers have gone straight to the Texas Supreme Court to punch..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: A Tragedy, Upon a Tragedy, Upon Another Tragedy; or, the Death and Despair of Jail Inmates

Law professor Ron Beal argues that Gov. Abbott, under the cover of the pandemic, has usurped the power of the judicial branch

"...Gov. Greg Abbott stated that "as to these criminals, we're going to get them off the street and keep..."

April 9, 2021 Column by Ron Beal

The 'Lot' of the Working-Class NFL Fan

Q&A with Jonny Mars, 'America's Parking Lot' docmaker

"...Jonny Mars: Man, that's the million-dollar question. Well, first off, I think ignorance has a big part..."

March 15, 2012 SXSW Post by Mark Fagan

Taking Politics Back to School

State Board of Ed races highlight educational tensions

"...on this side of the window, right-wing Christian conservatives have been toiling for several years now trying to undermine,..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Salon Concerts

A violin and a cello made together in 1863 Paris are reunited in 2008 Austin

"...But what about long lost stringed instruments? If you have ever wondered what a stringed instrument reunion would look..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Letters at 3AM

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon asks whether we’re really living … and if not, why not?

"...Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) that we are in the presence of two who strive for..."

June 22, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Into the Groove

Cutting Vinyl With Fat Tracks

"...Love You." By the principal of six degrees of separation, Wonder's 1973 classic Innervisions is linked to Silver Scooter's..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

In Black and White

Jesse Jackson and Tom Wicker

"...However familiar and even tiresomely repeated a proposition by now,"..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Books Feature

Leaner, Cleaner PR?

Reinventing The City's Public Information Office

"...department. The study also mentions that the boundaries and separation between community education, marketing, and public information should be..."

Feb. 9, 1996 News Feature

Review: “The Other Thing Is”

Malcolm Bucknall's sentimental, humorous, chimeric portraits

"...We can often more readily and thoughtfully recognize emotions and..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Arts Post by Meher Qazilbash

Review: Austin Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Less-than-magical production salvaged by a night of unexpected spontaneity

"...on the impact of prolonged confinement and discomfort, forced separation from loved ones, and the discombobulation of a world..."

May 13, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Father’s Day Gift Guide

Hop on this crop of opps for top Pops shops

"...We’ve got a diverse array of such items right here..."

June 9, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Opinion: Why Texas Is Ground Zero for Change

With untapped voting power of Latinos, Texas has enormous potential, but the Lone Star State must modernize to pave the way to a stronger, more inclusive America

"...Deep South and the 171 some-odd million acres in between, the Lone Star State possesses unmatched potential for progress..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Column by Antonio Arellano

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...The two-week online event runs from Oct.31 through Nov. 15. First..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Republican Incumbent Bill Flores’ Exit Raises Dem Odds in TX-17

Democrat Rick Kennedy currently running unopposed

"...heavily favored incumbent. In the short term, Kennedy said, "We're no longer running against Flores' voting record," he said...."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

ATX Film News

Bill Hicks, vampires, and slime

"...Don't put your Halloween vampire-killing costumes away quite yet: On Oct. 31 (natch)..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

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