Queer Comedy, a Goth Market, and More Community Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's approval

"...Wednesday 13, Reverie Books..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

AISD Balances Its Books With What Robin Hood Left Behind

Everybody gets a raise, but 600 positions are getting cut

"...Amid a superintendent switch and a startling staff exodus, Austin ISD settled on a..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Vegetable Literacy

Know your plants, people

"...Although Deborah Madison has written a wealth of compelling books and is widely considered the foremost authority..."

May 31, 2013 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Cult of Personality

Insect Records head and Attack Formation commander Ben Webster has never been photographed with Red River mascot-to-be Butcher Bear

"...Butcher Bear should be Red River's official mascot. He looks like an outcast from Gorillaz's Plastic..."

June 25, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

An Immense World of Delight

It used to be a commonplace of moralists that man was the only creature in the animal kingdom to slaughter his own kind. But as Chronicle writer Roger Gathman points out, kind is slaughtered by kind routinely among ants, salamanders, and, as any child can tell you, guppies. The golden rule, in nature, is not "do unto others" -- it is "why waste the protein?"

"...Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright..."

June 30, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...season -- summer, fall, holiday -- each season indicative of a certain kind of mood or movie. Summer is..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Present and Future

H.W. Brands' scholarly specialty is U.S. foreign relations. So Tim Walker asked him to address some of the disintegrating ones.

"...While H.W. Brands' most widely known books are popular treatments of familiar..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Books Feature by Tim Walker

"The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss" Unveiled at Ao5 Gallery

Mythical taxidermy and more in Theodor Geisel's "midnight paintings"

"...as Dr. Seuss, influenced generations with his colorful, rhyming, and uniquely whimsical stories. These children’s books are highly acclaimed,..."

March 19, 2019 Arts Post by Gracie Awalt

The Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda of MondoCon

Star Wars, Marvel near misses from the Mondo archive

"...Mondo produces enough film collectibles to sink a battleship and break your bank forever. But not every design makes..."

Oct. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Terry Maker's "Holy Fool" is a Divine Manifestation of Art

New show at grayDUCK Gallery rewards your closest attention

"...artist working out in Colorado, who “uses a variety of commonplace, discarded, domestic objects combined with traditional art-making materials..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest 2014: Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau

Hollywood studios are the real monsters in this warts and all doc

"...may have snagged the director's credit for 1996’s The Island of Dr. Moreau, but it was initially the vision..."

Sept. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Good Eye: There and Back Again

Don't mess with Texas women, bucko

"...As you probably know, I've been watching a lot of horror movies lately, but nothing that prepared me for..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Point Austin: A Green and Democratic Place

Local activists kick off co-op project with a visit from Omar Freilla

"...If the term and concept "worker-owned cooperatives" sounds unfamiliar to you, that should..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Black Belt of the Rodeo

Paula Nelson will kick your ass

"...way: When your father's modern country's most famous rebel and your mother's a spitfire mover and shaker, life's journey..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Big Books

Panel Discussions: Further consideration on comix and graphic novels

"...Josh Neufeld's A Few Perfect Hours is subtitled "... and Other Stories From Southeast Asia & Central Europe," and..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Defining the Name of the World

Denis Johnson's new novel is about grief, but told anew, as if we didn't know anything about it.

"...The Name of the Worldby Denis Johnson..."

July 7, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Black, White, and Unequal?

"...In the December 1995 issue of Texas Monthly magazine, Kirven Blount, the author of a..."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Fashion, Heritage, Ballet, Puns, and More Weekend Events

Arts and culture to fill your days

"...fashionable city. We’re too attached to our flip-flops, tank-tops, and other hyphenated items that are really more about summer..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art, Theatre, Film, and More Events for the Weekend

Take a peek at our recommended events

"...For her first show at Ivester, filmmaker, visual artist, and moth keeper Virginia L. Montgomery makes her thoughts on..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Pool Parties, Pride Picnics, and Other Events Worth Braving the Heat

Get good and sweaty

"...Angeles, rural northern Iran to metropolitan Japan, Austin’s celebration of Asian cinema is back for its 16th year of..."

June 28, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Infinity and Beyond

Return to Forever captain Chick Corea takes his Millennium Falcon out of mothballs

"...Chick Corea isn't just a pianist, composer, and 14-time Grammy winner. He's a visionary who drastically altered..."

May 23, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Show and Sell

Austin art is getting national buzz, but is anybody buying it?

"...Austin is a city proud of its talents and wares, and we try to buy..."

March 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Clayton Maxwell

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Friday PicksAll showcase times subject to change. Please check official SXSW schedule...."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Miguel and the Miracles

Why Austin's most revered restaurant, Fonda San Miguel, is still in business against all odds.

"...One day last week, Miguel Ravago, the executive chef of Fonda San Miguel, was jabbing a finger into the..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Food Feature by Clay Smith

Something for Everyone... Jack's Back... and It's Hell

"...by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Books Feature

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...social media, as these things do. On the weekend of June 20, reports and rumors flew. Two beloved clubs..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Rock & Roll Books

Summer reading

"...Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles..."

June 2, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Sam Raimi makes the most Sam Raimi Marvel film imaginable

"...by: Sam Raimi. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stühlbarg and Rachel McAdams...."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Hey, Adults! Comics! Comics that are Funny, Weird, and Profound!

Reviewed: New School, Superzelda, My Dirty Dumb Eyes

"...New School by Dash Shaw Fantagraphics Books; hardcover, 340 pp; $40. www.fantagraphics.com..."

Sept. 2, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rock & Roll Books

Gift guide

"...The Wilco Bookedited by Dan Nadel and Peter Buchanan-Smith..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

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