Robert Faires' Top 10 Works That Spoke to Me About 2020

Throughout 2020, performances and books seemed to contain messages about the year – its trials, its traumas, and its echoes in history

"...I experienced less art this year (for reasons that don't need repeating), but..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Doc Brewmaster Takes a Sip of the Heady World of Craft Beers

Douglas Tirola puts a human face on those labels in the liquor store

"...that craft beer is a relatively recent phenomenon. Back in the Eighties, there were fewer than 100 operating breweries..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Heading Out West With Ingrid

Director Matt Spicer's social media satire Ingrid Goes West

"...Emojis have been leaving a bad taste in filmgoers' mouths recently. But with..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Extreme Douchebaggery

Stealthing is sexual assault, and sexual assault is considered a second degree felony in the state of Texas

"...What's up with stealthing? What's the appropriate punishment for this act?..."

May 19, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Vulcan Video Hammers Southward

Video rental institution finds new home on Ben White

"...Who said video rental stores are dead? Turns out, in Austin they're just migrating to where the renters are...."

July 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Saadia Faruqi at BookPeople

Houston author and interfaith activist shares her stories

"...Growing up in Pakistan and immigrating to the United States..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

DVD Watch: 'To Be or Not to Be'

Lubitsch's 1952 film casts Jack Benny as a Nazi?

"...years after he made Greta Garbo a comedic actress in his tome against communism, Ninotchka, Ernst Lubitsch upped the..."

Aug. 27, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Articulations

In Memoriam

"...life of one of the most versatile and valuable individuals in the Austin theatre community. David Mark Cohen, playwright,..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

In Memoriam

"...A towering figure in the Austin arts scene and a man..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Arts Column

From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies

Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc

"...The history of union activism in America has rarely been captured on film – especially..."

May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Verde Report: Coach Wolff Candidly Assesses Austin FC’s First Season

“We're going to be better in the second year for everything that we've gone through in this first year”

"...Hear Josh Wolff talk about soccer – anything related to the sport – and you’ll know within..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Sean Dorsey Dance Unpacks Masculinity Onstage

Trailblazing choreographer’s latest dance theatre piece hits Austin

"...animates dancer and choreographer Sean Dorsey’s newest work Boys in Trouble is simple: What is the current state of..."

Sept. 26, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Mac Irvine

News Roundup: Confederates, Cookies, and Cream

Statues taken down, Blue Bell returns, all is well

"...In this week's news roundup: A state judge declares that..."

Aug. 31, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

SXSW Music Pro Tips

Prepare thy self

"...Touching down in Austin for the South By Southwest Music..."

March 5, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Chain Gangs

Torchy's Tacos and Verts Kebap: two case studies in culinary expansion

"...Restaurant chains may seem like a modern American phenomenon, but they..."

March 28, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...In addition to announcing its after-dark Midnighters slate, today SXSW..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Habesha Celebrates the Best of Ethiopian Cuisine

Friendly newcomers share Ethiopian food and hospitality

"...newest addition to the small number of African restaurants in Austin. The grand opening party on January 5th attracted..."

Jan. 26, 2013 Food Post by Angela Shelf Medearis

Return of the She-King

In-depth Q&A with Dead Can Dance hypnotist Lisa Gerrard

"...In 1973, Brendan Perry's family emigrated from London to New..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

I Hear a Symphony

Composer Kent Kennan has been an essential voice in America's musical counterpoint since 1936 when he won the Prix de Rome Composition Prize. Now, at age 90, he'll hear the Austin Symphony play his composition for the very first time.

"...Credit seldom goes to good counterpoint...."

Jan. 31, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

For 2001, a Kubrick Odyssey

In this biographical film documentary, legendary film director Stanley Kubrick is exposed by his brother-in-law and frequent collaborator Jan Harlan for the artist and family man he was.

"...Jan Harlan's Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) often feels like an Oscar-night Lifetime Achievement..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Be Like Julia

Inspiring Tales of Ms. Child and Other Women in Kitchens

"...The conclusion of one year and the rapidly ensuing birth of another puts me in a mood that..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Billy Friedkin Kills It

Extended Q&A with the man behind 'The Exorcist,' 'French Connection'

"...In this week's paper, we have a Q&A with legendary..."

Aug. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...but the news from Fantastic Fest 2009 is cool, chilling, and guaranteed to make your blood run cold. (And..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

puh-LOB-o-liss!

How a handful of Dartmouth College stoners started a revolution in modern dance.

"...coalesced out of deep space to become the most exciting word in American dance, Richard M. Nixon was in..."

March 2, 2001 Arts Feature by John Job

School for Scripts

Why Get an MFA in Playwriting? Here's Why

"...illustration by Robert Faires..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...2005 will be the first night of First Night Austin, and the arts scene is eager to see just..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with screenings..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

1999 Critics' Table Nominations

"...The Austin Theatre Critics' Table has released the nominations for its..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an impeachment trial that will surely inspire..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Facing the Media

Who is Young-Min Kang? That's what he wants to know.

"...His artwork is unforgettable: due to its size, due to its..."

March 25, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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