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Romero has again crafted a character-driven horror film that doubles as a metaphor for the economic disparity in America and, to a lesser degree, the war on terror.

Every generation gets the George A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. We must be living right, because this new film cuts right to the heart.

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

Interview with radio-comedy pioneer Stan Freberg

Two different historic takes on the 'squad on a mission' tale

Quad doses of Kydd Jones, Being Dead, Rattlesnake Milk, & Urban Heat

Ghost stories

The rise, fall, and rebuilding of Austin stickman Thor.

Will the City Give Away Mueller Airport to Save Barton Springs?

Stephen Romano cheats the grim reaper to launch Eibon Press

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

Venues

The River and the Wall captures a wilderness without divisions

When the album becomes Immersion

On the block, the Statesman fiddles while the industry burns

Environmentalists and Hays County clash over river-clearing project

Timing Is Everything

Web series 'Bit Parts' finds inspiration in gamer errata

In this excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo, the Texian forces at the Alamo, under the command of Jim Bowie and William Travis, have suffered the first cannon attacks from the newly arrived Mexican army.

Long Drives, Low Pay, and Drunks -- What a Life!

Urban Renewal Board doesn't relish extending life of ARA

Ralph White, 21st century naturalist, 18th century musicologist

A homeowner near a BFI landfill thought the scourge of vultures was bad enough – then they turned up dead

Zombie auteur George Romero delivers another state of the union