Cross-Border Craziness: Frontera Residents Blast ‘Frankenfence’

"...are becoming clear: Hatred of the federal government’s planned fence/wall hybrid for the region is bipartisan, and it stretches..."

March 10, 2008 News Post by Cheryl Smith

The Hightower Report

DeLay Back in the Fray; and Boeing, Going, Gone

"...secure the U.S.-Mexico border, Bush directed that an electronic "virtual fence" be built to detect "bad guys" trekking into..."

March 26, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Punisher: War Zone

Marvel Comics' Frank Castle again comes to the screen as a one-man vengeance machine in this stylishly violent and gory opus.

"...often overlooked by commentators. Despite being human, Castle is virtually indestructible: Sure, he can dish out the violence, but..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Watching the Watchmen

A crash course in privacy, in case you've been (not unreasonably) living under a rock

"...too. Information sharing via gossip over the (real or virtual) fence is a feature of any community. People talk..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

The Hightower Report

Alito Strikes; and Corporatizing The Border

"...government contracts to corporations to build a high tech "virtual fence" along our nation's borders. "We are launching the..."

June 23, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Frontera Residents Blast 'Frankenfence'

Hatred of feds' planned fence/wall hybrid for region is bipartisan, far-reaching

"...are becoming clear: Hatred of the federal government's planned fence/wall hybrid for the region is bipartisan, and it stretches..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Immigration Insanity in D.C.

While Senate debates useless details of proposed immigration legislation, potentially insidious portions of Hagel-Martinez compromise lurk, waiting to slip through

"...Senate voting 83-16 to build 370 miles of triple-layered fence along parts of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border? Not to..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Public Notice: Park or Golf Course?

It may be time for Hancock to get off the fence

"...PARD is coming back with the next round of (virtual) community meetings to present feedback from February and next..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film D: Sam Wainwright Douglas Some..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sin

Portrait of the original Renaissance man lets obsession obscure the vision

"...dark comedy as he plays both sides of the fence and is rewarded more money to underwrite the projects..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Film Announces Audience Awards

Grand Jury awards for Virtual Cinema also named

"...Virtual Cinema Grand Jury Awards..."

March 18, 2017 SXSW Post by Josh Kupecki

After a Fashion

When Stephen works his green thumb, he feels like Octomom

"...minute cotyledons filled various containers, and I imagined a virtual forest filled with hollyhocks, gardenias, pride of Barbados plants,..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Naked City

"...• More news on the "Frankenfence" front: An additional Democratic precinct in Presidio County approved..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature

Qmmunity: A Book of One’s Own

Queer book releases from this June, perfect for building a tiny Borrower house

"...My floor, my fence, and my elaborate yet minuscule patio are made of..."

June 30, 2023 Column by James Scott

Let's Go Hide in the Delightful Designer Forts of Fortlandia

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center brings back its fancy forts right when we need them

"...so it's like it's invisible? What about a big fence of wooden poles around a tree with a tunnel..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Shepherd

Dripping Springs recluse Sam Beam spills some Iron & Wine

"...Music Festival the following year, Beam has remained a virtual nonentity in the Live Music Capital of the World...."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Small Victory, Bitter Defeats

A small win for the good guys, followed by a huge loss.

"...mysterious, last week the House rejected HB 1554, the "virtual charter" bill that would fund an Internet charter-school program..."

May 2, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Austin PBS Takes to the Streets for Muraling Austin

Three-part series will explore the vibrant art of our public space

"...the side of the Line Hotel); the Bolm Road fence murals, the city's longest artwork, celebrating the Govalle community;..."

Feb. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Every Comment Counts to Get TxDOT to Try Harder on Plans for I-35

A look at the many roads not taken

"...comments to the Texas Department of Transportation at its "virtual public meeting" for what it calls the Capital Express..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Triangulating SXSW Music Online

Artist, industry, and local representatives break down the fest

"...CC: [My label Jump the Fence] was an idea in 2019, and then launched in..."

March 12, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: The Willfully Ignorant

The real danger is believing you've done the homework when you really haven't

"...club. These days, however, it's delivered regularly to your virtual doorstep like a bag of flaming dogshit...."

Aug. 14, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Each One, Teach One: AFT's Online Mentoring

The AFT joins the wave of online teaching communities

"...The American Federation of Teachers believes it can create virtual mentoring through ShareMyLesson.com. The site helps build an online..."

Aug. 24, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...the Archives' four live sets, roll out of a virtual file cabinet with corresponding dossiers that include a song's..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

"...office to retail -- and to build a privacy fence and pedestrian crossing at the site. Yet, a driveway..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...year's The Other Palm Springs (Peek-A-Boo) wound up on virtually every Best-of-1997 list in town, not to mention college..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

The Chicken and Egg Deal

Getting Press: The Haves

"...acts, like the Damnations or Derailers, were plucked from virtual obscurity and branded the Next Big Thing without all..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Exhibitionism

"...leader and alleged Machiavellian hand behind this slice of virtual reality. The whole show seems to take place in..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Review

Online Hit

Instant Sports Patents a Pastime

"...the Web experts, that has made the site a virtual household name despite what the pundits once considered a..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Screens Feature by Andy Langer

Austin Strikes Out

Top Ten Political Stories and Moments of 1995

"...party, and by the time the evening ended, a virtual police "riot" occurred, with 68 police officers closing off..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature