Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Edina and Patsy hit the big screen with mixed results

"...Webb, Mo Gaffney, Celia Imrie, Lulu, Emma Bunton and Kate Moss...."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Letters at 3AM: Snyder 'R' Us

Despite the illusion of autonomy, we have been colonized by the Oligarchy

"...In The Four-Gated City, Doris Lessing wrote: "In any situation anywhere..."

June 13, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

The Webberville Conundrum

Austin's plans for an eastern landfill hit a little obstacle – the people who live there

"...Back in the early Eighties, Dave and Joann Gunlock bought themselves a..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Doug Dorst puts the S. in 'Ship of Theseus' with this JJ Abrams Collaboration

The author presents his new literary creation at BookPeople tonight

"...Doug Dorst, author of Alive in Necropolis ( runner-up for the 2008 Hemingway..."

Dec. 9, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Nik Wallenda: Life on the Wire

In which we send an aerialist to talk to a stuntman. Whoa.

"...[From the Editor: Last week, aerialist Raven Hinojosa spoke with tight-rope..."

May 19, 2011 Arts Post by Raven Hinojosa

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Descendents’ Uncontrollable Urge

Fun Fun Fun punks anew – coffee, documentary, and album

"...The Descendents blasted into music 35 years ago with a..."

Jan. 27, 2014 Music Post by Claire Gordon

The New Nuevo Leon

The new Nuevo Leon more than doubles the previous Nuevo Leon's space at 8,000 square feet. But it took quite a bit of work for the Davila family, the Nuevo Leon owners, to get there.

"...When Rachel and Dan Davila went into the restaurant business 18 years ago, they had little more..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Food Feature by Belinda Acosta

Megan Thee Stallion Was More Than a Hot Girl at Moody Center

It's the summer, so we had to get hot with the stage titan

"...In the sultry early evening of a mid-June Thursday, ladies and..."

June 14, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...weeks ago, Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines) entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Moody..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line

Author Jonah Raskin explores the contradictions of life in Marijuanaland

"...The longtime countercultural icon – an early member of the..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Next Next

Jasper Fforde reveals the secrets behind the new Thursday Next adventure, narrative gymnastics, and the job of writing

"...In the fifth novel of Jasper Fforde's series starring Thursday Next,..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Nailing the Market

The next time you go out to eat, keep an eye out for the work of Austin artist Elizabeth Guenthner. She's showing in almost every cafe where it's possible to display art, and her works' precise, distinctly disturbing beauty is simply transcendent.

"...Austin native Elizabeth Guenthner is exhibiting her artwork, throughout the year,..."

July 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Comics (Artist) Panel

Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond

"...Austin has a pedigree of comic-book artists to make any bullpen on any coast..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

“Island Oasis Mirage” at Big Medium

The exhibit by Michael Krueger, Kathleen McShane, and Barbara Weissberger seems a planned mess, but one that echoes a greater scheme

"...All of Michael Krueger's, Kathleen McShane's, and Barbara Weissberger's "Island Oasis..."

June 30, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

AI, Strikes, and Burning It Down: Highlights of the ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen becomes a war room for writers

"...It started with one person clapping. Then a row of people. Then a second row. A..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Welcome to 'Sherlock,' Where Everything's Made Up and the Deaths Don't Matter

The finale no one saw coming

"...There's a lot going on in the third season finale..."

Feb. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Olivia - A Tail of Two Chefs

There's a new young hotshot on the range in South Austin

"...2008 and named it for his daughter, Olivia. In the years that followed, rave reviews, a loyal clientele, and..."

Nov. 29, 2012 Food Post by Angela Shelf Medearis

From the Vaults: Robert Rodriguez's Early Years

"Ismael Jones and the Eyes of the Devil" debuts and "El Mariachi" at 20

"...It was 20 years ago this summer that Robert Rodriguez filmed El Mariachi. To celebrate the occasion,..."

Sept. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The NFL Beat': Punt in an Elevator

Punting it up while we're going down

"...Picture yourself stuck in an elevator. Not just any old elevator. An elevator teetering between..."

June 21, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Empire That Dreams of Us

Unlocking Shearwater's The Golden Archipelago

"...At first glance, the sepia-toned photograph appears innocent enough. A..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Back in the Saddle Again

Long considered a lost film, Peter Fonda's The Hired Hand gets its long deserved due at SXSW.

"...in his cabin in Montana, stuck under 4 feet of snow and suffering a slight case of cabin fever...."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Steve Uhler

The Ransom Center's "Vaudeville!"

This exhibition reveals how the history of that entertainment form is really the history of the U.S.

"...Suppression by religious extremists. Censorship. Racism. Ridicule of immigrants. Deceptive advertising. Syndicate control. Exploitation of labor. Union..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Herb Alpert’s School of Music

Trumpeter’s alums include Waylon, Satchmo, and Karen Carpenter

"...Describing Herb Alpert as a trumpeter feels inadequate. His albums with the Tijuana Brass sold millions, but..."

Sept. 24, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...Every time Townes Van Zandt played the Cactus Cafe in the late 1990s, my roommate went...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...Death is not the end; there remains the litigation of..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

Archaic Relics of Music Biz Past

The Death of Vinyl: Reports Have Been Exaggerated

"...York, November, 1996: Cheap Trick have almost broken a sweat as they attempt to claw their way from beneath..."

April 18, 1997 Music Feature

Sounding the Alarm on Texas' Nursing Home System

25% of the state's 1,200 long-term care centers have been cited for serious standard deficiencies

"...Back in July, news broke out of North Austin that a 90-year-old resident of a nursing..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Breaking the Biker Code

Austin musician and Glass Eye expatriate Kathy McCarty sends greetings from the Sturgis, South Dakota, Black Hills Motor Classic & Rally, learns how to be a biker chick, and wishes we were there.

"...Wyoming is a wild and very sparsely populated place. Little dusty towns, hundreds of miles apart from..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

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