Now Streaming in Austin: Fireflies in the Garden

Ryan Reynolds, Julia Roberts, and Willem Dafoe get weepy

"...romantic schlock as a pointed fuck-you to his demanding, bullying father, Charles (DaFoe). The family is finally gathering after..."

March 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"...While campaigning, Moore has accused advocates and survivors of bullying her and the office; she told me a better..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

American Hypocrisy Revealed in The Misogynists

“Self-righteous, smug and wicked.” Onur Tukel pulls no punches in this extended Q&A

"...tyrannically corporate bully. But I don't know anymore. Is bullying another bully an act of heroism? Is screaming at..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Happy New Year?!?

Looking forward ... 2020 could go either way

"...valuable lesson: Millions of our neighbors welcome his reflexive, bullying authoritarianism, as long as they remain persuaded it is..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Column by Michael King

City Accused of Killing Contracts in Retaliation for Prop B Support

City spokesperson denies political retribution against Austin Independent Business Alliance in ongoing convention center drama

"...have never seen the kind of sheer meanness and bullying tactics as I see now."..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

New Janis Joplin Biography Favors Love Over Sensationalism

Author Holly George-Warren shows the love in Janis: Her Life and Music

"...Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson was among the jocks bullying Joplin at TJ High disappoints deeply. He'd later boast..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

Former Council Member Don Zimmerman Sues to Travel Back in Time

Suit alleges new abortion support funding would violate Pre-Roe state law

"...they were too chicken. This lawsuit is a ridiculous bullying tactic trying to take advantage of that."..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines

"...seats, ban guns in secure airport areas, and prevent cyberbullying...."

June 21, 2019 News Feature

Point Austin: Another Year of the Gun

As the carnage continues, the Legislature shrugs again

"...news – unrestricted "constitutional carry" collapsed after the public bullying of legislators by its most ardent supporters – the..."

June 7, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...McCoid Louise, a teenager suffering unrelenting acne and continual bullying, is granted a delicious revenge. (U.S. Premiere)..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Will Texas Patch Up TABC Before It Bursts?

If ever an agency needed to be scorched by the state’s Sunset Act, it’s the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com­mis­sion

"...post-Prohibition code to protect mom-and-pop stores and saloons from bullying by brewers and distillers. (When Anheuser-Busch bought Sea World,..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Tangled Web at Spider House

A culture of heavy drinking and late nights, alleged sexual misconduct, and a lawsuit all pull on the threads of a poisonous time at the campus-area cafe

"...as a "toxic work environment that was riddled with bullying, sexism, harassment, slander, and unwanted sexual advances." She addressed..."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

CEO Chuck Smith Leaves Equality Texas

Samantha Smoot tapped for interim executive director position

"...bill twice during the 2017 legislative session and passed anti-bullying legislation in 2011.”..."

Dec. 17, 2018 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Council: They Saw the Light!

Only 101 agenda Items to go until Christmas

"...apply the city's personnel policies regarding discrimination, harassment, and bullying to members of boards, commissions, and task forces –..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

EAST 2018: Brenner’s Picks

Our savvy arts reprobate has a few suggestions for you, comma, citizen

"...to help you decide among the 500-plus possibilities almost bullying this city with their powerful, creation-backed tyranny of choice...."

Nov. 15, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bullies Will Be Bullies

Decoding Jimmy Flannigan and Ken Casaday's most recent tiff

"...Flannigan isn't the only one talking about "bullying" during this saga; other public safety employees have used..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

How a Genetic Disorder Drove Abby Solomon to the Forefront of Science and Music

After supplying a scientific breakthrough, this Austinite improves one show at a time

"...Velásquez became an anti-bullying advocate after online trolls deemed her the "world's ugliest..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

AISD: Respect for All Who Can Pay

School district to rent Performing Arts Center to anti-LGBTQ church

"...AISD's "Respect for All" philosophy, which aims to prevent bullying of students on the basis of many qualities, including..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Troll Wars

A social media bullying story

July 27, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

DVDanger: To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

New documentary reveals the man behind moviedom's monsters

"...Hodder's relationship with pain: most especially, the brutal schoolyard bullying of his childhood, and a horrific on-set accident that..."

July 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: A Lot More Alpha

The whole gender role system is built mainly on bullshit

"...If that's the case, why not own it? And..."

March 23, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

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

"...such as knowing the lines between firm leadership and bullying, and between workplace-appropriate humor, reciprocated flirtation, and harassment. "It's..."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Handcuffed

Is this what the African-American Achievement Plan looks like at AISD?

"...which students can call to anonymously report anything, from bullying to concern over a weapon. While the presentations inform..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

HD 47: Everybody Into the Candidate Pool

Five Dems vie to face off against Paul Workman

"...stringent oversight of the CPS and foster care systems; anti-bullying legislation; equal pay; and Medic­aid expansion...."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Van Boven Case Goes to Court

Medical whistleblower accused of breaching settlement

"...of hospital administration actions. He described LRMC's counterclaim as "bullying to spin an individual into oblivion."..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

It Takes a Village to Eat Safely With Food Allergies

Local restaurants adapt to the growing number of Americans with food allergies

"...that FARE launched a campaign to curtail food allergy-related bullying with the "It's Not a Joke" campaign. In Hamre's..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...chef, as he navigates a sea of sudden fame, bullying, and his mother’s camera...."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Martin McDonagh on Directing Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The film, starring Frances McDormand, could hardly be more timely or controversial

"...lazily racist, foolishly unobservant, and timidly subservient to his bullying/enabling mother (Sandy Martin). When looking for his Dixon, McDonagh..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Trouble at Fantastic Fest

Devin Faraci's rehiring and subsequent resignation casts shadow over film fest

"...on top of Faraci's long track record of online bullying and unprofessional behavior toward colleagues in both the film..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...encounter a strange creature which they kidnap, and take bullying to a whole new level...."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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