Civics 101

"...the ways its business model isn't viable in the Digital Age. Reception follows; registration required. 6:30-8:30pm. Thompson Conference Center,..."

May 11, 2012 News Column

8-Bit Artisan

Party Time! Hexcellent! brings people together by getting closer to the machine

"...emboldened graduate decided to teach herself the Assembly programming language used to build NES games. An explanatory simile might..."

May 4, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Silver Threads and Golden Needles

Old Settler's Music Festival goes to 25

"...from this year's headliners." Amos LeeFriday, 9:15pm, Hill Country stage..."

April 20, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

1, 2, Tres, Cuatro: Waltz Across Texas

San Antonio rock & roll posters and Central Texas dance halls – preserve them.

"...World Headquarters, provided their artistic medium with a potent message: Experience the music...."

April 6, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Second night SXSW handicapping

"...training. Deacon's live shows have become legendary since he encourages audience participation that tends to turns his concerts into..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Attack of the Cybermen

Activism empowered by the Internet

"...of the patently unfunny brouhaha surrounding the intel dumpsite, creator/agent provocateur Julian Assange, and original leaker and presumed government..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Patchwork Planet

How blogging became the (very lucrative) 21st century quilting bee

"...fashion, design, and tech. But they also blog about marriage, birth, miscarriages, abortions, divorce, depression, and death. Many bloggers..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Black Like Who?

Baratunde Thurston lightens up the conversation on race, technology, and social change

"...It can't be helped, really. In addition to being digital director of The Onion, a co-founder of the Jack..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...50+ years of heroin abuse, disastrous experiments and 5 marriages on 4 continents. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Reading Between the 'I's

The Secret Life of Pronouns author James Pennebaker on what your tweets reveal about your state of mind

"...states and an indicator of our social status, gender, age, and even our feelings for our fellow human beings...."

Dec. 30, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Sex Addiction and the City

Steve McQueen on Shame's New York state of mind

"...Walters). An exquisitely flirtatious, silent back-and-forth ensues, intercut with images of Brandon in his sterile, New York City apartment,..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lost Marbles Found

Beef & Pie doc reborn for the app age

"...As the age-old adage goes, there's an app for that. Even for..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Art and the Arduousness

Daniel Kliewer's hypnotic moving paintings

"...utilizing every known – and, in the case of digital artist Daniel Kliewer, sometimes only semiknown – medium. You're..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

OTR attends Fun Fun Fun Fest, packs things, and moves to the Cloud

"...mechanical bull, then going buck wild on the Blue stage; California's Ceremony leading a hardcore romp after hours Saturday..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Get Those Lighters Ready

It's rock & roll reading time.

"...with the sensibilities of a woman who came of age during that time...."

Sept. 22, 2011 Books Post by Cindy Widner

BMI Stage

"...naturally to the Nashville-based singer-songwriter, working his craft since age 3. That makes him a veteran in his mid-20s,..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Step Right Up

The terror and the wonder of the Museum of the Weird

"...time, of course; I was already, at that tender age, thriving on a steady diet of Mad magazine, Forrest..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

You Got Me Singing

Another Spotify convert

"...something similar. Margaret and I are about the same age, so it’s no surprise we’ve had similar experiences when..."

Aug. 10, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Motion in the 'Mation

AFF's Saturday free claymation workshop for kids

"...In an age where digital effects are largely the domain of computers,..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Wednesday Rewind (Rewound)

Bleached by the sun with the Black & White Years plus Fun with flags

"...website (same with another set of similarly-rumored FFFers, French digital shoegazers M83.) Look out for more hints and leaks..."

July 13, 2011 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Exit Music: Nakia leaves The Voice, Corcoran retires, and Mike Wiebe walks the plank

"...Austin, who visits Threadgill's on Friday, boasting the new digital single "Hello Stranger." Meanwhile, Green's country crooner Curtis Grimes..."

July 1, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Res Publica

Citizens calendar, May 26-June 1

"...The Future of Nonprofits: Innovate and Thrive in the Digital Age. 7pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, 472-5050. www.bookpeople.com. Friday27..."

May 27, 2011 News Column

Panda Bear

"...the cut chemist continues torquing Brian Wilson into the Digital Age, first and foremost on the harmony-licked loops of..."

May 20, 2011 Music Review by Doug Freeman

The Zoo Story

Both versions of Albee's two-man confrontation deserve to be seen and in tandem

"...seems to be less and less vital in our Digital Age. The loss of such interactions causes one character..."

May 6, 2011 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

'The Dudleys!: A Family Game'

Video games fuse with live theatre with a little help from Tito's

"...the evenings while working by day as the brand manager for Tito's Handmade Vodka, which led to the Arts..."

May 6, 2011 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Austin Creative Alliance

After a decade of leading the arts service organization, Latifah Taormina retires

"...sectors of Austin's creative community: fine arts, music, film, digital, culinary arts, gaming, you name it. Owing to Taormina's..."

April 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rio

In this animated film from the makers of Ice Age, a domesticated macaw finally learns to fly.

"...metaphorical Pixar yardstick when discussing the new breed of digitally animated films, especially in light of Up's magnificent melding..."

April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

YACHT: Mystery Lights Over Shangri-La Exposed

Rob yaks with Jona and Claire of YACHT

"...Claire: It's a tragedy, but also they're going out in style and that's..."

April 18, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

The Late American Novel: Writers on the Future of Books

A refreshing surprise in these days of lit-scene doom and gloom

"...Future of Booksedited by Jeff Martin and C. Max Magee Soft Skull Press, 192 pp., $14.95 (paper)..."

April 15, 2011 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

From the Watergate Break-in to a Broken News Media

Key players in All the President's Men reflect on what 35 years have wrought

"...misdemeanors, was forced out of office by genuine, bipartisan outrage. Absolute hubris corrupted absolutely...."

April 15, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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