Letters @ 3AM

Fifty years ago, almost all movies were made for adults, yet children went to see them on their own or with others, and in the process, learned the mysteries of our cultural ideology.

"...I ever encountered thought it strange for a 7-year-old alone, or a group of three or four, to show..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

"I Made a Movie, and They Didn't Want It!"

Shut out by distribution companies, indie filmmakers go DIY when it comes to getting their movie out there.

"...How small? Epstein estimates his company alone receives some 2,500 submissions a year -- including full-length..."

July 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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"...means in the entire U.S., there are only 30,000 living with ALS. There is no cure for ALS. The..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

Double Jeopardy

A long-ago marijuana conviction gets a library staffer fired and raises questions about city employment policies and the war on drugs

"...applications to the city, and trying to make a living in a troubled economy, Blum-Kryzstal finally decided not to..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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"...better protection for Barton Springs than the SOS Ordinance alone can provide, and terms that provide many, many benefits..."

July 12, 2002 Column

Coach's Corner

The abuse heaped on Ken Caminiti for his Sports Illustrated expose on steroid abuse is disgraceful. Actually, he's done the game a favor by shining a light on the situation.

"...think today's smallpox outbreak of record-crushing hitting was clean living? No better example exists than the overnight transformation of..."

June 7, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...and hand grenades litter the carpeted floor of his living room. Rifles sit propped up against walls in his..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

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"...now, don't assume someone like me will stop it alone because it's not possible to do it alone...."

March 22, 2002 Column

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"...and mood created here. (And don't watch this one alone, seriously!!!)..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column

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"...Leave Austin Alone, Part 2..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Column

From Bethlehem to Austin

A journalist moves from the violence of Palestine to the safety of Austin, and finds herself dazed by the difference.

"...cigarettes. I am no longer comfortable riding a bus alone or being in a public place alone. My friends..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Muna Hamzeh

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...a graduate student, Nick Barbaro was more or less living at the paper, and Jeff Whittington had a job..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Barnes, or Mack Brown even know I exist, let alone care about what I say. I've learned I can..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Right Man for the Job

Charlie Robison says 'fuck everybody.'

"...Fan Fair, but it was Robison that got the Living section's coveted Fan Fair-opening cover story. Perhaps most important,..."

June 29, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Lost at Sea and Back Again

Bill Broyles' Extraordinary Adventure Story

"...collapse of their dreams -- landing on the moon, living a comfortable, suburban married life -- but they also..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

A Man and a Half

Hanging with music industry legend Jerry Wexler

"...New Orleans, and as we settle into Wexler's unassuming living room, talk of Crescent City cuisine whets the appetite...."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Point and Shoot

Without looking Matt knows the deer is dead.

"...the altar cross and told of a missionary, who alone and hopeless heard a voice command him take a..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Bonnie West

Letters at 3AM

Why a sizable number of heterosexuals feel threatened by the concept of gay marriage

"...marriages of your parents, friends, kids, and neighbors -- living, breathing, difficult, joyful, struggling, paradoxical relationships, with jobs and..."

April 28, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

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A point-counterpoint on Long Park development; Austin Music Network's bad move; and a call for a car-free council member.

"...Leave Long Park Alone..."

April 7, 2000 Column

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...struck by the idea that some folks made a living by entertaining people with music. The beauty of youth..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Scanlines

The Haunting

"...film the house is shown actually morphing into a living creature. Ornamental heads, wall carvings, and gargoyles come to..."

July 23, 1999 Screens Feature

Music of the Spheres

Sinatra in the Sahara

"...of many different faiths who have a history of living harmoniously with each other."..."

July 9, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Get It While You Can

"...the time of his death, Keith Moon had been living the role of "Keith Moon" for so many years,..."

March 19, 1999 Books Feature

The Wizards of Austin's Webzines Behind the Curtains

"...in just over three years. But Knowles is not alone. Nikol Lohr, Web designer at Texas Monthly's soon-to-be-defunct Web..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Sam Martin

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"...business community damn themselves with their comments on the living wage issue ["Pocketbook Politics," Vol. 18, No. 5]. So,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Column

Texas Platters

"...songs are about the road and the pain of living, and the words are sung as if they may..."

June 5, 1998 Music Review

Brain Boom

Austin's Techno Geeks and Slackers Cash In

"...of one thing: He was ready to go it alone. All he had to do was sign the contract..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Why I Moved Back

Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be

"...here from Houston. I was 17. The cost of living was cheap. I lived in spaces back then that..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Gretchen Phillips

There Are No Guidelines

The Sixth Street Sound Ordinance

"...laws on noise levels. (Yes, there are actual residents living smack in the middle of our own little Bourbon..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...BUCHANAN RIDES ALONE (1958)..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

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