Mind Your Ts & Qs!

Crashing an AGLCC meeting isn't nearly as awesome as it sounds

"...might do if I were to speak up. A culture of paranoia bred by fear isn't what immediately comes..."

June 3, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Ricky Hill

Revving Up for Slow Times

How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession

"...businesses can beat a recession by becoming "curators of culture," but Kunz and Bercu offered advice crucial to their..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Paula Poundstone

The comedian sticks it to staged politics and fears for a news anchor's health

"...It does seem as if we're in this special-event culture, where there's always some huge event happening all the..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Letters @ 3AM

The greatest sins of newspapers are sins of omission and emphasis. Historical context is usually ignored, and though facts are reported truly, a lack of context can make the facts lie.

"...especially, historical context is universally ignored. Like our pop culture, American newspapers live in an eternal present that the..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

The Lewis File

Park Police personnel record casts a harsh light on small law enforcement agencies

"...file is the window it offers into Park Police culture. For example, when interviewed by detectives, Lewis admitted much..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lear Jaunt

Matthew Radford explains how a professional British actor wound up playing Lear in a Central Texas barn

"...was the right choice. It was very alienating, a culture shock – you know, singing songs before breakfast. Totally..."

July 28, 2006 Arts Feature by Clayton Maxwell

The Dish on Desire

In 'American Fiesta,' Austin's favorite economist / playwright / actor has plenty to say about what makes us want

"...about the supposedly killer dishes, Tomlinson found an entire subculture devoted to the radioactive ware. People with lead-lined boxes..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Lowell Bartholomee

That's Entertainment!

Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen: 'We've still definitely got it'

"...DA: There's this backlash culture, like Clear Channel will ban your record, MTV won't..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...interchangeable, interdependent, and interdisciplinary. And with Sin City's pop culture cachet, one way or the other, Hollywood's lesson plan..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

"...thing intentionally. They just don't notice. The pervasive car culture skews people's perceptions...."

July 19, 2002 Column

Playing the Bad Guy

With actor David Stahl currently appearing as the wicked Richard III and actor Katherine Catmull having recently played the evil Goneril in King Lear, the challenge of playing villains seemed a ripe topic to launch a series of artist-to-artist conversations on craft.

"...make the argument that our entire nation, our entire culture, is villainous by us using air conditioning and driving..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Postmarks

Austin - bands, bikes, billboards, ballots, Bradley, and beyond - under scrutiny.

"...unfit to live free in your gun-totin', two-fisted cowboy culture, why not deport her to Yankeeland and save yourself..."

April 27, 2001 Column

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...unchanged for years (it still contains a reference to Culture Club!), consists of puns and slightly humorous observations about..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...is simple: transphobia is the part of the base culture of the security industry, and unfortunately, the overwhelming majority..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...and blurry. Likewise, the performances reflect a highly competitive culture, with more emphasis on beauty, glamour, and femininity. Transsexuals..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Wide Open Heart

Local accordionist Bradley Jaye Williams brings together fish and fowl in his assimulation of Texas polka and conjunto music.

"...Considering that Mexican culture has always been rightfully suspicious of its paler cousins..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

To Sitcom Hell and Back

Getting her own sitcom nearly killed Margaret Cho, and she talks about the experience in her new show I'm the One That I Want.

"..."It's a huge part of comedian culture. The lifestyle is perfect for that kind of addictive..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Where's the Party?

"...it would appear, is a significant live band party culture. The general opinion I found is that while some..."

May 21, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Regular Folk

"..."Love the area, love the local color and the culture. Love everything about South Austin. It's just something that..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Cowboys and Controversy

Kyle Henry and the Texas Documentary Tour

"...to be set aside to promote democracy and broad culture and all this mumbo-jumbo, but it's not. When the..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Looks Back... and Forward

Documentary Film Pioneer D.A. Pennebaker

"...be and how much of an impact on popular culture it would have?..."

April 3, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Smart Women, Dangerous Men

Dracula and Fur Tempt Females With the Dark Side

"...persona embodied in these males has been haunting our culture for centuries, in the archetype of the dark, shadowy..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Postmarks

One Is Enough

"...for social problems has less to do with ones culture but more to do with society's prejudicial attitudes such..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Column

The Madness of King Geek

Harry Jay Knowles' Cool Movie News

"...well on his way to becoming a celebrated pop culture figure...."

June 6, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

New Adventures in Old-Fi

Unearthing the Memphis Goons

"...young, in Memphis, and responding to the music and culture around us. It was an innocent, avant-garde reaction for..."

March 28, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Countdown, 2001

"...as an Anti-Christ than a Christian, was motivated by culture, not theology...."

March 14, 1997 Column

Here Comes the Judge

Beavis and Butt-head's Hollywood Score

"...himself -- quickly became causes célèbres, and then, instant pop-culture icons. Suddenly, everything either "sucked" or was "cool." It's..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Illbient for Spooky

"...We can only thank our lucky stars that the Culture Club is English...."

Nov. 15, 1996 Column

The Best of “Best of Austin”

Wondering what to do while you’re visiting Austin? Just ask our readers.

"...been on the cutting edge of Texas arts and culture. It’s just as beautiful outside now as well as..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature

Wunderkeks Builds Safe Spaces With Baked Goods

Local queer-immigrant-owned company shares love through cookies

"...at farmers' markets, and realized how different the city's culture was, making their packaging, brand, and mission evolve. Where..."

June 3, 2022 Food Post by Camila Llorente

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