Esther's Follies Returns to Lighten Austin's Post-Pandemic Load

Guess what long-running comedy troupe is vaccinated, back onstage, and ready to make the city laugh again

"...kept upgrading our green-screen technology until we had a nice setup downstairs. The first thing we did was the..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Fantastic Options for Filipino Cuisine in Austin

Finding family via bold and delicious feasts

"...Maybe it boils down to an admirable refusal to sacrifice traditional flavor and cultural identity for quick success...."

June 25, 2021 Food Feature by Adam Wood

The Luv Doc: Surpisingly Cold

Every summer day under 100 degrees means that a thousand enthusiastic well-meaning folks will move to Austin

"...of June. Clearly a Delaware-size slab of the arctic ice pack recently calved and is bobbing up and down..."

June 11, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Angelina Jolie jumps in the fire in this action-thriller

"...there is a couch. It's been in the same office since about 1998, which is when someone stuffed in..."

May 21, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Amundsen

Biopic of the polar explorers balances his achievements and his destructiveness

"...novel images, like a massive ship stuck within the ice for months of starry nightfall...."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Day Trips: Cookies, Cupcakes and More, Hutto

Hutto Bakery Keeps Cooking Through the Pandemic

"...More has survived the pandemic by providing an essential service to the residents of the Hutto area. The warmth..."

April 2, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Music Review: Northern Expo Perfects the Concept of a Remote Showcase With Arctic Circle Concert Film

Ozas, Oter, I See Rivers, and Heave Blood & Die rep the Arctic Circle

"...then he strolls to a parking lot where the ice crunches loudly underfoot. In a waiting taxi cab, as..."

March 20, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Aye: Even More St. Patrick's Day Treats

Oh, these'll get your Irish up, alright

"...late to order up some fine Irish vittles from Ice Pick’s Pies – *sigh* – but do check out..."

March 15, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Strong Relief, St. Patrick's Day, Persian New Year, Intero's New Pizza, and the Hospitality Howdy-Do of Marriott International

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Speaking of savory pies, you know that Ice Pick’s Pies is cooking up a tasty plethora of..."

March 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

St. Patrick’s Day Could Chase the Snakes of Your Blues Away

Annual celebration of all things Irish brings new shenanigans

"...enough to know that it’s Lisbeth Salander’s whiskey of choice, too). And if you are named Jameson – and..."

March 8, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Public Notice: Live and In Person!

The Austin Music Awards presentation is comin’ at ya

"...The pandemic can't stop us. The historic ice storm? See below and on following pages if you're..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Hip-Hop Pioneer Tee Double Perseveres

Holding the vision through institutional racism, isolation, and a double transplant

"...LL Cool J, Kool G Rap, and the legendary Juice Crew, young Terrany filled notebooks with rhymes while figuring..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Valentine’s Dining In Austin: Hello, Is It Three You’re Looking For?

Because we have three for you. Plus two more.

"...2) ICE PICK’S PIES: VALENTINE AF One of our favorite bakers..."

Feb. 8, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Stay Gold Goes Long, Hard Luck Turns Sunny, Sway Is Hopped, Spread & Co. Gets Woodsy, TFM Celebrates Blackness, and – Oooh, Free Cheese?

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...lifted. Bonus: Once they’re open but before their TABC licensing’s complete, they’ll be giving away free beers. Follow them..."

Feb. 3, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rosa Jimenez Is Free: "Exciting, Overwhelming, and I Feel So Blessed"

New DA Garza commits to "aggressively pursue innocence"

"...that attorneys, advocates, and the Travis County District Attorney’s Office believe she did not commit...."

Jan. 28, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Our Favorite Austin Restaurants for To-Go-Style Meals and Treats

New world takeout order-date night (or day)

"...with a side of fresh Gulf Coast peel-and-eats (on ice, to-go). And a blackened fish sandwich, jalapeño hushpuppies, and..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

We Have an Issue: Gold in Them Thar Hills

In this week’s issue, the story behind the quest to become the first purveyor of buffalo mozzarella in Central Texas

"..."Belushi" video, featuring footage from the summer protests against police violence, shot by Amir Rofoogar...."

Dec. 11, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

San Antonio Takes Top Honors in This Year’s Bourbon Brawl

Our favorite neighbor takes Best in Texas title

"...each location to judge the cocktail along with the service. After that, they select 25 mixologists, five from each..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ready-to-Go Cocktails Can Conquer Your Spirited Desires

Ketel One, RANCH2O, and Haus are among the new portable potables

"...doesn’t taste great.” Well, we’ve tried these bevvies over ice on a late summer’s day, and can attest that,..."

Nov. 16, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mortal

Norwegian attempt to reclaim old myths from Marvel is Brightburn 2.0

"...an American of Norwegian descent first glimpsed amidst an ice wasteland, his hair filthy and wild, a heavy-duty backpack..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Smoky Cocktail From Camila Alves McConaughey and More Recipes From the Hot Sauce Festival

Including Joel Fried’s salsa homage to Tamale House #3

"...Ingredients: Quarter tomatoes. Slice jalapeños into pieces. Add all ingredients to food processor..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Food Post

TABC-Thwarting Shenanigans, Smokin’ Beauty’s Vietnamese Brisket, Lenoir’s Sunday Suppers, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...It’s cool, how Lick Honest Ice Creams keeps releasing new seasonal flavors, isn’t it? Well,..."

Aug. 26, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Aberfeldy x Bees = One Honey of a Win

Famed whiskeymongers help the bees (and you) keep a buzz on

"...2 oz. Aberfeldy 12 Single Malt Scotch1.5 oz. lemon juice (or about half a lemon, squeezed) 1 oz. honey..."

Aug. 15, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Opinion: The Impossible Choice for Parents and Caregivers at the Border

The inhumane treatment of adults and children migrants must stop

"...(COVID-19) since 2009, our nation's long history of social injustices – systemic racism, poverty, and mass confinement, to name..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Column by Natalie Fellows

Black Pumas x 4th Tap, AISD Produce Boxes, Swoop House’s Happy Food, and More Bite-Sized Food News

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Even though, yeah, Botticelli’s on South Congress, Skull Mechanix Brewing, Nancy’s Sky Garden,..."

July 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

U.S. Senate Debate Closes Upbeat Texas Dem Convention

M.J. Hegar and Royce West seize the center

"...a "coalition-builder" and his legal career as both private practice attorney and prosecutor...."

June 8, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Support Black-Owned Restaurants in Austin

We’ve put together a list of more than 60 great spots

"...Da Slice ATX..."

June 2, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Bull

Annie Silverstein's gritty observation of life in rurban America

"...barely eking out a living with the aid of ice packs and ibuprofen tablets. This odd pair resides in..."

April 17, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Heroine of The Roxy Letters Fights to Get Austin's Groove Back

Mary Pauline Lowry's quirky novel looks for the city's soul

"...homegrown indie businesses: BookPeople, Waterloo Records, Waterloo Video, Waterloo Ice House, Amy's Ice Creams, and, despite the fact that..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Wild Goose Lake

Chinese noir stumbles over its own remarkable style

"...opens the followup his 2015 murder-mystery Black Coal, Thin Ice with a scene that is more Wong Kar-wa than..."

March 27, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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