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July 14, 2012 Music Post
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Living an almost feral existence on a wild, low-lying area of the Louisiana coast known as the Bathtub, young Hushpuppy narrates her own vivid life story.
"...it's never mentioned by name, the dreadful reality of Hurricane Katrina permeates this film like the toxic rainbow chemical..."
July 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Total Utility
The pain and politics of raising electric rates as a means of controlling our destiny
"...results of, say, an extreme summer or a strong hurricane – both of which can be inordinately expensive...."
June 15, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin
Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
Be ready for your office Oscar pool when it rolls around later this month.
"...a film set in Louisiana just before and after Hurricane Katrina, the population depicted seems rather disproportionately white...."
Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Day Trips
Stacking rocks has become a new pastime along the Galveston Seawall
"...where the memorial to the victims of the 1900 Hurricane is located. The storm struck the island city on..."
Sept. 23, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Start It Up
At Austin Startup Week, money and a good idea may mean the next big thing in tech
"...of hot sites and apps. Local companies such as Hurricane Party (a social media aggregate for facilitating spontaneous parties),..."
Sept. 2, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch
Ask God Herself
"...Mormon Glenn Beck, that the East Coast earthquake and Hurricane Irene were warnings from God because of New York..."
Aug. 30, 2011 Postmarks
Sarah's Key
Two parallel stories from different eras intertwine and inform each other in this film based on Tatiana de Rosnay’s best-selling novel.
"...(the images are reminiscent of New Orleans’ Superdome during Hurricane Katrina) before shipping them off to Auschwitz and other..."
Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
TDH: 5/24/11
Rapid bus, ABIA cell-phone waiting, historic zoning before council
"...and City of Galveston pertaining to short-term sheltering of hurricane evacuees. “These agreements will update and replace current agreements..."
May 24, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Point Austin: We Have Just Begun To Fight
The budget battles are only skirmishes in the long march toward democracy
"...we're the city council of New Orleans waiting for Hurricane Katrina to hit. It's not like we can avert..."
March 18, 2011 News Column by Michael King
A Retrospective Decade
Top 10 reasons to wonder why anyone votes for Rick Perry
"...I FEEL YOUR PAIN True man-of-the-people Perry empathized with Hurricane Ike evacuees. "I absolutely understand they want to get..."
Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
To The 'Lighthouse'
Susan Cowsill's new CD illuminates loss and growth
"...been living in the last four years since the hurricane.”..."
Nov. 17, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser
The Hightower Report
Katrina Trailers Attack; and Averting the 'Long Depression'
"...They're baaaack. The creepy creatures from Hurricane Katrina are reappearing on the Gulf Coast, having been..."
July 23, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower
Making It Right
Austin-based Students of the World strives to make it a better one
"...film in New Orleans for the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina next month...."
July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer
Headlines
"...• Who'll stop the rain? Hurricane Alex, the first hurricane of the 2010 season, was..."
July 2, 2010 News Feature
My New Orleans: The Cookbook: 200 of My Favorite Recipes & Stories From My Hometown
Chef John Besh is a proud native son of Louisiana, and this big new book is his unabashed love letter to the rich traditions and diverse culinary heritage of his hometown
"...August, was one of the first to reopen after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures devastated the historic old..."
April 16, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Who Dat Rollin' on Dat Float?
Mardi Gras 2010: There's still some time to get out and revel!
"...Pre-Hurricane Ike, the Banners parties were always held in the..."
Feb. 12, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer
Behind 'Broussard's Lament'
"..."I was 14 when Hurricane Katrina happened, and it was one of those songs..."
Jan. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
All About Steve
Sandra Bullock plays it kooky in this romantic comedy in which she stalks a CNN cameraman (Bradley Cooper) with whom she's smitten.
"...chronicle a really bad weekend in America – a hurricane in Galveston, a collapsed mine shaft in Oklahoma, a..."
Sept. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Ike and the 81st Lege
How did Galveston fare at the Capitol?
"...When Hurricane Ike devastated the Gulf Coast, Gov. Rick Perry did..."
Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge
This graphic novel depicts a time and a place where bravery borders on stupidity, obligation becomes an albatross, and thugs step up to the mantle as heroes
"...Coast, graphic novelist Josh Neufeld tackles the epic of Hurricane Katrina through the eyes of seven witnesses – pastor's..."
Aug. 14, 2009 Books Review by Kate X Messer
After a Fashion
Stephen goes to Galveston only to be pwned by a bicycle
"...stroll the city and look at the damage from Hurricane Ike. Everywhere were markers showing how high the water..."
May 29, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
I Love You, Man
Paul Rudd stars in this "bromance" comedy in which sweet scenes of male camaraderie contrast with moments of gross-out humor.
"...playing the lovable schnook, the neurotic eye in a hurricane of kooky side characters, but it’s a long way..."
March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
LegeLines
Odds and ends from the Capitol
"...AISD's success in keeping students and evacuees separate during Hurricane Ike as proof the current rules work... Rep. Craig..."
March 13, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff
A Bear in a Funny Hat
The Pope promotes anti-gay pastor to bishop.
"...a hater. In 2005, Wagner was quoted saying that Hurricane Katrina was "God's punishment for the sins of New..."
Feb. 3, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty
Bush's Faith-Based Farewell
Final presidential address from the Texan president throws red meat to small government crowd
"...opened a new charter school from the ruins of Hurricane Katrina. We see it in Julio Medina, a former..."
Jan. 16, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Headlines
"...• In testimony to the House Select Committee on Hurricane Ike on Jan. 7, Texas Faculty Association Executive Director..."
Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature
Headlines
"...Emergency Management Agency for only covering six months of Hurricane Ike reconstruction costs, not the 18 months he requested...."
Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...UT Medical Branch at Galveston in the wake of Hurricane Ike. In the suit, announced Dec. 1, the association..."
Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature
Res Publica
Give thanks, and do good: Nov. 27-Dec. 4
"...OPERATION SANDY CLAUS Help emergency responders in hurricane-torn Galveston this holiday season with donations of toys, games,..."
