Freud's Last Session Opens in Austin

Actor David Jarrott turns producer to get a drama about Freud and C.S. Lewis onstage in Austin

"...part of what makes this week's arrival of Freud's Last Session notable. It shows the profound response that actor..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Perry's Last Gasp

A campaign autopsy before the cadaver is cold

"...paying his campaign staff, the first step on the last ride to the political morgue...."

Aug. 12, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Last Chance SXSW Wristbands [Updated Again]

Music fest entry still available at select venues

"...SX venues would in fact be selling wristbands tomorow. Last-minute shoppers, your ships docks Tuesday...."

March 12, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Last Minute Gifts for Mom

For once, don't be a disappointment

"...If you've found yourself in that awkward situation where last minute shopping for Mother's Day is necessary and..."

May 8, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Early Voting: Here Comes the Avalanche

First day totals almost five times that of 2004 primary

"...In a meeting with the media last week, Travis County Clerk (and director of elections) Dana..."

Feb. 20, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Last Chance to Sway the City Budget

Council prepares to debate, adopt $5.5 billion budget

"...Council is scheduled to meet for the next three days, beginning today, Aug. 16, to deliberate over and adopt..."

Aug. 16, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Council: Spring Break Is Here

Council will return for a work session March 22

"...of the new Equity Office. Food deserts – areas where there is either no easy access to food, or..."

March 11, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Nine Days

Winston Duke sits in judgment on the worth of life in this metaphysical drama

"...a metaphysical premise like the one that steers Nine Days along its ruminative, lyrical, sometimes maddening course...."

Aug. 6, 2021 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...indeed the case, a porn star should be the last person on earth with anything to gain by strapping..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...sounds relatively calm on the phone at T-minus seven days and counting. The note of sheer hysteric excitement that..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...There's a man with a gun over there..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Horror sets sail with the scariest section of Dracula

"...British coastal town of Whitby: It was while living there in the 1890s that the author first read of..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jesse Sublett's Latest True-Crime Book Takes on the Last Gangster in Austin

The rise and fall of the Junkyard King

"...Though his most recent book, Last Gangster in Austin: Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the..."

June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

School Days

"...Our class met on Tuesdays from 5:30-9:30pm at the downtown police headquarters on Eighth..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

In Between Days

At the Crossroads of the 1999-2000 Austin Music Awards.

"...chosen fields, as relevant today as in their younger days. Add tributes to two guys who didn't quite make..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Last Don

Bob Bullock: The Crusty Boss of Texas Politics

"...Yet, as the 75th Legislature convenes, there are signs that Bullock's power may be waning. The..."

Jan. 31, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Here Comes the Judge

Beavis and Butt-head's Hollywood Score

"...These days, Judge spends most of his time in Austin, where..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Perfect Days

A toilet cleaner in Tokyo quietly goes about his days in this stirring Oscar nominated picture

"...just as profoundly, Wenders’ newest film, the Oscar-nominated Perfect Days, takes similar pleasure in just being alive. Kōji Yakusho..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

We Can't Make It Here Anymore

As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?

"...afford to live in Austin as a single person. There's just no place, unless I'm living in a band..."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Dark Days

Six years ago, Marc Singer wasn't homeless, and he wasn't a filmmaker. With Dark Days, he became both.

"...credit for the film. As he sees it, Dark Days -- an evocative film about a society of homeless..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

These Are the Days

Extolling an Exciting New Era of Austin Theatre

"...The phrase is uttered so casually and frequently these days that I find it almost without meaning. Yet, when..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Last Policeman: Countdown City

In which, among other things, an author hits Earth with a huge asteroid.

"...finally arrives at the end of your apocalyptic The Last Policeman trilogy, you, sir, are fucking killing me...."

Aug. 7, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

There They Go ... Here They Come Again

A no-drama session ends – will a high-drama special follow?

"...There's a line in the film Magnolia: "We might be..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Refighting the Last Wars

Prop. 1, Prop. 2, Saving Barton Springs ... and Everything Else

"...amphibian named "Sal A. Mander," recalls the good old days, when Austin was just a "sleepy college town" populated..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"...– and his black cowboy hat. And, of course, there's a partially smoked cigar, the 61-year-old Friedman's ubiquitous accessory,..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Last Showgirl

Pamela Anderson captivates as an aging Vegas performer

"...from the implosion of the Tropicana settles on the Sphere, it’s clearer than ever that Las Vegas loves to..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Last Flight Home

The decision to embrace death becomes a touching affirmation of life

"...heavily involved in philanthropy, and enjoyed the typical amenities inherent in their prosperity. In the summer of 1982, triggered..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

“Rachel Stuckey: Good Days & Bad Days on the Internet” at Women & Their Work

The artist creates some genuinely geeky-cool stuff in this show that’s smart, funny, and fresh in its treatment of tech

"...macbook & Graduated." Thus spat out the Twitter bot @baddaysgooddays after I punched a button indicating I was having..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Review by Melany Jean

22 Comedy Open Mics in 7 Days

Joe Faina runs the Austin gamut so you don't have to

"...like an online open mic 24/7 – and look where that’s got Chris Cubas and Brian Gaar...."

July 1, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

City Council: Here's Your Budget!

Council holds line on tax rate, juggles many line items

"...budget readings are relatively ceremonial – scheduled for three days, they often only require one morning – this year's..."

Sept. 13, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

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