How to Be a Popular Girl

What will shy novelist Sarah Bird do now that she's back in the limelight, Dick Holland asks in this profile of the author of The Yokota Officers Club.

"...hear, from the other room, "Brown-Eyed Girl," the Van Morrison classic important to the plot of the novel since..."

June 22, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

The Q&A Hole: What Got You Hooked On the Weird Stuff?

Waiting for the manlike creature with the glowing eyes

"...somewhere. (In the case of science fiction, maybe a person’s gateway was even Frederik Pohl’s excellent 1977 novel Gateway.)..."

July 13, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...David Wooderson. Even some seasoned Austinites don't realize he had a..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

It's a Family Affair for the Hurleys in Strictly Confidential

How Elizabeth tried (and failed) to keep son Damian out of the film biz

"...There's a famous song by Noël Coward called "Mrs. Worthington" in which the..."

April 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Send a Card for Girlfriend's Day

Director talks Bob Odenkirk's Netflix crime comedy

"...black comedy with a heart from director Michael Paul Stephenson is an unlikely crime tale of a somewhat-alternative Los..."

Feb. 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

L. Shapley Bassen's "Portrait of a Giant Squid"

First Place winner

"...a painting by a major 20th century artist. Ruth Riesenkalmar's work had finally emerged from eclipseby her husband's, and..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by l. Shapley Bassen

Who Wants to Run A Coffeehouse in Austin, Texas?

Four local javamongers tell us what it's like

"...at other times, among the most satisfying things a person can do. You probably already figured that. Even if..."

Aug. 22, 2012 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol

"...decay and rock & roll's increasing irrelevance emerged a sonic fury that forever radicalized the form. Outlaws at home..."

June 16, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

PrintAustin 2017: A Sampler

Get a taste for printmaking’s infinite variety through four exhibitions at the Flatbed complex

"...Woodcut. Linocut. Drypoint. Aquatint. Mezzotint. Etching. Monoprint. Screenprint. Lithograph...."

Jan. 13, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

It's SXSW all over, especially all over that other acronymically correct paradise, Austin's SoCo, our hallowed South Congress Avenue, south of the river. See what our Style Avatar has been up to and what he recommends.

"...it, and everywhere we go, the SXSW badges are floating on their lanyards, marking us like the stars on..."

March 18, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Taken for a Ride

"...Patrol Officer Sonia Lopezphotograph by Alan Pogue..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...SXSW Music's opening ceremony unfolds with classical artist Dasom..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: A Nomad in Austin

Abhi the Nomad drops anchor, Whip In’s new soul, and Wilson Marks makes his mark

"...The son of an Indian diplomat, Vaidehi grew up in a..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Holiday Viewing: A Christmas Tale

Turns out Christmas dinner is just as fraught in French

"...like there’s much to be merry about at the Vuillards' Christmas gathering – certainly not mom’s cancer or cousin’s..."

Dec. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Closer Look at the Paramount Lineup

Spike Lee, Amy Heckerling to present films

"...May we direct your attention to the newly released slate for the Paramount's annual Summer Classic Film Series?..."

May 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Life A.D.

Former Austin Sun writer Bill Bentley says a prayer for Doug Sahm

"...that Texas was cosmically honoring its most distinguished musical son. As I started my day, I kept saying to..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

A Small World After All

"...that "everyone's paid." He added that due to the cleanliness of those in attendance, lack of traffic problems and..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Music Column

A Hell of a Year

Kathy McCarty presses Jon Dee Graham about the good and the bad old and new days

"...Austin band, whom I believe inspired the Daniel Johnston song "The Marching Guitars." I mean they really had a..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Music Feature by Kathy McCarty

Son of the Circus

Twistin' in the Wind

"...arduous as two lifelong friends and musicians battling a poisonous serpent in a cramped toilet, but when he's finally..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Two Turntables and a Microphone

Austin's DJ Culture

"...English duo from Bath had something going on that leap-frogged industry and pop culture boundaries like a marmot dipped..."

May 29, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

L'Attesa

Secrets abound in this Italian drama starring Juliette Binoche

"...Luigi Pirandello, Binoche plays a mother who meets her son's fiancée at an Italian villa. The two women bond..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Son of the White Mare

Gorgeous avant garde animation recounts a Hungarian myth

"...our own, work on instinctual levels. That's true for Son of the White Mare, Hungarian animation master Marcell Jankovics'..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gazing at the Texas Film Awards Through a Crystal Ball

The Texas Film Awards celebrate the state's best filmmaking

"...They say the 15th anniversary is the crystal anniversary,..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The Fall of the House of Usher': When Debussy was a Poe boy

With UT's hosting of the Debussy International Congress comes a Halloween treat: an operatic adaptation based on Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

"...Looking for a truly original way to spend the season of ghosts, goblins, and all things spooky and scary?..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Sophia King: A Brief Chronology

A chronology of the life of Sophia King

"...May, 1998: King graduates from Anderson High School...."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature

Wheels of a Dream

With the long-awaited Topfer Theatre, Zach races full-throttle into the future

"...or for creating an orchestra pit; and, far from least important, the space in front of it, large enough..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Brief Guide to the Yard in South Austin

Encountering the true ATX spirit in our bustling modern metrop

"...An easier argument can be made that there are..."

May 13, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letter to a Driver

"...This lawfirm has been retained by several cyclists who..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature

L.M. Kit Carson: Film Frontiersman

The 2015 Texas Film Awards induct L.M. Kit Carson posthumously into the Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...Kit Carson was an outlaw. This didn't mean he was a..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Louis Black

After a Fashion

"...who is convicted of murdering his wife and unborn son, a sports player who bites a piece off his..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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