In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up

Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions

"...the trauma room where she found the child’s mother and stepfather, both Spanish speakers, in an intense state of..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 12-18

"...time to make initial inquiries, ask for free samples, and enjoy window shopping. But it’s not an opportune time..."

April 12, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 9-15

"...love,” declared Jane Austen. “It is impossible to love and be wise,” moaned Francis Bacon. “Real love always has..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

She Is Conann

Barbaric vision of how aging means eating your own youth.

"...Directed by: Bertrand Mandico. Starring: Elina Löwensohn, Christa Théret, Julia Riedler, Claire..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 26 - February 1

"...20-Feb. 18): “All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath,” wrote author F. Scott Fitzgerald. I’d..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Book of Clarence

Uneven attempt to both resurrect and spoof the biblical epic

"...Woodard, Teyana Taylor, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James McAvoy and Benedict Cumberbatch...."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Security Guard Nearly Killed in Machete Attack Urges Stronger Social Safety Net

Police union blames prosecutors

"...Content warning: This story discusses violence and severe injury...."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Recipe: The Night Hawk / Frisco’s Smothered Pork Chops

One of Harry Akin's signature dishes gets resurrected

"...For Harry Akin, the founder of the Night Hawk and the Frisco, it was a way of life that..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow Invites You to Step Inside an American Tradition

The beauty of the bizarre

"...When the freaks, musicians, clowns, hoochie coochie dancers, and blockheads of 999 Eyes say this ain't your grandfather's..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 18-24

"...He was a renowned diplomat for the French government and a poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature...."

Aug. 18, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Lifelong Student Fennec Finds a Home in House Music

The multi-credentialed producer who wrote an admissions essay on Girl Talk

"...As bargain deals and gently used slabs flash before his eyes, the producer..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Yes, the era of chasing ultra-rare, saccharine-sweet candy beer all over town, brewed one pint at a..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Voxtrot: The (Re)start of Something

12 years after disbanding, the forerunners of modern indie-pop call on the "mystical, inexplicable force" that flowed through their Early Music

"...Voxtrot would like to revise their last will and testament, please. No, not that part in the 10th..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Breaking

Tragic true-life drama attacks how the system fails military veterans

"...Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Olivia Washington, London Covington, Connie Britton and Jeffrey Donovan...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Funny Pages

Portrait of the comic artist as a young idiot

"...Matthew Maher, Miles Emanuel, Michael Townsend Wright, Maria Dizzia and Josh Pais...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Emily the Criminal

Aubrey Plaza goes from wage slave to free crook in a capitalist critique

"...Plaza, Theo Rossi, Jonathan Avigdori, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Bernardo Badillo and Gina Gershon...."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Nope

Jordan Peele's sci-fi horror/satire on minor celebrity is a "yeah"

"...Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott and Brandon Perea...."

July 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Elvis

If you're looking for trouble, you came to the right place

"...Bracey, David Wenham, Richard Roxburgh, Natasha Bassett, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Elizabeth Cullen...."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Tim Stegall

Montana Story

Death in the modern West underlies this poignant family drama

"...Directed by: Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Starring: Owen Teague, Haley Lu Richardson, Kimberly..."

May 27, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates Count Orlok's Centennial

The other Batman comes to town

"...plague-stricken people should not be seen on the streets and cannot be taken to the hospital. They must remain..."

March 4, 2022 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated story of growing up in the shadow of..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Natalie Jane Hill Finds Her Balance on Sophomore LP

Folksinger and guitarist details Solely, created alone and in community

"...on a road trip. She traveled to a farm and artist retreat called Snaggy Mountain in the high country..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Community Commences as Skylark Lounge, Closed Since the Pandemic Hit, Finally Reopens

Eastside music joint picks up with three nights of Soul Man Sam

"...an inevitability for any music club to reopen after pandemic closure. So for Skylark Lounge, which has remained shuttered..."

Nov. 8, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Wins: Breakfast and Dinner and Art in Between

Here’s a South Lamar hat trick that’ll make your whole damn day

"...near where that well-traveled stretch of asphalt meets with and terminates Oltorf Street...."

Nov. 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Spine of Night

Epic Rotoscoped animation updates Ralph Bakshi’s dark fantasies

"...Directed by: Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King...."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

El Planeta

Spanish tale of mother-daughter grifters is an intriguing debut

"...Starring: Amalia Ulman, Ale Ulman, Zhou Chen, Saoirse Bertram and Nacho Vigalondo...."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Last Duel

Ridley Scott reinvents the historical drama through the lens of stardom

"...Ridley Scott. Starring: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck...."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 18-24

"..."I remember wishing I could be boiled like water and made pure again," writes poet Jeffrey McDaniel. Judging from..."

June 18, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 11-17

"...like you to feel a brisk breeze as you wander around in nature here on Earth. Why? Because according..."

June 11, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Black Pumas Backline Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller Maintain 20 Feet From Stardom – On Purpose

Respect and admiration remains the key to their success as co-frontwomen and backup singers

"...Feet From Stardom, Lisa Fischer, a Grammy Award-winning soloist and arguably the music industry's preeminent backup singer, defiantly stated..."

May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

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