'May the Passenger Pigeon Sing Thee to Thy Rest'

Second-Place Winner

"...My grandmother told me that the passenger pigeon traveled in flocks..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Books Feature by Perry Tyson Midkiff II

Afraid of the Dark

"...Clare Holman. If Sigmund Freud had directed horror movies they might have looked something like Afraid of the Dark...."

Nov. 13, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Common Law

When can the police search my car?

"...Can the police search my car whenever they want, or do..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Column by Luke Ellis

Page Two: Dancing at the Revolution With the Radio On!

Louis Black recalls the joys of driving around and falling in love with pop songs

"...In these politically dark times, writing about what brings us joy..."

June 16, 2017 Column by Louis Black

The Last Kiss

You could say Paul Haggis' The Last Kiss is something of a Garden State redux, but Zach Braff's character here is less fanciful, less melodramatic, and far more prone to doing the thoughtless things men tend to do.

"...Rachel Bilson, Eric Christian Olsen, Casey Affleck, Michael Weston, Blythe Danner and Tom Wilkinson. If 40 is the new..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Long Center’s Soundtrack Series continues Friday & Saturday

"...Zach and I were driving through Charleston, SC., on the tail end of a road trip up the East..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Election Ticker: The Ups and Downs of Watson's Ad and More

Look at the first ad of the mayoral campaign and more

"...Thumbs down: Kirk Watson's mayoral campaign has hit the airwaves with a 30-second ad that aired on cable..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

The Untold Tale of Stuntwomen

Director April Wright is setting the history of Hollywood straight

"...The tale of Hollywood is just like any other narrative...."

Sept. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wen Ren’s End-of-the-World Drama Last Sunrise Found Its Spark in China

Light in the dark

"...There can be no more definitive end of the world..."

July 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Train! The Train!

What, where, when, and who on the Red Line

"...Stay off the tracks, folks – the trains are running. And beginning..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...The long, gnarled, nimble fingers that raced, danced, and jumped..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...Perez was slain last spring, few people outside of the Latin music industry really knew who the young artist..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

By the Numbers

The Green Line

"...Crunch this, to play along with the Transit Working Group on the sausage link..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Last Ride

The last few days in the life of Hank Williams are portrayed in this plausible film re-creation.

"...The death of Hank Williams at the age of 29..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...series of Monday morning work sessions at City Hall. The Transit Working Group convened by the Capital Area Metropolitan..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Commuter Rail: Stuck in the Station Again

The attempt to salvage commuter rail in the San Antonio-Dallas Corridor

"...7, Austin voters killed light rail. On Nov. 28, the Travis County Commissioners Court fired a few bullets at..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Sausage Link

How Elgin got the New Urbanist transit dream

"..."There's no reason why Elgin shouldn't be the national model..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Turning the Page on the Year in Books

New works by Cormac McCarthy and Sarah Bird make for a memorable year in literature

"...book arrives, especially in light of his absence from the scene since winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction with..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

The Commuter

Liam Neeson still has a very particular set of skills

"...Train taught us anything, it’s to never engage in hypotheticals. Yet down-on-his-luck insurance agent Michael MacCauley (Neeson) commits that..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Tire Mound of Mystery

Thousands of city tires lie moldering southeast of town – and the city is claiming ignorance

"...Stacked in long rows and towering piles in the middle of a field southeast of Downtown are thousands..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Proof that Cops Always Have the Best Stash, Pt. 3

Herein find the sad tale of a pleasure trip to Houston (!) gone terribly wrong....

"...want to haul a large stash of pot from the border up to Austin, it would probably be a..."

Sept. 11, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Drinks Issue: Guide to Getting Home Safely

Put somebody else in the driver's seat with these transpo options

"...With Austin’s abundance of transportation options, there’s no excuse for drinking and driving. With our handy..."

July 13, 2018 Food Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Day One. Road to the Whitehouse: Save Us, Davis!

Gay Place correspondent Dacia Saenz finally has a moment to breathe and blog about her inaugural inauguration experiences.

"...started my trek to Obamaland, trudging through Chinatown in the snowy dawn, loading into a stinky bus, groggy, but..."

Jan. 22, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Dacia Saenz

Head Out on the Highway

Reinvent the Wheel on One of These Cool Texas Road Trips

"...classic cars including a 1948 Tucker that was in the movie of the same name. From the beautiful to..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature

On the Drunk Bus With Pineapple Tangaroa

The Austin body modifcation artist isn't playing around in his surprise new comedy

"...saw my guidance counselor I would kick him in the nuts."..."

May 21, 2021 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Death Watch: The Merits of Hypnosis-Induced Testimony

Attorneys argue Charles Don Flores' conviction is rooted in junk science

"...Charles Don Flores received a stay of execution from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals just six days before..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Seaholm Powers Ahead, Amid Questions About the 'Public Interest'

Oft-delayed development getting serious at City Council

"...Seaholm – the historic power plant to be transformed by a private..."

Dec. 12, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

View From the Top

"...a small-town girl who dreams of a life in the sky, servicing first-class passengers on route to Paris or..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Toll

A rideshare into cosmic horror is just worth paying attention

"...into your car, who should be more scared – the passenger or the driver? When Cami (Hayes) finds herself..."

March 26, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Writer Explores the Contradictions of Ted Kennedy in Chappaquiddick

Telling the tale of the shattering of Camelot

"...There are few political enigmas more shrouded in speculation than..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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