Wes Anderson vs. Texas' Wild Birds

Woodcut artist Lisa Brawn explains "Quién Es Más Macho?"

"...To any old Joe Sixpack, famed indie-film characters such as..."

July 11, 2016 Arts Post by Mary Cantrell

ATX Television Festival: Denis Leary

Rescue Me, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, and blue collar blues

"...If anyone’s surprised that Denis Leary is getting a retrospective at this week’s ATX Television Festival, it’s..."

June 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Level Playing Field

Due to a city loophole, a charter school can build a campus in less than half the time AISD can

"...and finding someone is building a school right next to your house. Pretty much the first thing you heard..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Who Do You Love?

Jennifer Weiner returns with what might be her best love story yet

"...released her 12th book, Who Do You Love. The sure-to-be smash is a classic love story, told over the..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Money for Nothing

The Texas record on "enterprise funds" is even worse than meets the eye

"...Isn't Texas supposed to be the state of "government accountability"? A place where..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Exceeding Themselves

Lawrence Wright's Thirteen Days in September tells how Carter, Sadat, and Begin made an impossible peace

"...Lawrence Wright reminds us of a moment in the not-too-distant past when peace was brokered between two of its..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An Archive of Reelings

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

"...personal goals are particularly germane – the “I want to be fitter, more thoughtful, more responsible, more confident, I’m-getting-a-gym-membership-and-a-juicer-now”..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Exclusive Interview: Spin Modern Thai

What's really behind Spin's failure, and what's next for its chefs?

"...menu, two pedigreed chefs, and a loyal following manage to fail in restaurant-adoring Austin? Don't be so quick to..."

July 29, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

Four Space Nerds Sitting Around Talking…

Space Tech After NASA: Boom Time for Innovation, or those were the days?

"...the previous NASA @ SXSW sessions, I rushed over to the Omni to catch the last one, Space Tech..."

March 13, 2013 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...Aspiring filmmaker? Don't go back to school. Seriously. No matter how much your parents plead..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Face Off Recap: Boys, Girls and the Drowned Man

Catch up on Austin's Matt Valentine on the SyFy show

"...So we're two episodes in to season two of SyFy's makeup challenge show Face Off..."

Jan. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Toros NBA Call-Ups and Much More

Thomas now with the Hornets

"...clock struck 10:45pm on Dec. 9, I was unable to turn the key in my rental car. After watching..."

Dec. 18, 2011 Sports Post by Will Schmidt

Kid Powers

Charlie Belle kicks up some Magnetic Fields buzz

"...the band Charlie Belle got a shout-out in USA Today Tuesday for their cover of The Magnetic Fields' "Strange..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Cindy Widner

The Art of 'Green Lantern'

Three local artists quiz DC Comics' Doug Mahnke

"...It's a pretty good time to be artist Doug Mahnke. Not only is his run..."

June 23, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mobile Food

Some tips on getting a foot in the door of the trailer business

"...648 mobile food businesses in 2006, but we're projected to have 1,620 by the end of 2011. Many see..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Alas, Lord Is Upon Me

Adam 'Nergal' Darski, frontman for Polish metal titans Behemoth, talks English, Polish, and Slayer

"...ninth blitzkrieg Evangelion (“the reward of good tidings,” according to the disc), there's only one way to greet the..."

Jan. 7, 2010 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Talking Travis: Eddie Rodriguez

The district 51 rep talks fresh priorities and fresh fruit

"...quiet man of the Travis County delegation. That’s not to say that the four-term rep hasn’t been busy. "I..."

May 13, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Precinct 3: Ye Olde Transportation Debate Takes Spotlight

Two candidates diverge on roads and growth in Western Travis County

"...Contrary to what you may have been led to believe –..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Nothing Less Than Magical

Veterans of the Zilker Summer Musical recall enchantment on the hillside

"...in Austin were much more limited than they are today – basically a handful of college productions, community productions..."

July 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Apocalypse February!

When digital TV arrives next year, you may not notice

"...on the scale of media disasters, the nationwide transition to digital television ranks somewhere between the apocalypse and the..."

June 13, 2008 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Friday Picks

"...All showcases subject to change Vampire Weekend 11pm, Antone's..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Pilgrim in an Unholy Land: Notes of a Lonely Cowboy

"...Brown & Co. were regularly embarrassed by in Bob Stoops and those hated and feared Oklahoma Sooners.    It could..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."Just because they brought snacks doesn't mean we're going to hear their case." – One City Hall wag, after..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...Golden-tousled Midwesterner Chris Hrasky beams, saturated with the sheer gravity..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Impulse Buying

City approves $15 million toward Convention Center Hotel, which the city will own in 30 years.

"...of analysis, a can't-do spirit? The southeast corner of downtown must belong to some other city, because when decisions..."

July 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Greil Marcus and the Mad Parade

In his book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, Greil Marcus explained punk to the world and created a bible for that music's true believers. As Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals opens its stage adaptation of Marcus' book, the author talks about the Stones, the Sex Pistols, and the "mad parade" of history.

"...the online magazine Salon and is planning a visit to Austin this month to see a production called Lipstick..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Exhibitionism

Norm L.:zero Tolerance

"...Aaron Brown's latest play Norm L., it's near impossible to ignore flashes of a certain Wyoming lynching less than..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Arts Review

Heebie-Jeebie News

Local TV Feeds on Muck and Mayhem

"...illustration by Jason Stout Halfway through a long string of reports on violent..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"...time," Erin Martinson tells me over coffee. Martinson jumped into electoral politics to run against Travis County District Attorney..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Beto O'Rourke and Ethan Hawke in Conversation

Two Texans discuss politics, fear, and the power of Willie Nelson to bring us back together

"...I met Beto O'Rourke after hearing him speak at a fundraising event..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Ethan Hawke

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