Book Reviews

Recent Titles Reviewed

"...and Henry Miller, and anecdotes taken from his vast personal experience. The collection contains so many gems it seems..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Articulations

Director Don Toner makes his exit from the State Theater Company, and Austin creeps back into the pages of American Theatre magazine.

"...he meant to them. One by one, they offered personal tales and testimonials to his influence on them, on..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Postmarks

I never thought the letters in "Postmarks Forum" were real until this happened to me ...

"...either published experts in their fields or had significant personal experiences. Among the guests were former Attorney General Ramsey..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column

By the Book

Reviews

"...of the more obscure Elizabethan controversialists. Harvey, because his personal life became a sort of pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey game for his..."

July 21, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Confessions of a Cowboy

Working a cattle drive in Texas in the 1870s probably wasn't like what you imagine; ask Frank Harris -- he was there and he knows.

"...a writer Harris was prolific, versatile, and full of personal involvement. He published some 25 volumes in all, including..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

Age of Innocence

Middle school teacher Mindy LaBernz teaches her students about "real life" and pop music magic.

"...get a head start on acquaintances. According to their essays, my course had been selected because of their loose..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Steel Magnolia

"...crowd. The placards lowered slightly. She was making it personal -- vote for both of us -- and the..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Postmarks

Don't Shelve Smart Growth

"...Biking has required a great deal of added personal fuel -- at least a weekly Threadgill's chicken-fried steak..."

July 2, 1999 Column

Art

Art Openings

"...in upcoming issues. They want single works and/or photo essays of varying lengths and topics. Submit portfolios and individual..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

Gang of Guerillas

"...which contains nine short stories and a philosophical, autobiographical essay, "Where Time Is Another." Syntactically and grammatically, Ortese is..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Books Review

Page Two

"...Among the cornerstone concepts of conservative political philosophy are personal freedom and local control. Anti-affirmative action, school vouchers, and..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Wilde Life

"...in prison to "Bosie," Lord Alfred Douglas, Wilde's own personal siren and whirlpool, is one of the most virulent..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Exhibitionism

"...worry about that. As Storr writes in his Juror's essay, "We have yet to reach the much prophesied 'end..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Arts Review

I Wanna Take You Higher

"...Village Voice, Robert Christgau has assembled a collection of essays from his career that span from 1972 to 1997...."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds

Frontier Television

"...Francisco, 1997). Another invocation of Jean-Luc Godard, this video essay explores street scenes as a form of trans-national language..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Screens Feature

Graphics

"...cover, no less) is reprinted, as well as another personal, text-heavy fave quoting Balzac's spot-on essay "The Pleasures and..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Books Feature

Rude Awakening

Austin's Rude Mechanicals Get Inspired Training at SITI

"...Lesley: Basically, it's an essay-style application...."

July 31, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food for Thought

Books on Cuisine Make the Perfect Summer Treat

"...The collection of essays that originally appeared in his GQ column "Dining In"..."

June 12, 1998 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips

Borderlands Party

"...issue avant-garde, but I think every editor brings in personal biases, and I consciously chose poems that were original..."

May 15, 1998 Books Feature

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...movement is given treatment in two of this section's essays...."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...Mark had found, a Bad Livers CD, and an essay outlining our concept of how we thought it was..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

The Jacqueline Susann Story

My Heart Belongs to Daddy... or His Equivalent in Drugs

"...or another - and was the subject of an essay by critic Andrew Sarris (from whom I freely borrowed..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Books Feature

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Interview With Filmmaker Errol Morris

"...trainer, and Mendonça, the topiary gardener. A nonlinear, experimental essay on humanity's relationship with animal and machine, Fast, Cheap..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Jason Silverman

Articulations

Getting Online With Art

"...FronteraFest winds up February 21, another festival gets underway: Personal Dances 2 by Margery Segal/NERVE Dance Company and F@HPT,..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Column

Top Books

Hard-Boiled Top Ten

"...1. The Sun "A Magazine of Ideas." Poetry, essays, fiction, and interviews of the highest caliber for the..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

God on the Bench

Some Judges Look to a Higher Authority

"...Tech University law review published a remarkable collection of essays in which 44 practitioners, academics and judges wrote about..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Bob Elder

The Usual Mayhem

A Potpourri of Book Reviews

"...that), you turn the page and scroll through an essay like the one about 1953, the year young Kinky's..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Books Feature

99 Years of Tracking Texas

Texas State Historical Association's Publishing Division

"...to explore those avenues in writing, research, and photo essay projects...."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature by Phil West

Writer/Translator Liliana Valenzuela

"...in question appears in the title for an afterword essay she's penned for her Spanish translation of an important..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Books Feature

Raving About Theatre

A Swarm of Wily, Unruly Theatre Types Meet in the Heat

"...each other. His initial description of it in an essay for the Yale journal Theater led to a meeting..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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