More Than Just the Facts, Ma'am

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibition on Davy Crockett features a short stage show with the hero of the Alamo appearing live and in person. The two Austin actors who alternate in the show describe how they bring that King of the Wild Frontier to life day in and day out.

"...my ticket to see Davy Crockett in Texas at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, the register spits..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest Interview: Nail in the Coffin – The Fall and Rise of Vampiro

The split life of a lucha legend and a father from Canada

"...doesn't matter that his career in and out of the ring has stretched across four decades. It doesn't matter..."

Sept. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Human Right of Marriage

Austin couple at center of Texas marriage equality case

"...Leon she would need an emergency C-section. Aside from the obvious anxiety of the medical complication, partner Nicole Dimetman..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Removing the Mask

Hard times reveal the way things actually work

"...what planet does pulling a half-billion dollars out of the state economy help Texas business?..."

March 20, 2009 News Column by Michael King

The Agony of the Ecstasy

Will the federal and local crackdown on ecstasy put raves out of business?

"...pacifier fetish if you're over, say, 10 years old. The wisdom of such an accouterment for anyone old enough..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

On the Lege

Chips on the Table

"...House Public Health Committee members who last week approved legislation that would establish a Children's Health Insurance..."

April 9, 1999 News Column

Laughter Is the Best Medicine in Sick Girl

Writer/director Jennifer Cram on her comedy about ailing friendships

"...What's the worst thing you've ever done? If you're Wren Pepper..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: February 26

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...an out, Oklahoma is attracting lawyers, and California rules the day, as your AggreGAYtor wipes the fugly from hir..."

Feb. 26, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Harmonies for the Elderly

Deepa Rajan serenades victims of Alzheimer’s and dementia

"...of interviews I conducted of elderly men and women. Their stories were compelling: some were immigrants, none shared the..."

Sept. 18, 2012 Music Post by William Harries Graham

The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Rawdawg

Inside the controversial run club like none other in Austin

"...Sweat, sculpted young people, and shirtless guys – it may..."

Nov. 29, 2024 News Feature by Lauren Peck

The War for Change in Kandahar

How Austin filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh made the first major Western film in Saudi Arabia since Lawrence of Arabia

"...Waugh doesn't do anything easy. A former stunt coordinator, the Austin-based filmmaker made his reputation as a director of..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Abortion on the Border

A Q&A with one of the most important players in the state’s fight for abortion access

"...nearly two decades of operating abortion clinics in Texas, the fall of Roe v. Wade and the state's near-total..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Austin at Large: Suffering With the Statesman

Ragging on the daily isn’t as much fun now, but sometimes it still needs to happen

"...Twenty-odd years ago, when I was on this desk the..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. The first three chapters delved into seminal expressions of the..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Behold a Pale Horse: the White Horse Turns Ten with No Signs of an Apocalypse

A look back at the early days of the “black sheep” of Austin honky-tonks

"...record and Merle Haggard never sang a ballad about the challenges of finishing a masters degree...."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

On Holy Ground With The Green Knight

David Lowery on the weight of carrying a mythic legacy

"...Come at the king, as they say. The folklore of King Arthur..."

July 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

COVID’s Toll on Texas Inmates Among the Worst in the Nation

LBJ School study details dismal infection, death rates

"...Nine of the approximately 200 inmates in Texas prisons who have died..."

Nov. 17, 2020 News Post by Brant Bingamon

MASS Gallery Sends Exquisite Corpses Through the Mail

The Austin artspace gets downright surreal with the USPS for its current exhibition

"...You ever send a corpse through the mail, citizen? How about an exquisite corpse?..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Seeing the Future of Politics in SXSW Documentary Boys State

Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine look at the state of boys

"...Do you remember when Texas voted to secede from the United States of America? It was June 15, 2017,..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...Well, Austin is once again locked in one of our..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Nancy Pelosi Brings Down the House at TribFest

Speaker talks impeachment, turning Texas blue in 2020

"...I was in college, in San Francisco, one of the local congresswomen died – not my rep, but in..."

Sept. 29, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Causing Trouble as We Smiled: A Dusty Story

Playwright Timothy Braun remembers the canine companion who changed his life

"..."I cried on the way home today," I told my wife. A dog..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Arts Feature by Timothy Braun

Balmorhea (the Bourbon) Returns!

Papa don’t screech if you gift him some Garrison Brothers brew

"...Confession time: We kind of fell in love with Texas whiskey maker..."

June 3, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Homes Tour: The Art of the Craftsman Style

John Ruskin's ghost will be nearby, eating breakfast tacos and smiling

"...The American Craftsman style, Wikipedia tells me, is a style..."

April 24, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

In Heartland, Playwright Gabriel Jason Dean Makes the War in Afghanistan Personal

Michener Center alumnus' latest drama turns down the volume of war

"...things – conflicts fought in faraway lands, involving people we don't know. That is, until they aren't...."

Jan. 18, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Science Behind the Scientists

First U.S. tour includes two nights at Beerland, Oct. 5-6

"...Perth post-punks the Scientists skirted commercial success in their original 1979-1987 run,..."

Oct. 3, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Gospel According to Lee Fields

Soul man tells it all ahead of Saturday’s ice cream social

"...Ice Cream Festival boasts an after hours lineup of sweet soul music topped by soul survivor Lee Fields, 67...."

June 22, 2018 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Problem With K2, Downtown Austin’s Most Dangerous Drug

APD cannot depend on big busts alone to solve the problem

"...Last spring, just before South by Southwest, the city's public safety entities began to notice a..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...It started off as a cute phrase, purloined from the movie Antichrist. "Chaos reigns," a fox declares as it..."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"..."You don't understand," declaims Britt Daniel urgently. "We told people we're on at this time. They may..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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