Review: Single Black Female

Lisa B. Thompson's play preaches from a Nineties perch

"...reminders of a ticking clock, Lisa B. Thompson’s Single Black Female is stuck in the Nineties. Currently running at..."

Feb. 26, 2020 Arts Post by Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel

Rhiannon Giddens Reanimates Black Feminism

Antebellum bandleader untangles African-American music history

"...her Austin City Limits taping Monday night. In a black polka-dot dress, her eyes widened and her lips twisted..."

April 26, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Every Day Is Dress-Up Day

"...How to Dress Like You Mean It..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Features Feature by Iana Witham

Every Day Is Dress-Up Day

"...the Griffin School kids don't need an excuse to dress up, kids at other schools might. Here's a list..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Features Feature by Brynn McIntosh

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...is the subject of a new documentary by Louis Black, Richard Linklater: dream is destiny, co-directed with Karen Bernstein...."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"...program is key to the backstory. The people in black scurry around backstage, hover over the proceedings in the..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

'Black and White Photograph'

The second-place story

"...fountain pens, and yellowed bank drafts, there is a black-and-white photo of her in an old, air mail envelope..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Books Feature by Bill Cryer

Black Belt of the Rodeo

Paula Nelson will kick your ass

"...nine new songs for the next CD I'm calling Little City's Last Call. I decided I shouldn't have any..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Confessions of a 'Little House' Lover

Bonnets and braids and pioneer lovin': Christina Smith treks to the land of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

"...claims her blond Labrador retriever, Nellie, is a "mean little bitch." I believe it, and I bet I know..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Screens Feature by Christina Smith

Is 'This' the New 'That'?

A brief pondering as to whether Poly is the "New Gay"

"...says it all the time: "Plaid/chartreuse/aquamarine is the new black!" This phrase is trotted out year after year to..."

Dec. 9, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Julie Gillis

After a Fashion

In between TV marathons, Stephen Skip-Bos to his Lou all over town at the functions he can still make it to

"...SAGE WORDS "A woman without a little black dress has no future," said Coco Chanel, and..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Your tricky riffin' Style Avatar gets all pre-Halloween grim and invites you to his birthday party, which was not supposed to happen

"...WITH A CAPITAL "F" I was a judge at Blackmail's Little Black Dress Design Contest last week. Proprietress Gail..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Fashion Freak Out

"...A little after 10pm on Saturday, Feb. 16, the hot, skinny..."

Feb. 18, 2008 Design Post by Sofia Resnick

The Style Files

A Little Tongue-in-Chic

"...candles on her birthday cake knows, it's hard to dress hip over 40. (This sentiment isn't specific to women;..."

May 30, 1997 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

The Good Eye: Fit Fetish

Making people look fantastic is what Mr. & Mrs. Sew It All do

"...past me in the form of a flowered wrap dress that diverted my attention for a moment from my..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

TV Eye

I saw two seemingly unrelated things on TV that set my mind ablaze last week. The first was a commercial for toddlers' disposable underwear. The second was the series premiere of Jonny Zero on Fox.

"...the store, stocking-footed and with the tags of the dress she was trying on visible. When the mother and..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

After a Fashion

Stephen is a supahstahhhhhhhh!

"...Claire loved the store and vowed to return... At Blackmail, the short figure with the very familiar face puzzled..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

The Club DeVille Fall Fashion Extravaganza leads this week's list of what's hot.

"...let's dish more very soon), Austin Chronicle Editor Louis Black and his lovely and delightful wife, Anne Lewis, Chronicle..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Top 10 Austin Veggie Burgers

All the taste, none of the meat

"...a beef burger at first glance. Composed primarily of black beans and rice (and presumably some magic), there's a..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

After A Fashion

Your Style Avatar's north star for fall fashion is Neiman Neiman Neiman

"...is happening in several ways, both overlaid on sculptural dresses and separates and in glorious cascades and ruffles. The..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Nine Best Japanese Restaurants in Austin

We pick our favorite spots for sushi, ramen, hibachi, and more

"...Like the classic little black dress, Uchiko has become a mainstay on the..."

May 8, 2018 Food Post by The Food Staff

Eat Well, Learn French

Dine in Austin’s Petite Provence, speak French, and go back to basics

"...shows her claim to be true. Like Coco Chanel's little black dress, the kitchen is brimming with basics. Ingredients..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Girlie Action

Exclamation Love; Don't Be Shy; Velvet Sky; My Barn Having Burned, I Can Now See the Moon

"...love for old AM radio on hand-clapping tunes like "Little Black Dress."..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Music Review by Margaret Moser

After a Fashion

Is a punt better than a drop kick? Check out these exciting calendar listings, courtesy of Your Style Avatar.

"...a pioneer resident of Downtown, having moved into the Littlefield on Sixth and Brazos when it first opened in..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Ate Days a Week

How much more food and music can you ask for in this town around this time and after?

"...21st-century answer to an old-fashioned supper club: a bit dressy, a bit sophisticated, a solid bar in a music..."

March 18, 2005 Food Feature

Austin Music Awards

"...his mother accepted the award, shuffling onstage in her little black dress and winning the hearts of all in..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

After a Fashion

This year's Academy Awards fashion winners and losers.

"...of who goes home with the gold, ultimately the best-dressed wins at the end," says designer Randolph Duke of..."

March 31, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Ready or Not

Party games will be the death of Samara Weaving in this raucous black comedy

"...Part Clue, part You're Next, and part Gormenghast, raucous black comedy Ready or Not is the welcome return of..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pariah

Pariah tells the specific but universal story of a black teenage girl who is a virginal lesbian, budding writer, and nonconformist.

"...and wholly original. Pariah tells the story of a black, virginal lesbian, who is a budding writer and still..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Fashion Week 2011 Recos

The annual celebration of design and couture heats up

"...d'Etoile. A live performance by Mistress Stephanie and her "half-dressed jezebels lounging in tableau", specialty cocktails, and a photo..."

Aug. 22, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

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