Page Two: All or Nothing Is No Way Forward

Will the most hopeful mass leftist movement in recent years end up handing the presidency to Donald Trump?

"...There is lots of tap dancing around this topic but there..."

June 17, 2016 Column by Louis Black

A Good Coffee Shop Is Not That Hard to Find

Finding home in the bottom of a cup

"...told my mother, "I think we'll like Austin more this time around. We won't spend every moment of our..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Food Feature by Heidi Meurer

Food Is People

Look at Jody Horton's photographs of food, and you'll see the passionate folks who make it

"...of the tub they spill, dozens upon dozens of crawfish, a cataract of crustaceans, their orangey-red rawness set off..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Is Here To Bash Your Brains In

Shock, schlock, and awe at America's premier genre fest

"...recurring dream in which Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League is giggling maniacally while chopping his way through my bathroom..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: The Sky Is Always Falling

The hyping of catastrophe, and a notable loss

"...In general, it is safe to say that this column is often repetitious,..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Column by Louis Black

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"...compete on a state level, especially when that state is Texas." – a baffled Hank Hill to son, Bobby,..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

The TAKS Is Dead! Long Live the TAKS!

Students continue to cram for slow-to-expire high-stakes tests

"...On Monday, June 11, dozens of kids trudged into Travis High School to begin a 21/2-week crash course in..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

Is It Legal to Save Energy? Well, Maybe ...

Blackland neighbors told they can't share solar power, but Austin Energy tries to find a loophole

"...a brilliant idea: Take one funny-lookin' solar-powered house efficient enough to generate excess electricity, hook it up to a..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Is Scott Panetti Sane Enough to Die?

Courtroom debate over schizophrenic Texas death row inmate

"..."the gospel of the Lord King." That, of course, is not the documented reason that the state intends to..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Lights Are On: Is Anybody Home?

Downtown's boom has busted, yet developers still build.

"...and ducked into a few haunts in the Warehouse District before heading over to the Speakeasy for a nightcap..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Jesus Is Coming

The video mailed across the state, the Christian film that found an audience in Austin, and other stories of evangelicals using film to spread the word

"...home in a North Austin suburb, the child who disrupted the class and worried other parents, who walked up..."

April 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Give Him Enough Rope

John Walch's new plays -- the monologue The Circumference of a Squirrel and the epic The Dinosaur Within -- are inextricably linked: In their ambitious scope, in their genesis, and in the amount of national attention they're generating for this award-winning Austin playwright.

"...the sand. It was, as he describes the tequila-amplified discovery, "going right to something we didn't know." So, perfectly..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Just Can't Get Enough

More Summer Reading

"...Six years after the flushed praise fiction lovers heaped on the gritty Bastard Out of..."

June 12, 1998 Books Feature

This Land Is Our Land

News From the Fronts of State-City Land War

"...At the end of a very long night, Sabrina Burmeister looked, well, chagrined. "If everyone knew this was a..."

April 24, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

And the Winner Is...

Who Will Benefit the Most From Annexation?

"...Sam's Bar-B-Que owner Dan Mays says rising costs for city services are hard on small businesses...."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Who Is Jesus?

It's Judgment Day for Austin's City Manager

"...the bureaucracy more responsive" at the top of the list. When asked what was the most "inspiring" priority, "making..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

The Guy Is Everywhere

Lloyd Maines

"...It shouldn't come as any surprise that Lloyd Maines would list Jimmy Day as one..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

What Color Is Your Parapluie?

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

"...been making faces at me every time I mention this story about the restoration of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg..."

July 19, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

How $50,000 Is Shaking Up Austin's Black Artists Buried Treasure

"...that reverberates throughout arts circles nationwide. One prominent local artist is making a concerted effort not only to receive..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Arts Feature by Danielle McClelland

Conversations With Builder Paul Lamb and Architect Don Crowell Is This My Beautiful House?

"...by Anne S. Lewis So you're thinking about buying a house; it's summer..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

Your Word Is Your Bond

Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work

"...before 9:30am when Austin muni­cipal Judge Ron Meyerson dons his black robe and heads through a remotely locked door..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Body Is the Music

The Beginnings

"...has its origins in folk dance. American popular dance is a fusion of European dance forms and African religious..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

Express Midseason Report

"...with a firm hold on last place in their division and seven games behind the first-place New Orleans Zephyrs...."

July 12, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Cold Creek Manor

Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone are home alone in a haunted house in this film that was not screened before press time.

"...Directed by: Mike Figgis. Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis,..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Turner Is Worthy

"...Mike Clark-Madison's article about Dorothy Turner ["Corner to Corner," Vol. 18,..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Column

Lucía, Lucía

"...Carlos Álvarez Novoa, Kuno Becker, Héctor Ortega and Margarita Isabel. Five minutes into Lucía, Lucía – after we are..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ott Strikes Back

City Manager responds to blogger accusations

"...the weekend, Austin City Manager Marc Ott finally had his fill of scurrilous criticism. After a couple of tax-obsessed..."

June 16, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Qmmunity: Austin Pride Made the Right Call

Yes, Pride's cancellation is sad. But it brings us one step closer to a post-pandemic future.

"...cannot be described in any other way. Right now is one of those moments. Now more than ever, we..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Public Notice: Wednesdays

All this news is sure getting in the way of the news.

"...Wednesday is the day we go to press with our weekly..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Election Ticker: Last Chance for Controversy

E-Day is tomorrow! Here's the latest news before it's too late.

"...few more hours before the future of the world is decided. No pressure. Here’s what’s been going on since..."

Nov. 5, 2018 News Post by News Staff

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