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March 21, 2003 Column
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"...'Ride Herd' on New Council..."
May 10, 2002 Column
The Pine Curtain
First-time author Dina Temple-Raston's A Death in Texas pulls the James Byrd Jr. murder out of the East Texas woods.
"...not even past. You can bemoan the blight of social fragmentation until you're blue in the face, but there's..."
Feb. 1, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith
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Yoga and Starbucks. Karaoke and republicans. Squirrel rifles and Al Gore. Together for the first time in this week's letters to the editor!
"...I wish I could ride Capital Metro buses every day and I haven't read..."
Sept. 8, 2000 Column
TV Eye
Now that there's a resurgence in prime-time game shows: How about the return of live TV? Also, Suddenly Susan is put on the shelf, VH1 adds seven new shows, and millennium specials go on. And on.
"...(ABC) and the more cutthroat Greed (Fox). Hoping to ride the coattails of these popular shows, NBC is developing..."
Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks
A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks
"...eatin' the worm'll give you visions," his ex-con rodeo rider Wes Hightower says, repeating a hoary tequila legend. "They..."
Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray
Coach's Corner
"...and 10 minutes of fireworks, followed by a three-hour, three-mile-ride home...."
Dec. 4, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton
The Texas Book Festival
Chapter Three
"...person in this world has been taken over by strident numbskulls, from William Bennett to Jesse Helms to Dr...."
Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature
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"...VanScoy, where you do a passable job. Keep your social policies either to yourself or on the editorial page..."
Oct. 9, 1998 Column
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"...lady, though probably sincere, is just another big government socialist hostile to the freedom provided by private vehicles, freedom..."
Oct. 2, 1998 Column
Potholes and Potshots
"...was seven years ago," she says. "It was a social relationship that I was forced to explain when I..."
Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by Amy Smith
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ACC Needs Planning, Not Damning
"...please people who want to drink, smoke cigars, and socialize. What about people who want to listen and be..."
June 20, 1997 Column
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The Xicanindio Poet
"...lead-footed, horn-blowing, tailgating clowns: Slow down and enjoy the ride!..."
April 11, 1997 Column
A Bird in the Hand
"...Festival will celebrate our resources with style, dignity, and pride. Spamarama will usurp any dignity by a bacchanalian show..."
April 4, 1997 Column
Politics Top 10
Top Ten Political Stories
"...he was doomed from the start. But what a ride. Morales' low-budget, grassroots campaign took us back to the..."
Jan. 10, 1997 News Feature
What Happened to Our Buzz?
Riffing on a "Buzz"
"..."The word almost implies a short, fast, comet-like ride; burnout; end of career," says Seed guitarist Dean Truitt...."
Aug. 11, 1995 Music Feature
SXSW Film Review: On Swift Horses
In 1950s America, identity is imposed rather than discovered
"...A man, Julius (Jacob Elordi), waits patiently for a ride while shuffling a deck of cards. The next sequence..."
March 15, 2025 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Luv Doc: Inviting the Uninviting
A dinner party disaster waiting to happen
"...lot of friends over the years. We are very social people and get invited to a lot of events...."
Jan. 31, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc
ACL Preview: Myles Smith Doesn’t Think About the Algorithm
“Stargazing” viral crooner just wants to share
"...instrumentation with ultra-catchy chorus earworms, UK-born crooner Myles Smith rides into ACL Fest on a swell of online hype...."
Oct. 4, 2024 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood
Qmmunity: Pride All Week Long
Austin Pride's parade and festival is just the tip of a very gay iceberg
"...Austin Pride hits home on Saturday, Aug. 10, with its usual..."
Aug. 9, 2024 Column by James Scott
A Beloved Birthday, Dragon Boats, and More Recommended Events for the Week
Get out before the heat descends
"...31 years bolstering the butterflies, ABF hosts a morning social with bevs and light brekkie provided. Attendees will be..."
April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up
Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions
"...depended on volunteer support. After undergoing training, volunteers could ride along with counselors on calls. The volunteer program no..."
April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Crosstalk: Miss Manners Retires From Hip Hop Hooray After 15 Years, and More Music News
DAWA Fund apps open May 15 and Lizzy McAlpine melts ACL Live
"...announced retirement from the KOOP 91.7FM radio show on social media last Sunday. After 15 years spent highlighting diverse..."
May 12, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Qmmunity: Update Me Daddy
Updates on what's what in Austin's queer community, plus more queer events
"...OUTlaw Pride Fest SMTX OUTlaw Pride Fest takes over San Marcos..."
Feb. 17, 2023 Column by James Scott
Dueling Dickens
Two productions of a seasonal classic raise the spirits, with Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol vs. Penfold Theatre's A Christmas Carol Classic Radiocast
"...reenvisioned A Christmas Carol. Promoted as a "musical sleigh ride," your ticket offers passage onto something more akin to..."
Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman
Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked
It's Top of the Hops VII!
"...Springs for his ales and lagers is worth the ride. Everyone, on three: Keep Nate Working! 20 | Central..."
Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga
Back to School With Queer Austinites
Queer Austin artists and icons give their two cents on surviving ATX
"...and organizing circles, I've also been able to make strides in my writing career and advocate for causes near..."
Aug. 18, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott
Cap Metro Says Free Fares “Infeasible” Despite Advocate Push
Hot weather makes free rides more important
"...hottest July on record, Capital Metro began offering free rides to city-run cooling centers whenever the National Weather Service..."
Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Cine Las Americas Returns
A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind
"...the course of a year, the film chronicles the social uprising that evolved into a nation-wide movement, beginning with..."
June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Checking In: Eliza Gilkyson Predicts a Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Lifelong folk leader unleashes 2020 into current political cycle
"...are a few miles southwest of me. We do social distancing visits and Cisco has helped me get our..."
