Point Austin: The Cloudy Crystal Ball
If you're wondering what the new Lege will do, look to its predecessors
"...If you needed any additional seasonal foreboding heading into the new year, you might look no further than Harvey..."
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Dec. 24, 2010 News Column by Michael King
Page Three: Hell in a Handbasket
or, the Worst of Austin
or, the Worst of Austin
A week in the life of local government
"...Well, the shit is certainly hitting the fan this week. From..."
Aug. 27, 2010 Column by Nick Barbaro
Point Austin: The Body of Christ
McNally play defies the fake religiosity of those who would suppress it
"...When public officials engage in literary criticism, the results are seldom edifying. So last month, when Lt...."
April 23, 2010 News Column by Michael King
Strippers to the Supremes
Texas Supreme Court gets into major First Amendment case
"...So the Texas Supreme Court became the latest legal entity to..."
March 26, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Point Austin: Whistling for the Train
City says latest bond delay just another stop on the line
"...Well there's two trains running..."
March 19, 2010 News Column by Michael King
Powers on the Spot
Footage from the UT budget town hall [video]
"...hall was supposed to be about staff cuts and the upcoming tuition hike. UT President Bill Powers deserves some..."
Feb. 5, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
In the Loop
In the Loop is a scabrous and funny study of how an offhand remark by a career politician can metastasize into an international conflict and, ultimately, war.
"...hex-agony of barbed-wire jabs, feints, and outright skewerings. In the real world, it's the off-the-record lingua franca of statecraft,..."
Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Beside the Point
The plots thicken at City Hall
"...soon as City Council returns from break, so does the lingua franca of modern municipal corruption and back-channel chatter...."
July 27, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Point Austin: The Schroeder File
For APD and Austin, Knee's decision was the right one
"...There's plenty of blame to go around in the Daniel..."
Dec. 9, 2005 News Column by Michael King
Point Austin: The Costs of Community
While the Lege shows what not to do, the city has a chance to do better
"...Much of the inherent futility of the now-collapsing legislative special session is..."
July 22, 2005 News Column by Michael King
Down From the Mountain
"...few complaints about this stellar concert film, which unites the musical talent from O Brother, Where Art Thou? in..."
Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Blowing the Whistle?
City Hall Bureaucrat Says He's the Fall Guy No More
"...official, Hector Fabela, has filed a "whistleblower lawsuit" against the city. If what he alleges is true, the tale..."
March 28, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban
A Half-Life at the Movies
In the Dark No More
"...or so, when my parents dropped me off at the local YMCA so that I could swim, play Ping-Pong,..."
Sept. 20, 1996 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart
A Half-Life at the Movies
In the Dark No More
"...or so, when my parents dropped me off at the local YMCA so that I could swim, play Ping-Pong,..."
Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart
The Paper
The chaos, confusion, and ongoing struggle that is involved in putting out a newspaper is well-captured in Howard's movie. Despite a melodramatic storyline, the texture rings true and the rapid-fire dialogue recalls screwball comedies from the Thirties.
"...Tomei, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Jason Robards, Spalding Gray, Catherine O'Hara and Clint Howard. Early every morning for years,..."
April 1, 1994 Movie Review by Louis Black
The Aftermath
Days later, the Red River rampage echoes through many lives
"...driving westbound on East 12th Street, when he spotted the gray Honda Civic...."
March 21, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Back to the Trenches
AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in
"...In the global scheme of things, Advanced Micro Devices is on..."
Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith
Dark Side of the Potterverse
Brad Neely's 'Wizard People, Dear Readers' and the volatility of artistic alchemy
"...The God-Wheel of Fate has stopped for all these kiddies..."
July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons
The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story
Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores
"...weeks before Christmas, but outside it feels like spring. The sky is clear and bright, and there is a..."
Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith
The Shark Bites Back
Mitchell Says the Eastside Needs Sharp Teeth
"...stand outside of Windsor Methodist Church in East Austin. They waved "Eric Mitchell for Place 6" signs in the..."
April 18, 1997 News Feature
The Backstage Crew
Council Candidates' Consultants Direct the Show
"...The Dream Team Scheme..."
April 11, 1997 News Feature
The De-Railers
RR Commission Challengers Say the Office Is Off-Track
"...Is it time to derail the Texas Railroad Commission? Three of the four candidates running..."
Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer
In Through the Out Door
And Vice Versa: Politicians Hit the Revolving
Door
"...Governor -- admired for his intelligence and command of the issues. John Hall was praised for his integrity while..."
Aug. 9, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Quote of the Week: Brian Manley
The police chief on reports that Signature Science found mold on the boxes of hundreds of APD rape kits
"...over 1,000 kits from this refrigerator out for processing. They have been processed, and we have no reports of..."
June 30, 2017 News Column
The AggreGAYtor: September 12
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...cause all this ISIL/ISIS nonsense, as your AggreGAYtor jiggles the handle...."
Sept. 12, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund
The AggreGAYtor: October 9
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...Texas teeters on the precipice, SCOTUS fiddles away, and fraternities everywhere look to..."
Oct. 9, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund
The AggreGAYtor: May 5
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...OSHA recommends goodness, the Supremes dodge questions, and Texas clergy freak out, as..."
May 5, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund
The AggreGAYtor: April 2
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...Lobbying the courts is a thing in Texas, Indiana loses its..."
April 2, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund
The AggreGAYtor: October 24
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...Working mothers of the year unite, Austin lesbian wives stand up..."
Oct. 24, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund
The AggreGAYtor: June 19
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...givin' us some stank, as your AggreGAYtor twizzles on the ice...."
