Fantastic Fest Review: In Fabric

Definitely say yes to this dress

"...A woman walks into a department store. Its employees are all dressed like..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Donnybrook, In Fabric Top Fantastic Fest Awards

Plus Danish thriller Holiday sweeps Next Wave category

"...the jury selections, and we've got the list of winners. The envelope, please!..."

Sept. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Fabric

Marianne Jean-Baptiste says yes yes yessss to the dress

"...Directed by: Peter Strickland. Starring: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jaygann Ayeh, Leo Bill, Hayley Squires, Gwendoline..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Finding The Common Thread: Austin's New Fabric Heaven

Austin's newest fabric emporium is more fun than going for ice cream.

"...Jeanie Brown really loves fabric. When she needed a print jersey for a project..."

Sept. 29, 2009 Design Post by Anne Harris

Believing in Beauty

Fabric, home altars, and the influence of her mother all figure heavily in the art of Connie Arismendi, and writer Mary Jane Garza opens up the heart from which her remarkable images spring.

"...Artist Connie Arismendi remembers as a little girl watching her mother sew all the time. Yards and yards..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

In the Game

For her first museum work, Jade Walker steps up to the plate and swings big

"...When you step into the space holding the large installation that Jade Walker..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gender, Sex, and Fabric

Review: Nicole Roerick Collective’s 'Morose Beauty'

"...problem of the skirt – at least the long, voluminous skirt, as demonstrated in Nicole Roerick’s Morose Beauty –..."

May 22, 2013 Arts Post by Jonelle Seitz

Once in a Lifetime

The unexpected rise and meteoric fall of the North American Soccer League in the heady, silly mid-Seventies is chronicled for the first time in this charmingly chatty documentary, which ably tracks both the birth of the sport on these shores and its ignominious downfall, which arrived almost overnight with the leave-taking of Pelé.

"...Directed by: John Dower and Paul Crowder. Fronted in the mid-Seventies by ultra-charismatic Brazilian superstar Pelé, the Cosmos..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Now Streaming in Austin: Tower

Keith Maitland's shocking, touching history of the UT shootings

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while..."

Aug. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chaos in Texas Live (Finale): The Field

Stockholm syndrome works over fans

"...There’s nothing mainstream about the Field. Stockholm DJ Axel Willner’s capricious..."

June 3, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Creative in Confinement #1: Sara Yost

Teen fashions an artistic escape from lockdown

"...the 18-year-old fashion designer and synesthete. She sees red in the number five; lavender and summer storms evoke a..."

June 16, 2020 Arts Post by Victoria Rossi

When a Tree Falls in Central Austin, Can You Hear Macy's Slamming Shut?

Macy's announces the closing of its Highland Mall location

"...Beleaguered Highland Mall received what must spell the final blow to relevant retail presence there when it was..."

Jan. 5, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

City Hall Hustle: Everybody Join In!

Participation is an Austin thing ... except at Capital Metro

"...As we like to constantly remind ourselves here in the People's Republic, we're big on..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

When the Saints Go Marching In

"...Am I dreaming? Or maybe I’m still so bloated from holiday consumption..."

Jan. 4, 2007 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

The Perils of Immortal Passion in Timestalker

Alice Lowe finds the fool in her comedic take on time-crossed lovers

"...Inspiration can strike from anywhere. For writer, director, and actor..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Huckleberry Hospitality Food Truck Opens in North Austin

A chat with the sustainable seafood po’boy purveyors

"...branch of Huckleberry Hospitality, a local full-service events and catering company specializing in seafood, announced that they are officially..."

June 10, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Creating Change: Resting on Breasts and Peeing in Peace

Friday at the conference: Breastival Vestibule and bathroom salons

"...At some point in a conference with 4,000 brilliant queers, you have..."

Feb. 1, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Abe Louise Young

Stitch V: Would You Like Some Glam in Your DIY?

"...November 10, Austin Convention Center When we left the Stitch Fashion Show..."

Nov. 11, 2007 Design Post by Anne Harris

Emulating the Eighties in Dead Mail

Kyle McConaghy and Joe DeBoer synthesize tragic horror for SXSW

"...way around the guts of an analog synthesizer. Back in their days as part of St. Louis-based band Jumping..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Dogs Heal in Borderlandia: Andrea Muñoz Martinez"

In her solo exhibition at Link & Pin Gallery, the artist provides canine companions for a most colorful landscape

"...The dog sits expectantly, staring at you. He could be waiting for something –..."

March 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Whole Woman's Abortion Clinic To Reopen in Austin

First abortion clinic reopens since SCOTUS HB 2 ruling

"...The Whole Woman’s Health abortion clinic in North Austin – shuttered in the wake of..."

March 16, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Seeing Life’s Brevity in the Art Poles of South First

Street art goes vertical in South Austin

"...At first, you think: Did someone die here?..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Summer Fun: Find Yourself in a Swimsuit

Custom or retail: Do swimwear your own way this summer.

"...Every year, it's as inevitable in springtime as income taxes – the blooming realization..."

May 16, 2014 Chronolog Post by Anne Harris

Arts Groups Lose Promised Grant Money in Friday Night NEA Massacre

Leading Austin cultural institutions face slashed finances

"...Endowment for the Arts has blown a massive hole in the finances and plans of arts groups across the..."

May 5, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Nathan Harris Pens an Intimate Civil War Tale in The Sweetness of Water

In his debut novel, the Michener Center alumnus brings "a new story to the table"

"...Landry is trying to make sense of his freedom. Newly emancipated and..."

June 18, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Checking In: Kana Harris Reveals Her Vulcan Side

Live wire wax healer wants to sell you a record for your health

"...tripwire LPs and now frontwoman Kana Harris’ musical apothacarium in Lockhart, Bluebonnet Records – but after the steely local..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

In Memoriam: Bob "Daddy-o" Wade

A fond farewell to the original trickster of Lone Star art

"...outside San Antonio's North Star Mall, the 12-foot-tall iguana standing guard over Ft. Worth Zoo's animal hospital, and the..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Troublemaker Wants No Trouble in Texas vs. 'Machete Kills'

Director Robert Rodriguez distances himself from incentives suit

"...Do the rules for Texas’ film production incentives violate the US constitution? That’s what one of the..."

March 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Year in Books

What New Book Brought You the Most Enjoyment in 1997 and Why?

"...1. The passing of Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs...."

Jan. 9, 1998 Books Feature by Phil West

The World of Wayfinding in Austin

How we get from here to there in our ever-changing city

"...shuttle bus last fall just after we'd crossed back into Downtown. She had just moved to Austin, I'd already..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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