Big Circus of Life

Books Editor Clay Smith and Litera columnist Ric Williams handicap which of the 200-plus international poets attending this year's Austin International Poetry Festival will be best bets.

"...Poetry has always been considered the finest of arts. The best of music, art, drama, literature is..."

April 19, 2002 Books Feature by Ric Williams

Murder, Mayhem, and the Underbelly of Life

Friends in Low Places

"...her Jeep and body in a field just outside of Bastrop, Thomas has about 27 years until he can..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Books Feature

The Secret Life of Pets 2

The cute critters return, but breaking the pack up means no one has as much fun

"...a good sequel. 2016's talking creature animation The Secret Life of Pets was a dog's-eye view of life in..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Seed of Chucky

Over-the-top gore is the rule when Chucky and Tiffany are resurrected by their anatomically incorrect offspring.

"...and Hannah Spearritt. You know you’re watching some sort of bizarre classic when King of Trash John Waters gets..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Resurrection of Kinky Friedman

From Houston to Echo Hill, the self-proclaimed Texas Jewboy sings a new tune

"...Sitting in a wooden rocking chair outside of McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston, he lets the smoke..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Point Austin: The Meanings of 'Affordability'

The new year signals changes in the life of Austin

"...Over the Christmas holiday, I spent a lot of time corresponding and talking with potential City Council candidates,..."

Dec. 27, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Our Music Critics Pick Their Top 10 Austin Albums of 2018

80 local picks from Molly Burch to Brownout

"...Quesada/Various Artists, Look at My Soul: The Latin Shade of Texas Soul (Nacional/Amazon Original)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Nik Wallenda: Life on the Wire

In which we send an aerialist to talk to a stuntman. Whoa.

"...aerial stuntman and seventh-generation performer Nik Wallenda – (yes, of those Wallendas) about his daredevil life and about his..."

May 19, 2011 Arts Post by Raven Hinojosa

Dream of a New Circus

In the two decades it has taken for Cirque du Soleil to reach Austin for the first time, this Montreal-based troupe has not only reinvented circus as performance art but grown into one of the most unexpected and unlikely of entertainment empires.

"...The circus of Cirque du Soleil is not lions, tigers, and..."

May 2, 2003 Arts Feature by Michael Point

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

"...is the most original talent working in the field of documentary filmmaking today is merely one inadequate means of..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Amarillo State of Mind

The Plutonium Circus Comes to Town

"...George Whittenburg Ratliff is not the kind of guy you would peg for one of the most..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

2013 Jam Fest Winners: Circus

Identity Crisis takes first place and a new name

"...gentlemen, may I please introduce to you the winner of this year’s Jam Fest. While they won as Identity..."

Jan. 28, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

A Bug's Life

"...Andrew Stanton and John Lasseter. In 1998's mano-a-mandible clash of digital an(t)imation features, this breakneck-paced, understatedly clever, Disney/Pixar release..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Battle of the Sexes

Billie Jean King takes on Bobby Riggs

"...Riggs and Billie Jean King played out as the circus sideshow of the “Me” Decade, promoted as a symbolic..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The real Parnassus of this story is director Terry Gilliam, who salvaged his movie despite the sudden death of his star, Heath Ledger, midway through shooting.

"...is delightful as this movie’s master magician and impresario of the rickety Imaginarium, a traveling road show that features..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sound of the City

Black Milk's Detroit "oomph"

"...You can feel it after the first minute of conversation: He’s smart. Possibly book smart, though we didn’t..."

Jan. 13, 2010 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Letters at 3AM: Accidents of Birth and Rebirth

The unacceptable trade-off for a medically extended life

"...Whenever I bitch about the evils of my era, I take a moment to remind myself..."

July 13, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

The Q&A Hole: Which Restaurant for the Rest of Your Life?

With Ben Snakepit, Regina Allen, Patty Leidy, Miracle Jones, and more.

"...the old Q&A Hole was getting a mite heavy of late, wasn’t it? So we decided to skew a..."

Nov. 1, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...normal, since she's in Nashville and in these days of skyrocketing fame and all the right moves, she's more..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Fantastic Fest Interview: Nail in the Coffin – The Fall and Rise of Vampiro

The split life of a lucha legend and a father from Canada

"...It doesn't matter that his career in and out of the ring has stretched across four decades. It doesn't..."

Sept. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Q&A Hole: What Extinct Animal Would You Bring Back To Life?

With Matt Oztalay, Peter-John Byrnes, Wiley Wiggins, and more

"...Ah, yeah, we should've realized that some form of dinosaur would be far and away the most popular..."

Feb. 11, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mug Life

Austin isn't a world-class beer destination, but it's close

"...Central Texas production breweries and brewpubs in various stages of operation, the general drinking public in Austin has been..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Coming of Age With Jane Ellen Bryant

Bad at growing up, good at promo

"...From deep inside the pile of CDs, cassettes, records, and other promotional ephemera the postman..."

July 11, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Welcome to the Circus!

The redistricting fight and the grassroots politics of chaos

"...After more than six months of trials, delays, allegations, and political infighting, the 2012 Texas..."

March 9, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

That Obscure Object of Delight

Zach's dreamy Chaperone speaks to the enthusiast in us all

"...you're doing something important. People whose cell phones go off in the theatre. People who answer their cell phones..."

July 16, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Conditions of Puscifer's Parole

Live review of Puscifer at the Long Center last week

"...throw you out the side doors. Dancing in front of your seat is the only compromise because few other..."

Feb. 27, 2012 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Bicycle Nomads and the Winds of Change

Backers say winter migration to Mexico creates 'a whole new way of life'

"...ecologically grounded lessons might be learned from a group of bicycle nomads, circus performers, musicians, biologists, artists, and mechanics..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Lege or Circus?

A lack of democracy turns education 'reform' into an unfunny joke

"...In an anti-climactic, last-ditch attempt to salvage what's left of another failed session on school finance, the Senate on..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Part of Our Day

When discussing the Golden Age of Television, we usually speak in terms of the national networks, but there's another chapter to the tale. Belinda Acosta looks at some of the pioneers of Austin television.

"...When discussing the Golden Age of Television, we usually speak in terms of the national..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Run Away With the Circus

AFS hosts big-top screenings at the Marchesa

"...The Austin Film Society is a traveling circus – or at least it plays one in the..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

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