Quote of the Week

"...political parties have chosen to accept this level of violence ... rather than engage in a serious discussion about..."

July 27, 2012 News Column

Trying To Fix the World

Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo

"...Padron – a "servant," and a "hero," who was gunned down by a shoplifter inside a North Austin Walmart..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3AM: The Mob, 9/11, and Your Garbage

Don't look too closely at your garbage collection

"...mob businesses like brothels, illegal gambling, loan-sharking, money laundering, violence for hire, and its growing control of the dope..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

This Week's Waste of Time

A browser game to cure the Thursday rages

"...psyche, there is an online outlet for such impulses, GunBlood...."

Feb. 3, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Quintana Reinstated ... and Reterminated

Arbitrator rules in favor of fired Officer Leonardo Quintana ... then Quintana gets fired again

"...Affairs investigation of the officer (concerning an alleged domestic violence incident last October) and, late Wednesday afternoon, announced that..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dressing Down the Superhero

How the irreverent comic Kick-Ass made the leap from page to picture show

"...Marvel, eager to keep Millar writing its big-gun titles, allowed him to self-publish his less mainstream, creator-owned..."

April 16, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Megadeth, Testament, Exodus

Stubb's, March 26

"...Reagan-era mosh pit values such as "A Lesson in Violence," from the quintet's 1985 bow Bonded by Blood. The..."

April 2, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

TV Eye

Timothy Olyphant stars in Justified as a lawman with serious daddy issues

"...is a variation of: "Don't make me pull my gun, because if I have to, I will put you..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

FronteraFest Schedule

"..."The Graveside Service" by Timothy Thomas. Loaded Gun Theory reveals the roles that KOOP Radio's Mr. Spradling..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature

APD Dismissal: Religion, Incompetence ... or Psychological Misconduct?

Forced resignation of officer raises questions about APD procedures

"...was counseled for "officer safety" issues – exposing his "gun side" to a suspect or not moving quickly enough..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3AM: Auschwitz Up the Block

To retain our humanity, we remember the unthinkable

"...SS, standing on the rim, unleashed a thunderstorm of machine-gun fire. ... Over a period of two days, more..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

'The Friends of Eddie Coyle'; 'The Hit'

It's all about the snitches in two new Criterion releases

"...and the always unpredictable Steven Keats as a (machine) gun runner. Dated by its washed-out palette and/or film stock,..."

June 12, 2009 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

Highland Mall Hysteria Over Texas Relays

Has reaction to Relays weekend revealed Austin's true colors?

"...weekend and said, "It seems like it's a big gun party in the streets." (For more on the Texas..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"..."Five 'Til" by Aimée Gonzalez. A Loaded Gun Theory performance...."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...in silence. This often resulted in an eruption of violence, with mentally and emotionally fragile inmates exploding into rage,..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Dead Dogs Don't Lie

If your pet escapes, pray for Animal Control

"...emergency or not. And when it comes to dog-on-dog violence, officers have little procedural guidance. Neither APD nor the..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

The Honorable Charlie Baird

Judge Charlie Baird is ruffling official feathers at the Travis County Courthouse

"...and that means serious business: burglaries and robberies, family violence and sexual assaults, drug cases and murders. The Friday..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Thursday Picks

"...11:20pm, Room 710 2006's outstanding double dose, Early Violence and Dins, both on NYC label the Social Registry,..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Austinites Mobilize in Support of the Jena 6

Local march part of one of largest civil rights demonstrations in recent history

"...of déjà vu, resurrecting the ghosts of segregation, racial violence, and Jim Crow-era justice. It began when black students..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

ACL Fest Friday Reviews

"...puts Kala in the unique position of placing impoverished violence on the dance floor. "M.I.A. coming back with power,..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

On the Lege

Looking back at the Lege through local eyes

"...background in crisis management in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault, Austin's newest House member drew on..."

June 8, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Flight

Flight begins with its protagonist, our narrator who calls himself "Zits," lamenting his tragic circumstances.

"...kid who calls himself "Justice." Justice gives Zits a gun. Things go from bad to worse. He gets shot..."

April 6, 2007 Books Review by John Razook

E.C. Segar's Popeye Vol. 1: 'I Yam What I Yam'
and The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy: Volume 1

It's a good time for fans of the old funny pages

"...In this first book, Tracy takes on assorted gangsters, gun molls, extortionists, kidnapers, and oddly enough, a grizzly bear...."

March 16, 2007 Books Review by Ryan Rutherford

Lege Notes: Taser talk and more

Stories from under the pink granite dome

"...necessary – for all suspects shot with a Taser gun...."

March 2, 2007 News Column

Letters @ 3AM

When your novel crawls along at about a paragraph per night and your apartment is tired of your company, then hooray for Hollywood and trans-fat popcorn: A summary of the movies seen by Ventura in 2006.

"...of character are avoided at the point of a gun and everybody dies just when their hearts might be..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Point Austin: Counting the Dead

Whatever their number, the Iraqi casualties lie at our feet

"...population. ... Of post-invasion deaths, 601,027 were due to violence, the most common cause being gunfire." – from "Mortality..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of impact and rip through cars and buildings like machine-gun fire. As Haifa's police chief said, "These attacks are..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Column

A Lot of Anti-Jewish Prejudice or a Lot of Ignorance

"...of impact and rip through cars and buildings like machine-gun fire. As Haifa's police chief said, "These attacks are..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...• The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a review of the deaths of nearly 200 people..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

My Gang Don't Bow Down

Big Chief Kevin Goodman sew, sew, sews a new history here in Austin

"...on Fat Tuesday. Goodman has no time for such violence...."

May 5, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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