In the Land of Saints and Sinners

Irish action-thriller about a retired assassin dragged back into a life of violence

"...Murphy, a man with plenty of blood on his hands. He’s the fella that makes you disappear, your body..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Boys in the Boat

Classic sporting underdog story of the 1936 Olympic rowing team

"...Rantz, who was left behind by his family at 14 to fend for himself. When he hears about the..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Comfort Food Views, Inn Cahoots Debuts, Fresh Tequila Cues, Dosas On the Loose, and More as Our Long Hot Summer Continues

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

"...Or … how about some early-morning grape-harvesting action, you hands-on activity lover, you? The Vineyard at Camp Lucy (3509..."

July 19, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis

"...a day trip to Stonewall this Mother’s Day, May 14, to attend a special buffet lunch at Becker Vineyards...."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...teenager. At 23, she took matters into her own hands and began a career in music talent management, passionately..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cyrano

Musical rewrite of the tragic love triangle never hits the high notes

"...– is eternally contemporary. Sometimes gigglingly so in the hands of ever-erratic Joe Wright (Anna Karenina, Atonement, Pan), who..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

One Dead, 13 Injured, Two in Custody After Weekend Shooting

Douglas Kantor, a 25-year-old tourist visiting Austin from the Detroit area, died Sunday

"...died Sunday, June 13, after being shot along with 14* others in an outburst of gun violence on East..."

June 18, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Us Kids

Portrait of the Parkland shooting survivors never comes into focus

"...On February 14, 2018, 17 people were killed during a mass shooting..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Reckoning

Plagues and witchcraft in this new period horror

"...heroine through five days of merciless trials at the hands of a witch hunter. Grace Haverstock (Kirk) is recently..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

76 Days

Over-the-shoulder view of how Wuhan responded to the pandemic

"...are horrifying, sad, and lonely, with medical staff holding hands, calling them “mother” or “grandfather,” trying to give solace..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

It's time for our annual Central Texas Brewery Power Rankings

"...Kate's retort to Jack, "We were meant to leave!" 14) Batch Brewing (NEW)..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Becky

Because sometimes you just have to deal with a few neo-Nazis the old-fashioned way

"...room, their fate is sealed. Oh, he keeps his hands clean. He gives a henchmen a glimpse, and they..."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: A Qweeah Howdy From New Q Editor Beth Sullivan

Plus some hot luvin' V-Day events

"...Forever ... and ever ... and ever. Fri., Feb. 14, 9pm. Come & Take It Live, 2015 E. Riverside...."

Feb. 14, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Tomar Williams Hones Four Decades of Soul

Breakout of his family band, the performer seizes on his pop, soul, R&B, and hip-hop successes and failures in Tomar & the FCs

"...On June 14, 1968, Las Vegas welcomed into the world Tomar Yassien..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Music's Hip-Hop Hierarchy

From up-and-comers to rap royalty, 20 key sets to see

"...Tue. 13, Lustre Pearl, 12:45am; Wed. 14, Cheer Up Charlies, 11:30pm..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Day trips for 2017

"...bring in 20 tons of the white stuff. The hands-on museum’s art park will be turned into a winter..."

Jan. 4, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...After the release of his third solo disc Welcome..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

The Gospel According to Kanye

Rapper levitates the Frank Erwin Center

"...that floated above the audience all night. Whereas the 2013/14 Yeezus tour brought conceptual performance art to its maximal..."

Sept. 22, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

SXSWedu: WeDo 2.0

Lego tackles robotics for kids

"...Interactive and its school-centric intro, SXSWedu, so was the hands-on Maker Movement experience, and Milo is intended as an..."

March 23, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...officers knee and strike Wallace and King with their hands, while commanding them to stop resisting. The video also..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Moving Mountains

Turk and Christy Pipkin are keeping busy changing the world

"...trees, planted by area high school kids in a hands-on, real-time experiment in educating young people about conservation, reforestation,..."

June 12, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...left ground. It's a harrowing, exhilarating ride that leaves hands clawing at armrests and hearts pounding. Only the freeway..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

SXSW Thursday handicapping by the blurb

"...tour with Mumford & Sons. Now comes new single "Handsome" and the announcement of English Graffiti, sure to top..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Gay Place: Confidential

Welcome to queer heaven, SXSWers

"...and more (including all those aGLIFF cuties). Sat., March 14, 11am-2pm. The Iron Bear, 121 W. Eighth, 512/482-8993. Free...."

March 13, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

City Budget: Open Season on 'Vacancies'

Council has little thirst for raising property taxes

"...be no higher than the staff-proposed actual rate of 51.14 per $100 assessed value. (A general budget discussion will..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Oh, Who? Manziel Affirms Life After Heisman.

Is there a national championship in their future?

"...a five-yard touchdown run from you-know-who to go up 14-6. The Sooners countered with another long drive, and Jones..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

DVD Watch: When Horror Came to Shochiku

Criterion box set restores a lost corner of J-horror

"...the death of her twin sister Yoriko at the hands of pirates. For Western audiences, even pre-Captain Jack Sparrow,..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Swift's Attic

Downtown restaurant serves up fancifully delicious plates

"...Both co-owners are hands-on managers, walking constantly through the restaurant making sure every..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

First Position

This lovely documentary follows six international ballet hopefuls, ages 10 to 17, as they compete for the Youth America Grand Prix.

"...bowels of Sicily’s Teatro Massima Bellini, and Michaela, a 14-year-old Sierra Leone native who speaks passionately about the uphill..."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Iraq Comes Home

Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line

"...On March 14, 2007, a little after 8am, Austin Police Officer Wayne..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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