Drink to Me Only With Thine Lies

Those classic club tales tantalize, whether you’re sober or besotted

"...And we also know that we, ourselves – or,..."

July 20, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Q&A Hole: Considering All the Different Gods Available to Humanity, How Do You Choose Which One to Believe In?

With Russell Glasser, Cristine H. Legare, David Wheeler, and more.

"...Wayne Alan Brenner of Minerva’s Wreck: My father has..."

Oct. 25, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Stand-up Comedy: The Tweet & Lowdown

Chris Cubas and Kath Barbadoro hashtag it out

"...online only now, in the sweet pixelated realmof this BRNNR BLG. So here we go: Wayne Alan Brenner: Okay,..."

April 27, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

30 Things

The highs, the lows, the lists

"...31) 30 BRNNR Doodles..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Features Feature

Suerte’s Patio Opens, Thanksgiving Gobbles Hard, Otoko Brands a Sake, Nido and Industry Get All Brunchy, Aviary Collabs Supercharge Sunday Nights, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...And what comes after Thanksgiving? Those, ah, winter solstice..."

Nov. 16, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kerlaches Come From Kerlin, the Blanton Hosts a Bake-Off, Tito’s (and DQ) Gets Anniversarizing, and the Hotel Lounge Scene Shines All Vibrant and Bold. Also? Easter!

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Now eat as well as you can, tip like..."

April 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Winebelly Shutters, Via 313 Shudders, Rosen’s and Rosita’s Go Brick-and-Mortar, Huckleberry Has a Moving Experience …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...And remember: It's always been rough, working foodservice, and..."

Jan. 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Things to Enjoy on the East Austin Studio Tour

From trees to tour buses, the highlights of weekend two of the celebration of tactile creativity

"...Sure, we were delighted by this creative polymath's recent..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tumble 22 Brings the Chickens and the Heat to Lake Austin Boulevard

Former Magnolia Cafe waiter noms his way through meat and memories

"...We’re sitting on the outside patio, Janik and I,..."

Nov. 9, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rude Mechs Bring a Karaoke Christmas Carol Into Your Home and You’re the Star

Local theatre savants revamp Dickens for your holiday acting pleasure

"...Why, yes. Because these guys aren’t busting their brains’..."

Oct. 6, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Counter Culture's Watermelon Mango Gazpacho

We reckon this will make your summer fruitful & refreshing

"...Our old friend Sylvia Davis has long had a..."

May 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

It’s Wham Time for Austin’s Dean of Comedy

Stand-up man Pat Dean anchors online showcase of comics

"...As the Isolation Comedy series has already run 15..."

May 21, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Magnolia Cafe West Closes for Good

Lake Austin Boulevard eatery is shuttered, shuttered, gone

"...(I’ll gladly corroborate those words, from back in the..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Persistence of Vision Podcast Books Your Life Up Right

Austin-based audio series brings lively lit-talk from local lights

"...You could even get charged up with the idea..."

March 16, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

It’s 2.13 Today – and Just $2.13 an Hour

Waitrons know that it takes some fine tippage to equal a workable wage

"...Well, if that guy can be bothered to remind..."

Feb. 13, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

When the Bulleit Hits the Bon Appetit

The whiskey company brings three dimensions of win to a new frontier

"...TL;DR: Maybe you don’t agree that Bulleit’s bourbons and..."

April 2, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW VR Cinema: Mars Home Planet

In the Hall of the Martian Things

"...So, yes, if you like science fiction in general,..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Governor Says Hospitality Industry Worthy of Appreciation

Of course, we knew this all along – but Abbott makes it official

"...That’s right, it’s a day in which to honor..."

Feb. 13, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

"When Everything's Been Said" at ICOSA Gallery

In this two-man exhibition by Jonas Criscoe and Mark Johnson, some pictures work a thousand words

"...Criscoe is a master of screenprinting. He's also an..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

EAST 2018: Brenner’s Picks

Our savvy arts reprobate has a few suggestions for you, comma, citizen

"...And here’s where I tell you how half of..."

Nov. 15, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Texas Whiskey Festival Is This Saturday

Inaugural event fills the Texas State History Museum with good spirits

"...But there are two more things to note here,..."

March 27, 2018 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Arty Things to Do: Dec. 15-17

Counting it down, arting it up, struggling with the goddamn tinsel

"...Just one weekend away from the weekend that’s got..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Arty Things to Do: Nov. 10-12

G-gosh, whatever might they be? Anyone have a clue?

"...4) We’re not even familiar with The Familiar. We..."

Nov. 9, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tillie Walden: Talking Comics

"If it was torture, I’d’ve given up by now.”

"...But a few weeks ago, Walden was definitely at..."

Nov. 1, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Uncomfortably Happily: Yeah, You Know What That’s Like

New graphic novel from D&Q nails the modern creative life

"...There’s not an American I’ve ever met – not..."

Sept. 25, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Full English Is a Gas, Gas, Gas

Bull Garlington gets all Ugly (Hilarious) American with the UK

"...(Note: Not that reading writers who are destitute and..."

July 4, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Dream Wanderer: Get in the Back of the Van!

Touring VR project reveals a series of eerie heavens on Earth

"...But I’m sitting there at my desk, valiantly hacking..."

Jan. 4, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Q&A Hole: Why Are People So Violent Toward Each Other

With Denise Prince, Bob Duke, Chris Brown, Rebecca Schwarz, and more

"...“That horrible sound, dear one?” as someone recently quipped..."

Oct. 4, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Chris Woolfrey’s Got Issues With Intellectual Property. You Can Help.

You think information really wants to be free? That view may cost us all.

"...We’re already heavily sparked by the subject – we’re..."

June 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dita Von Teese: Your Beauty Mark

Our intrepid reporter and his friend take the new book for a test drive

"...So I called my friend Sylvia...."

Dec. 9, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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