Greek Fest, Taylor Swift Wrestling, and More Weekend Events

No weekend plans? We have some suggestions.

"...Club, cheffy backyard eats at Al Fuego, and a camp-themed brunch at Sunday’s Camp Sunnyside. Those looking to nourish..."

May 24, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Military Out of Mabry?

A West Austin resident says moving the Texas National Guard out of Camp Mabry would be better for both the neighborhood and military.

"...Camp Mabry, home base of the Texas National Guard, has..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Gridiron Gang

The Rock's moral football tale is a pleasant surprise: a swift, sure-footed, and gritty melodrama that plays to the strengths of its formula and elicits empathy for its kids.

"...eponymous television documentary filmed inside California juvenile detention center Camp Kilpatrick, so audiences can be excused for underestimating it;..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Big Mischief

Like the protagonist in his latest novel, Miss Spellbinder's Point of View, novelist Edward Swift is still battling the "disease of the literal minded."

"...fabulous, is that most American of self-made men. Edward Swift grew up in the mean swampland of the Big..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Austin Elders: Meet the Unflappable 102-Year-Old Evelyn Plowman

Of Horses and Hells Angels and Herb in the Attic

"...During the war, she worked at Camp Swift, a military training camp near Bastrop. Though she..."

May 31, 2024 News Feature by Madeline Duncan

Oh, Oh, Those Summer Bites

Camp Food

"...ache for specific things: misty mountain air dusted with campfire smoke, toasted marshmallows. The memories of childhood and my..."

July 9, 1999 Food Feature

The AggreGAYtor: October 30

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Mitt Romney is caught on the record, Taylor Swift parties with porn stars, and Roseanne Barr defends herself...."

Oct. 30, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Demonlover

French mind-warper has a puzzle-box narrative and a soundtrack by Sonic Youth.

"...age. The characters in Assayas’ film fall into two camps. There’s his antiheroine Diane (Nielsen), a corporate mole working..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Town Was Hoppin'

Austin's music scene of the Fifties lives on in Ray Campi

"...Wild-eyed rockabilly veteran Ray Campi wrote his first song on the last day of..."

March 30, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Book Reviews

My Grandfather's Finger

"...by Edward Swift University of Georgia Press, $24.95 hard..."

May 21, 1999 Books Review

Be Merry

Eat Drink Local Week comes of age

"...When journalist and community activist Marla Camp entered into a trademark licensing agreement with Edible Commun­ities..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Delving Deeper Into the Archive of a Dark Time

Doc Nights: Shoah: The Unseen Interviews

"...any historical archival footage, the now-familiar images of death camps, or the mass graves scattered throughout the Polish countryside,..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Austin Bike Shops Face Uphill Climb

With unprecedented demand for new inventory, parts, and repairs throughout quarantine, local bicycle shops struggle to keep up

"...combination of both scenarios over these last few months swiftly inundated bicycle repair shops in Austin, with no clear..."

July 10, 2020 Sports Feature by David Sotelo

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...It Is In Us All (Ireland) Director/Screenwriter: Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Producers: Emma Foley, Tamryn Reinecke, A formidable man who..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film

Interviews and reviews

"...The Great Escape: 'Summercamp!'..."

March 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Letters at 3AM

'A brilliant cascade of cause and effect' can describe my life

"...desk, palm down. She rapped my knuckles with six swift strokes of a wooden ruler...."

May 22, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Back to School With Queer Austinites

Queer Austin artists and icons give their two cents on surviving ATX

"...States’ fastest growing city, Austin is currently undergoing a swift and dramatic cultural shift. For decades, Austin has been..."

Aug. 18, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Mamrie Hart Deserves a Drink

YouTube star/author spills the beans about Beanz and John Mayer's bed

"...she makes a cocktail with fake blood called Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood. She spends about nine minutes demonstrating how..."

June 3, 2015 Arts Post by Alexa Harrington

Film Flam

Speed Travels, American Hipsters, Design Stars, and more

"...show HGTV Design Star. Why the urgency? Austin’s Kris Swift will be competing in the interior design styleoff. The..."

May 29, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: The Kids Really Are Alright

In with the new, out with 'someone's scary grandmother'

"...And summertime's near, as is camp season for many of the music schools. None have..."

April 13, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Toros Finish Busy Week With Lopsided Win

Leo Lyons named to All-Star team

"...storm of recent player movement, hopefully life around Toros camp can return to early season form, and with it..."

Feb. 25, 2012 Sports Post by Will Schmidt

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Camp Fig..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Abbott announced the state is building an 80-acre base camp in Eagle Pass for Texas National Guard troops. The..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature

A.L. West at a Bookstore, and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Stop by Stalefish’s album release or Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap

"...$100 cash prize midnight dance contest and performances by camp-oddity glam punks Lord Friday the 13th and garage menaces..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Stop, Drop, and Shop

Qmmunity advises on what local places are best for gay gift shopping this year

"...Poo Poo Platter: A Drag Tribute to Taylor Swift Swifties unite for this drag dedication to the girlboss..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...talent management, passionately advocating for rising Latinx artists. Her swift success transformed her into a pillar for a community..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...legendary beer and beats institution, then take to the campaign trail with director David Modigliani for Running With Beto,..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Holy Roller

The personal is edible at Callie Speer's new hot spot

"...palate. But Callie Speer's Popcorn and a Movie at Swift's Attic was something those other trifles were not. It..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Last-Minute Style Gift Guide

Presents for everyone on your list: from nieces to nemeses

"...On her first day of camp, your favorite niece deleted all her Taylor Swift playlists..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Design Post by Brandon Watson

UT, OU Take Different Approaches to Racist Speech

OU takes swift action, while UT declines to punish students, citing freedom of speech

"...the party being, according to Texas Fiji president Andrew Camp­bell, "a Western or Old West theme."..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

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