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The beautifully wrought film is a tragic love story (not a "gay cowboy movie") that’s defined by its staggering heartbreak.

A big donor withdraws funding over 'pornographic' book and stirs up an online storm

An Unfinished Life never transcends its simple storyline to charter original ground, but it’s the kind of movie you can’t fault too terribly much, primarily because its heart seems to be in the right place.

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Kathy McCarty explains why it took her a decade between albums

The numbers tell a different story than the pundits: The next election will again be the Democrats' to lose if party members don't learn to talk plainly and with respect to people who are different culturally, and are uneducated, left out, or left behind

The newly restored 'Heaven's Gate' plays the Paramount

Most of the American soldiers who have died in Iraq came from little places that the 21st century has left behind

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Austin's clean-energy industry appears poised to take off -- but city leaders seem surprisingly unenthusiastic.

Gordon Fowler wastes no time when it comes to making his mark in watercolor.

The draconian R.A.V.E. Act sneaks back into Congress, but reform advocates are pushing drug bills across the nation -- including in Texas

There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.

Dreck the Halls

A long-ago marijuana conviction gets a library staffer fired and raises questions about city employment policies and the war on drugs

H.W. Brands? The Age of Gold is just the latest in a long line of well-crafted history.

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Raising deer, oryx, antelope, and more on central texas ranches

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production of The Laramie Project retells the story of Matthew Shepard's murder in a compelling, heartfelt way, but it also tells a town's story and gives us the opportunity to see our town in its reflection.

A right-wing mailout stirs up a firestorm among Texas' Republican legislators.

The crazy quilt career of Kimmie Rhodes.

On the heels of threatened industry strikes and life-changing world events, this year's Sundance Film Festival in Utah featured more deals, more attendees, and more stars.

That was the year that was in the Live Music Capital …

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Environmental groups notify Alcoa Corp. of intent to sue over environmental violations.