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Aug. 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Jordan Gass-Pooré
The Never-Ending (Crime) Story
Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen
"...jail after spending nearly 10 years behind bars for the 1991 murders of four girls at a North Austin..."
July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Death of Brad Will
An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way
"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the front lines of the social justice movement in Latin..."
Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross
The Class of 1985
The 69th Legislature, 1985, marked a turning point in the future of Texas politics
"...If you want to know who runs the state of Texas you can consult the constitution, enroll..."
Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax
It's the Thoughts That Count
The folklore of love
"...The Folklore of Love Anthropologist Betty Mindlin reaches deep into..."
Dec. 6, 2002 Books Feature by Rachel Feit
The Current War - Director's Cut
The birth of the modern age in a battle of industrialists
"...Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Holland and Stanley Townsend...."
Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Mathematics prodigy Srinivasa Ramanujan is the subject of this biopic
"...Falling prey to the great-man biopic syndrome, The Man Who Knew Infinity takes..."
May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
In the Heart of the Sea
Ron Howard sets sails with that famous Nantucket whale story
"...The unimaginable chain of catastrophic events that led to the..."
Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Loft
Five married men share a penthouse loft in which an unidentified woman turns up dead.
"...whodunit doused in Axe Body Spray, Erik Van Looy’s The Loft marks the English-language remake of his own original..."
Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss
The Tastes of Taste
Two books that dissect the palate -- one metaphorically, the other scientifically
"...The Elements of Taste Gray Kunz and Peter Kaminsky's new..."
Dec. 28, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery
The Hi-Lo Country
"...Hauser, James Gammon, Enrique Castillo and John Diehl. As The Hi-Lo Country would have it, Big Boy Matson (Harrelson)..."
Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Last of the Dogmen
"...somewhat intriguing story, and weak dialogue characterize Last of the Dogmen, the directing debut of screenwriter Tab Murphy (previous..."
Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor
The Informant
Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby
"...join thousands of protesters in St. Paul, Minn., for the Republican National Convention. In the trailer behind them were..."
Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch
A Chip off the Auld Sod
Off the Bookshelf
"...One of the nice things about freelancing as opposed to being on..."
Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review
The Luv Doc: What Grindr Is Not
It’s the singular artistic achievement of the Eighties band Escape
"...as my left. When I was in my 20s, “the bar” was the thing, or a bookstore (don’t ask),..."
March 29, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc
The Dumb Waiter
In Capital T's simple, elegant staging of the Pinter classic, it's what isn't said that matters
"...absurdism and realism, containing conventions of each, Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter is difficult to classify. Thankfully, dramaturg Rebecca..."
Nov. 13, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver
Food Issue Extra Helpings: Reading Between the Lines
The weight of a family cookbook
"...it meant to me. Or how it would become the only cookbook in my library not battered with slung..."
Feb. 18, 2014 Food Post by Brandon Watson
The Truth About Cats and Dogs
"...Coca and Stanley Desantis. An intriguing title is about the only thing The Truth About Cats and Dogs has..."
April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor
Under the Hoof of the Merciless Kandisha
Julien Maury on a Moroccan myth, and what scares him
"...But appearances are deceiving. Writer/director Julien Maury called it "the opposite of the classic slasher. ... The boogeywoman is..."
Aug. 10, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Outlander Is the Rare Adaptation That Gets It Right
Cable show stays true to the beloved, genre-defying book series
"...best-selling Outlander book series has finally been brought to the small screen in a 16-episode series on the Starz..."
Aug. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood
Habesha Celebrates the Best of Ethiopian Cuisine
Friendly newcomers share Ethiopian food and hospitality
"...Habesha Restaurant and Bar is the newest addition to the small number of African restaurants..."
Jan. 26, 2013 Food Post by Angela Shelf Medearis
Eight Wheels, Two Toe Stops: The Flat Track Top 10
Calling fouls and handing out points on the Roller Derby year
"...of sorry for reporters who cover more established and establishment sports. After all, beyond shifting box scores and the..."
Jan. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
Point Austin: The Quality of Mercy
If you're looking for compassion, you've come to the wrong place
"...One of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal 82nd legislative..."
July 22, 2011 News Column by Michael King
Wreck of the Elizabeth Dane
Ghost stories
"...Ghost stories, lullabies: spectral opposites of the same comfort. Two nostrils perched above covers pulled high..."
July 13, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Down From the Mountain
There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.
"...annual festival of independent film -- and so was the glitz factor. This meant that not only were more..."
Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Yassine Sixth Street Noir
Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side
"...March 22 was a slow day on the News desk. This was Austin in campaign season, not..."
May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Godzilla vs. the Green Screen
Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?
"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the..."
April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Sundance Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland
Cage/Sono styles clash in underwhelming cowboy/ronin/gangster film
"...The Western and the samurai film have always locked step...."
Feb. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Rhythm Section
Blake Lively doesn't live up to her name in this flat spy romp
"...(did she not have any support system in place there?), we find Stephanie in a brothel, a crack whore..."
Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Fantastic Fest 2014: The Look of Silence
The devastating doc The Act of Killing has a follow-up act
"...“The past is past” is a refrain shared throughout Joshua..."
