Beauty Is Embarrassing

You may not know his name, but you know Wayne White's artwork from Pee-wee's Playhouse or his MTV award-winning design work.

"...You may not know his name, but you know his work. Pop artist and..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bedside Manner: A Phone Is Not a Book

Turning a page on a bad habit

"...of Beasts, but I stopped cold due to other distractions...."

May 29, 2012 Books Post by Amy Smith

Harmontown

Mad genius TV writer Dan Harmon (Community) embarks on a 20-city tour taping his popular podcast in front of live audiences.

"...must be magnetically pulled to mad geniuses. Following up his terrific portrait of artist Wayne White, 2012’s Beauty Is..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wayne White's Big Art Adventure Arrives on TV Tonight

'Beauty Is Embarrassing' doc debuts on PBS at 9pm

"...in-depth look at the weird world of Wayne White, Beauty Is Embarrassing bounces along the emotional spectrum from hilarity..."

Jan. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Wayne White at the Violet Crown

Artist & Pee-Wee puppeteer at screenings tonight and tomorrow

"...If you see the new doc Beauty Is Embarrassing, you'll see a whole lot of award-winning..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Say Goodbye to Domy Books, Say Hello to Farewell

An Austin epicenter of art and words prepares for metamorphosis

"...Russell Etchen is moving on...."

Dec. 21, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Trailer Hitch, 3/10

Masters of art

"...seen screen time – he was Emmy awarded for his set and puppet design on Pee Wee’s Playhouse, and..."

March 10, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Beauty Is Embarrassing: The Art of Wayne White

White's phrases painted meticulously onto found artworks leave us at a loss for words

"...'Beauty Is Embarrassing: The Art of Wayne White'Domy Books, 913..."

March 16, 2012 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Beauty Is Embarrassing

'Beauty Is Embarrassing'

"...Beauty Is EmbarrassingDocumentary Spotlight D: Neil Berkeley; with Wayne White..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Anne Harris

SXSW Film Review: 'Harmontown'

'Community' creator lets it all hang out

"...Following up his terrific portrait of artist Wayne White, 2012’s Beauty Is..."

March 9, 2014 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...films – spread across categories including competition films, Emerging Visions, Headliners, the music-oriented 24 Beats Per Second, and more..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film First Wave Announced

Jonesing for Joss Whedon? He'll be here shortly

"...Marvel-supergroup summer movie The Avengers. And nope, it’s not his shrouded-in-mystery backyard Shakespeare to-do, either. This one’s more under..."

Jan. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

"...Indians in Amazonia may be a compelling read, but this film adaptation of his novel, undoubtedly faithful to the..."

Jan. 24, 1992 Movie Review by Steve Davis

FotoATX: "Austin Women by Austin Women" at the Elisabet Ney Museum

The five women showing photographs capture the beauty, passion, grace, and resilience of being a woman in Austin today

"...In the corner gallery of the Elisabet Ney Museum, once home to the eponymous Ney, herself..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's Recalls the Moment Her Band Topped the Charts in 1981

Austin born and raised, Valentine and the girls reigned with Beauty & the Beat – as excerpted from her new memoir All I Ever Wanted

"...Beauty and the Beat was mixed, mastered, and finished. All..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

Top 10 From Visual Art in 2012

In an exceptional year for seeing art, deconstructed graphics, technosculpture, and detailed drawings stood out

"...Every show I saw this year was worth seeing – which isn't always true,..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Every Last Word

Vincent Gallo: The Complete Transcript

"...Vincent Gallo is a man of many words. Many, many words. The..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Feature by Mark Fagan

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...Ramone, and Joe Strummer swirled a cyclone chorus of his inked and illustrated iconography. South by Southwest reconverging physically..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Stone Soul Booksigning

Interview With Filmmaker and Author Oliver Stone

"...Stone at the Paramount photograph by Minh Oliver Stone is one of the most controversial and accomplished American filmmakers...."

Oct. 17, 1997 Screens Feature by Edward Lagrossa

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Magnolia

"...Hall, William H. Macy, Melinda Dillon, Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Melora Walters...."

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15 Years of the Austin Music Awards

"...Music Hall, Paul Ray will again emcee, while Barton is due to perform with Jimmie Vaughan (a previous winner..."

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‘Real Good Time Together’

"...It’s the nature of a beast like this tribute organized by Alejandro Escovedo and Richard Barone that..."

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"...by Mike Figgis..."

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"...illustration by Jason Stout..."

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