Austin Playhouse's Tiny Beautiful Things

There's excellent work in Austin Playhouse's production about Cheryl Strayed writing an advice column, but where's the humility?

"...the beauty of Tiny Beautiful Things, onstage now at Austin Playhouse. The production offers proof that even when the..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Vision 2020: Austin Books We're Looking Forward to in the New Year

Some local writers' books due out in 2020 we're eager to read

"...Austin has about as many writers as it does musicians,..."

Jan. 9, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Awards

Local reviewers call Fury Road best film of the decade

"...The Austin Film Critics Association has selected Bong Joon-ho's searing commentary..."

Jan. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Award Finalists

Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese lead nominations

"...The Austin Film Critics Association has announced the finalists in all..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Happy New Year?!?

Looking forward ... 2020 could go either way

"...whatever they can to undermine our common institutions of governance, of science and education, of human solidarity, and most..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Column by Michael King

Grandma Steven: Austin’s Very Own Golden Girl

This bearded queen is not your average nana

"...‘til she drops. No, it’s not Mrs. Doubtfire. It’s Austin’s very own golden girl, Grandma Steven, and she has..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

A Successful Fifth Year for Austin International Drag Festival

Inclusivity, respect, and fabulousness are the rules of AIDF

"...The fifth annual Austin International Drag Festival had it all – airborne wigs..."

Nov. 20, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Saskia Henn

AISD Board Votes to Close Four Austin Elementary Schools

Despite public outcry, Brooke, Pease, Sims, and Metz all to shutter

"...Four Austin ISD elementary schools will close next year, following a..."

Nov. 19, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Horror Anthology Scare Package Comes Home For Other Worlds

Laughs and screams in Under Worlds center piece film

"...Get ready for a surprise! Scare Package, the Austin-made anthology comedy-horror, will get its home town debut next..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Travis County & City of Austin Election 2019: Final Results

City propositions go down; Expo Center wins voters’ hearts

"...Both city of Austin propositions on Tuesday's ballot went down in flames, with..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Austin ISD Delays Its Plans to Close Eight Schools

Four others remain on list as "conversations" continue

"...school campuses initially identified for closure and consolidation under Austin ISD’s sweeping, multi-year School Changes process have had those..."

Nov. 3, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Designer Spotlighted In UK Fashion App’s Texas Campaign

Shop Troy Gomez’s otherworldly aesthetic on Depop

"...Where do the fashionable Gen-Zers go for their hawt lewks?..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

A Room Full of Nothing Is a Farewell Note to Austin's Art Scene

Breaking up in the apocalypse at the Austin Film Festival

"...and Elena Weinberg spent most of their lives in Austin ("30 and 33 years, respectively," said Coe). Recently the..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

New York Times Bestselling Author Brené Brown to Speak at UT Austin

Limited tickets available to the public for Oct. 29 event

"...to her alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin. Tickets for Daring Athletes: Embracing Courageous Leadership in the..."

Sept. 18, 2019 Arts Post by Alyssa Quiles

Austin Songwriting Genius Daniel Johnston Dead at 58

Eccentric singer-songwriter reportedly died of heart attack

"...Johnston, the influential singer-songwriter and visual artist who painted Austin’s famous “Hi How Are You” frog mural on the..."

Sept. 11, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Blue Collar Movie Making at Austin Revolution Film Festival

Beyond the micro-budget celebration of the true indies returns

"...Before there was an Austin Revolution Film Festival, there was a group of no-budget..."

Sept. 3, 2019 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Point Austin: Watching the Races

Yes, it’s early – but Austin voters can start boning up now

"...begin awakening to the whiff of campaigns on the go. To get a jump on those late adopters, here's..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Column by Michael King

An Incomplete Compilation of the Gay Bars Austin Has Loved and Lost

Because sometimes you want to go where everybody knows you’re queer

"...the gay, lesbian, and queer bars that have called Austin home in the last 50 years – and in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature

Dog Restaurant Week in Austin Brings Pups to the Patio

Treats for dogs and their humans, benefiting local nonprofits

"...second year running, Dog Restaurant Week is returning to Austin. Co-sponsored by Edible Austin and Tito's Vodka for Dog..."

July 22, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Austin at Large: Beto in the Fast Lane

O'Rourke bounces right back into an adoring, ambivalent Austin

"...Congress just as promised, bringing home (to a big Austin crowd) the live show he's now taken on tour..."

April 5, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Institution Saxon Pub Survives in SXSW Documentary

A glimmer of hope amid Austin development in Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of the Saxon Pub

"...the script that captures a glimmer of hope amid Austin's continued development...."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

goop MRKT Austin Pops Up on South Congress

Gwyneth Paltrow's home goods, vibrators available through April

"...Watch out, goop fans. Gwyneth Paltrow and Co. have brought their wares..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Design Post by Sarah Marloff

Heart & Soul Luncheon Raises Funds for Nonprofit Inclusive Austin Preschool

Special guest A&E star Megan Bomgaars helps the cause

"...Heart & Soul luncheon benefiting the Rise School of Austin, a nonprofit early childhood school where 50% of the..."

Feb. 5, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

First Trailer for Austin Conspiracy Comedy Duncan

Local filmmaker John Valley gets all Infowars nuttiness

"...What's Austin without a good, crazy conspiracy theory? Now the tin..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Opera's Silent Night

This production of the Pulitzer Prize winner powerfully creates the tension of the battlefield and just as powerfully lets it go

"...of conflict much. That's not to say, however, that Austin Opera's latest production utilizes violence arbitrarily. This display of..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Charles Dickens' Prolific Work Comes to Several Austin Stages

There's more than Scrooge on Austin stages this holiday season – which is just as his creator would want it

"...to writing, Dickens considered a career as a thespian, going so far as to set up an audition with..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Paranormal Activity

Four places to check out if you ain't afraid of no ghosts

"...if your taste for ghoulies, ghosties, and things that go bump in the night leans toward the nonfictional –..."

Oct. 10, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Film Festival Leading the Charge on Diversity

Film fest awarded Academy grant for second year

"...into all its future projects, there's a reaffirmation that Austin Film Festival is already leading the way on diversity,..."

Sept. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Summer Shindig With Austin’s Sex Workers Outreach Project

SWOP hosts a fundraiser for housing, employment, and safety

"...to Kita Khan and Rainny Daze, two members of Austin’s Sex Workers Outreach Project, the group grew out of..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Charlie Neddo

UT Austin’s Gender and Sexuality Center Takes Care of Young Adults

Queer students find sanctuary and support at the GSC

"...referring to the Gender and Sexuality Center at UT Austin. She adds, laughing, “The irony is not lost on..."

Aug. 9, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

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