Off the Desk:

"...the local grassroots group, Austinites for a Little Less Corruption (formerly No More Corruption), turned the petition over to..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

Devil in a Blue Dress

"...to see in a detective thriller, streets paved with corruption and washed in blood, streets on which a good..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill

"...pencil-thin study in black (and black hat) radiates consumptive corruption, but Oliver Platt's whiny Paul Bunyan is more self-serving..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Honeymoon in Vegas

"...used the technique in The Freshman, giving us the corruption of a young boy by a Mafia don as..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Elizabeth Morris: 100 Years of Memories in Austin

Of back porches, corrupt politicians, and fireworks at Zilker Park

"...in office from 1915 to 1917 was marked by corruption. Ferguson was ultimately indicted, impeached, and barred from holding..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Paxton is once again avoiding a jury trial on corruption charges. The attorney general cut a deal with state..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...L. Yu as they explore the relentless battle against corruption and the daunting scarcity of support faced by Black..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 16-22

"...may still be epic. Maybe you will audaciously expose corruption and deceit, or persuade a friend to not commit..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Ken Paxton Attacks Austin’s Lenient Marijuana Policy

Critics say it’s a distraction from the A.G.’s legal woes

"...should focus on preparing for his own deposition for corruption rather than undemocratically defying the will of Texas voters,”..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Request Denied: Paxton Will Be Questioned Under Oath Despite Delay Tactics

He's still pushing to limit questioning, though

"...of wrongful termination, after they reported evidence of Paxton’s corruption to the FBI. Paxton and the plaintiffs had previously..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Inoculating Society Against Lies

New documentary Shot in the Arm examines the infected body politic

"...and Watergate, because it was such a level of corruption in our government, done by two journalists that revealed..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Texas

Lawrence Wright’s newest novel isn’t just Mr. Smith Goes to Austin

"...idealistic, greenhorn politician who tries to navigate the endemic corruption in the nation's capital. While this smart, quite funny,..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 27 - November 2

"...– that we come into this world with a corruption that renders us fundamentally flawed: tainted, soiled, guilty, foul...."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Fantastic Fest Review: When Evil Lurks

Powerless in the face of hellish evil and earthly bureaucracy

"...Rugna's Rotten – all decay and pus, bedsores and corruption - are trapped within their already-dead bodies, hosts to..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trial Over Murder of Mike Ramos Will Proceed in Austin, Judge Decides

Defendant didn’t prove too much prejudice in the county

"...Last month, Taylor’s attorneys, Ken Ervin and Doug O’Connell,..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Ken Paxton Could Be Disbarred as Money Pours Into His Impeachment Fight

Problems pile on to the impeached Texas attorney general

"...Harrington said. “In another country we would call it corruption. Here, we call it access.”..."

Aug. 29, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Finding Sasquatch in Summoning the Spirit

How a Texas bigfoot migrated to Oregon for new cryptid horror

"...somehow be connected to the Sasquatch [but] there's a corruption of native teachings...."

Aug. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cop Who Killed Mike Ramos Wants Trial Moved to Deep-Red County

Supporters: judge’s ex-husband, Alex Jones-connected attorney

"...To provide prejudice against Taylor in Austin and most..."

July 28, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Down This Mean Sixth Street in Austin Noir

Akashic Books brings its crime-fiction anthology series to bloody up our changing metropolis

"...a really good way to get at the inherent corruption in the system."..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial to Include Evidence, Witnesses

Hearsay excuse won’t fly, thanks to Senate-adopted rules

"...27 which charged Paxton with a years-long pattern of corruption, including illegally firing four whistleblowers who had accused him..."

June 22, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Senators Can’t Agree on How to Conduct Paxton’s Impeachment Trial

Secret meetings produce no rules for suspended attorney general's trial

"...Paxton be impeached for a years-long pattern of alleged corruption, including illegally firing four whistleblowers who had accused him..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Will Expanding SCOTUS Help Fix Post-Roe Texas?

Casar takes on the Supremes

"...a lack of accountability for the unelected justices makes corruption easy – as demonstrated by the recent revelation that..."

June 16, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Mike Ramos Murder Trial Set for October, but Where?

It could be one of a handful moved out of the county

"...office of the District Attorney and … expressly allege corruption on the part of the office,” Holly Taylor said,..."

June 8, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

SXSW Film Review: Citizen Sleuth

Doc is a dogged investigation of true-crime podcasting

"...accident after all, and the podcast pointed toward possible corruption in the police force and the possibility that Davis’..."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...from New York’s club scene, the result was Power, Corruption & Lies (1983). 1983 also saw the release of..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain. Cast: Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov,..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Bayonne's Cathartic Return and Five More Songs from Austin Artists

New music picks from Superfónicos, Holy Water, and more

"...album. Transmuting a heaviness over rampant unrest and global corruption felt by singer Nnedi Agbaroji and bassist Andy Leonard,..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Death Penalty Report: We’re Mostly Killing People Sentenced Decades Ago

The popularity of killing criminals in the 80s and 90s still ripples through today

"...Supreme Court rationalize or ignore the prosecutorial sloppiness and corruption inextricably connected to the "tough on crime" era. The..."

Dec. 23, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Turning the Page on the Year in Books

New works by Cormac McCarthy and Sarah Bird make for a memorable year in literature

"...unfolds a well-researched, noir-ish tale of criminality, malfeasance, and corruption in 1970s Austin. It comes replete with a cast..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Iranian Revolution Touches Austin

Woman, life, freedom

"...rappers and could face the death penalty – for "corruption on earth" in Salehi's case and for "enmity against..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

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