'The Powerful Odor of Mendacity'

An interview with Molly Ivins and Louis Dubose, authors of Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America.

"...Last month Molly Ivins, the queen of Austin political columnists, and former Austin Chronicle..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

On the Border's Edge

Drug war reporter Charles Bowden is telling El Paso-Juárez's secrets, one murder at a time.

"...a newspaper in 1990, you would quickly note that the nation was on the brink of a disaster. It..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

The Good Earth

TEA for Texas

"...competing for federal TEA-21 (that's Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to you) money. The Texas Department of..."

July 23, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...Dumpster behind Roger Scaggs' office, this garbage bag contained the pipe, the knife, five latex gloves, and Penny Scaggs'..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Who's the Boss?

Deer Park Neighbors and Developer Vie for Control

"...These Deer Park residents are fighting further construction of what..."

Sept. 26, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Get Out the Bootstraps

Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More

"...paperwork, Kathy Skellenger and Frank Schroff, who have lived together for 6.5 years, trudge into a South Austin branch..."

June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

It's Not the Pot

Directing a Different Kind of Drug Movie

"...Whatever criteria are used when labeling a film `alternative' these days, it's certain that Use Your Head would qualify..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Off the Desk:

"...The fallout continues from last month's shake-up in the city's..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem , more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

An Excerpt From Omar Dykes: The Life & Times of a Poor and Almost Famous Bluesman

Hard truths about the music business by Kent “Omar” Dykes and spouse Issa Medrano as they revisit Glory Days (for Bruce Springsteen).

"..."On Hard Times in the Land of Plenty, Omar & the Howlers know exactly..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature

Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital

What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?

"...It used to be lovely. There was a lake, with boats, and lily ponds, and..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Looking Back at the Corporate Comedy Classic Office Space

Mike Judge's defining depiction of corporate America enters the Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...The Nineties were the decade when everyone realized they hated..."

March 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Show Them the Need

The great GOP wave breaks on the realities of the actual cost of government

"...The Texas Legislature did not return (or rather, did not..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Taking the World Stage

How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means

"...Exhibit A: An Austin-born theatre piece wows audiences from Galway, Ireland, to Seattle, snags..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

On the Lege

Opening day of the special legislative session featured more plot lines than a MASH episode.

"...Opening day of the special legislative session featured more plot lines than a..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Amy Smith

The Least That Money Can Buy

Prison health care is caught between growing demand and shrinking resources

"...about what I saw," a third-year medical student at the University of Texas Medical Branch said recently, after finishing..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Art of Parenting With Art

Trying to find ways to make art while sustaining a family is no easy road.

"...Midcommute and the younger daughter, Katie, has finally settled down from an..."

June 22, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Opening the Doors

As college access tightens, minority students and families, and educators, look for ways to help more students.

"...-- a lot of college dreams about to confront the daunting regimen of paperwork that lies between them and..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Ramblin' Soul of Songwriter Melissa Carper

Following the critically acclaimed Daddy's Country Gold, the spotlight-averse artist is primed for broader attention

"..."Watch out, there's a bird's nest in the outhouse," Melissa Carper warns..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Graham Reynolds Is Doing What, Exactly, to the Alamo Drafthouse?

The Sound of Science and the science of sounds

"...Got a press release for this Golden Hornet event the other day. Seems there’s going to be a listening..."

Jan. 16, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...The crowd starts lining up across from Cheer Up Charlies,..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Duality of Southwest Key

An East Austin nonprofit in the immigration debate

"...An oversized mural, of children enjoying outdoor activities, adorns the side of South­west Key's headquarters in East Aus­tin. A..."

June 29, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council: No Sanctuary for the Weary

Adler tries to wrap his head around Austin's sanctuary city status

"...There's no regular City Council meeting this week (the next..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Beware the "Givertaker"

New Austin short launches the Dead Kids Club

"...Are you a member of the Dead Kids Club? Watch new short "Givertaker" by Austin..."

Oct. 12, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fight the Power

The deafening silence of rap in times of need

"...Driving Downtown to the Mike Brown rally last week gave me the urge..."

Dec. 1, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

The Death of Rap Lyrics

What hath Jay Z’s Reasonable Doubt wrought?

"...This week’s Ill Communication transmission – the second overall – isn’t about the positive/negative aspect of..."

Sept. 17, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Bill of the Week: Laying Pipe Across the State

Texas spending money on infrastructure? Not impossible.

"...parallel dimension. A Texas Republican is not only spending money on new infrastructure investment, but he's suggesting that the..."

Jan. 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The State of the Ricky Williams Foundation

Williams remains on the creative edge in retirement

"...To entertain their recorded, overtly expressed wishes that we aid in getting..."

July 23, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Daily Hustle: 9/13/10

Live-blogging the budget business

"...Hey there, the Hustle here, bleary-eyed and bushy haired at City..."

Sept. 13, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Abandoning the Nest

Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight

"...Filming of There Will Be Blood near Marfa was in its second..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

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