Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

What a bummer

"...Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie. Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Pom..."

May 23, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hairy Situations, Pickle Parties, and More Weekend Events

Some non-SXSW arts and culture recommendations

"...There’s nothing quite like the myth of the Old West. Cowgirl..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cap City Comedy Club Anoints 2024 Funniest Person in Austin

Liz Splatt earns the cape and crown

"...The 2024 Cap City Comedy Club Funniest Person in Austin (FPIA) contest wrapped up its June to September..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Arts Post by Valerie Lopez

Austin Film Critics Association Calls Killers of the Flower Moon Top Film of 2023

But Oppenheimer dominates in multiple categories

"...The Austin Film Critics Association has announced its awards for best..."

Jan. 10, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an impeachment trial that will surely inspire..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Author Elizabeth Crook Honored With Texas Writer Award

The Which Way Tree novelist heads to the Texas Book Festival

"...More literary gold for Austin: Local author Elizabeth Crook has been named as the..."

July 18, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Walls to the Page in ATX Urban Art

New book ATX Urban Art catalogs Austin's street art, murals, mosaics, and graffiti

"...lens, one of unutilized spaces and uncelebrated locations. As Austin grows we consider our urban spaces and density. Do..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Five Fantastic Adventures at ArmadilloCon

Take a step into a bold future of writing at Austin's SF and fantasy conference

"...For 44 years, Austin's own ArmadilloCon has been the landing zone for writers..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: In Memoriam

Sweet Neil is gone but not forgotten

"...Passed peacefully on Dec. 2, 2021, at Austin, Texas, at the age of 83. Beloved son of..."

March 11, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Faster Than Sound: Headlines From a Year in Limbo

A year-in-review of Austin music news

"...Austin music spent much of the year in limbo, and..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Outside Story

After a year trapped inside, a welcome comedic reminder of life in fresh air

"...Directed by: Casimir Nozkowski. Starring: Brian Tyree Henry, Sonequa Martin-Green, Sunita Mani, Olivia Edward,..."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Have an Issue: Don’t Forget to Vote on Saturday

A weird election, but an important one, too

"...Only 13% of eligible voters cast a ballot in early voting for the upcoming May 1 special election...."

April 30, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Faster Than Sound: Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled

Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020

"...Austin music proved a global bellwether at the onset of..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Chief Cleopatra Video “Belushi” Syncs as Protest Soundtrack

Premiere recontextualizes ATX singer’s “revolution”

"...Six months have passed since the streets of downtown Austin erupted into tense protests..."

Dec. 7, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: Honoring RBG

The stakes have raised even higher for the most consequential election in a lifetime

"...It's a terrible shame that the passing last Friday of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Jan Reid: A Remembrance

Jesse Sublett pays tribute to his late friend as a true writer

"...Redneck Rock, the Ann Richards bio Let the People In, several other books, and scores of magazine articles, died..."

Sept. 22, 2020 Arts Post by Jesse Sublett

In Memoriam: Jan Reid

Remembering the legendary author and Texas Monthly writer

"...To use the vernacular of boxing – the sport Jan Reid so loved – he..."

Sept. 21, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Untold Tale of Stuntwomen

Director April Wright is setting the history of Hollywood straight

"...history," said director and documentarian April Wright, who is adding some missing pages back into the archives with her..."

Sept. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Watch: SCDS Rebuke Racists With “Breakfast of Champions”

Austin hip-hop trio returns after five years with intense video

"...desist paperwork, has returned with their first new music in five years: a caustic confronting of racism in America..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

In Memoriam: Barbara Irwin

"...Dear Editor, 2020 wrenched another jewel from Austin’s violet crown when Barbara Irwin died at 78 on..."

June 20, 2020 Postmarks

In Memoriam: George Wilkerson

Remembering Esther's Follies' first sketch-writing superstar

"...had the good fortune to be at Esther's Follies in its early years – and that's asking a lot..."

June 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Greg Easley

Remembering the beloved choreographer, dancer, and teacher

"...The dance scene in Austin didn’t begin in the Seventies, but you could..."

June 4, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Great Demand, Greater Expectations for AISD

Timeline set for superintendent search

"...The search for the Austin Independent School District's new superintendent is officially underway. This..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

In Memoriam: Glenna Goodacre

Sculptor of Austin’s beloved Philosophers’ Rock has died

April 24, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

We Have an Issue: Love Letters to Austin

Send us your stories about what you love and miss most about our city

"...it comes to email. As I type this, I’m looking at 69,542 emails in my inbox. Many if not..."

April 24, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

In Memoriam: Glenna Goodacre

Sculptor of Austin's beloved Philosophers' Rock has died

"...Three older men, two shirtless and in swim trunks, all wholly absorbed in conversation with one..."

April 21, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Terrence McNally

Covid-19 complications claim the distinguished playwright

March 27, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Terrence McNally

Covid-19 complications claim the distinguished playwright

"...observation about Terrence McNally was made by Nathan Lane in the 2019 documentary Every Act of Life. That great..."

March 25, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Music Awards Went Off Without a Hitch in a Show of Communal Strength and Support

The night everything cancelled in the capitol

"...[inset-1-right]..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

In Memoriam: Frank Benge

Remembering the artist, critic, and man of the theatre

"...of Topeka, Kan., Benge was so captivated by theatre growing that he chose to major in it at Washburn..."

March 18, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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