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'Someone Could Get Hurt' at BookPeople Tonight

Someone who's written for Maxim, GQ, Playboy, Penthouse, and Deadspin is probably the last person you'd expect to write a book on parenting. Read More | Comment »

Books 5:04PM Mon. May. 20

Austin Film Society Wants to Build the 'Best Little Art House in Texas'

The Austin Film Society is on a mission. Read More | Comment »

Screens 4:24PM Mon. May. 20, Monica Riese

News Ticker: May 20

Ted Nugent has a family feud, Dan Patrick drops some knowledge, and Texas is getting a little antsy. Grumpiness is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

News 3:40PM Mon. May. 20, Brandon Watson

Summer Fun: Revealed

There's no denying it: Outrageous heat is better dealt with inside, bathing in the cooling essence of A/C. Honestly, getting naked would be much better. Read More | Comment »

3:25PM Mon. May. 20, Nate Jackson

Horizon: An Alternative to the Big E3 Presentations

Do the usual E3 gaming presentations leave you cold? Local gaming-culture website Venus Patrol is collaborating on an alternative. It's called Horizon and, while no details have been released, we imagine that a website with "We are video game romantics" as its unofficial slogan will bring games with a personal touch to the national spotlight. Read More | Comment »

Screens 2:55PM Mon. May. 20, James Renovitch

This Is a Blogpost About Austin's Jennymarie Jemison

That's right: Partly. Read More | Comment »

Arts 2:00PM Mon. May. 20, Wayne Alan Brenner

Rock & Roll Weekend

Three nights, three shows, three different venues around town. Playback’s busy weekends don’t show any signs of slowing down. Read More | Comment »

Music 12:45PM Mon. May. 20, Kevin Curtin

One-Man Bandstands

Sitting with local mainstay Chris Brecht at North Loop’s popular Workhorse Bar last Wednesday, I was informed quite unceremoniously that “the age of the male singer-songwriter is dead.” Read More | Comment »

Music 11:45AM Mon. May. 20, Chase Hoffberger

Jesse Dayton Walks With a 'Zombex'

It seems like we've been waiting for years for the first footage from Zombex, the undead horror from local rockabilly transplant Jesse Dayton. Actually, it has been years, but now it's time for some flesh-rending fun. Read More | Comment »

Screens 8:10AM Mon. May. 20, Richard Whittaker

PROTOS Digital Art & Prototyping Festival

The spring festival season draws to a close as summer temps make "celebrating outside" a contradiction in terms. Before that happens the PROTOS Digital Art & Prototyping Festival introduces itself to Austin courtesy of the Austin Museum of Digital Art. It's a perfect way to get inspired and discover ways to creatively spend the sweltering months indoors. Read More | Comment »

Screens 12:36PM Sun. May. 19, James Renovitch

Austin And the Wider World

Many Austinites already know that their city is one of the more truly international urban centers in Texas, but a visit by 26 ambassadors last week re-enforced that idea. Read More | Comment »

News 10:20AM Sun. May. 19, Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Scene: Where Pragmatism Meets Idealism

“This may be the year that Austin earns its place on the map as a movie capital,” concludes Melena Ryzik in a profile of our city’s film scene, which appears in this Sunday’s New York Times. “With a double-digit roster of films rooted here opening in theaters,” Ryzik presents the evidence. Read More | Comment »

Screens 2:00PM Sat. May. 18, Marjorie Baumgarten

Bill of the Week: No 'Easy Death'

When Seagoville Police Sergeant Karl Bailey was asked to run the town's animal shelter, he knew he had a problem. Although he took an early stand against killing healthy animals, he knew the shelter would sometimes have to euthanize animals that were on their last legs. Read More | Comment »

News 11:00AM Sat. May. 18, Brandon Watson

After the Battle

When photojournalist Erin Trieb traveled to Afghanistan to embed with U.S. troops, she wasn’t expecting to find her calling. Over the course of three years, from 2009-2012, she traveled three times to Afghanistan, most extensively with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 10th Mountain Division based in Ft. Drum, N.Y. Read More | Comment »

Arts 11:00AM Sat. May. 18, Natalie Zeldin

DVDanger: 'Crimewave'

There are two Sam Raimis: There's the one that does considered, heartfelt adult dramas, and then there's the crazy bastard who throws everything at the screen and sees what sticks. Sensible Sam was AWOL in 1985 when Rabid Raimi was making Crimewave. Read More | Comment »

Screens 8:47AM Sat. May. 18, Richard Whittaker

The Priests of Syrinx

When did the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony become the Oscars? A nearly three-hour run-time, teleprompter eyes, and enough hair dye to deluge AARP fall in perfect lockstep with filmdom’s annual backslapping. The ultimate tie-in? Jack Nicholson sits in the front row of both. Watch the music blow-out on HBO tomorrow. Read More | Comment »

Music 5:20PM Fri. May. 17, Raoul Hernandez

Summer Fun: Baseball? You Bet!

True confession: I've never called myself a baseball fan. Basketball is a lot more my speed. Read More | Comment »

5:17PM Fri. May. 17, Nina Hernandez

Jambalaya Festival Moves Downtown

Good news for rap dudes who don’t leaving their hood for shows: next Friday’s Jambalaya Festival scheduled for the Backyard has been moved downtown to the Austin Music Hall. Read More | Comment »

Music 4:30PM Fri. May. 17, Chase Hoffberger

Moms the Word

Moms Mabley is inside Whoopi Goldberg. You can see for yourself when the multitalented, what-hasn't-she-done comedian/Oscar-winning actress/co-host of The View/drinkslinger on the starship Enterprise takes the Dell Hall stage at the Long Center on Saturday night. Read More | Comment »

Arts 4:00PM Fri. May. 17, Robert Faires

Kickstart Your Weekend With Politics and Film

Thanks to our shared fame as the capital of Texas and the live music capital of the world, Austin has a wealth of creative types and political junkies. These three crowdfunding projects will hit home for one or the other – or both. Read More | Comment »

Screens 2:26PM Fri. May. 17, Monica Riese

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