The AggreGAYtor: August 1

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• The agony of defeat: recently out archer Karen..."

Aug. 1, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Olympic Flamers

Carryin' the torch for LGBTQ

"...Matthew has been out since the 2008 Beijing Olympics where he won his first Gold Medal. His first..."

July 27, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Liz Williams

The Decoder

Lawrence Wright reflects on a decade spent exploring and explaining the Middle East in My Trip to Al-Qaeda

"...story about the Mormon church's involvement in the upcoming Olympics, to be held in Utah the following winter. His..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...fortunes of three taxi drivers as the 2008 Beijing Olympics draw near. Among them are Bai Jiwen, a weathered..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Activist Deported From China

Founder of Students for a Free Tibet takes his message to China, then gets booted back to Texas

"...the invasion by the People's Republic of China. The Olympics seemed a perfect stage to highlight Chinese abuses, including..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playing Through

Eric Shanteau may be the third-fastest individual medley swimmer in the world, but that doesn't guarantee him a spot on the U.S. Olympic team

"...a second away from simply getting invited to the Olympics. Had you gone, you'd likely have come home with..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

The Hightower Report

Foreclosing on Renters; and The Olympics: Let the Spying Begin

"...them. For more information, call Frank's office: 202/225-5931. THE OLYMPICS: LET THE SPYING BEGIN..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Day Trips

The Babe Zaharias Museum is a tribute to one of the greatest female athletes of all time, Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias

"...Chicago are her three medals from the Los Angeles Olympics. She would go on to be honored as the..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...support their claims with regard to Houston and the Olympics...."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Coach's Corner

Do we need weather reports to tell us it's hot in Texas in August? How about to tell us it's wrong to have China host the Olympics?

"...and hopelessly corrupt International Olympic Committee to award the Olympics to China. Is it a stretch to compare the..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

Patrick Ewing deserves better. And so does the Coach, who's been forced to watch (gasp!) the Olympics.

"...I've watched quite a bit of the Olympics ... though not by choice. My wife comes home..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

TV Eye

If you're looking for reviews of The Nutty Professor, John Pierson's Split Screen isn't your show. If you like insightful, sometimes peculiar excursions into the independent film world, Split Screen will please you more than a stolen afternoon at a weekday matinee. Also, Olympic fever spreads -- but not without a few complaints.

"...to please, but it seems to me that the Olympics aren't what they used to be. When I was..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Going the Distance

"...We were lucky, because in the months after the Olympics he took time off. Even so, he kept his..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature by Lee Nichols

Ten Years After

Curator Annette Carlozzi Returns to Austin's Arts Scene

"...then was appointed Visual Arts Producer for the 1996 Olympics Arts Festival. Now Carlozzi has returned as Curator of..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Olympic Diaries

"...an image that ties in so well with the Olympics Diaries presented herein. Certainly, when we asked the five..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

September 5

Gripping docudrama about ABC Sports coverage of the unfolding hostage crisis at the 1972 Olympics

"...coverage of the hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympics...."

Jan. 24, 2025 Movie Review

The Fire Inside

Inspirational biopic of boxer and Olympian Claressa Shields

"...proxy father, and advocate. Indeed, it’s only after the Olympics that it gets interesting, as Shields has to decide..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Oddities, Psychos, Unprofessionals, and More Weekday Events

Get out and get weird

"...Cup exit by earning gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Their first post-Olympics match comes against the No. 13..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Texas, including our Olympic medal count. The 2024 Paris Olympics wrapped up Sunday, with Team USA winning 126 medals...."

Aug. 16, 2024 News Feature

The Boys in the Boat

Classic sporting underdog story of the 1936 Olympic rowing team

"...hopes with them as they competed in the Summer Olympics in Berlin. George Clooney’s latest film, The Boys in..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Community Outshines Competition at Breaking for Gold USA National Championship

Austin event warmed up for the sport’s debut at Paris 2024 Olympics

"...and female breakers will qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics, set to debut breaking as an Olympic sport. Despite..."

May 8, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

The Witches of the Orient

How the 1964 Japanese women’s Olympic volleyball team healed a nation

"...it was in the arena of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics where the squad, under intense international scrutiny, had to..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Champs Are Coming: U.S. Women’s National Team to Open Q2 Stadium

USWNT vs. Nigeria christens brand-new stadium on June 16

"...Julie Ertz, and co. will face Nigeria in an Olympics tune-up match on June 16 at Austin FC’s brand-new..."

May 6, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Soccer Watch

"...Cup final and possibly a preview of the 2021 Olympics final, 11:30am on ESPN2. As you may recall, there..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

First Love

Japanese master Takashi Miike at his quirkiest and most romantic

"...fact, was made in a weird promotion for the Olympics, set to take place in 2020). Despite all this,..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

I, Tonya

Belated biopic redress for America's skating punchline

"...poor white trash. Their shorts program at that year’s Olympics was one of the most watched telecasts in American..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Snowman

Jo Nesbø's crime series hits the big screen

"...secure rights to host the Winter Games, aka the Olympics, possibly through heinous methods. And then there’s another detective..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Soccer Watch

"...win on the last full day of the Rio Olympics. Neymar's cathartic victory scream is a moment that will..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Eddie the Eagle

The inspirational story of Great Britain's Olympics underdog

"...Jamaican bobsled team, which also competed in the ’88 Olympics)...."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Squeeze

Gamblers, mobsters, and high-stakes golf matches

"...produced many a golf tournament and even a few Olympics – stages the actual golf scenes well enough (although,..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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