RE:DESIGN

As we try on a new look, we take a moment to appreciate the signs all around us

"...to look. Same as the restaurant marquees and public landmarks and passive-aggressive notes we leave our co-workers, they all..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Maya, Omar Quiroga An exploration of the culture and landmarks of the chicano and street art movement that cemented..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gifts to Make You Look Away From Your Screens

Plenty of films to read about this holiday season

"...by Miyazaki and essays by critics touched by these landmarks of animation. For Spirited Away, Kenneth Turan (who was..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...McPherson Tape (aka UFO Abduction), one of the early landmarks in found footage, and the ultimate in 1990s WTFery,..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Rosa Nussbaum: Horizonland" at Women & Their Work

The artist draws on her experience as a stranger in a strange land without her own wheels, viewing the world through the lens of a car window

"...guest from out of town/state/country to see fave local landmarks and primed the pump for their appreciation by labeling..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Day Trips: Mission, Texas

Border wall to cut off sacred ground

"...federal budget exempted the mission and several other valley landmarks from the effects of the border wall, at least..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: Transit, Then and Now

A lingering desire for streetcars

"...Fall of Austin's Street­cars." Photos and documents "showcase familiar landmarks from across the city," but also illustrate how the..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

New Taiwanese Cinema Exposes a Secret History

A rare screening of Hou Hsiao-hsien's masterpiece A City of Sadness

"...Taiwan will encompass the oppressive authoritarian regime's most consequential landmarks, notably the 2.28 incident, in which the public's collective..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Screens Feature by Julian DeBerry

Follow the Walkers on the Fear the Walking Dead Trail

Texas Film Commission launches location guide to AMC zombie hit

"...the Walking Dead, you'll have noticed a few Austin landmarks besieged by zombies. Now the Texas Film Commission is..."

Aug. 11, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Wright in Wisconsin

Wisconsin driving trail showcases architect’s diverse styles

"...the stops on the FLW Trail, the following Wisconsin landmarks illustrate the depth and range of the native son’s..."

July 27, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

American Berserk Theatre's Killer Girls

When the killer girls of this timely satire strike back at abusive bros, revenge is sweet, smart, and hilarious

"...John Wilkes Booth University in #yesallmen, Texas (where campus landmarks include the #billcosbystatue and #louiscklaughlounge). When her quintet of..."

May 18, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

UZeat Serves Cultural Mash-Up Cuisine From Uzbekistan

Spicewood Springs eatery offers international fare that's complex, comforting, and delicious

"...two Uzbek dresses and big glossy photos of national landmarks. Lunchtime conversation is murmured under the Central European travelogues..."

April 20, 2018 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Mega Chains H Mart and 99 Ranch Market Come to Austin

What’s at stake for local Asian markets?

"...than just a place to buy groceries: They're cultural landmarks that serve an educational purpose as well. Matsumae says..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Food Feature by Beth Sullivan

FotoATX: Pics and the City

This new arts festival celebrates Austin as seen through the lenses of local photographers

"...Dickinson Museum, 411 E. FifthHistorical images of notable Austin landmarks...."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dick Clark Leaves UT Major Gifts

Late architect funds chair, scholarship at Architecture School

"...look of Austin through his work for such local landmarks as the South Congress Hotel, 612 West, Fino, and..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Playback: Sizing Up Music's Bite of the Hotel Tax

Two new municipal funding schemes look to finally impact Austin music

"...qualify for heritage grants. Unfortunately, Austin's current rules require landmarks to be 50 years old, so few venues meet..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Paging Through the "Page Two" Archive

A look back at Louis Black's long-running column now at the end of its run

"...in my head, there is a profusion of cultural landmarks that must be acknowledged. As crucial as Sweetheart was..."

Sept. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Texans With Disabilities Physically Barred From Policymakers

The inaccessibility at the Capitol is emblematic of the city at large

"...in 1839, is home to 180 nationally registered historic landmarks and sites. Its identity is in many ways tied..."

July 28, 2017 News Feature by Taylor Jackson Buchanan

All Over the Map, True Heroes of Texas Music

"...Corcoran, whose preamble rattles off dozens of Lone Star landmarks that didn't get chapters, from Ornette Coleman to Beyoncé...."

June 16, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Eastside Vibes: Come Experience the Culture

Celebrations, food joints, & moves to make on the Eastside this summer

"...a home to some of the city’s most prominent landmarks as well as a multitude of opportunities to experience..."

May 24, 2017 Chronolog Post by Montinique Monroe

Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books

Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT’s collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs

"...publication, which was edited by Andrée Bober, director of Landmarks, UT's public art program. "Collections thrive at the university,..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

DVDanger: Dog Eat Dog

Paul Schrader is the old dog learning new tricks

"...like Cat People and Affliction, and writer of cinematic landmarks like Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, is back today..."

Nov. 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

East Austinite’s Plan to Sell Home Nearly Thwarted

CM Houston's historic lack of compassion

"...catalog these "resources," determine which ones could qualify as landmarks, and also map out potential historic districts...."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Caleb Pritchard

AISD Taking Offers on Underused Properties

Four buildings plus 75 acres up for new uses

"...it owns around Austin, from unused land to local landmarks...."

Oct. 3, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Kitchen Ghosts

Unearthing Austin's culinary history: Schneider Beer Vaults

"...the very sites and stories I unearth serve as landmarks for Austin's changing culinary map...."

May 20, 2016 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...(Forever Free) Ideas, Languages, and Conversations, Michael Ray Charles, Landmarks Hurly Burly, Orly Genger, Waller Creek Conservancy/The Contemporary Austin..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Eleanor Friedberger

"...up to explore bigger, looser soundscapes minted by Seventies landmarks like Van Morrison. "Because I Asked You" ventures just..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Day Trips & Beyond: Two Travelogues

A couple of tales with ties to Austin

"...Eighties, you will recognize many of the characters and landmarks documented in print nowhere else...."

Feb. 24, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two: Fictional Fiction According to John Irving

Louis Black interviews his former writing teacher about his latest novel, Avenue of Mysteries

"...not autobiographical, it isn't. Are there notable signposts or landmarks that I hope, for fun, my readers or readers..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Tim Doyle Draws "Lost Austin" Out of the Past and Onto Your Walls

The popular artist reveals his newest prints at Parts & Labour

"...It features beloved Austin landmarks that are no longer around...."

Oct. 20, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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