Soft & Quiet

Insidious racism becomes a rabid nightmare

"...Directed by: Beth de Araújo. Starring: Olivia Luccardi, Stephanie Estes, Melissa Paulo, Cissy Ly,..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Rod Machen

Austin FC Mounts Comeback for “Wacky” Draw Against Nine-Man Orlando City

Late Verde charge salvages game for chaotic 2-2 draw

"...to Urso, who made one pass to striker Ercan Kara for the easy finish...."

May 23, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

SXSW Film Review: Soft & Quiet

Single-take drama barrels into the heart of white women racists

"...sowing the seeds of racism reap? In Beth de Araújo's Soft and Quiet the answer is a helluva lot...."

March 17, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Cage plays Nicolas Cage in the eagerly-awaited meta-comedy/commentary The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent...."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Executive Order

Brazilian speculative drama shows racism transcends borders

"...rights lawyer who sues the Brazilian government for monetary reparations to Black citizens, attempting to hold the state accountable..."

March 16, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...her digital quest to make a collaborative album in quarantine, captured in new documentary Alone Together. However, in the..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Austin Choirs Seek Community Through Virtual Worship

Music remains an integral part of most religions, so what happens when the choir can't meet?

"...looking down at the mourners in the columbarium. Vines separating the outdoor memorial rendered the singers invisible, their voices..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Nataleah Small

Summer Fun Playlist: Synthesize the Sun

"...Hojascirculares, Void of Course: Like listening to planets rotate, Ara Hernandez's newest is a creeping slipstream awash in ambient..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Greg Stitt

Roger Waters and Erin Lee Carr to Keynote SXSW 2020

Also appearing: Phoebe Robinson, 50 Cent & Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

"...enthusiasts take note: SXSW also marks a rare non-New-York appearance for the star chefs behind Bon Appétit Test Kitchen:..."

Nov. 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn

Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth

"...one of many who sat around tables with the ARA. "I have participated in I can't tell you how..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Cine Las Americas Review: Niñas Araña

Life in Chile's slums, close enough to wealth to touch it

"...Niñas Araña (Spider Thieves) follows three teenage girls who live in..."

May 7, 2018 Screens Post by Austin Sanders

Top 10 National Albums of 2016

Our favorite picks from across the country

"...4) Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, La Araña Es la Vida (In the Red)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

A Lesson in Bilingual Education

Middle East biliginual education group breaks new ground

"...Israeli educators, representing one of the few groups teaching Arabs and Jews in the same classrooms, visited to study..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: What Is Love?

A philosophical examination of Haddaway's classic 1993 dance hit

"...And yet, even good ecstasy is a fairly shitty..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Council Preview: Short Termers

City Council resumes regular business today, on a short-term fuse

"...not representative of transparency or good public policy,” said ARA VP Bob Easter. “These are complicated policy recommendations, and..."

Sept. 17, 2015 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Film Review: Midnight Shorts

Technical ecstasy adds to genuine late night shocks

"...the audience does not spend feature-length time with the characters means less emotional time when they are dispatched...."

March 19, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...boyfriend to help take on the violent forces that paranormal experts are too frightened to face. Cast: Ali Larter,..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Days of Tobias Pecans

"...business began as a wholesale partnership with nut buyers Ara Brothers of Gonzales, Texas, until the brothers encouraged the..."

Dec. 11, 2014 Photo Gallery

All Life's Cracked Up to Be

The last days of Tobias Pecans

"...business began as a wholesale partnership with nut buyers Ara Brothers of Gonzales, Texas, until the brothers encouraged the..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Food Feature by Kate X Messer

The Dead Walk by Night

Marathon meeting turns City Council members into zombies

"...Last week's marathon City Council meeting didn't end with the debate and..."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...compromise. But when I started thinking about why we separate single-family neighborhoods from other zoning categories, why we think..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

SXSW Wednesday International Bands

Wednesday's just the beginning!

"...David Jarre (son of composer Jean Michel) and painter-singer Ara Starck. Eponymous debut now on iTunes...."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Loss of Old Homes Fuels East Austin Debate

Juniper Street says goodbye to another old soul

"...with rehabilitating the structures – the remaining projects on ARA's to-do list transferred to the city's housing operations. After..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

The 12th of Never

The dispute over one Eastside housing proposal reflects a larger Austin conflict

"...October, when the city dissolved its relationship with the ARA, following longstanding complaints about its bureaucratic inertia. ("[L]iquidity challenges,..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

End of the Road for Eastside Urban Renewal?

Urban Renewal Board doesn't relish extending life of ARA

"...The agreement, which makes ARA the lead developer for trying to revitalize and protect..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

ARA 'Conversation'

Corridor discussion rings all the usual changes

"...for not accomplishing enough on the near Eastside; the ARA's Charles Urdy defended his agency – and no one's..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

ARA: Neighborhoods Back on Board?

Austin Revitalization Authority gets new board members

"...Council, requesting that the city's financial relationship with the ARA be terminated and the authority's role in the East..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Grupo Fantasma

"...furthering its genre alchemy, notably in "Cumbianchera" and shape-shifter "Telaraña," the latter featuring the Meat Puppets' Curt Kirkwood. "La..."

May 7, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...no one seems interested in helping us," said German Zaravia, who says he worked an average of 70 hours..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature

ARA Needs to Go, Groups Say

Should private developers complete what ARA failed to do?

"...and Robertson Hill neighborhood associations disagreed – ending the ARA's agreement is exactly what they'd like to do...."

April 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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