Politically Correct Means It Bothers Someone Else, Not Me

"...["TV Eye," Screens, Jan. 4] until the Top 10 Disappointments' No. 7. You just don't get it. Poor Mexicans..."

Jan. 6, 2004 Postmarks

Letters at 3AM: Why Not Chicken Fat?

The most important political question of our time: Who benefits from military spending?

"...The New York Times online, Aug. 27:..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Why Not Just Give Everyone a Gun?

"...First of all, let me say how pleased I am that my letter of..."

Nov. 5, 2003 Postmarks

Why Not More on Tommy Taylor and Andy Salmon

"...Reluctant Celebrity,” Music, Jan. 20]. I was surprised more mention wasn't made of Andy Salmon or Tommy Taylor, who,..."

Jan. 22, 2012 Postmarks

Why Not More on Drunken Driving?

"...abuse killing innocent people. I still don't understand, however, why you never write stories about drunken driving killing innocent..."

Jan. 17, 2006 Postmarks

Gray Only Mentioned 30 Acts, Why Not Patty Griffin?

"...Christopher Gray article on the recent ACL Fest left me puzzled. There was no mention at all of Patty..."

Sept. 29, 2003 Postmarks

Why Not Vacation in Austin?

"...am all for a camping trip to Colorado; trust me, I have spent many a summer driving north toward..."

April 1, 2009 Postmarks

Why Not Outsource Crime, Too?

Let's build American prisons in Mexico! Wait, let's not.

"...You've gotta be kidding me: With so many nonviolent Mexican citizens clogging an increasingly..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Color Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story

This story about a con man who pretended to be Stanley Kubrick is a playground for star John Malkovich.

"...Davidson, Richard E. Grant, Luke Mably, Terence Rigby and James Dreyfus. Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich. This movie is all about..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Texas-Sized Basketball: The Houston Rockets and Why I Moved to Texas

"...I’ve experienced no end of questions from people back home as to why exactly I would move to Texas...."

Nov. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

It's a Mystery to Me

"...illustration by Penny Van Horn Believe it or not, mystery musketeers, there are people in the world who..."

April 23, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

List Me This Christmas

A collection of Jimmie D's holiday hard-ons.

"...Hey guys, it's been a minute. It's that holiday time of year again, when I work myself into a..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Jimmie D

Vote for (Harmony and) Me

Bob Byington's latest up for a Gotham Audience Award

"...(We kid. We'd never give up getting that sticker.) Why not reflex your voting muscles and cast a ballot..."

Nov. 3, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Am I Not Your Girl?

Sinéad O’Connor lays down at the Hogg.

"...For her first full-length concert in Austin, Sinéad O’Connor performed much vocal shoegazing Sunday. She opened with “The Emperor’s..."

Oct. 30, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

They Call Me Mister Spock!

Leonard Nimoy surprises Alamo audience with new JJ Abrams Star Trek film

"...Did last night really happen or was it just some mass geek hallucination? Were you there? Did you have..."

April 7, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Do Not (Po)Go Gently Into the Night

Punk Rock(ers): Not Burning Out, Not Fading Away

"...acquaintance of mine, now living 90 minutes away in some town with a name that sounds like a horror..."

May 23, 1997 Music Feature

The Q&A Hole: Why Are So Many People Unhappy With President Trump?

Can’t American citizens cut that orange shitgibbon a little slack?

"...had to ask. Because, before the election, we asked Why Would Anyone Vote For Donald Trump? And fuckin’ look..."

June 12, 2017 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Why I Binge Watch Bad TV

Who else has watched 174 hours of 'One Tree Hill.' Anyone?

"...an episode of the ABC fantasy-drama Once Upon a Time on Blu-ray. I never watched Lost, I have no..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Mr. Not So Frivolous

Wallace Shawn bares all about writing, why he does theatre, and that play with all the sex in it

"...mythology in an e-mail from Wallace Shawn to Josh Meyer and Matt Hislope of Rubber Repertory, the brave souls..."

May 11, 2007 Arts Feature by Spencer Parsons

Opinion: As a Transgender Person, I Am Afraid That Staying in Texas May Harm Me in the Future

Why does Texas attorney general Ken Paxton want to know about me?

"...article in The Washington Post that was specifically about me. I don't think that happens too often to most..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by Kat Steele

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

This indie hit is sweet and funny

"...Directed by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Connie Britton,..."

June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

I Know Who Killed Me

Lindsay Lohan knows there are fates worse than her current legal quagmire – starring in this clunker, for example.

"...think again: You haven’t seen I Know Who Killed Me, a gruesome whodunit that’s missing more than a few..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Best of Me

It's getting hard to tell one Nicholas Sparks adaptation from another amid all the dross.

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey, Liana Liberato, Gerald McRaney,..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Q&A Hole: Why Would Anyone Buy a CD These Days?

With Guy Forsyth, Wren Anderson, Chad Nichols, Luna Tart, and more

"...We mean, seriously, who the hell needs CDs anymore?..."

Jan. 21, 2013 Music Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin at Large: Hit Me With Your Worst Shot

Doesn’t this weekend’s carnage illustrate exactly why policing as usual isn’t enough?

"...Police Association was ready for action on the social media front lines. "Austin is no longer the safe, fun..."

June 18, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2018: Molly Brenner Is Not Coming

Brooklyn comic gives big laughs about not getting the Big O

"...Yet in a section of her solo show, Brooklyn-based comedian Molly Brenner turns this (literally spasmodic) medical condition, from..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Post by M. Brianna Stallings

The Film Prof's Drunk, and the Kids Are Not All Right

Zombie auteur George Romero delivers another state of the union

"...Perhaps it's prankishly appropriate in the time of viral video "2 Girls 1 Cup" that what..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

The Heart of Me

"...rivalry takes an adulterous turn in The Heart of Me, a compactly made British film about two very different..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...To your average American, even if he is an aficionado, one for whom..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

The Q&A Hole: Why Isn't LSD Legal?

Trip on this with Lana Lesley, Denise Prince, Mickle Maher, and more.

"...We understand that a lot of Americans are dying because they’re doing heroin – a totally..."

Sept. 13, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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