What the Screen Actors and Writers Strikes Mean for Austin

Hopes of a bumper production year fade as unions fight for a fairer future for their members

"...The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the union that..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

At Adagio Salumi, Patience Is a Virtue

The butcher, the engineer, their passion, and their hog farm

"...that Adagio's is the best salumi he's had in America – the closest in craftsmanship and quality to the..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

The Riverboat Gamblers' Something to Crow About Turns 20

The album that made Austin's apex punks earns anniversary vinyl remaster

"...buses holding X and Rollins Band, as they traversed America with the L.A. punk legends in support of To..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Here’s Why Travis County D.A. José Garza Seeking Reelection Matters

He’s a leader in the growing progressive prosecutor movement

"...is to counteract the mass incarceration that exploded in America following enactment of tough-on-crime policies throughout the Eighties and..."

Aug. 8, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Legendary Producer Lauren Shuler Donner Heads to Austin Film Festival

Celebration of writers continues in writers strike

"...The Writers Guild of America strike is an effort to make sure that the..."

Aug. 8, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Unknown Country

Lily Gladstone takes a road trip through small, meaningful stories

"...from South Dakota to Texas, Morrisa Maltz’s tapestry of America is both solemn and comforting, a thoughtful look at..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Kokomo City

Gorgeous documentary about Black trans sex workers in Black communities

"...predictable in a documentary about trans sex workers in America, Kokomo City begins and ends with stories of violence...."

Aug. 4, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

You Have a Right to Counsel. So Why Doesn’t Travis County Allow Attorneys at Bail Hearings?

Get out of jail free $10K

"...When we think about justice in America, we think of our day in court. But a..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Stacey Abrams, Lawrence Wright Announced for Texas Book Festival

First wave of authors spans poetry to novels to kids books

"...long gaze to the pandemic with The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid. However, like Abrams, he's..."

July 31, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: America’s 40th-Best City

Because Ted Cruz is the Rat King

"...of all, let me welcome you to Austin – America's 40th best city according to U.S. News & World..."

July 28, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

The Verde Report: Leagues Cup Loss Latest in Disturbing Trend for Austin FC

Josh Wolff’s club just can’t seem to figure out how to juggle multiple competitions in the same season

"...boring month watching Messi and the rest of North America's best from the couch...."

July 28, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin Women Entrepreneurs Task Force to Tackle Sexism in Business

The impossibility of being woman

"...In the words of America Ferrera's Barbie character, "It is literally impossible to be..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Amelia Nonemacher

BookPeople Leads Lawsuit Against State on Book Ban

Plaintiffs contend HB 900 infringes on free speech

"...would be implementing the law. The plaintiffs, which include American Booksellers Association, Association of American Publishers, Authors Guild, Inc.,..."

July 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

The League

The history of the Negro Baseball League as the history of America

"...baseball community’s answer to Major League Baseball in pre-integration America – and you are bound to hear an equal..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Barbie

The doll that changed the world faces the world she changed in this fizzy meta-comedy

"...Directed by: Greta Gerwig. Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Issa Rae, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Hari Nef,..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan's roaring, terrifying, and carnal tale of the father of the atom bomb

"...that ultimately leads to him running the Manhattan Project, America's World War II rush to build a functioning atomic..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Peter Case: A Million Miles Away

The complicated present of a one-time future of rock & roll

"...Mostly Water) reconciles these two sides of one of America’s greatest singer-songwriters with a complimentary hand...."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Amelia Nonemacher

Five Dark Events to Beat the Heat

Nighttime distractions that flip off the sun

"...bridge, making it the biggest urban bat colony in America. Right now, nursing season is over and the pups..."

July 21, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Celebrates Producer and PR Expert Carolyn Pfeiffer’s Extraordinary History

The art of being there

"...a young Carolyn Pfeiffer, fresh off the plane from America, got a job as assistant to Claudia Cardinale and..."

July 21, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Author Elizabeth Crook Honored With Texas Writer Award

The Which Way Tree novelist heads to the Texas Book Festival

"...won the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for her 2006 work The Night Journal, and the..."

July 18, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Pencils Vs Pixels

Touching documentary draws on the incredible history of animation

"...Instead, it's a potted history of the medium in America, and a chance to educate audiences on pivotal artists..."

July 14, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Comic Creators Snag Ringo Award Nominations

Ghoul Agency, Halloween Man praised by peers

"...Best Writer, alongside industry legends like Ed Brubaker (Captain America - Winter Soldier, Daredevil, Fatale), Scott Snyder (Batman, Wytches),..."

July 13, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Rosé Gosé Brings Continental Flair to Austin

Belarus meets Austin in this new North Loop restaurant

"...credit cards … I thought to myself, this is America? What is this?" owner Veronika Hurynava laughs as she..."

July 14, 2023 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

The Luv Doc: Stand by Your Man

Is it proper for a man to demand that a woman fake an orgasm?

"...witnessed a four-year dumpster fire followed by the first American coup attempt, and still a disturbing percentage of Americans..."

July 14, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

KMFA's Residency Program Gives Composers the Keys to the Station

Recapping Clarice Assad's booked-up week of improvisation in Austin

"...week after the residency. "So people will sound more American, even though they're singing in Italian. The music sounds..."

July 7, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Summer fun is heating up around the state

"...believed to be the only existing county courthouse in America built to resemble an Irish castle. The architect and..."

June 30, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

New Documentary Every Body Illuminates the “I” in LGBTQIA

Local intersex activist Alicia Roth Weigel talks new doc

"...The first public demonstration of intersex people in North America – now designated as intersex awareness day – was..."

June 30, 2023 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indy's final adventure remembers the whip, forgets the charm

"...the whip. It was a little like watching Captain America finally get that last dance with Agent Carter...."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Still Austin Whiskey Co-Founder Explores a Spirited History in New Book

Colonialism, distilleries, potations, and probity

"...a lot, from sunup until pass-out. In 1830, the American Temperance Society classified a person who consumed 24 ounces..."

June 30, 2023 Food Feature by A. Richmond

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

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...it is controversial among conservative Repub­lic­ans. According to the American Library Association, This Book Is Gay was the 10th-most..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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