Get in the Game: 'The Stanley Parable'

Most games do their best to keep players from asking the very questions Davey Wreden puts front and center

"...game is about an office drone, Stanley, and the forces at play in his life. These forces include the..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Gay Place

Welcome to Hell ... Halloween, Austin queer-style

"...QUEER CRAFT AND A MOVIE Nightmare Before Christmas meet sugar skulls. You're welcome. Thu., Oct. 24,..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

A Band Called Death

A black proto-punk band from Detroit that wouldn't compromise on its name is unearthed in this music doc 35 years after recording their original demo tracks.

"...Along the lines of last year’s Oscar-winning doc Searching for Sugar Man, A Band Called Death chronicles the life,..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Internship

Once Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson joined forces to crash weddings; in their new comedy, the duo crashes Google as older-than-average interns.

"...including closing credits that helpfully demo Google’s product line for the audience-slash-consumer...."

June 7, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Prodigy & the Prodigal

Sons of the Fathers Beck & Cauthen ally beyond neo-Americana

"...a life of music, to make their way as performers and professionals. They're Sons of Fathers, driven to honor..."

March 29, 2013 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Meal Times Nov. 1-7

"...line of prepared gluten-free food items and baked goods for takeout. Fri., Nov. 2, 6-9pm. 8863 Anderson Mill Rd...."

Nov. 2, 2012 Food Column

The Sound and the Fury

David Chase on the Sixties rock that inspired 'Not Fade Away'

"...and ninths, stuff like that. The Stones were more straightforward. As a kid in a garage band, it was..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Civics 101

"...two cents heard on the multibillion dollar city budget before City Council deliberates it Sept. 10-12. 10am. Austin City..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Column

This Week's Waste of Time: Fantastic Arcade Edition

Free versions of exhibiting games

"...Time column, Fantastic Fest goes and announces the lineup for its Fantastic Arcade. Put simply the titles coming to..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

No Way To Pick a Senator

It's Sadler vs. Yarbrough and Dewhurst vs. Cruz in this month's primary run-offs

"...When legislative veterans heard Paul Sad­ler was running for U.S. Senate, the name was familiar. A decade ago,..."

July 20, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Downballot Details: A Bag of Run-offs

In the downballot races, the GOP has more to consider

"...That remains the primary question for the primary run-off, pushed to midsummer by legal battles..."

July 20, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

CD 35: Doggett, Romo, Alvarado

Democrats face off in (or just outside) this gerrymandered district

"...of the radically gerrymandered district. Only little-known retired Air Force veteran Maria Luisa Alvarado lives in 35 – although..."

May 11, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

About That History? It's Gone.

Developers destroy a little bit more of Eastside history

"...industrial warehouses – including the Pure Castings factory, controversial for its fumes and proximity to Zavala Elementary (see "Cast..."

May 4, 2012 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Flavors of April

"...with the Texas Hill Country Wine and Food festival for many years, I'm very curious to see how the..."

April 20, 2012 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

The Texas Map Morass

SCOTUS sends San Antonio court back to the drawing board

"...the San Antonio court drew illegal maps, without regard for the policy decisions of elected leaders." However, Democrats and..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

When the album becomes Immersion

"...bassist Roger Waters in a handwritten note, labeled "Questions for Assorted Lunatics," in one of countless bonus features included..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

'Redemption' for Point and Click

GameSalad merging graphic novel with puzzle play

"...Eden Films, who are using the locally-developed GameSalad Creator platform to add a new level of interactivity to their..."

Dec. 6, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Radio Snack

Food on the airwaves in Austin

"...remains important to many people as a source of information, entertainment, and tribal connection. Music, news, sports, politics, gossip,..."

July 15, 2011 Food Feature by MM Pack

Will Holly Pass Muster at Council?

Council to consider controversial bid proposal

"...today (Thursday, April 28), with city staff making another effort to obtain the council's blessing to negotiate a demolition..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Drop in the Bucket: Disputed Fed Ed Funding Comes to Texas

Disputed fed ed funding comes to Texas

"...been denied access to its share of these funds for nearly nine months because of an amendment added to..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Good Thing

Q&A with Mark Lindsay

"...dressed up in Revolutionary War outfits frolicking on Southern California beaches doesn’t seem to make much sense right now,..."

April 13, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

sxswi: Screenburn Arcade

Free stuff, now in 3D!

"...RSVPing, and no shortage of smooth talking. Not so for the Screenburn Arcade, which is generally lineless, blind to..."

March 12, 2011 SXSW Post by James Renovitch

You Just May Be the One

A Monkees playlist of Michael Nesmith country rockers.

"...my musical adolescence of the 1970s didn’t prepare me for my new obsession: the Monkees through a prism of..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Letters at 3AM: Life as We Don't Know It

Our planet casts a shadow

"...that he remembered a face he had seen while performing in Austin years before...."

Jan. 14, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...Craddick. Then there was the infamous late-session "chub," when Demo­crats dragged things to a grinding halt, killing numerous bills,..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Event Menu

Local foodie events for the week of Nov. 6

"...(4001 N. Lamar, 206-1014). $45 per person ($10 discount for Austin Film Society members, code AFS10); reservations necessary. Saturday,..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Travis Judicial Dems Win One, Lose One

Democrat secures county judicial race, while Republican wins 3rd Court seat

"...It was a brutal E-night for Democrats in Texas, including some in Travis County, but..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mission Impossible?

Hampton seeks to break GOP lock on state's highest criminal court

"...Since then, the Democrats haven't consistently challenged the GOP for any of the nine seats on the most powerful..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

John Mellencamp

in box

"...casual track-by-track annotation and missing sessionography offer no year for opener "Longest Days," some of Mellencamp's best melancholic nostalgia...."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Hot Sauce Fest Cooking Tent

"...variety of chiles and their uses. They'll share secrets for hot sauce making and cooking techniques, demonstrating recipes in..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

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