We Have an Issue: Chow’s On

Welcoming back our First Plates issue, celebrating the restaurants and food trucks defining Austin dining today

"...Palmer Events Center for classic video game demos, tournaments, cosplay, and live music. See David Brendan Hall's photo gallery..."

July 30, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Classic Game Fest 2021

"...Center, which included plenty of game demos, sales, tournaments, cosplay, live music, and more...."

July 26, 2021 Photo Gallery

RTX at Home Announces Animation Festival

Rooster Teeth's RWBY, gen:LOCK take the (virtual) stage

"...from the Women in Animation non-profit. 4pm: RTX Virtual Cosplay Contest What's RTX without cosplay? Prizes for Best Re-Creation,..."

May 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Darling Supermarket

Brazilian documentary is marginally less fun than grocery shopping

"...loves Japanese culture and sometimes wanders the store in cosplay. Another baker has interests in ancient aliens, quantum physics,..."

March 12, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Sound Unseen Drops Full Playlist

Online music film fest adds Bee Gees, Sound of Metal

"...act as a backdrop for images of tattooed bodies, cosplay wardrobes, and clouds of weed smoke...."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mulan

Forget the cartoon, Disney goes back to the source for the Chinese warrior legend

"...has left other live-action redos coming off like glorified cosplay. It smartly skips the goofier aspects of the original,..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Vast of Night

Jaw-dropping reinvention of the UFO scare genre is audacious and brilliant

"...spin, not making them millennials in thrift store sock-hop cosplay, but real and of the time. Character is defined..."

May 29, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Get Back Out There With 14 of Austin’s Mainstay Beers

Fly Your Freak Flagship February

"...Cricket IPA“For Those of You Really Into Rock Gym Cosplay”..."

Feb. 3, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

One in a Crowd: “Monica and Me”

Short film about being “the other woman” needs your crowdfunding support

"...Ejen Chuang's 2009 photobook, Cosplay in America, remains one of the most important visual..."

July 12, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

gen:LOCK Coming to Adult Swim

Rooster Teeth's mecha anime heads to cable, plus more comic news

"...in droves, as indicated by the amount of gen:LOCK cosplay on the floor, and the rate of merchandise sales...."

July 7, 2019 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Battle Lines Drawn on Convention Center Expansion

Arguments escalate on how to spend hotel occupancy tax revenue

"...and mercifully did not continue the Game of Thrones cosplay – on its own site, highlighting the great distance..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Qmmunity: A Well-Deserved Celebration for Cheer Up Charlies

And so many hot events, we can't reco them all!

"...only queer geek and gaymer convention returns with drag, cosplay, furries, sci-fi, and guests. Fri.-Sun., April 19-21. DoubleTree Hotel,..."

April 19, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...788th GI Joe costuming club,Central Texas Droids, and local cosplay stars, plus illustrators, writers, and a performance by The..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

HavenCon Will Return for Year Five

LGBTQ geeks and gamers assemble: The convention is back

"...program called House of Haven, combining sci-fi, geekdom, and cosplay with drag culture via year-round local drag shows and..."

Jan. 7, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...actor man, Jensen Ackles, is attracting the long-coveted undead cosplay demographic to go handsomely with craft beer’s current gaggle..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

Gay Place

The end of summer, in name only

"...Geeks on Fleek: Anime It's all anime at this cosplay-inspired drag show. Thu., Aug. 30, 10pm-12mid. Elysium, 705 Red..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

The Flash Collective calls on the queer community to help create public art

"...Things are going anime style at this month's nerdy cosplay-inspired drag show. Thu., Aug. 30, 10pm-12mid. Elysium, 705 Red..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Snapshot – RTX 2018: Cosplay Contest

The weekend's most creative cosplayers on handcrafting costumes and blowing little kids' minds

"...internet culture convention's program, which ran Aug. 3-5, is cosplay (short for costume play), an inextricable subculture within the..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Rooster Teeth's RTX 2018

"...RTX Cosplay Contest winners at the JW Marriott on Saturday, Aug...."

Aug. 6, 2018 Photo Gallery

What's a Rooster Teeth? The Beginner's Guide to RTX

A veteran explains this week's convention for noobs

"...umbrella and then some. Panels for Achievement Hunter, RWBY, cosplay, animation, production, and more cover the three-day event. Achievement..."

Aug. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Bailey Shelden

2018 Texas Teen Book Festival Lineup

Tenth fest brings YA stars Marissa Meyer, Patrick Ness, & more

"...Ops Booth, so you can capture yourself in your cosplay glory with a souvenir image...."

July 25, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

RTX Adds Meow Wolf, Overwatch, and More

Exclusive first look at gamer con's 2018 schedule, guests

"...end of today's announcement. Rooster Teeth has confirmed that cosplay superstar (and the voice of the malevolent Cinder in..."

June 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Pride Month marches on

"...get weirder than Austin's slogan with these four words: Cosplay Nintendo Drag Show. Come dressed to wow and be..."

June 22, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Big Games, Big Money

DreamHack Austin puts competitive e-sports center stage

"...facets of gaming culture and general nerdom, featuring a cosplay competition, tabletop gaming areas, convention-style speaker sessions, indie game..."

June 1, 2018 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Gay Place

Austin pups celebrate the Year of the Dog

"...are bringing back a night of nerdy drag, queer cosplay, and geeky gayness. 18 and up welcome. Tue., May..."

May 4, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

LoveBalm: an event to soothe and celebrate Austin's queer community

"...out with a bang! Four days of epic nerdiness, cosplay, drag, and loads more. March 29-April 1. DoubleTree Hotel,..."

March 30, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Coping, carrying on, and saying farewell

"...days (or one, if you choose) of epic nerdiness, cosplay, drag, and loads more. This year, celebrity guests include..."

March 23, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Gaming at a Glance

From the Expo to the Awards, it's time to play

"...Festival closes Saturday with two big events. First, the Cosplay Contest invites attendees of all ages to dress as..."

March 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Milo Webb

Now Streaming in Austin: Becoming Jessica Nigri

Rooster Teeth’s new cosplay documentary, Becoming Jessica Nigri

"...There's an element of obsession in cosplay – the art of dressing like a fictional character...."

Feb. 2, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Love Jones brings queer black romance to the stage

"...HavenCon Grand Illusionist Semifinals Catch 14 cosplay performers vying for the HavenCon finals at this second..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

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