'Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports'

Sportswriter Zirin delves into the darker side of sports

"...to making sausage where you have a carefully packaged and attractive product constructed in an ugly and battered fashion...."

July 28, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Business of Strangers

"...Directed by: Patrick Stettner. Starring: Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles and Frederick Weller. Middle-aged executive Julie Styron (Channing) takes a..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Horns and Halos

"...Directed by: Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley. Remember that unauthorized George W. Bush bio..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

UT Grad Brings Politics Back to the Multiplex With The Oath

Producer Ray Mansfield and star/first-time filmmaker Ike Barinholtz on their timely satire

"...there's been a shift, with movies like Get Out and BlacKkKlansman unafraid to show their political credentials, and to..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...What do Mayor Pete Buttigieg and former Governor George W. Bush have in common (aside..."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Politics as Performance, Political Activism as Performance Art

In this week's issue: postmortem on the Ken Paxton impeachment trial, a profile of drag powerhouse Brigitte Bandit, and finalists revealed in the Best of Austin: Restaurants Readers Poll (get voting, y'all!)

"...stacked with MAGA Republicans unwilling to break with partisan politics and vote against one of their own? Now their..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...going to fangirl over voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams and sci-fi/fantasy author N. K. Jemisin is – I suspect..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Welcome to the Working Week-and-a-Half

A new federal provision mandating overtime pay for a new pool of salaried employees goes into effect in December. What does it mean, and how long will it last?

"...who make more than $23,660 have been exempt from mandatory overtime wages if their employers classify them as having..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Jack Craver

Greenwald on Politics, Privacy, Journalism

Reporter/editor says bigger Snowden revelations to come

"...Glenn Greenwald, the Constitutional attorney who became a blogger and then reporter – and Ed Snowden’s go-to journalist to..."

March 10, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Silver and the Cloudy Future

Head of election prognosticators fivethirtyeight.com talks at SXSW about the limits of prediction

"...scared off by concepts like "regression analysis", "inferential process" and "rolling trendlines," he's the guy that predicted last November's..."

March 16, 2009 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: God Is Alive, Magic Afoot, and Music Everywhere

Egmont Street was where we discovered Risk, Quaaludes, phone phreaking – and some of the greatest albums ever made

"...months before being able to hear it. The new bands then emerging from San Francisco, for example, were written..."

June 23, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Dell, Google, and an Untold Story Hit SXSW

More additions to South by Southwest Interactive

"...Everyone knows Austin is a startup and tech haven with more and more companies coming to..."

Feb. 20, 2014 SXSW Post by Neha Aziz

News Roundup: A Deadly Shooting, Rick Perry, and City Council

Police kill an armed man, Perry's ready to run, and more

"...members of his RickPAC; the new Council gets going; and more...."

Feb. 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Cowboys and Controversy

Kyle Henry and the Texas Documentary Tour

"...a look into the world of gay rodeo competitions, and in particular the trials of rider Gene Mikulenka, a..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...the years, we'd both acquired some knowledge about Paul and his World Class property empire that we hadn't seen..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...Gus Garcia. He has a long list of accomplishments and a lot of people know it, but somehow the..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Pocketbook Politics

If Not Now, When?

"...of $5.15 -- which American Federation of Teachers president and ALWC member Louis Malfaro dismisses as "so low it's..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Point Austin: What You Say, and How You Say It

Ballot language argument is a snapshot of polarized Austin politics

"...morning, City Council agreed to adjourn by midnight – and eventually did so Friday morning, at 12:44am. That provides..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Incentives and R-Rated Entertainment

Amid bigger scandals, lawmaker plays the movie morality card again

"...Are state incentives to private business moral? That's a complicated question, and one that two..."

Jan. 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Trials and Success of Tom Laughlin's 'Billy Jack'

Politics and pacifism on the East Coast

"...enormous impact on the way the film industry distributed and promoted films...."

Jan. 2, 2014 Screens Post by Louis Black

Democrats and Their Campaign Teams Train Up to Turn Texas Blue

The Texas Democratic Party focuses on flipping the state as early as 2020

"...Cole, currently digital director for the Kamala Harris campaign, and formerly the powerhouse behind Beto O'Rourke's fundraising success in..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Roxy Bonafont

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

The man who would be kingmaker

"...Dan Stevens, Yehuda Almagor, Isaach de Bankolé, Josh Charles and Harris Yulin...."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sewer Politics in Rollingwood

Community's mayoral race just a snippet of larger, incestuous tale involving some of Austin's most prominent players in regional planning, politics, and pork

"...Finger-pointing over a costly wastewater system has taken sewer politics to a whole new level in the city of..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

David Zirin Has a Large Head, and Other Matters He Shouldn’ t Apologize For

In town to screen new doc

"...of his new documentary, Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports (Sun., May 29, at the AT&T..."

June 2, 2011 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Page Two: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us

Whoever wins the election, the damage is already done

"...to impartiality are the most consistently vicious, attacking all candidates and most legislation. Actual solutions are never offered, as..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: The Business of America

Solutions to the made-up immigration 'problem' would be an expansive and burdensome assault on both companies and individuals

"...how it is broken, who or what broke it, and how to fix it, there is not only a..."

April 4, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Flip It and Reverse It

Bush abandons troublesome action for the sanctity of meaningless battles and ideological purity

"...going to be another one focused on the Constitution and the American government. Unfortunately, last week I blew the..."

July 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Martinez and Adler Trade Attacks

Mayoral run-off campaign quickly turns harsh

"...an early morning Wednesday Barton Springs press conference, mayoral candidate Mike Martinez accused opponent Steve Adler of hiding his..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Post by Michael King

The Archeology of Business

As Austin's gay chamber of commerce turns 15, what have we learned?

"...True: Technically, the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is 15 years old; the..."

June 15, 2012 Features Feature by Andy Campbell

RZA, NASA, and Captain America for South by Southwest

New keynotes, speakers added with days to spare

"...South by Southwest is only a week away, and it's still getting bigger. After announcing the world premiere..."

March 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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