How Dean Fleischer-Camp Brought Marcel the Shell With Shoes On to Life

Inside the secret life of the stop-motion smash

"...idea that someone could go out this weekend and double-bill Mad God and his film, Marcel the Shell With..."

July 21, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Make It Movement Wants You to Learn a Trade and Love What You Do

Can skilled jobs and career education change Texas culture?

"...people employed." Roy Spence is beginning his story of "Don't Mess With Texas," the marketing campaign that made the..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Chris Cubas: Hashtag, You're It

#PointsMe champion returns to take on the Moontower crowds

"...the first #PointsMe competition run by Comedy Central's @midnight show. Yes, Cubas did win that – and knocked 'em..."

April 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Dead Climb on Top of You

Third Place winner

"...to say, look over there. Someone is over there. You should see what is over there. I woke suddenly..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by P. Tyson Midkiff

Who's That Guy on the TV Set? That's Not the Don I Know!

Winemaker Don Pullum samples 'The Taste'

"...When I first saw Don Pullum on ABC's The Taste, he was crying. I..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

FF2012: How Fantastic Fest Got Twisted Up By 'American Mary'

Jen and Sylvia Soska are the new twins of evil

"...Sylvia Soska apart. One has fangs, and the other doesn't...."

Oct. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

How Parallelogramophonograph survived Scotland and became a better improv troupe

"...After you've been standing in the rain for four hours, handing..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How Much Mold?

AISD's notion of mold remediation might be too little money, too few schools.

"...Two years ago, if you'd asked Teresa Van Deusen to identify "Stachybotrys," she would've..."

April 19, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

ACL Preview: Jon Muq Wants You to Get Happy

“I decided to make a happy album to change someone’s day”

"...ago, and I’ve just been making music depending on how I understand music. I grew up not exposed to..."

Oct. 9, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

How Acclaimed Sushi Chef Tyson Cole Achieved His Dreams in Austin and Beyond

The chef behind Uchi (and several more notable restaurants) gets Hai all the time

"...The James Beard Award-winning chef, owner and co-founder of..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gotta Pre-Roll Before You Smoke Out

Driven MC J Soulja wants to give Austin hip-hop artists a space to tap in

"...which acts as a subsidiary of sorts under his well-known quarterly Smoke Out concert series, and what he hopes..."

July 30, 2021 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Austin at Large: We Have Better Things to Do

Stay mad, Dan Patrick! Public safety will be reimagined, with or without you

"...such as stripping the city of its power to adopt ordinances guaranteeing paid sick leave and other worker rights,..."

April 16, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Wrestler Rises Again in You Cannot Kill David Arquette

The actor’s return to the ring in search of wrestling respect

"...became World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion and, in doing so, the most hated man in the squared circle...."

Aug. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Robert Rodriguez Saved Alita: Battle Angel From the Scrap Heap

After a decade and a half, the legendary manga's battle dreams are made real

"...Robert Rodriguez had touched down in Austin. It was less a homecoming and more..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...How bad is that rate? Look to our neighbors in..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...here by Richard Whittaker, and, after more than a dozen big-screen spectacles, it’s the fuckin' apotheosis of the Marvel!..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity

Surprise: This is an actually, seriously funny thing.

"...You've got to trust me on this one, OK?..."

April 14, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dinner Lab: You Never Know Where It’s Gonna Be, But It’s Gonna Be Real Damn Good

The stealthy supper club gives locals a taste of 'guerrilla cuisine'

"...click a link or two and kind of see, you know, what this so-called – what was it again?..."

March 26, 2014 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Everybody's Talking at You

Austin's reading series scene is booking good

"...through the Austin nightscape these days. Used to be, you couldn't walk two yards in this town without tripping..."

July 30, 2010 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

How Not to Pick a Police Chief

As the search reaches full speed, so do complaints about the process

"...nearly everyone deeply involved in the process agrees. They know whom they don't want. They know whom they do..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

How He Made 'Fried Worms'

The dirt on director Bob Dolman

"...gently comic adaptation of Thomas Rockwell's 1973 kid-lit classic How to Eat Fried Worms brought SCTV scribe and Banger..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

How Can Wynn Lose?

The mayoral odds are with Wynn, but could a run-off be a race?

"...Don't call these "predictions," just speculations:..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Do Aibos Dream of Electric Corner Kicks?

Gearing up for RoboCup VII

"...Texas lead 20 graduate students and eight soccer-playing robot dogs to victory at the RoboCup VII meet at Padua,..."

April 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

BY MICHAEL VENTURA You'd think a town

"...Playground. Baker claims the tallest thermometer in the world; you can read it from a mile off as you..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Column

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...South Austin, in such a way that most people don’t know it’s there. Wallace was held at Gardner Betts..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind

In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help

"..."Look at this. It's worthless. Ten dollars from a vendor in the street. But I take..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Survival, and Hope in How Austin Handles Sexual Assault

As their legal battle continues, women look forward to political change

"...being sued. The bigger battle for systemic change in how rape survivors and their cases are treated is far..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Warning: Do Not Play

South Korean horror is really about the terror of filmmaking failure

"...Ever reminisce about going to a film festival, and you pull out some old programs, start flicking through them,..."

June 12, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Q&A Hole: How Does Something Get "Overrated"?

With Lauren Weinstein, Tim Doyle, Pat Dean, Mark Finn, and more

"...Right – you know very well what the saying is, citizen. But..."

Sept. 20, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

If You Don't, Who Will?

After 16 years, Erase Errata calls it quits

"...a bang right here in Texas. Their two final shows will bring the entire troupe – six people deep..."

Oct. 14, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

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