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"...at the SBOE" [July 25] and a subsequent letter of praise:..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Column

J.C. Herz's Multi-track Mind

Have We Become a Joystick Nation?

"...Almost every review of J.C. Herz's Joystick Nation that I've read begins with..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Adrienne Martini

Fantastic Fest Review: Saw X

Least-secret secret screening still has some twists

"...usually to naught. This year, attendees had varying degrees of pleasant surprise at unannounced screenings of Saltburn, Dream Scenario,..."

Sept. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Headhunters Decapitated

Headhunters and Hotel Vegas get face-lifts, and maybe Whiskey Shivers gives one

"...Metal & Lace on Friday. The conversion came courtesy of Bar Rescue, a reality program on Spike TV in..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

TV Eye

Crooner Chris Isaak plays himself to charming effect on his self-titled Showtime series.

"...As a TV critic, this is the time of year I say: Thrill me, and make it snappy...."

June 7, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Coach's Corner

Mark Cuban has transformed the once-pathetic Dallas Mavericks into an elite NBA squad -- but they're not quite there yet.

"...The blond-red brick facade of the American Airlines Center sprawls over the seedy industrial..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

For you to rewind this weekend at Zilker Park

"...a few early switcheroos – namely, the last-minute dropout of Kali Uchis from both weekends and major delays to..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Bergstrom's Continuing Expansion

New terminal restores some 1950s glamour to the airport

"...act: Midcentury modern has taken over as the style of its new terminal...."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Man Behind the Leatherface Mask

Gunnar Hansen signing "Chain Saw Confidential" at Bookpeople Sunday

"...converted into a restaurant. But Chain Saw remains one of the defining American horrors. Plus, without it, there probably..."

Sept. 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Skin of Our Teeth

A quick-tempoed, caricaturish style serves Thornton Wilder's play well most of the time

"...The Skin of Our Teeth..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

A First-Class Seat to Stargazing

Austin's Beef & Pie Productions shines a light on Richard Garriott's space travel in Man on a Mission

"...Richard Garriott, the wealthy and revered founder of Austin-based gaming company Origin Systems, was having a personal..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...America, for Austin, for the embattled world-at-large, but most of all for the Mighty Atom. It being a war..."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Are You Experienced?

In a new ad campaign, the Blanton redefines 'art,' raising questions about what it means

"...The Blanton Museum of Art's new "Art is Experience" PR campaign is canvassing..."

June 30, 2006 Arts Feature by Nikki Moore

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"...by looking at him. Waiting in the green room of San Antonio's Municipal Auditorium for his five minutes of..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3AM

Michael ventura mediatates on the permeability of reality.

"...a felt Other World. That voices spoken in one of these worlds can be heard in the other. And..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...Looking back over the 20th century, the birth of American popular music is tantamount to the Big Bang...."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Rock Around the Biological Clock

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

"...her myriad fans, passionate about Hickman's thoughtful, pop- and rock-edged compositions. It was sweetly characteristic of her current priorities..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Something Gorgeous Without God

"...They spoke of Fitz- gerald's green eyes. They "glittered," Edmund Wilson said,..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...FATHER OF THE BRIDE PART IID: Charles Shyer; with Steve Martin,..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...good book to read. We hope to inspire some of your choices with these reviews, but we hope just..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...keynotes and featured speakers announcement – meaning a ton of celebrities, including Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, and Sydney Sweeney,..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...the face. "There are currently no appointments available. As of 11:40pm, our scheduling system has run into technical issues..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Creates XR Austin for Online Festival

Digital environment will be virtually like being there

"...its 2021 online iteration, SXSW has collaborated with extended reality experts VRrOOm to create a virtual downtown Austin in..."

March 2, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Shoplifters

The meaning of family on Japan's social fringes compassionately explored

"...what mothers imagine," Nobuyo Shibata (Sakura) tells the investigating officer after her life has unfurled. From the outside, it's..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Goes to an Alien Nation

Sci-fi and horror fest releases full, final lineup

"...always been dedicated to science fiction being the genre of ideas. With the announcement today of the complete roster..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

They're Here! Fantastic Fest Wave One Arrives

Overlord, Apostle headline fest opening salvo

"...Fest, has just opened fire with its first wave of titles for 2018, and it's already bringing the big..."

July 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...announcing its competition slate and NEXT picks, dedicated to cutting-edge independent films. Familiar faces abound...."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Excited About Life

Friends keenly mourn the death of Esme Barrera

"...when she spotted Esmeralda Barrera right up in front of the stage. Barrera was "so enthusiastic," Blue recently recalled,..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...Members of QueerBomb, Austin's renegade counter-Pride, and members of the official..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

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

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