The Surreality of Reality

Sure, America's got talent, but does Dallas have the next chicken plucker?

"...His handlebar mustache jumped right out of Hee Haw's central casting – a bristly border for..."

April 2, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Break Into the Future

It's a new day for chamber music, as the Austin Chamber Music Festival shows

"...may we take a moment to talk about Game of Thrones?..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW and the Matter of Life and Death

'Death acceptance is an acceptance of reality'

"...Chanel Reynolds, a Seattle tech project manager and founder of getyourshittogether.org, together presented a solid case for facing the..."

March 9, 2014 SXSW Post by Melanie Haupt

Hentaii Looks to Broaden the Idea of What People Can Do in Drag

From artistic lip-syncing to live sets and beyond

"...name for themselves as an artist in every sense of the word...."

July 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Virtual Reality Arcade Opens in East Austin

It's like a karaoke room for immersive play

"...Austin has been a hotspot in the burgeoning virtual reality industry ever since early prototype headsets made their way..."

June 1, 2017 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Bigger Than Me: The Musical Journey of BLK ODYSSY

A child of funk who lost his brother to police brutality soundtracks a revolution on BLK VINTAGE

"...countless other music industry hopefuls at Austin's annual spring break megaconference...."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Samuel Woolley and The Reality Game

UT professor's new book attacks the disinformation wars

"...Even before the 2016 election, an entire rogues' gallery of trolls, bots, artificial intelligences, and other malevolent online tools..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Arts Post by Mike Berry

Clouds of Sils Maria

Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, and Chloë Grace Moretz mix wonderfully in this drama

"...(Binoche) is a seasoned French actress who, as Clouds of Sils Maria opens, is traveling to Zurich by train..."

May 1, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hand of God

Unromantic semi-autobiography about an auteur’s discovery of cinema

"...The Hand of God – Paolo Sorrentino’s sentimental semi-autobiographical picture about an..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

On the Basis of Sex

RBG biopic focuses on a single case, but blurs the details

"...well-acted courtroom drama centered on the case that kicked off her decades-long career fighting against gender-based discrimination and for..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Virtual Reality Offers a World Without Rules for Filmmakers

The first rule of VR storytelling is that there are none

"...The first rule of virtual reality is that there are no rules to..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Night of the Difference Makers

Hustlers get their hustle back over Green Country 129-65, Hell Marys take Honky Tonk Heartbreakers 61-43

"...visiting Green Country Rollergirls from Tulsa, Okla., and the reality is that any TXRG squad should be able to..."

May 6, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break

Bloody British comedy has a delicate heart

"...Nick Gillespie has honed his craft on the films of Ben Wheatley, working as a camera operator on everything..."

March 18, 2021 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities

COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality

"...a lens, the coronavirus epidemic extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality, from economic distress to broad health..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Luv Doc: The Judgment of Solomon

Fortunately we have the depraved wisdom of the Old Testament to guide us

"...married at a Mexican beach resort in November. Because of the cost, we have invited a limited number of..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Police Warn Citizenry About Dangers of Pokémon Go

“Don’t run into trees.”

"...Senior Public Information Officer Destiny Winston took to the podium today at 2:30pm..."

July 13, 2016 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Solving the Mystery of the Nicolas Cage Superfan Posters at SXSW

Enigmatic movie star's new movie blurs the lines of reality at the fest

"...SXSW is the kind of convention where attendees are predisposed to expect a lot..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Post by Tom Cheredar

Austin Hikes and the Trials of a Fledgling Trailgoer

We got lost, wet, and mildly injured so you don’t have to

"...given time, I’m likely at my desk under my lofted bed with a toast-shaped night light keeping me company,..."

April 15, 2023 Sports Post by Joelle DiPaolo

Of Fleece and Folklore: Noomi Rapace and Valdimar Jóhannsson Raise a Lamb

In the fields and fables of the new A24 rural folktale

"...People have a lot of strange ideas about sheep. That they're soft and cuddly,..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Trans Day of Remembrance

Plus events for Trans Week of Resilience, Drag Fest returns for year five, and more

"...November 20 marks the 20th anniversary of Trans Day of Remembrance. Austin's annual vigil, hosted by..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: Carnival of Queers

A carnival of queer cavorting will delight your senses this weekend

"...Step right up for a totally queer reenvisioning of a classic fall staple: the carnival. A triforce collab..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Ethan Hawke Pens a Valentine to Theatre in A Bright Ray of Darkness

His new novel is also a prayer for the stage and a reminder of the healing power of performance

"...The protagonist of the novel A Bright Ray of Darkness is a..."

April 23, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The History and Historiography of MLK/FBI

Sam Pollard on the changing challenges of recording Black history

"...last year's Mr. Soul!, Sam Pollard has been one of the most important documentarians of the civil rights struggle...."

Jan. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Committing Random Acts of Violence With Jay Baruchel

Exploring our thirst for horror in his deconstructionist horror

"...tell a particular story. Jay Baruchel, writer and director of Random Acts of Violence, explained, "Sometimes it's hard to..."

Aug. 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Turning Williamson County a Bluer Shade of Purple

Wading through the new political landscape of the Austin suburbs

"...He's the youngest member of the Legislature, and looks even younger than his 29..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Making of Austin

Curator Carter Foster on Ellsworth Kelly's art building

"...Austin, why not go to the man with an official work of Kelly's on his skin? That would be..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"..."Dallas – got a soft machine.Houston – too close to New Orleans."..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Layers of Connection

Miranda July's crazy, shiny lovefest

"...And you've got Richard, a young, recently separated father of two boys who works as a shoe salesman. He..."

July 15, 2005 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

A Man of the Theatre

Memories of Capitol City Playhouse's Michel Jaroschy

"...Michel Jaroschy touched the lives of just about everyone in the Austin theatre community. If..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature

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