Ten Thousand Beautiful Bugs in Your Eyes

New UT entomology project provides stunning public domain images

"...project was paid for via crowdsourcing – a UT-specific Kickstarter sort of platform called Hornraiser – and didn’t just..."

Feb. 8, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Film Flam: Neon, Blue Starlite, and Kiss

Movie news, Tim League, and Gene Simmons (not dueting, sadly)

"...• The Blue Starlite Mini-Urban Drive-In has hit its Kickstarter target for relocation. Founder Josh Frank confirmed that his..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Is Austin’s Art.Science.Gallery. Evolving or Dying?

Crucial times for the city’s science-celebrating bastion of art

"...you know, funding doesn’t depend solely on Indiegogo (or Kickstarter or gofundme or whatever). Of course it doesn’t...."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays, Part 1

Vintage re-releases for unseasonal scares

"...as a Tales From the Darkside segment and a Kickstarter-funded indie project). The interlinking animated framing mechanism seems cheap,..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Last Girl Standing

Austin horror goes beyond the slasher

"...The Austin-made, Kickstarter-funded shocker is very much a family affair, with Rachel..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Fest Review: Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse

Cali comedy duo blow up some seriously sweet and smart doomsday heart

"...my eyeballs super-glued to their YouTube channel or their Kickstarter campaign to excise the offending “N-word” in Twain’s The..."

Oct. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Country Sensation Margo Price Gets Real

Nashville queen reigns over ACL's second weekend

"...exhausted every option and didn't want to do a Kickstarter. We had done that with the last band. I..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

How the American Genre Film Archive Is Saving Movies One Reel at a Time

Austin nonprofit preserves cinema’s underseen and underappreciated

"...forever. That's where AGFA's latest addition comes in: a Kickstarter-funded 4K scanner, plus editing suite, to restore these lost..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Trailer Park

First glimpses at three Austin films

"...there's The Prequels Strike Back: A Fan's Journey, the Kickstarter-backed documentary from Austin-based production house Ministry of Cinema. This..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

RTX: Lloyd Kaufman Can't Stop

The true king of the indies drops by Rooster Teeth's fest

"...in the sub-basement of cinema. Kaufman's next feature, the Kickstarter-funded Return to Nuke ‘Em High: Volume 2, is imminent,..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Elstree 1976

On set for Star Wars, plus Creepshow and Harryhausen

"...Jon Spira's Kickstarter-funded feature isn’t about the fickle nature of fame. It’s..."

July 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Filling the Gap

In the wake of Uber and Lyft's exit, drivers and riders look for alternatives

"...app is still incomplete, and at press time its Kickstarter only has seven backers, who have raised a total..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Drawing Around Obstacles

Molly Crabapple uses her skill as an illustrator to enhance her journalism

"...dubbed the Week in Hell: In 2011, backed by Kickstarter donations, she spent five days in a room covered..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Our Emoji Habits

The future of online pictorial language

"...fanfare. It closed a year later. In 2013, a Kickstarter project made headlines for crowdsourcing a translation of Moby..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

The Luv Doc: Titty Bar Lunch

The chef knows what medium rare is, so don't send your steak back because it's undercooked

"...As for the titty bar, I can only say..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Eyeing the Niche

Local filmmakers head to Sundance with "The Send-Off"

"...executive producers, completed production, and ran a highly successful Kickstarter campaign that allowed several Pahokee residents to attend the..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Adair Aiming for Indiewire Award

Linklater's editor's film eligible for prize

"...The film busted through its $50,000 Kickstarter target, and now it's eligible to be Indiewire's project..."

Jan. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin: Night of the Living Deb

I Love Lucy meets Shaun of the Dead

"...The Kickstarter-funded, Portland-set comedy was the perfect light-hearted closer to last..."

Dec. 13, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers’ Creative Spaces

"...above where she creates. She has just opened a Kickstarter drive to raise finishing funds for her feature Quaker..."

Nov. 19, 2015 Photo Gallery

The Most Dangerous Man in Austin?

Cody Wilson's day-to-day life is pretty routine. But the product he's selling threatens to make gun control laws obsolete.

"...project Wilson's working on is best summarized as a "Kickstarter for guns." Defense Dis­trib­uted's crowdfunding efforts were banned from..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Gaming, SXSW, and Women

No official response yet from SXSW about rescheduling panels

"...offer three years ago, when, during a successful FF Kickstarter, hordes of men – some trolls, others deadly serious..."

Oct. 28, 2015 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Pop-up Pastries, DIY Bitters

Today's Austin food news

"...McClenny is gratified by the success of the just-completed Kickstarter campaign that raised $29,478 from 280 investors in 31..."

Oct. 27, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Playback: John Wesley Coleman's Greatest Hits

A Golden Boy gathers his Greatest Hits, there's hope for Hole in the Wall, and F1 Fan Fest contracts, yet expands locally.

"...his bandmates. The project needs a big push on Kickstarter (12 days left) to get funding...."

Oct. 23, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Take-Out

What the cat brought in

"...able to convince 1,146 backers to pledge $62,533 on Kickstarter to open a business on the grounds, but even..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Food Column by Brandon Watson

Luv Doc: Beer in Heaven?

What if the bliss they're doling out in heaven is not your jam?

"...Really, the only dialectical hitch in the whole beer-in-heaven..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

A Whole Lotta Lit to Hit

Texas Book Festival's 2015 Lit Crawl is as huge as the state

"...Kickstarter Presents: Who Said It? 9:30-10:15pm, The Liberty, 1618 1/2..."

Oct. 14, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

ACL Fest 2015 Sunday Listings

Final first-weekend handicapping

"...and calypso influence with rocksteady R&B on their new, Kickstarter-funded debut LP, Make Some Room. The Space City staples..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Fantastic Fest 2015: Anomalisa

Charlie Kaufman measures the weight of human consciousness

"...that Anomalisa raised money to start production through a Kickstarter campaign...."

Sept. 28, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Changes at Swift’s, Growth at Confituras

Today’s Austin food news

"...23, the Confituras jam virtuoso will be launching a Kickstarter campaign to build a community kitchen and retail storefront...."

Sept. 16, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Food-o-File

Pizza and pastries

"...and the park, Herod funded her business with a Kickstarter campaign. 12th Street Bakery is currently open Tuesday–Saturday from..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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