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Under the Canopy
What was for years a Goodwill Blue Hanger Store – on the same Springdale Road lot as its sapphire-themed neighbors, Blue Genie Art Industries and the Blue Theatre – is in the midst of a makeover, and it ain't into another second-hand store. The Canopy will be a three-building complex for art studios, galleries, offices, and other creative outlets.

5:30PM Wed. Jan. 16, 2013, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene Has a Few New Dimensions He'd Like You to Meet
Dr. Brian Greene isn't just a mildly popular scientist.

4:59PM Wed. Jan. 16, 2013, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

Welcome to the X-Men, David Marquez: Hope You Survive the Experience!
Call David Marquez a Marvel zombie, and he'll be pretty happy with it. In two years, he's gone from indie creator to drawing a Fantastic Four graphic novel, handling art duties on Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, and now his three issue run on All-New X-Men begins. With the comic on shelves now, he said, "It's finally starting to feel real."

4:14PM Wed. Jan. 16, 2013, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Pie and Ear Show: Old-School Austin Improv, Activate!
You'd think that running a comedy weight-loss competition would be enough for one man, but you'd be wrong.

1:12PM Wed. Jan. 16, 2013, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

'Tuna' Surprise
God … damn!! – as gun-store owner Didi Snaveley would say. Jaston Williams and Joe Sears, the gents responsible for Didi and all the other denizens of Tuna, Tex., have gone and gotten themselves honored by the Texas Cultural Trust. When the next Texas Medal of Arts are handed out, they'll be the 2013 honorees for theatre.

9:00AM Wed. Jan. 16, 2013, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

The Q&A Hole: What's Your Favorite Book Of All Time? (Part 2)
We don't mean "What's the most important book you've ever read?" – whatever that might suggest. Nor do we mean "Which do you think is the best-written book?"

11:50AM Mon. Jan. 14, 2013, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

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Merlin Enchantment at Zach
January seems to be a fortuitous month for improv launches. Last January saw the debut of the Institution Theater. Now Merlin Works, the improv institute founded by Shana Merlin, blasts over to new home Zach Theatre, marking the move with an improv showcase tonight starring Girls Girls Girls and Merlin Works instructors.

3:35PM Sun. Jan. 13, 2013, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

Hunger Games
Your tummy may be rumbling as you watch the Lauren Kelley videos in "True Falsetto" at Women & Their Work. Or maybe not. For while both pack the frame with food – meats, pies, cheeses, oysters, deviled eggs, pancakes, snack cakes, more! – it's all bogus: sculpted props.

5:10PM Sat. Jan. 12, 2013, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

Caught in the Orbit of 'Shatner's World'
William Shatner folds a jacket. And you remember exactly why he has become an icon.

2:38PM Fri. Jan. 11, 2013, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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