United Flight Attendants Prepare to Picket Amid Stalled Contract Negotiations

They are fighting to be paid for every hour they work

"...in contract negotiations right now, including those working for Alaska, Air Wisconsin, Omni, American, Southwest, Frontier, Mesa, and more...."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...Martin World Premiere An overlooked engineer is sent to Alaska to investigate an eccentric scientist's claim that capturing lightning..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...issues of drug use and sexuality, and Looking for Alaska by John Green, a novel examining grief, peer groups,..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Short and Sweet: "Once a Glacier"

A moving XR project that explores the fragility of ice

"...worked with glaciologists and also the indigenous people in Alaska. All the sounds you hear were actually recorded on..."

March 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Central Market’s $500 Gingerbread Contest, Le Politique’s Sad Denoument, One Dovetail’s a Pizza and the Other Is a Pommeau, and OMG Watertrade What Kind of Genius Dessert Is That?

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

"...the baked Hokkaido. This is a riff on baked Alaska, combining blueberry mochi cake, Besamé's Yoshi-Cha tea-infused coconut ice..."

Dec. 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Food Gifts That Are Austin AF

Austintatious gifts for far-flung relations

"...your home is here in town or up in Alaska or wherever – with their brightly packaged bags of..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...part of Russia and Little Diomede is part of Alaska...."

Nov. 25, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Ramblin' Soul of Songwriter Melissa Carper

Following the critically acclaimed Daddy's Country Gold, the spotlight-averse artist is primed for broader attention

"...restless spirit would lead to her spending time in Alaska, Arizona, New Orleans, and New York City, among other..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Austin Studio's VR Mini-Golf Game Gets New Course Based on Jim Henson’s Labyrinth

Mighty Coconut goes golfing in the beloved puppet classic

"...through," said Martell. It started with two mobile titles: Alaska-set adventure game 57° North and AR/VR action-puzzle hybrid Laser..."

July 29, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...the U.S. The state with the highest price is Alaska ($31.21)...."

June 17, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

ATX TV Festival 2022: Queer for Fear

New Shudder series gives queer audiences a genre to call their own

"...queer horror. These themes will be addressed by interviewees Alaska Thunderfuck (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Leslye Headland (Russian Doll), Jennifer..."

June 4, 2022 Screens Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

How the Filibuster Has Already Undermined Democracy

The recent attacks on reproductive rights reveal another reason to let the filibuster burn

"...moderate GOP Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, have no interest in helping Democrats kill the filibuster..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...A recent University of Alaska Anchorage study found that the biggest boozer in the..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Austin-Made Food Products to Satisfy Every Palate

Five savory and five sweet treats for the foodie on your gift list

"...and a variety of tarts and cakes (ooooh, Baked Alaska) and – so much more than "just" meringues, is..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Opinion: Texas Gas Programs Not a Solution to Climate Change

The main provider of natural gas to the Austin area has a profoundly flawed climate policy, and is spending substantial funds on greenwashed conservation programs

"...the world's most efficient and expensive air conditioner in Alaska...."

Nov. 26, 2021 Column by Paul Robbins

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...days in the river. As a recent transplant from Alaska, camping for weeks in Texas summer sounded like hell..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Janie Cowan’s Fascinating Musical Journey Finds Her Playing Alongside Bob Dylan in Shadow Kingdom

Checking in on the one-time Austin bass standout

"...and delighted to see Cowan on upright bass. The Alaska-raised musician had been a fixture on local stages from..."

July 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Martin Jones, Studio Director, Austin Studios

"Walker season 1 finished, hallelujah! And season 2 confirmed."

"...time rolls on. In June 2021 Senator Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, died, and it was a passing with a personal..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fathom

A search for whale song becomes an ode to patient researchers

"...Dr. Michelle Fournet has come to Frederick Sound in Alaska to try to trick the whales into talking to..."

June 25, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Tribeca Film Festival Interview: Fathom

Austin filmmakers travel to where the whales sing

"...they are. In this case, it meant traveling to Alaska, to sit by the chill waters with Cornell Lab..."

June 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color

It's a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers

"...seven states (California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Minnesota, Montana, and Alaska) adopted policy to require employers pay tipped employees full..."

May 28, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The point farthest east in the U.S. is in Alaska, specifically Semisopochnoi and the dozen or so Aleutian islands..."

March 19, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Sasquatch Asks: Did Bigfoot Murder Three Men in Northern California?

Hulu's short series premieres at SXSW Online

"...Hunter S. Thompson," said Rofé. He'd been working in Alaska, and one of his deep-dive stories was getting a..."

March 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New TV and Streaming Shows to Catch in February

Plus 2020’s year-end best movies debut on streaming services

"...(naturally) Tobin, a single dad and commercial fisherman in Alaska. Vocal talent also includes Jenny Slate, Will Forte, and..."

Feb. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 22-28

"...1867, the United States government completed its purchase of Alaska from Russia. How much did this 586,000-acre kingdom cost?..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

One Vote

From Alaska to Kentucky, the clear importance of voting

"...determined Bondy family, living off the grid in remote Alaska. Starting at dawn, they travel 222 miles by dog..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Stay Trips: Alaska

Head to the North Country virtually

"...Head north to Alaska for a quarantine break...."

April 24, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...Russia, where they must have come from, and Northern Alaska, which is the only way they could have gotten..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

YBN Cordae’s Sold-Out Tour Promises a Bigger ATX Stake Next Time Through

Maryland MC packs C+TIL and eyes the unbuilt Moody Center

"...It Live, 2.28.20 “Wintertime” “Have Mercy” “My Name Is” “Alaska” “A Thousand Words” “Lost and Found” “Way Back Home”..."

March 2, 2020 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Faster Than Sound: Empire Control Room Owners Purchase Longtime Location

Seventh Street venue takes charge of its live music destiny

"...from small music scenes, like a group from Juneau, Alaska, supported by hometown nonprofit Alaska Independent Music Initiative. Saturday..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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