AltWeeklies Wire
Toro y Moi: 'Anything in Return'new
Toro y Moi, AKA Chaz Bundick, makes a play for radio spots but may find himself lodged in the final rotation spot of the party's vinyl playlist.
San Antonio Current |
M. R. Brown |
01-30-2013 |
Reviews
'Pretty Vacant': the Sex Pistols and Esteban Jordan meet in a SA film classicnew
It's hard to hold a DVD of Pretty Vacant, the short film by Jim Mendiola — it burns your hands
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
01-30-2013 |
Reviews
Sexual abuse victims testify in Lackland hearingnew
In the summer of 2011, a single trainee came forward to claim she was raped by her instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
01-30-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Urban Homesteader: Citrus farming in the backyardnew
A few years ago, my husband and I inherited two Meyer lemon bushes.
San Antonio Current |
Diana Roberts |
01-30-2013 |
Food+Drink
Confessions of a Revenge Pornographernew
Revenge porn has become a legal grey area. In the past, victims have sued websites over copyright infringement or privacy. But proprietors of revenge porn websites like Texxxan.com fall under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides that websites aren't liable for user-submitted content.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
01-30-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Murder City: Police stats show 2012 had more kills in San Antonionew
Nationally, homicides have continued to decrease steadily since about 2005. According to FBI stats and previous media reports, San Antonio's murder rate appears to have peaked in the mid-1990s
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
01-23-2013 |
Crime & Justice
LGBT Liaison in Julian Castro's cornernew
When the Human Rights Campaign released its 2012 Municipal Equality Index, San Antonio scored a 48 out of 100, compared to Austin's and Dallas' scores of 91 and 76, respectively.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
01-23-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Julián Castro
Comedian Lisa Lampanelli talks weight loss, husband's cojonesnew
Her waistline may have shrunk since undergoing gastric surgery last April, but one thing comedian Lisa Lampanelli hasn't lost is that dirty mouth of hers.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-23-2013 |
Comedy
Yo La Tengo: 'Fade'new
How do you keep your sound fresh after over 20 years as a band?
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
01-23-2013 |
Reviews
Tags: Yo La Tengo
A Lone Star look at this year's Sundance Film Festivalnew
This is finally Texas' year at Sundance Film Festival. On January 17-27, filmmakers from across the country will come together in Park City, Utah, to bring their film to market and pray for distribution, a scandal, or any other form of miracle.
San Antonio Current |
Natalia Ciolko |
01-16-2013 |
Movies
Taddy Porter and Filligar are young bands with old soulsnew
Known for occasionally bringing in some killer national and regional talent, Jack's Bar is kicking off 2013 right — on January 20 the venue will host Taddy Porter and Filligar, a dynamic duo of solid young rock bands.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
01-16-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mummies of the World at the Witte Museumnew
What is it about kids and mummies? Maybe it's sheer exoticism, ghoulish delight, or their strange similarity to the familiar name for mother, but there's no denying that children are fascinated by the wrapped remains associated with the glory days of the Egyptian pharaohs.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
01-16-2013 |
Art
Marion Cotillard shines on trite 'Rust and Bone'new
For most of Rust and Bone, Marion Cotillard plays a legless woman. Though the corporeal deficiency is a hardship for the character, Stéphanie, an orca trainer whose limbs are amputated after she is attacked by a whale, it is a boon to the actor.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
01-16-2013 |
Movies
Trollin' Ain't Easy, but is Banning Trolls Unconstitutional?new
As with most trolls, there are really two John Foddrills. Seated at a dining room table near his wife, Foddrill is personable, calm, and at times even dryly funny. But just wait till he gets to his computer.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
12-14-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Kinky Returns to San Antonionew
A crazy monster with five heads all beating each other up — in a nutshell, that is what three-time Grammy-nominated Kinky is.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Brune |
12-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
