An Archive of Reelings

Reflections on a town hall meeting: A love letter to "community"

"...its attendant initial publicity imagery of a Latina behind bars, and to a lesser (and more general) extent, the..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Methodist Youth Director Denied Ordination

Denomination says sexuality bars her from ministry

"...Discipline leaves a technical loophole for closeted lesbians and gay candidates seeking ordination, it bars "self-avowed, practicing homosexuals" from..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson

Keep Calm and Party On

Everything you need to know to navigate SXSW Film

"...revitalized Eastside, where some of the city’s best new bars and restaurants are located. Wanna know which ones to..."

March 4, 2013 Screens Post

Nowhere Near His Final Frontier

At 74, 'Starlog' and 'Fangoria' co-founder Kerry O'Quinn is just getting started

"...404 was Austin's go-to after hours bar, an ostensibly gay bar that catered to absolutely everyone once the other..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...a similar letter sent to Council in April, Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival Board President Kodi E...."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Scene of the Crime

Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions

"...Friday, Dec. 6, 1991, then-rookie Austin Police Officer Troy Gay was on patrol when he spotted smoke coming from..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Food-o-File

Capitol-area standbys shuttered, Mirabelle sold, and artisanal ice cream

"...in the Eighties at Eighth and Congress, big salad bars with soup tureens and build-your-own baked potatoes were a..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Organized Chaos (in Tejas)

Q: Just how heavy and hardcore is Austin's first-half-closing festival? A: Chaos in Tejas!

"...as they were in high school. – Marc Savlov Gayos in Tejas..."

June 3, 2011 Music Feature

Over the Wall With Will Sergeant

Rob yaks with Will Sergeant of Echo and the Bunnymen

"...Social. That was great. That strip where all the bars are… can't remember names… Rusty Spurs (Laughs). We did..."

May 7, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Whipped Humpy Goodness

A silly holiday musical interlude

"...with awful stories about book destruction, and even the bars aren't safe in our home state, there are frothy..."

Dec. 14, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar accessorizes for Perez, and sidekick Sunny offers a new drinking game

"...the evening drinking complicated $15 cocktails at various little bars on the Eastside. Since nothing in this world can..."

March 19, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

We Are Having a Hootenanny

And Stephin Merritt is not the life of the party

"...strictly professional relationship; not that Merritt, who sits in bars for eight hours a day writing the lyrically elegant,..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Words Are Bonds

Worlds intersect at the 17th annual Austin International Poetry Festival

"...grenades, blisters of smoke/on market place and mosque./Through the bars of a white washed school room/Verlaine peering, above his..."

April 17, 2009 Books Feature by Michael Agresta

The Watchmen

Three documentaries shine a light on playing to the audience

"...the 364 other days of the year spent behind bars. Ben Steinbauer's Winnebago Man documents his attempts to track..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"...meet with Anarky as they're making two human candy bars...."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

aGLIFF Reviews

"...Life is winding down for Pierre, a gay French hustler who is 60-ish and HIV-positive. This remarkable film,..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oh Boy! Another Campaign Season!

City of Austin, AISD, and ACC poised for another round of elections

"...and former UT student body president, potentially first openly gay council member (www.randishade.com)..."

March 7, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Page Two: The Moment Belongs to the Music

John Sayles' 'Honeydripper' takes flight

"...Dutton) works for him, as does his wife (Lisa Gay Hamilton) and his stepdaughter, China Doll (Yaya DaCosta). The..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Top 10 Stage Excitements of 2006

"...2) Bars, Bedrooms, Bukowski (Rogue Performance Venue) Rogue's debut production left..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...antisocial nut. I will take your place in the bars and clubs and enjoy every smoke-free minute of it...."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column

Austin Loses Sidekicks

"...is just the beginning of the end for many bars in this town that cater to specific subcultures, as..."

June 14, 2005 Postmarks

TCB

The smoking ban passes, and Austin falls down the rabbit hole – only to find Ms. 'White Rabbit' herself already there

"...a perfectly legal substance – means as much as gay marriage rights. Or Travis High School cheerleaders' right to..."

May 13, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

What If ... Media Terrorists Landed on Sixth Street?

We assume it would go something like this ...

"...announces that terrorists are pumping nerve gas into Austin bars and there are "unconfirmed reports of thousands dead."..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Summer Fun

Oh, Galveston

"...Bars & Hangouts21 With its Roaring Twenties motif, arm's-length menu..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

About AIDS

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that shyness may not be good for HIV-positive people

"...Among 54 HIV-positive, gay men, the researchers found that virus levels tend to..."

March 12, 2004 Column by Sandy Bartlett

The Cocktail's Hour

Wes Marshall explains how to enjoy the resurgence of one of humanity's great inventions.

"...the appropriate size for whatever drink they were making. Bars today tend to use very small cubes because they..."

June 27, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

About AIDS

"...representation from HIV/AIDS organizations, as well as Austin's GLBT bars. Speakers are planned from the HIV Planning Council, ASA,..."

May 3, 2002 Column by Eric Crabtree

Postmarks

What destroys a neighborhood? How can bikes help? What's wrong with the Julia Roberts/Brad Pitt vehicle THE MEXICAN? A few answers to these questions---and more!---right here, right now.

"...30-minute break? Are the people running SXSW (and the bars) relying on the public to be so drunk as..."

March 23, 2001 Column

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community

"...still stood, along with the projection booths, the snack bars, and, yes, those mammoth, white screens, even then gone..."

July 7, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

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