Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...Marie Arana, LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Youth Theatre, Late Movies, Brat Dances, and More Recommended Events

It's not scorching! Get out while you can!

"...like Austin, TX.” You can listen to lead singles “God Bless America” and “Tear It Apart” now on streaming...."

July 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping

What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios

"...global scale? Food and water scarcity? Chemical warfare on American soil? Nukes? World War III? The right hunting the..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Beers Defining Austin in 2023

Austin’s best beer flight

"...100 is a gold medal-winning Pilsner in the Great American Beer Festivals for 2015, 2017, and 2018, as well..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The Sound of an Enigma in Sonarius: The Mysteries of M

Austin-based TV creator Peter Mattei turns to audio drama for his new Audible series

"...(he's most famous as creator and writer of WGN America's Outsiders), and so his first instinct was to take..."

April 28, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pointing Out Detention Centers "In Plain Sight"

Sky-high art turns eyes to migrant detention and incarceration

"...been answered. She’d been crying inside her tent, asking God to deliver her from the makeshift detention camp, when..."

July 3, 2020 Arts Post by Victoria Rossi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Reckless Kelly: American Jackpot/American Girls..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Revisits Milk With Austin Screening

Dustin Lance Black on the pendulum of progress

"...his new memoir Mama’s Boy: A Story from Our Americas. Calling from Montreal where his husband, British diver Tom..."

May 3, 2019 Screens Post by Beth Sullivan

UT Grad Brings Politics Back to the Multiplex With The Oath

Producer Ray Mansfield and star/first-time filmmaker Ike Barinholtz on their timely satire

"...feast. For Barinholtz, that's just a reflection of where America is right now: staring at each other over the..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Music to Wave Flags By

The 411 on the 4th of July concerts in the 512 and environs

"...spirited rendition of our National Anthem, an ode to America's natural splendors and democratic ideals, or a rousing military..."

June 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Lana Del Rey Hypnotizes

Throwback diva prompts Erwin Center to song

"...“Cherry” “Yayo” “Born to Die” “Blue Jeans” “White Mustang” “God Bless America – And All the Beautiful Women In..."

Feb. 12, 2018 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Playback: Top 100 Austin Albums of 2017

Top 10s? Feh! Multiply that by 10 – locally.

"...11) Krigblast, Dawn of the Apocalypse (Selfmadegod)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Difficulties of Dining With Kids

Is the restaurant industry making a bad situation worse?

"...worse. Indeed, the children's menu is the story of America, from Manifest Destiny to the postwar baby boom to..."

March 3, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

God, Guns & Guitars: Willie’s Picnic

Midwest farmer’s daughters, dirt road anthems, and a whiskey river

"...detectors at the entrance to the Circuit of the Americas, I could hardly be upset. To him, strapping three..."

July 5, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Great Nation

"...Dear Editor, America – our great nation – is a melting pot..."

June 30, 2016 Postmarks

The Payback

Onetime James Brown impersonator Charles Bradley transcends

"...of Bradley's incredible life story unfolds in Soul of America, an extraordinary documentary that premiered at SXSW Film in..."

April 22, 2016 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Gay Marriage American Catholic Style

American Catholic church celebrates marriage equality

"...special Saturday mass greeting at Southeast Austin's Holy Family American Catholic Church, where he is pastor. "And a new..."

July 3, 2015 News Feature by Kate X Messer

DVDanger: Meet Me There

Southern Gothic is no laughing matter

"...possibly literal, redneck hell, complete with cameos from Scary Godmother creator Jill Thompson tweaking hard as a methed-out aunt,..."

June 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...to less starry stuff – exciting new works in American and international independent cinema. The Austin roll call is..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Lege: Here Comes the Culture War

The culture war begins as conservative lawmakers file "religious freedom" bills

"...R-Wharton, supports prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public gatherings, and displays of the Ten Command­ments..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

DVDanger: Sasquatch and Zombies and Demons, Oh My!

Let the Halloween countdown commence

"...Dad was a benchmark performance for Robin Williams, while God Bless America stands as one of the great, acerbic..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tales of the Refugees

"...100 people was intended to show support for Central American refugees, many of them children or young adults, who..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

In Flight From Central America

Sunday panel considers the plight of young refugees

"...100 people was intended to show support for Central American refugees, many of them children or young adults, who..."

Aug. 25, 2014 News Post by Tony Cantú

The Hightower Report

"...This is, after all, America, where everyone has a right to "speak truth to..."

July 4, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Letters at 3AM: If We Make It Through December

Everywhere I looked for a merry Christmas, I found contradictions too disturbing to ignore and paradoxes too entrenched to resolve

"...and awful to be judged by any except the God that monotheists imagine...."

Dec. 13, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

'The NFL Beat': Combine Cliff Notes

Getting caught up on the 2013 NFL draft season

"...a programming note form the Professional Football Writers of America:..."

Feb. 21, 2013 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': God Bless Commissioner Goodell

Protecting the shield

"...him. Here I explain why every NFL fan in America is demonizing the man who may be single-handedly preserving..."

Dec. 15, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': To Explode From Within

A personal take on the Jovan Belcher murder/suicide

"...Week 13's Thursday night game brought fantasy owners mixed blessings, with numerous fantasy stars such as Matt Ryan, Julio..."

Dec. 1, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The AggreGAYtor: October 19

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...fave John Cabello nibbles on that old bestiality chestnut. God bless America!..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

From the Vaults: When Shirley Clarke Met Roger Corman

Shirley Clarke was to direct "Crazy Mama"

"...I wrote a piece this week in the Chronicle..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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