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The Mayor of Washington Boulevard
The first Beach Boys' solo album, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, washes back ashore after more than three decades
"...boat in Marina del Rey. He dove beneath it – said to be looking for an old photo of..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Of Strip Clubs and Hash Stashes
On location: Dance With the One
"...with UT. "It's just like running a 400 [meter dash], but it never ends," says the film's director, former..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Science Fiction Gets the Vapors
On steampunk
"...Aren't we headed, after all, for some final disaster – military, environmental, planetary, celestial – that our machines and..."

July 25, 2008 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Barr? Here? Really?
Libertarian presidential candidate makes surprise stop by Netroots Nation.
"...superstar swooning from the progressives. There was more a dash of bafflement when Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party presidential..."

July 19, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Kicking Television
Nels Cline sings low
"...like “My Darling” from Summer Teeth. I had played “Dash 7” once for one of Jeff Tweedy’s solo shows,..."

July 11, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Drawing Interest
Books with graphic value
"...Bell Fantagraphics Books, 220 pp., $39.99 Bottomless Belly Buttonby Dash Shaw Fantagraphics Books, 720 pp., $29.99 (paper) Wordless Books:..."

July 11, 2008 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Get Smart
A giggly summer movie, Get Smart is a well-cast chip off the old block, although the toothless action sequences detract from the comedy.
"...Smart that tweaked that government agency with an extra dash of sass and wit. The utter ineptitude of Maxwell..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Austin Playhouse's production of this early Sondheim musical features some strong work, but it also feels dated and safe
"...be clear: Austin Playhouse attracts one sort of demographic – an older, genteel crowd looking for laughs and a..."

June 13, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Pecha Kucha
Watching local artists, designers, and filmmakers show 20 slides for 20 seconds each can be either illuminating or excruciating
"...about whatever they want, or don't talk at all – it's fine. ("Pecha Kucha" is Japanese for "chitchat," so..."

June 6, 2008 Arts Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

DPS Withholds Krusee Arrest Vid
AG agrees that releasing tape may endanger prosecution
"...Attorney General Greg Abbott has decided to withhold the dash-cam video of his arrest – at the request of..."

May 21, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Days of Desmond Nani Reese: A Stripper's History of the World
Heather Woodbury's new solo show about a 108-year-old fallen woman humanizes strippers and storytellers, whores and academics
"...When playing Desmond herself, Woodbury is stubborn and crotchety – perhaps too much so. Even the spryest of 108-year-olds..."

May 16, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Zocalo Cafe
Bland decor, not-so-bland food
"...Zocalo Cafe1110 West Lynn, 472-8226. Daily, 11am–10pm www.zocalocafe.com..."

May 9, 2008 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

UPDATE: Early Voting Done, Down From 2005
Turnout slow but sped up after weekend
"...according to Travis County Elections Division. In a last-minute dash before election day on May 10, 5,341 voters turned..."

May 7, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sex and Death 101
This serial-killer comedy, which screened during Fantastic Fest, is a self-indulgent, snarky, scattershot affair.
"...Ryder, Leslie Bibb, Tanc Sade, Patton Oswalt, Mindy Cohn, Dash Mihok, Neil Flynn, Thom Bishops and Corinne Reilly. In..."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Getting Weak at the Bearings
The Lonestar Rod and Kustom Roundup vintage car event harks back to simpler, better-designed times
"...hell the day some bright spark installed the first in-dash cigarette lighter, but also he believes the only suitable..."

April 5, 2008 Design Post by Richard Whittaker

Battledecks II: It's On
This ain't your daddy's PowerPoint
"...disgusting your fund is. SXSW regional Battledecks champion Anil Dash of Six Apart Ltd. put his success down to..."

March 7, 2008 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Vantage Point
Like Rashomon, this Dennis Quaid vehicle replays a single event – the assassination of the U.S. president – from multiple points of view.
"...In the Line of Fire, but after watching him dash hither and yon, searching for the truth in a..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playing Through
This Valentine's Day, the Longhorns have learned to love the one they're with, not the one who got away
"...6-feet-2-inches, weighing 215 pounds, and running a 4.4-second 40-yard dash (Adrian Peterson specs, basically), Scott is considered the best..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

Grimly and the Ghouls
Artist Gris Grimly has some blood-splattered lessons for debut filmmakers.
"...Mixing hyped-up live action, stop-motion, green screen, and a dash of CGI, it proves how available technology has become..."

Feb. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hee Haw Hell
Dash Rip Rock's journey through H-E-double hockey sticks.
"...know that saying about always remembering your first love? Dash Rip Rock was my first band love at South..."

Jan. 22, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Letters @ 3AM
Before the presidency is anything else, it's a job – a job that requires a dash of corruption
"...who needs farm-state votes to win a national election – in Iowa he stated, "I will also eliminate subsidies..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Day Trips
The Battle of Sabine Pass is known as one of the greatest battles, yet it has been largely overshadowed by other Civil War engagements
"...and Louisiana hid on Sabine Lake before making a dash for open waters. Galveston might have been the state's..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Browner Shade of Black
Blazing trails of Chicano soul
"...pachuco, cholo, vato. Some of this encapsulates physical style – clothing and hairstyles, the lowriders – but mostly it's..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Beside The Point
Happy holidays to all, from 'Beside the Point'!
"...Especially considering – and this ain't a blessin' –..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Assumption
Part Southern rock opera and part 'Hamlet,' Refraction Arts' comedy is totally captivating and hilarious
"...the kimonos, tea ceremonies, and martial arts, there's a dash of the Eastern in there, too. While the origins..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

I Am Legend
After a terrific start marked by the film's striking views of a desolate Manhattan island, Will Smith's mostly solo action movie devolves into a monster-movie malaise.
"...Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith, Dash Mihok, Darrell Foster, April Grace and Joanna Numata. In..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Faces of America: The Light
The Miró Quartet examines our national character and finds some of America's lights still shine brightly
"...It's a conversation that seems to take place everywhere – civic halls, living rooms, college campuses, pulpits, TV, radio,..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Closer, Ever Closer to the 81st Session
Speaker Craddick releases second chunk of House committee interim charges.
"...get legislation at least partially ready for the mad "dash to pass" that will be the 81st session. Yesterday,..."

Nov. 29, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Both a crime thriller and family tragedy, this stunner from octogenarian Sidney Lumet stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke as brothers whose blood runs cold.
"...are echoes of previous Lumet characters here – a dash of Rod Steiger's Pawnbroker, a splash of The Verdict's..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin's Corn-Powered Cop-Car Conundrum
Did climate-change concerns trump common sense when the city decided to rush a nearly $3 million order for new cop cars?
"...from all angles, mainly for its low energy yield – requiring nearly as much energy (often fossil-fuel sourced) to..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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