Crying in the Chapel

The Texas Hill Country features an unexpected wonder: The Most Holy Theotokos of New Sarov sheds tears of myrrh at Christ of the Hills Monastery in Blanco

"...between Austin and San Antonio have long referred to their area as God's Country. It's where the one billion-year-old..."

June 22, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Shattered Icon

Living Legend Ann Richards Steps Off the Pedestal

"...illustration by Doug Potter..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Queer Culture From the 1970s to 70

Three documentaries highlight a generation of gay icons

"...As gunshots sound in quick succession, the red, white, and blue American flag is replaced with..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

What's Cool and Where It's At

What Austin teens are reading, wearing, eating, hearing

"...go to Grulkefest? If you're U18, you probably weren't there to witness Austin's music legends celebrate late SXSW guru..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Music Post by William Harries Graham

A Midwestern Slasher Is on the Loose in Clown in a Cornfield

Eli Craig adapts the hit YA novel about teens in a dying (literally) town

"...When did clowns become creepy? For centuries, they were beloved bringers of laughter and prickers of pomposity...."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Five Films Not to Miss at aGLIFF

Fashion, wrestling, and giallo on-screen at the queer film fest

"...Ahh, the queer film – always celebrated for its excellence. Austin's..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Screens Feature by James Scott

Housecore Horror to Open the 'The Profane Exhibit'

Festival to debut extreme horror anthology

"...Yesterday we had the great news that there will be a second volume..."

May 16, 2013 Screens Post

Austin Film Festival Review: The Last Showgirl

Pamela Anderson captivates in a bitter tragedy of the end of an era

"...The only secure job in Las Vegas is demolition. Everyone..."

Oct. 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...The first day of ACL Fest in two years, though..."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...both local and out-of-towners – will be plunged into the black hole that is the 10-day long festival...."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

KMFA Premieres Icons of Broadway

Classical station's new show salutes musical theatre legends

"...No, your ears aren't deceiving you. That voice you're hearing on longtime classical radio station KMFA,..."

July 10, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Icon or Eyesore?

You make the call!

"...Austinites are a reminiscent bunch. From the growth wars of the 1980s, through the watershed reckoning..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

The Last Showgirl

Pamela Anderson captivates as an aging Vegas performer

"...Kiernan Shipka, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Billie Lourd and Patrick Hilgart...."

Jan. 10, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Selling Feminism One Box at a Time

Girl Scout cookies are arguably the most misunderstood foodstuff in American culture

"...happy news on social media, she was flooded with congratulatory comments to the tune of "Woooooooo! Girl Scout cookies!!!!"..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Letters at 3AM: The Return of Our Angel

Marilyn Monroe has returned to us recently in various guises

"...Marilyn Monroe said that, and I don't blame her, nor would I dare..."

March 9, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Ascension of an Icon

Marketing John Coltrane

"...pack of street kids who appear to be under the influence of Perry Farrell panhandle to support their alternative..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Music Feature

Benefits, Parties, and All-Around Crucial Concerts for the Week

Graham Reynolds, Big Bill, Urban Heat and more

"...Graham Reynolds Ruins the Holidays..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...In retrospect, confrontation seemed almost inevitable. Everyone saw it coming, but no..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

Turning the Internet on its Ear

Thomas Dolby's Euphonious Headspace

"...Fourteen years after playing the adorably disheveled and bespectacled lab jockey of his 1983..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Janis Joplin, Texas, and the Big Beat

How East Texas Shaped Rock's First Female Superstar

"..."I'll tell you 'bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat...I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night Wandering..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The People Have Spoken: Here are your icons

The results of our "Icon or Eyesore?" contest are in

"...They said you couldn't define an icon, that its intangibility..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Designating Icons Is Nonsense

"...Dear Editor, Re: Iconic Business Commission ["Icon or Eyesore?," News, Nov. 24]: Our..."

Dec. 2, 2006 Postmarks

After a Fashion

Check it out! Stephen gets a little 'boot'y …

"...if a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

This Old Mouse

Facing accusations of market saturation, cultural homogenization, and unethical labor practices, Disney keeps manufacturing the magic … but for how long?

"...As an Irish-Catholic kid from Boston, I've never been to Disney World...."

May 10, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

DVDanger: I Am Big Bird

Life inside the feather suit

"...There are documentaries about cultural icons. Then there are documentaries..."

Jan. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

More Gore From Housecore Horror

New film fest adds more classics plus a locally lensed premiere

"...Anselmo and Texas true crime writer Corey Mitchell cracking the whip at the new Housecore Horror Film Festival, it's..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jim Brown's Shades of Gray

Spike Lee's latest documentary, Jim Brown: All American, looks at the turbulent life of the "greatest football player ever." Lee and Brown will be in town Tuesday to present the film at the Westgate Cinema.

"...Spike Lee makes the most of his time. He's speaking with me by..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Becoming Leslie

The complicated real life behind Austin's weird icon

"...This documentary portrait of well-known Austin icon Leslie Cochran fittingly debuted at the 2019 SXSW Film..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fashion Camp

Jen DM & Rick Gradone of Hi Fashion tell all

"...Turning heads, shaking hips, and living up to the name of their 2010 single, “Amazing,” quality queer duo..."

June 26, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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