Lady of the Manor

Unconventional comedy pairs a stoner with a straitlaced 1800s spirit

Sept. 17, 2021 Movie Review

The Lady and the Duke

"...Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Francois Marthouret, Leonard Cobiant and Caroline Morin. Of particular interest to Rohmer fans only, this stylistic experiment..."

June 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Qmmunity: Season of the Homoscopes

Change is the name of the game this week in Austin’s queer event horoscopes

"...Scorpio. What does that mean? Honestly, I don't know. Other than knowing my sun, moon, and rising signs (for..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Column by James Scott

Different Stages’ The Member of the Wedding

This staging of the coming-of-age drama evokes the small-town South with vivid design work and a rock solid ensemble

"...as her crew cut, has just about had it. The other girls exclude her, leaving her out of their..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Birdie’s Is Food & Wine’s Restaurant of the Year, Aviator Is Offering Free Pizza, El Alma’s Getting a Second Location, Radio Coffee & Beer Is Giving Away Topo Chico Mocktails, There’s Meewes News at Kitty Cohen’s, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled..."

Sept. 20, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...court that I-35 didn’t “cause discrimination.” But, KUT reported, the state agency’s own historical assessment of the highway states:..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature

The Nest

Pretense and aspiration collapse in this dour relationship drama

"...income or aspirations, especially in Britain. It's a myriad of subtleties and tells, of little habits you can never..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"...– a baffled Hank Hill to son, Bobby, in the series finale of King of the Hill..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Review: City Theatre’s The Importance of Being Earnest

The air’s a tad thin in this production of Oscar Wilde’s work

"...Some of the best playwrights and composers require a specific skill..."

June 8, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Who said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...That Austin's creative scene is among the liveliest and most watched in the nation may feel..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Holiday Cards From the Austin Music Scene

Photos by John Anderson, John Carrico, and Todd V. Wolfson

"...Do You Hear What I Hear? Lord and Lady of the One World manor, Hartt Stearns and Iluminada..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Music Feature

Qmmunity: The RuPaul Express

Join the Ru-volution in Austin at one of our local Drag Race watch parties

"...Toot, toot! Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race pulled into your fave local queer..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Column by James Scott

The Daily Hustle: 6/15/10

Ott unveils proposed transpo package

"...As the city readies its public forum on the city budget..."

June 15, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...In the mid-Aughts, young Austin Chronicle journo Kate X Messer approached..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

Fogo de Chão Reopens This Weekend, Ember Kitchen Is Opening Soon, Ezov Is Opening Later, Batch Is Open Now, and Would You Believe We Have a Sweet Array of NYE Recommendations for You, O Holiday-Harried Citizen?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from..."

Dec. 21, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: The Stage Austin's The Real Inspector Hound

The director, not the dead guy, is the victim in Tom Stoppard's vicious critique of critics

"...doubt laid awake at night formulating passive-aggressive revenge on the reviewer...."

July 28, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...The Project Connect system plan and "initial investment" – the..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...Eight stories up on two wheels with one destination: the top of an unmanned parking structure reserved for state..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival Picks

What the cool kids are catching at the OOB

"...Ah, What the fuck do we know – we're just the media,..."

Aug. 30, 2011 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Halloween at the Movies

Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin

"...Halloween and horror movies go together like eyes of newt and toes of frog, and..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Carnival of Queers

A carnival of queer cavorting will delight your senses this weekend

"...Step right up for a totally queer reenvisioning of a classic fall staple: the carnival. A triforce collab..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Little Ola’s Biscuits Free for a Year, Baldinucci’s Pizza for Lunch and Dinner, the Nido Is Open for Real, Dali’s Naked Feast for Surrealism’s Sake, Plenty of Booze for Toasting, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from..."

Oct. 19, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Return of Ted Lasso, the Rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, and 44 Other TV Somethings to Consume in July

Also: a Gossip Girl reboot, dueling Love Islands

"...recommended it to? As its gentle humor and uplift of kindness and decency wash over you, do you wonder..."

July 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

New Urbanism and the Booming Metropolis

Austin welcomes the Congress for the New Urbanism XVI

"...The big top of New Urbanism is coming to town..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Week in Recommended Live Music

Narrow Head, Pussy Gillette, the Nude Party, and even some innuendo-less acts to see

"...With soft, intentional singing and comforting guitar ruminations, Chicago’s Nico Play..."

May 3, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Many Worlds of Author Marshall Ryan Maresca

The Austin-based maestro of Maradaine writes and sells at a steady and impressive pace

"...Marshall Ryan Maresca's debut novel, The Thorn of Dentonhill, came out from DAW Books in..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lingering on the Beloved Characters of 'What Ever'

Talking with Heather Woodbury about the people in her eight-hour performance novel, What Ever.

"...When I first saw Heather Woodbury's solo performance What Ever, I was mesmerized. I..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

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