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William Broyles : Mission Impossible in Iraq
Last updated June 27, 2008 Screenwriter and former Texas Monthly editor William Broyles. William Broyles was the founding editor of Texas Monthly – back when this magazine about and for Texas was actually edited by a Texan. Broyles produced an … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Iraq, Iraq Occupation, Journalism, Screenwriters, Texas
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Doug Zachary in the 70s : Girls Say Yes to Men Who Say NO
Confessions of an ex-Marine on AcidBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog / June 22, 2008 It is 1970, I am 20 years old, and I have been out of the Marine Corps for about a year. Finally, women are … Continue reading
Mesmo’s Reflections on the Sixties
Janis Joplin, folksinger. Austin, Texas, 1965, at The 11th Door on Red River Street. Photo by Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog. Gerry Storm wrote the following reminiscence on Austin music in the sixties for the Texas Ghetto website in … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, History, Music, Psychedelia, Rock 'n Roll, Sixties, Texas, Texas Ghetto
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Chafed Texan in the Naked City : Too Many Boobs!
Boobs at Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.Says he’ll videotape the evidenceBy Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts / June 16, 2008 Washington is a town filled with boobs. They’re everywhere, from the bare-breasted ladies who decorate the fountain at Dupont Circle to … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists, Censorship, Public Art, Public Morality, Republican Party, Texas
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Ride ’em, Corn Dog!
Are you ready, boots? Sen. John Cornyn’s personalized/emblemized black leather cowboy boot. Courtesy Michael Weiss / Wonkette. “Big John” Cornyn. Now that’s a big one, all right. The junior senator from Texas with the ultra-conservative voting record — known to … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Congress, Cornyn, Marketing, Politics, Republican Party, Rick Noriega, Texas, Video
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Supremes Restore Hope : Habeas Corpus Ruling
Boumediene v. Bush: The Supreme Court Takes a Stand By David Van Os / Jun 13, 2008 David Van Os is a Texas attorney and a populist democrat. In the case of Boumediene v. Bush, issued on June 12, 2008, … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Guantanamo, Habeas Corpus, International Law, Supreme Court, Terrorism, Texas
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Port Arthur Site Set to Burn Toxic PCBs
Life in Port Arthur, Texas is about to get worse. Photo by AP.EPA poised to let Mexican imports be destroyed in Texas townBy Matthew Tresaugue / June 13, 2008 PORT ARTHUR — The west end of this Gulf Coast refinery … Continue reading
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Tagged Energy, Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, pollution, Public Health, Texas
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Gary Chason on His Life in Independent Film
Still from Gary Chason’s God Thinks You’re a Loser.The Independent Film Movement:Letter From the Front LinesBy Gary Chason / The Rag Blog / June 11, 2008 [Gary Chason is an Austin-based filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, casting director, playwright, stage director and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Austin, Film, Filmmakers, Independent Film, Technology, Texas, Writers
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Dan Rather Slams Corporate News
Texas’ Rather speaks to media reform group Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather delivered a blistering critique of corporate news on Saturday night at the National Conference for Media Reform hosted by Free Press. The following are Dan Rather’s prepared … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Media, Internet, Journalism, Media, Media Reform, Texas
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Cocaine Jesus….
….Riding on the Dashboard of my Car!Meet Cocaine Jesus.Federal agents last week arrested a Mexican national for allegedly paying a woman to smuggle into the U.S. a statue that was made of a dried cocaine paste. The carefully painted religious … Continue reading
Texas Rebuked Over Seizure of Mormon Children
Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints leave the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas, on Friday, April 18, 2008. Photo by Tony Gutierrez / AP.Appeals court: state had no right to seize … Continue reading
Rev. Carroll Pickett Discusses Texas’ Death Row, Opposition to the Death Penalty
Rev. Carroll Pickett at “The Walls,” Huntsville, TexasChaplain Discusses ‘Death House’ MinistryReverend Carroll Pickett was the death-house chaplain at the Walls prison unit in Huntsville, Texas for 13 years. During his tenure, he ministered to 95 inmates executed by lethal … Continue reading
