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The bulb glows dim in Sam Mendes' tribute to picture palaces

Fx guru and key 'Star Wars' figure Tom Smith to HRC

Even a new Pope couldn't top SXSW

A Brief History of an Old Standard

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

The Empire Builders

Londoner sifts decades of UK bass culture for Chaos in Tejas

This documentary treks the globe posing life’s big questions to one and all.

Kevin Curtin unveils his third annual list of local releases

BLK ODYSSY, Bright Light Social Hour, Sir Woman, and Quentin & the Past Lives among performers

Local organization for musicians HAAM is one of the lucky stars

The Wire's creator, David Simon, speaks at UT

Three Central Texas traditions continue to make fun a destination.

… and other observations from Kevin Curtin’s notebook

Sate your inner policy wonk at these two fall favorites

This region's wines are pure, delicate, and elegant

Waving flags and fighting monsters with the hallowed NWOBHM troopers

Sam Pollard on the changing challenges of recording Black history

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

Two different historic takes on the 'squad on a mission' tale

One man's 35 year trip to a galaxy far, far away

The romance field, Margraet Moser writes, is unique in its symbiosis: Most writers come from the ranks of readers and therefore understand the marriage of reader and book. The sisterhood and moral support in this almost exclusively female dominion is palpable. It is also gratifying and empowering and, in a few cases, exceedingly lucrative.

Plans for Pride Month, Resound concert promotions, and IRL record store day

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

Friulano from northeastern Italy