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Should parents have to check their phones at all hours?

"...place for it in their lives. Phone and Internet addiction are real maladies. Just as you have no right..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Column by Michael Agresta

Miraculous Sound: Jamie Wellwarth

Austin engineer acquiesces to online fund for his surgeries

"...sound engineer for Fitz & the Tantrums and Jane’s Addiction...."

Jan. 30, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Black or White

Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer play guardians who fight over the custody of their granddaughter.

"...the wagon, providing a queasy moral equivalence between his addiction and Elliot’s...."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Inherent Vice

Highbrow mixes with lowbrow in Paul Thomas Anderson's screen adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel.

"...from their product and then treating them for their addiction (vertical integration is where it’s at), and it’s like,..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Gambler

Mark Wahlberg has one of his juiciest roles ever as a creative-writing professor by day and a compulsive gambler by night.

"...may be at the rotten core of Bennett’s adult addiction...."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A Hollywood star falls to earth with mad, exhilarating results.

"...war between theatre and film actors; the legacy of addiction; and a very particular story of one star who’s..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Buns, Hon

ACL doubles down on comfort food

"...to also try the authentic Mexican tamales from Tamale Addiction, the bánh mì tacos from the Peached Tortilla, and..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Problems at the ARCH

"...dual diagnoses of mental illness and the disease of addiction. And, yes, addiction is a disease. It is recognized..."

May 14, 2014 Postmarks

Nymphomaniac: Volume 2

Second verse, not as good as the first.

"...content) to mine the decidedly unerotic aspects of sex addiction with sly humor and a graveyard wit. Much of..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Veronica Mars

Although this isn't a reinvention of the wheel, the beloved TV show gets a spirited spin in this feature.

"...cut off cold turkey – there’s a reason an addiction metaphor runs throughout the movie – and at the..."

March 14, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The AggreGAYtor: January 21

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

"...Trans addiction issues deserve recognition as we work to improve the..."

Jan. 21, 2014 Qmmunity Post

Escamilla's Defense

Aftermath of Lehmberg removal trial leaves opponents still polarized

"...became obvious that Lehmberg was suffering from serious alcohol addiction, he said – a fact confirmed in a diagnosis..."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: One Inmate Gets Reprieve, Another Granted Hearing

Is Larry Hatten sane enough to die?

"...by a juror who'd lied about his own drug addiction. Those appeals were denied; now, however, Hatten's execution date..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Donny Cates Is No 'Buzzkill'

Local writer collaborates with Toadies drummer for new comic

"...new four-part miniseries from Dark Horse Comics is about addiction. After a blackout drunk session, Ruben decides he has..."

Sept. 18, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

It Doesn't Always Get Better

James Ponsoldt lets kids be kids in 'The Spectacular Now'

"...nearest paper cup. Adults with even passing experience with addiction or familiarity with the language of therapy and Al-Anon..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Give and Let Live

Cause-driven film festival Lights. Camera. Help. hits the sweet spot between heart, mind, and action

"...their struggles to survive the devastating grip of poverty. Addiction, exorbitant medical bills, and sometimes just really bad luck..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Celebrity Defense

"...the 21st century, Virginia. Do you really believe that addiction is a moral failing from which one must repent,..."

July 29, 2013 Postmarks

Play Along With Busy Actor Bingo

Mark a tile once you've seen the actor in at least two films

"...Brie Larson (The Spectacular Now, Don Jon's Addiction, Short Term 12)..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

App Alert: 'Hundreds'

A deceptively simple and deeply satisfying game for iPad

"...fingers depending on the level. Before long, instinct becomes addiction and the last of the 100 levels brings together..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

AFS Hosts ‘Oslo, August 31st,’ One of the Year’s Must-Sees

Joachim Trier’s second film is beautiful and brutal

"...director Joachim Trier, following 2008’s kinetic Reprise. It’s about addiction, but it’s also, quite rattlingly, about the inverse of..."

Dec. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Bill W.

Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, is the subject of this admiring yet enlightening documentary.

"...12-step programs, A.A. looms large in the history of addiction and recovery. Though original in its adoption of fellowship..."

July 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Steve Carell and Keira Knightley find love and companionship in the face of the apocalypse.

"...and engage in orgiastic sex sans the complications of addiction, STDs, and pregnancy. Sorrow and madness fuel the masses,..."

June 22, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Help a Derby Baby Find an ATX Home

Nine hours to get new Roller Derby doc to Austin

"...Instead, film makers Robin Bond and David Wruck are..."

May 22, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

War Stories From the Songwriting Battlefield With Paul Williams

"...I crossed the line from use to abuse to addiction," says Williams. "Twin addictions were running on parallel tracks..."

March 2, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...charming street musician. But when Troy discovers Marcus’ drug addiction, he suddenly must figure out the true boundaries of..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Iron Lady

Meryl Streep reunites with her Mama Mia! director to play Margaret Thatcher.

"...Morgan has had a good year, with credits including sex-addiction drama Shame (co-written with director Steve McQueen), the six-part..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Book of Drugs

Don't mention Soul Coughing to its frontman

"...then, his memoir isn't about making music; it's about addiction and redemption. Pills, pot, and Ecstasy worked for a..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Page One: Inside The New York Times

The slow death of print media and the often shambling efforts of newspapers to reinvent themselves is one of the main topics of this documentary.

"...Gun, in which he recounted his years grappling with addiction. Carr is a scrapper, all right – it’s a..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Reefer Roundup: 4/22/11

It's baaaaack!

"...OBAMA ATTACKS PRESCRIPTION ADDICTION:..."

April 22, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Dilemma

Ron Howard's latest is a decidedly honest comedy-melodrama about love and friendship.

"...out with Beth (Connelly) long enough that his gambling addiction is less an inciting incident than a convenient bit..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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