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Book Reviews
"...("I'm growing bored with my I-story. All reminiscence, no action. Critics say that's the trouble with I-stories. Action. There..."

July 23, 1999 Books Review

Postmarks
Don't Cry for Rainey
"...bald person does have a disadvantage in first glance attraction, but charm, wit, and grooming will win in the..."

July 23, 1999 Column

Scanlines
Above the Rim
"...of boyish temerity, bragadoccio, and vulnerability. But as father figure Tom Sheppard, a lost soul carrying the weight of..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Who's Watching the Police?
Police Tout Poll
"...doing it right 99.99% of the time." (Actually, that figure is 99.94%, but ...) And Sheffield is right on..."

May 14, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Book Reviews
"...the protagonist,16-year-old Skye, is far more evolved in both action and thought. Her father is classically absent, chasing youth..."

March 26, 1999 Books Review

Wallet and Spirit
Sickbed Fortune
"...worth at $285 million (the Express-News recently upped that figure by $55 million). Texas Monthly has listed him among..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Readings From the Fringe
"...blues are inevitably set against one another, the physical action is as amplified as the internal. With its Summer..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Books Review by Mike Shea

Scanlines
The Opposite of Sex
"...Christina Ricci plays Dedee Truitt, a foul-mouthed 16-year-old who figures she can seduce the boyfriend of her gay half-brother..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Screens Feature

Screamlines
"...a yeoman's effort by Brad Pitt as Rice's Hamlet figure, Louis, but Cruise may just as well be Tom..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Where the Sea Used to Be
"...and essays — the Montana wilderness, geology, hunting, man's interaction with nature — and is just as wonderfully written...."

Sept. 4, 1998 Books Review

Short Cuts
"...the mathematical odds when playing 21. Sponsored by The Action House production company, the party will feature live music..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Radio and the Really Big Beat
Capstar's Austin-based Empire
"...Before the FCC action, six radio stations in Austin split a $30 million..."

May 22, 1998 Music Feature by Bill Crawford

Exhibitionism
Agamemnon: Not for Moderns
"...Still, there are ways around this. Offstage action could be brought onstage. The endless repetitions of plot..."

April 17, 1998 Arts Review

Suburban Blight
Austinites' Escape to the 'Burbs Backfires
"...stressed by their comparison to newer suburban enclaves.... Prompt action is required before a large scale flight and decline..."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks
We Get What We Want
"...a terrible shame for Austin citizens and leaders to figure out how bad the traffic and visual effects are..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

Movies From the Mount
Sundance Film Festival
"...Curiously, mathematics also figured prominently in at least two other Sundance movies: The..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Post Marks
Muddying the Waters
"...I was pleased with the warm reaction to my Tom Terkel Sno-Cone Stand idea, and I'd..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column

Page Two
"...hero to many people in this state, an inspirational figure. Those people will insist that the cover and Robert..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Column by Louis Black

Natural Born Leader
Mayor Hits the Ground Running His First 100 Days
"...not seek the unlikely consensus of the two opposed factions, but would instead draw from task force member input..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Princess of Hearts
TV Eye
"...of our hearts It won't take a psychic to figure what has been on TV Eye's mind since Saturday..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

UT's Master Plan Disaster?
So Far, School's New Buildings Receive Low Marks
"...Freeport-McMoRan and his wife, he being the most vilified figure in recent Austin history. This is a good thing,..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Scanlines
"...will at the therapeutic powers of the Guilty Pleasure Action Romance. Sometimes, though, it's necessary to turbo-charge your movie..."

May 16, 1997 Screens Feature

First Things First
Paradise by UT's Stadium Lights
"...factor in college admissions, effectively throwing out traditional affirmative action programs. At UT alone, minority applications were down 52%..."

May 2, 1997 News Column by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Scanlines
Norma Jean & Marilyn
"...of twists and turns that leaves you struggling to figure out what will happen next. Frances McDormand fans will..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

Emotion Pictures
Toward a Fuller Understanding of Sam
"...Film is like a battle- ground. Love. Hate. Action. Violence. Death. In one word... emotion."..."

June 28, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trailer Trash
Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You...
"...film today is probably going to summarize the entire action in chronological order, reveal major plot turns, and often..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart

Naked City
Off the Desk
"...admitted that they'd like to get in on the action by opening their own businesses once the corridor is..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Crossing the Lines
Women Comic Strippers
"...DC, Dark Horse, and Archie), 35,000 is a selling figure that would lead to reassessing the financial feasiblility of..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

Queens, Kings, and More Events to Help You Celebrate This Weekend
Movies, theatre, classes, dancing, and more reasons to get out
"...magnetism of Maggie Cheung, who plays a Hong Kong action star on a melodramatic movie set. If you’re into..."

June 14, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Meet the New Man Leading the City of Austin
City Manager Broadnax discusses police, homelessness, and more
"...respond to emergency situations in the summer and winter. After-action reports that examined the city’s responses to prior winter..."

May 31, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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