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The Death of Ben Brownlee
A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids
"...verbal harassment lobbed at him by his fellow Rockdale High School students. School was tough for Ben, not academically..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Absolutely Dan Dyer
If Dan Dyer couldn't sing, being 'easy on the eyes' wouldn't matter
"...up in a real-life Friday Night Lights town playing football; he switched to basketball, then discovered he could sing...."

June 6, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Rob Thomas' Unlikely Route to Young Adult Fiction
'Veronica Mars' creator dishes on teens, fans, and the movie
"...and investigates grisly murders, while Steve, a perpetually stoned high school senior, pursues girls and schemes to get into..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Police dropped charges against AISD senior Mamadee Kamara – but that didn't stop the district from acting as judge and jury
"...that something happened on the property of Kealing Middle School on the evening of July 14. And Austin Independent..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Foul Pay
Football Is Golden
"...UT Head Football Coach Mack Brown draws dollar signs as well as..."

Sept. 18, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky
How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas
"...the film adaptation of Friday Night Lights captured the high-stakes drama and romanticism of small-town Texas football – and..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Soda Jerks
The AISD Vending Machine Scandal and the World of Snacks and Sodas
"...a sizable portion of the vending business at public school districts across the Rio Grande Valley. The two had..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Bottoms
The Shiva Baby team reunite for a ridonkulously horny queer comedy
"...queer teen movies, in Bottoms Seligman gives us a high school sex romp with some actual punch...."

Aug. 25, 2023 Movie Review by Lina Fisher

Plethora of Riches: How Richard Samuel Turned an Art Gallery Into a Community Center
RichesArt launches annual Black History Month exhibit with new philanthropic initiative
"...has yet to breach 3,000. He grew up playing football and earned a full-ride scholarship to play the game..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

Coach's Corner
Like a veteran rock & roll band, the Westlake High football team delivers the goods, week after week, show after show.
"...to begin to understand the culture that is Westlake High football -- a culture where a bedroom suburb almost..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...how anachronistic or ironic they may have become. Travis High School students and alumni are staunchly resisting pressure from..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Ex-NFL Star Joe Barksdale Moves to Austin to Tackle Music
After a drastic career change, Barksdale looks for understanding and self-reflection
"...Motor City produced its share of shredders, adept strummers highlighted by Wayne Kramer, Ted Nugent, Jack White...."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Austin Sol Makes Its Home Debut in the American Ultimate Disc League
"...during the counterculture movement of the Sixties at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J. It quickly spread throughout the..."

April 8, 2016 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

'Dazed and Confused' and Together Again
After 20 years, the gang reunites for induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame
"...the basic plot set on the last day of high school in 1976, departing seniors bestow upon wishful freshmen..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Coach's Corner
"...It strikes me that football is a sport singularly susceptible, for various complex, conflicting,..."

May 21, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Air Bud: Golden Receiver
"...aspirations, Air Bud: Golden Receiver falls somewhere between the After-School Special zone and that hellish gray area specially reserved..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon
Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list
"...his slacker friend, Tanner play a prank on their high school physics professor when she fails them on a..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire
The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden
"...a north side guy. I went to Everett Grammar School on 34th and Bell Avenue, then I went to..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

'The NFL Beat': Spinal Stenosis
What will this condition mean for Jarvis Jones' career?
"...was one of the most productive players in college football during the 2012 season. He plays with an extremely..."

Jan. 23, 2013 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'Hornucopia': Hello, New Season
2012 Texas Longhorns football preview
"...The best third-and-long call will be Gray, the most highly touted Texas high school running back since Adrian Peterson,..."

Aug. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

The Girls on the 50-Yard Line
Documentarian Mylène Moreno always wanted to be a professional athlete. Instead, she made True-Hearted Vixens, a film about women who did. Moreno brings Vixens, documenting the attempt to create a women's professional football league, and her short "Cormac's Trash" to the Alamo Drafthouse this Wednesday.
"...try to make a go of a professional women's football team. The film focuses on the stories of two..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Book Reviews
"...autobiographical account of the early life of Willy Keeler, football star. Of Claude High School, Home of the Fighting..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Naked City
"...Barton Springs Pool swimmers will likely be left high and dry for at least several weeks this spring..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature

Permanent Visitors?
Unique View
"...In a climate incredibly doubtful of the public school system's effectiveness, the Visiting Teachers have been able to..."

Jan. 1, 1999 News Feature by Traci Terrill

Balls Out
College intramural football comedy features several SNL players
"...The jokes fly in the college intramural football comedy Balls Out like a fourth-down Hail Mary thrown..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada
Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date
"...We've already teased some of the highlights of the just-announced SXSW Film 2011 lineup – and..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Weathering the Storm
The Austin Lightning look to gain a foothold in Austin as soccer is primed for the national spotlight
"...as a player, later as a coach. His two high school-age sons are now the youngest Lightning players. The..."

June 22, 2007 Sports Feature by Joe O'Connell

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest
Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf
"...city, and I made a life history of cutting school. We would cut school with our backpacks and our..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Aggies Amped for Entry, Descent, and Landing in the SEC
A&M preps for SEC like Curiosity was prepped for Mars
"...all accounts, triumphant). But Aggies looking forward to the school's debut football season in the Southeastern Conference and anyone..."

Aug. 28, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

'The NFL Beat': Punt in an Elevator
Punting it up while we're going down
"...is the day you dissected a fetal pig in high school...."

June 21, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

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