A working film critic at The Austin Chronicle for 25 years, Marc Savlov’s longevity is equaled by his versatility. Whether it’s an action film or a horror hackathon, a gushy romance or a loopy kids’ picture, Savlov can be counted on to tell it like it is – and tell it with linguistic style and gusto that’s anchored in his broad breadth of knowledge. Like those dogs in that famous experiment, we greet each review with a Savlovian response.

4000 N. I-35
www.austinchronicle.com/authors/marc-savlov

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When it comes to lampooning hipster excesses, leave it to blogger Lauren Modery to hit the tiny nail on the tiny head. Modery, aka Hipstercrite, specializes in documenting a certain kind of Austin lifestyle (y’all know what we mean), and her observational humor is somehow both self-conscious and ultimately nonjudgmental. Her “Dear People Who Live in Tiny Fancy Houses” found her in perfect form, building a list of innocent-seeming questions into the argument that the tiny houses so currently en vogue were destined to end up as overly precious “hot boxes” of, um, flatulence, lacking even basic comforts. (“Even that dog is like, 'Where the fuck is the bed, guys?'”) She confessed to some envy at the end, Mashable picked it up, responses were penned, and everyone ended up all warm and fuzzy-feeling – in other words, at home.

Hipstercrite
www.hipstercrite.com

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The recipe for THC-infused homemade lube, which appeared in Peach Fuzz's January 2015 issue, succinctly sums up the ethos of (and thus what we and our readers love about) the darling, spritely mag. More than mere spankbank, and more approachable than high-concept hipsterporn, Peach Fuzz walks the narrow line betwixt the two and succeeds wildly. 3-D glasses! The McNasty column! X by X (lovers photographing each other)! And so we anxiously await the next issue ….

Peach Fuzz
www.peachfuzzmag.com

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One's a feminist, the other's a slitherist. One describes the scene, one fits the description. One writes headlines, the other makes ’em. Both Andrea Grimes – "ranch dip apologist" for the Texas Observer and senior political reporter for RH Reality Check, tittering and tweeting in astute, Austincentric political quips – and the Austin Cobra – an anthropomorphized hipster-reptile created to breathe levity into a tragic event while reflecting on the obsessive nature of our blinkered news feeds – mastered the 140 and maybe even a few 15 minutesssssss along the way.

@andreagrimes
twitter.com/andreagrimes

@austin_cobra
twitter.com/austin_cobra

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Ah, the arch and pop culture-saturated commentary of Korey Coleman and Martin Thomas! Rising phoenix-like from the ashes of cable TV's The Reel Deal and then from the even ashier ashes of Spill.com, these two guys have got things covered now, podcastwise, when it comes to reviewing everything Hollywood and other moviemakers can throw onto a big screen. Smarts? Check. Humor? Check. Taste? Hell, they're the seasoned arbiters here – and they've got the ravening fan base to back it up, too.

Double Toasted
doubletoasted.com

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Austin has had a fair amount of Spanish-language radio stations over the years – unfortunately, with little variety. No disrespect to Norteño or musica regional, but it came time to give the Spanish-listening audience some pop music. Debuting in Austin in summer 2013, the format of Emmis' Latino 102.7FM not only crosses over but bounces back and forth from contemporary Latino artists in Spanish and English across decades of hits, with artists like Gloria Trevi, Pitbull, and Elvis Crespo sharing spots on the playlist. The coined "Latin crossover" is what several artists from Spanish-language countries aspire toward. Remember, Juanes taped an Austin City Limits segment in Spanish, after all. Even if you don't speak Español, take a listen, you may learn a phrase or two; and even if you don't, they'll pop something in and forget it's Inglés.

Latino 102.7
8309 N. I-35
www.latino1027.com

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