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The Sweet Queerafter: What's in a Word?
Shall we stash the powder keg in a flameproof closet or light the fuse?
"...murders, and in the silent killers of disease and substance abuse. Silence=Death. Our outspoken heterosexual cisgender allies may be..."

Feb. 13, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Vinyl’s Tin Cup Chalice
Finyl vinyl thoughts from the stacks of Antone’s Records
"...core human desire: getting high. Not so much the substance abuse either. The Dead got high same as free..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Fun Fun Fun Fest Comedy
Rob Delaney has evolved from a dick joke behind a phallic avatar to a comedy renaissance man
"...avatar. He's a soundboard with opinions on everything from substance abuse to sexual equality to the supreme idiocy of..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Chase Hoffberger

From the Vaults: I'll Be Your Mirror
Grab the remote: 'Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart' is on PBS in an hour
"...alludes to Reed's legendary asshole-ism, his past history of substance abuse, and his bisexuality, these are all given scant..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Major Arcana
Monologist Annie La Ganga enchanted a crowd with tales of tarot decks and her personal connections with the cards
"...school friendships and love gone wrong and waitressing and substance abuse and the problems of magical thinking were skillfully..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Egg & I
How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine
"...Diet. The role of bacteria, inherited genetics, trauma, and substance abuse are also understood to play a role, and..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

Sweet Corn! The Hickoids
‘Hairy Chafin’ Ape Suit’ ain’t no Harry Chapin tribute
"...the madness of three decades of punk rock – substance abuse, bandmember deaths, breaking up and reforming, etc. –..."

Aug. 12, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

One Night With Janis Joplin
Zach makes this soulful portrait of the blues-rock queen an exhilarating concert that'll have you on your feet
"...of Janis' life; the less palatable things, like her substance abuse and promiscuity, are somewhat obscured. Nonetheless, One Night..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Death Watch: Texas Court Declines to Consider Final Appeal
McCarthy would be 500th inmate and 5th woman to be executed
"...in Texas. "Accordingly, we dismiss the application as an abuse of the writ without considering the merits of the..."

June 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Home Run
A pro ballplayer with a substance-abuse problem goes back home for rehab, and finds Christian redemption by coaching a Little League team.
"...to his privileged position in major league baseball. His substance abuse problems lead him to an incident where he..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

UT Gov't to Vote on Downplaying Pot Possession
Vote would ask UTPD to enforce citation law on campus
"...robberies and rapes, respectively, while there were 58 controlled substance abuse cases in 2012. The resolution resolves that issuing..."

March 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Senator Open to Compromise on Drug Testing Bill
Targeting drugs tests for some welfare recipients
"...Jane Nelson's bid to ferret out and ban drug abusers from obtaining welfare benefits...."

March 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Cave Murder: Court Grants Review
Pitonyak to argue that state withheld favorable evidence
"...he must have done so; he'd been struggling with substance abuse for several years and was on a several-days-long..."

March 20, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Everybody Must Get Stoned!
The national trend of marijuana reform law continues to build
"...Patrick Kennedy, who has had his own share of substance abuse issues and run-ins with the law. Kennedy is..."

March 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Playback: ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! ¡Cuatro!
SXSW Music begins coming into focus
"...the wake of the meltdown, Armstrong entered rehab for substance abuse, and the band canceled one tour and postponed..."

March 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The AggreGAYtor: January 24
Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news
"...isn’t above using humiliation to stop LGBTs from getting substance abuse help. Spooky...."

Jan. 24, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

DVD Watch: 'Fat Kid Rules the World'
Matthew Lillard's directorial debut has a big heart
"...the region's glam/grind fusion, his own well-recorded history of substance abuse is echoed in Marcus' self-destruction. (There's even a..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Still Looking for a Home
Austin searches once again for a comprehensive solution for homelessness
"...best practices based on thorough research on homelessness and substance abuse, the campus provides holistic treatment by combining: Housing,..."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The AggreGAYtor: November 19
Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news
"...drama about intentional families living with the consequences of substance abuse...."

Nov. 19, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Flight
"...reshapes itself into a fairly standard story about a substance abuser and his difficulty getting permanently sober. The opening..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nov. 6 Elections: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements
"...in undeclared wars) and his willingness to maintain unconstitutional abuse of legal rights (as in Guantánamo). But his administration..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

Your Word Is Your Bond
Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work
"...to appear in court before? Do you have a substance abuse problem? At the same time, several long-used considerations..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3AM: Too Much of Nothing
The United States pacifies Afghanistan just enough so that China can profit
"...(Newsweek, April 3, 2011). And "[a] new study says substance abuse among troops has become a 'public health crisis'..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Judge to DA: Woman Likely Not Guilty in Toddler's Death
Was Rosa Jimenez wrongly convicted?
"...similar activity," and that she exhibited no evidence of substance abuse. In sum, he wrote, "I am not at..."

Oct. 3, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Playback: HAAM-er Time
Being a musician doesn't always come with a choice, and rarely includes health insurance, so HAAM Benefit Day remains paramount
"...grounded in late hours, death-trap touring vans, alcohol and substance abuse, and shit pay...."

Sept. 28, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Q&A With Author Aaron Teel
Flash-fiction champ reads at Domy tomorrow
"...of depression invoked by the stories’ heavy realities (poverty, substance abuse) are relieved, if only temporarily, through Teel’s expert..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Judge, 167th District Court: Two Sides of the Law
De La Fuente vs. Wahlberg for the 167th bench
"...assessing the root causes of crime – such as substance abuse and mental illness – in order to "get..."

May 11, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Out of Bounds': The Incredible Life of Ricky Williams
UT to unveil statue of Williams April 1
"...suspended for all of 2006 for violating the league's substance-abuse policy...."

March 31, 2012 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

The Last Holiday: A Memoir
Gil Scott-Heron's posthumous autobiography
"...an HIV infection and a long, debilitating struggle with substance abuse. Cited as "The Godfather of Rap," his politically..."

March 16, 2012 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Home Movies
Q&A with "Family Nightmare" director Dustin Defa
"...a child living in that house with all that substance abuse going on all around us...."

March 15, 2012 SXSW Post by Leah Churner

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