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Nov. 27, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan
Making Hay Out of Y2K
Preparedness 101
"..."It started out with people thinking Y2K was a computer problem," says Brady. "It is a..."
March 12, 1999 News Feature by Marc Savlov
Top 10 Y2K Top 10 Lists
Our favorite things about the change of the millennium
"...be pretty cool, isn't it? 6. So, how's that Y2K bunker coming along? 7. Yes, I'd like to place..."
Jan. 7, 2000 Features Feature by Anna Hanks
Superstar Search
Three decades after its debut, Jesus Christ Superstar may not seem a radical piece of musical theatre, but Austin Musical Theatre's new production just may return the rock opera to its revolutionary roots.
"...As they began developing ideas for a Y2K JC Superstar, the two AMT leaders were conscious of..."
Nov. 26, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Chief Countdown
Austin police prepare for A2K; Chief Stan Knee says the evening will be almost business as usual
"...-- from accessibility to security and emergency response to Y2K concerns -- A2K is arguably the city's most complicated..."
Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Andy Langer
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...From Saturday's Y2K briefing at Laughing at the Sun gallery, sponsored by..."
March 5, 1999 News Feature
How Austin's Queer Community Supports Its Own
How Austin's LGBTQ community supports each other
"...night, you may find yourself at a p1nkstar and Y2K show transported to a Lisa Frank fever dream of..."
Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff
TV Eye
Hankering for millennium specials? Got 27 hours to kill? Find out what's in store this holiday season on the boob tube.
"...subject to last-minute changes. Hey, don't blame me. Blame Y2K. Y2K TV In a live, 25-hour broadcast from nearly..."
Dec. 31, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
Eve of Destruction?
The City plans for a big New Year's Eve party downtown while East Sixth Street merchants complain of threat of competition
"...already anticipation- and frustration-filled event is the event's namesake, Y2K. As if the safety, accessibility, and winter storm concerns..."
Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Andy Langer
Public Notice
This week, Public Notice explores bike activism, the Y2K fallout, lesbians who lose their shoes, and so much more ...
"...group ride. Ride wild and free, young bicycle patriots! 440-0471.Y2K Took My Baby Away! You took it all a..."
Jan. 14, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...to have a comforting little sit-down with the president's Y2K czar, John Koskinen. The event includes panel discussions involving..."
July 9, 1999 News Feature
Qmmunity
FBC will make you blush brighter than the Trail of Lights
"...CYB3RQU33N Y2K speaks her own language, but don't get lost in..."
Nov. 30, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff
Public Notice
Public Notice ponders the end of the world as we know it, and feels damn fine. Happy New Year!
"...is just an act -- well, we'll eat our Y2K party hats. What struck us most about this article,..."
Dec. 31, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer
Your 15 Minutes Are Up, Mr. Gates
Top Nine Cyber Stories
"...Millennium Bug. In '98, with the millennium fast approaching, "Y2K bug" doomsday scenarios started poppin' up all over the..."
Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Liam Neeson has taken to shooting at bad guys again in this slow-burning Matthew Scudder mystery.
"...Among the Tombstones is set in 1999 – the Y2K bugaboo is all over the headlines – literary and..."
Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
"...amok. (What Cameron might have done to prepare for Y2K is one of the great curiosities of the ages.)..."
July 4, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Year of Being John Malkovich
Top 10 Films of the Year, Decade, and Eternity
"...in movies that resembles our general reaction to the Y2K bust. Months and years of frenzied anticipation were cruelly..."
Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten
Words for a Desert Island
"...really save us any time. Let's agree that being Y2K-anything is decidedly not OK. Let's band together to make..."
Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola
Page Two
The oddest part of the next week or so is not how much will happen but how very little really will.
"...than it is now. I think some of the Y2K hysteria is a sense of relief that even in..."
Dec. 31, 1999 Column by Louis Black
I Eat Alone
Eating alone this New Year's? Do it in style: Convenience-food epicurean Greg Beets warms your holiday cockles with some tasty ideas for your millennial throwdown.
"...cooking you're comfortable with before you bother hitting the Y2K-frenzied supermarkets. Cooking can be a lot of work, and..."
Dec. 31, 1999 Features Feature by Greg Beets
Naked City
More sponsors are added to A2K New Year's Eve party, Austin Energy Green Choice program is about to be announced.
"...on deck at City Hall as A2K (party-party) and Y2K (prepare for the worst) activities come down to the..."
Dec. 31, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith
Letters at 3AM
When the new Millennium begins, we should be asking the same questions about life we always have.
"...isn't in the machines, it's in us. Whether the Y2K phenomenon will be remembered for disasters or mere snafus,..."
Dec. 10, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura
Letters at 3AM
Where will you be on New Year's Eve and why?
"...with words (as I am trying to do now). Y2K will distract many. Instead of waking to the first..."
Nov. 26, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura
The Rocky Horror Show: Spaced Out on Sensation
Reviews of recent and ongoing exhibitions and performances around Austin
"...us there's this great unknown out there, this monumental Y2K thing, looming out of our view like some creature..."
Oct. 15, 1999 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Postmarks
Differing takes on Town Lake going Greek; too many zeros for Babich; and
the Chronicle film reviewers take another hit.
"...needed a new system. The old system was not Y2K-compliant. Moreover, the old system was not able to produce..."
Oct. 8, 1999 Column
Postmarks
Plan for People, Not Cars
"...there was an article called "Making Hay Out of Y2K" [Vol. 18, No. 28] by Marc Savlov. In the..."
March 26, 1999 Column
Public Notice
Caution: Arrows Soaring
"...Freaked out about the Y2K bug? Wondering if you should stock up on canned..."
Feb. 5, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Today, only 8% of computer failures due to the Y2K problem will occur at midnight, Dec. 31, 1999. The..."
Jan. 15, 1999 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
BossBabesATX Founder Unleashes Singular Voice on New EP
Jane Claire and Butcher Bear collab on Sour Grapefruit EP
"...Butcher Bear after sets by DJ Kay Cali, P1nkstar, Y2K, Kinder, and Out of Place. At the show, you..."
Feb. 20, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
The Damn Times
"...As Y2K loomed, a whole seam of Scandinavian bands materialized –..."
