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Sassy in the UK

It seems like it was only the blink of an eye since neo-burlesque barn burner Sassy Delure migrated to Austin from Seattle, and now she's heading to the UK. Don't worry, it's only a month-long trip across the pond, but she and her new partner-in-crime Ophelia Moore need your help tonight to get there.

10:00AM Sun. Jun. 5, 2011, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Of Comics and 'Immortals'

There is something divinely inspired about letting Tarsem – the director behind the visual overloads of The Cell and The Fall – loose with a 3D camera for his upcoming epic Immortals. So it would only make sense to let art maverick David Mack loose with the graphic novel prequel. Now there is a contest to join their pantheon.

11:05AM Sun. May 29, 2011, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Bedside Manner: Ten Commandments

I’ll admit that I’m a brat when it comes to sleeping. I mean, I know I need to sleep, probably more than I do even, but it seems like such a waste when there are so many other things to be doing. So naturally the bookcase beside my bed is littered with the remnants of the things that keep me awake and distracted and doing anything but sleeping.

3:02PM Tue. May 24, 2011, Doug Freeman Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Showgirls

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Summer Storytime at the Blanton at The Blanton Museum of Art

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Nik Wallenda: Life on the Wire

[From the Editor: Last week, aerialist Raven Hinojosa spoke with tight-rope aerial stuntman and seventh-generation performer Nik Wallenda – (yes, of those Wallendas) about his daredevil life and about his Stunt Spectacular show at Schlitterbahn…

6:58PM Thu. May 19, 2011, Raven Hinojosa Read More | Comment »

False Matters

Sure, you may have seen c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate, but we'd wager you've never seen live improv in the style of Philip K. Dick.

4:46PM Wed. May 18, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

Here's a Brief Platter of Tasty Pop-Fiction Palaver

1. Right now I'm halfway through reading John Burdett's The Godfather of Kathmandu, the fourth in his series of vivid Bangkok-set crime novels featuring Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep; I've already read the first three.

3:55PM Tue. May 17, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

What's Bugging Amy Stewart?

Amy Stewart is the author of “five books of the perils and pleasures of the modern world,” says the press release from Algonquin Books that accompanies the author’s latest release.

11:25AM Mon. May 16, 2011, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

Winning the Future, Part One

Thanks to some talented young writers and inspired local musicians, this Friday Austin gets a chance to enjoy its own twist on the song-poem genre.

4:58PM Wed. May 11, 2011, Cindy Widner Read More | Comment »

Local game developers Red Fly talk 'Thor'

Making Mjolnir Out of a WiiMote

Sometimes it is good when lightning strikes. That's what local firm Red Fly got this week when Thor topped the box office: A surge of power and press for their tie-in game for the Wii, Thor: God of Thunder.

4:30PM Wed. May 11, 2011, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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