All Eyes on First Night

Fireworks rule, parades with kids and bikes rule, giant art rules ...

"...that comes together in First Night Austin, a celebration of art on the final day of the year that..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

All Good Thoughts, All Good Food

The symbolism and celebration of Tet, the Vietnamese new year

"...vibrant Vietnamese community, as well as an expanding number of excellent restaurants. But as prevalent as the local Vietnamese..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Food Feature by Mick Vann

All Aboard for Middle Earth

Fans of J. R. R. Tolkien needn't wait until the December 12 opening of the film of Lord of the Rings to take a journey to Middle Earth. Second Youth Family Repertory Theatre, an Austin arts company acclaimed for its intelligent, highly theatrical stage shows for family audiences, will ferry you there this weekend via its production of The Hobbit.

"...if you experience an involuntary shudder at the mention of "my preciousssss," if you associate Sting more with magic..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Old Man River

Once an outlaw, always an outlaw: The Return of Steven Fromholz

"...Earl Keen, and Nanci Griffith, it's been the subject of at least one doctoral thesis and been turned into..."

April 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Better Too Much Than Not Enough

"...unsettling, to tell the truth. Pick up a copy of Guy Forsyth's new release, Can You Live Without, and..."

April 2, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Margaret's Museum

"...Museum's bittersweet tone and raw, unforgiving landscapes remind me of another recent film, Breaking the Waves, but thankfully we..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Scanlines

"...Set in the Federal Hill District of Providence, R.I., this charming little black-and-white, penny-ante gangster movie..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

Trading Mom

"...Michael Metchik, Asher Metchik, Merritt Yohnka and Andre The Giant. Any kid who has ever wished his or her..."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...festival confirmed it will close with the new adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Good Coffee Shop Is Not That Hard to Find

Finding home in the bottom of a cup

"...more this time around. We won't spend every moment of our life at UT, and we'll find a coffee..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Food Feature by Heidi Meurer

Perry's Vaccination Order Raises Questions

Perry Orders HPV Vaccine

"...order so legislators can weigh the pros and cons of a vaccine that has been on the market for..."

Feb. 5, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Joss Stone, Toots & the Maytals, Kris Kristofferson6-10pm, Town Lake Stage @ Auditorium Shores Though UK teenage..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

City Council Notebook

Council goes balls out for their last meeting of the year.

"...weeks back. Items 34-38: Acquiring five homes as part of the FEMA-affiliated Onion Creek Voluntary Flood Buyout...."

Dec. 12, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Bruce Sterling

The Visionary Tells Us Where It's At

"...has kept his eye not only on the pulse of Austin's dotcom-driven economy but also on the digital revolution..."

March 3, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Down the Rabbit Hole With Something in the Dirt

Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson explain their favorite conspiracies

"...fixated - and it may well be the thickness of a dog's hair...."

Nov. 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cine Las Americas Returns

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

"...Las Americas International Film Festival, the annual Austin celebration of movies from across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world, returns..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...to learn who will be attending the literary banquet of the year is over. The Texas Book Festival has..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Review: Funny Bunny

Indie about oddball trio treats trauma with furry tenderness

"...admirers who consummate their complex bond through her. One of the men is Titty (Olly Alexander), a teenager who,..."

March 18, 2015 Screens Post by Michael Agresta

Range War at the Dobie Ranch

A bulldozer's intrusion onto 'enchanted' property uncovers the struggles of UT's historic retreat for writers

"...blackfoot daisies. It would look like any other patch of Hill Country wildland, if it weren't for the conspicuous..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

Five Docs To Watch

"...cannot be a cyclist without going through incredible amounts of pain," opines cycling giant Jock Boyer at the outset..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Feature by Russ Espinoza

What Amazon Will – But Mostly Won't – Do For You

Need a few reasons to shop local? BookPeople's got 'em

"...about Amazon's sneaky new scheme to enlist an army of information gatherers? In a new blog post, one of..."

Dec. 7, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...At the top of the list of films that have just been announced..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Choice Is Yours

Rubber Repertory's Casket of Passing Fancy makes you 500 offers you can't reuse

"..."Most of the women were bleeding from their anuses after two..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "We cannot continue to have what we..."

Jan. 12, 2007 News Feature

Talking Trash

A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.

"...English hasn't smelled the familiar rotten egg odor that often fills her comfortable Walnut Place home. Neither has her..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Sin Fronteras

Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.

"...the airport, Fidencio Duran's images greet all comers. Two of the most distinctive buildings south of the Capitol on..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Postmarks

Barrientos Misrepresented

"...meetings among city, environmental, business, and development representatives. Members of the Lege, including Austin's own Senator Gonzalo Barrientos, did..."

May 7, 1999 Column

Not Just Dance

Moving Into New Forms at the Performing Arts Center

"...dance with opera, theatre, and live music. The importance of the other forms is not secondary to the movement;..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Arts Feature by Stephanie Beauchamp

Top Books

Hard-Boiled Top Ten

"...Poet Rocker/Wacko: Wesley Willis My list of top ten crime books of 1996 is dedicated to..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time to get dark,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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