Maeve Higgins Makes SXSW Ghost Comedy More Than Extra Ordinary

Comedian and podcaster takes on the afterlife

"...Ghostbusters wear proton packs and defend New York from intergalactic invaders. In the case of Rose (comedian and podcaster..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Kickstart Your Weekend With Noble Sandwiches

For the love of sandwiches

"...Channel's Adam Richman as "One of the Best Sandwiches in America." The Noble Sandwich Co. wants to keep their..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Bright Lights, Little City

It's maybe silly to fix a personality on a place, but something happens when you hook a left onto Austin Ave. and drive into Georgetown's historic district. Everything slows down, just a little bit, and then there's that marquee, neon and spangly, lighting up downtown. Welcome to the Palace.

"...It's Friday night, and the audience is trickling in, mostly families with young daughters eager to see..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Dan Patrick, Still on Bathroom Patrol

Lt. Guv takes issue with Obama's trans-inclusive policy

"...In a continuation of his anti-LGBTQ fearmongering, Lt. Gov. Dan..."

May 13, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

TPPF, Jim DeMint, Milton Friedman, and Me

Lunch and school choice with unholy free market triumvirate

"...If conservatives had invented love-ins, they would look a lot like Wednesday morning's..."

March 31, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Great Outdoors 2.0

Becoming one with nature ... and 200 Instagram followers

"...outdoors are authentic, true, real – romantic, sure, but in a private kind of romance way, like binge watching..."

May 15, 2015 Features Feature by Andrea Kinnison

Food on the Fly

Airport food isn't the same as airline food, especially at Austin-Bergstrom.

"...so long that it's beyond cliché. And yet, the diminishment of in-flight food service, resulting from airlines' economic woes,..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

American Teen

A princess, jock, rebel, heartthrob, and geek: It could be The Breakfast Club, but American Teen is instead a documentary that ducks the consequences of its own making.

"...Directed by: Nanette Burstein. In our modern Information Age, it is no longer..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Slacker

Slacker's perception of our city's subcultures shows them not to be so marginal after all.

"...Directed by: Richard Linklater. Starring: a cast of hundreds. Slacker: The title of..."

July 5, 1991 Movie Review by Chris Walters

On the Pork Trail

Noel Coward once declared that "Any part of the piggy / Is quite all right with me" but we found five pork dishes at Austin restaurants that are more alright than others.

"...Ham from Virginia, ham from York,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...Texas Book Festival authors, friends, and coordinators gathered at The Contemporary Austin tonight to share some..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Suerte x la Barbecue, Blurred Vines’ Assured Wines, Kiin Di at Corner Bar, Paperboy’s Bourbon Library, and We <3 Little Ola’s …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR..."

Nov. 3, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

AISD Goes Global

Johnston High School welcomes immigrant students and makes waves in the neighborhood

"...Michael Martinez walked to the United States from his native Mexico,..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

The evil genius buys some huevos

"...On March 19, 2003, it was a fine day for America to invade Iraq. On March 19,..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Ed Condran

Shining Lighthouse

"...Heron Neck Light, Green Island in Penobscot Bay..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...From moon explorers to tech investors, musicians to Muppets, and from the joint chiefs of..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Worlds of Flavor

As a food writer with a special passion for the foods of Southeast Asia, I was excited about the 2000 Worlds of Flavor International Conference and Festival, Mick Vann writes. My pulse quickened and I salivated uncontrollably every time the possibility of attending crossed my mind. I would love to go, but my financial picture was in its usual bleak and blurry mode. Then came the call from my editor. I had gotten a surprise, last-minute press pass.

"...I was excited about the 2000 Worlds of Flavor International Conference and Festival. I had seen ads for the..."

March 23, 2001 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

High adventure and fun times in an unexpectedly entertaining sequel

"...Directed by: Jake Kasdan. Starring: Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Nick..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with screenings..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Houston Dynamo Defeat Puntarenas, FIFA Bans Head Scarves, and More

"...Dynamo beat Costa Rica’s Puntarenas, 2-0, last Thursday night in College Station, avenging a 1-0 first-leg loss and advancing..."

March 7, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Bakehouse Restaurant and Bar

"...The Bakehouse restaurant is one of those diners that you would expect to find in a small..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Food Review by Rachel Feit

Dennis the Menace

This film adaptation is based more on the TV series than on the comic strip.

"...Directed by: Nick Castle. Starring: Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Plowright, Lea..."

June 25, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List

What a fan, finger drummer, or Austin nostalgia freak may want for Christmas

"...For Those Doomsday Prepping for the Indie Vinyl Backlog Alexalone Alexaloneworld Burgundy LP..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Summer Fun: No Pressure; No Diamonds

Learning the facets of the AAA hotel inspector's trade

"...Come with us as we slide our plastic card in the key slot and explore the carpeted halls and..."

July 17, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Homemade History

Las Manitas, the Pérez sisters, and a usable past

"...As Congress Avenue is Austin's Main Street, Las Manitas is our main street cafe..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Confessions of a Cowboy

Working a cattle drive in Texas in the 1870s probably wasn't like what you imagine; ask Frank Harris -- he was there and he knows.

"...I've asked but no one can explain why three novels set in 19th-century Texas -- The..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

Thai Me Up, Thai Me Down

A Sampling of Thai Restaurants Around Austin

"...America just can't seem to get enough of Thai food...."

March 27, 1998 Food Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In 1997, when I turned 18 years old and got..."

March 8, 2002 Column

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...Think that you had your South by Southwest schedule set?..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Food-O-File

The Culinary Institute of America brings Latin flavors to American kitchens

"...the busiest month, with musical, artistic, charity, educational, and culinary events scheduled every day, it seems. This past week..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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