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"...C’mon y’all freaks and geeks: Austin’s premier transmedia festival dedicated to bold creativity within the..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Love Stories In This Town

Ward has a heart for women, and these stories underscore that fact

"...Love Stories In This Townby Amanda Eyre Ward Ballantine Books,..."

April 10, 2009 Books Review by Melanie Haupt

In the Mood for Love

Because the two lovers at the heart of this lush period piece never verbalize or consummate their feelings, “mood” is the right word to characterize this stunningly evocative Chinese love story.

"...Directed by: Wong Kar-Wai. Starring: Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung, Lai Chin, Rebecca Pan, Siu..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Living in the Moment

MM Pack profiles legendary foodie Ann Clark.

"...Cooking is, ultimately, an act of love, of grace, of..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...a legend silk-screened on a trucker cap. I walk into a packed Chelsea gallery and before I can untangle..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

This Is My Life

LZ Love's reveal: dance music!

"...LZ Love's gaze lifts, and her light brown eyes shine. Her..."

June 4, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

My Summer of Love

This ripe and symbolically drenched coming-of-age story nevertheless pleases due to its rare emotional honesty and the delightful performances of two young newcomers.

"...Directed by: Pawel Pawlikowski. Starring: Nathalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine, Dean Andrews and..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In Real Life: Cory Doctorow

Wearing goggles or not, he's in town for the Texas Teen Book Festival

"...Award-winning author, cyber-activist, and Boing Boing co-editor Cory Doctorow is..."

Oct. 15, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

News Roundup: Love and Lawmakers

Marry, Marry, Quite Contrary

"...In this week's News Roundup, Greg Abbott and his not-so-merry..."

June 29, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Unleashing the Hounds of Love

Director Ben Young on his serial-killer couple drama

"...The serial killer as lone wolf is terrifying enough. Yet two serial killers bonded by blood seems..."

May 12, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin @ Large: Love Children

Political commentary on the minor candidates for mayor

"...Gus Garcia or Eric Mitchell "legitimate" candidates, the pop-lib-anarchist wing of Austin politics will freak out and lecture you..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Getting in Step

Austin Dance Artists Talk Connecting & Community

"...least, it's easy for us who watch them to think that. Their art is often wordless; we don't see..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

311 Story in Error

"..."...The 311 club, which the Austin Police department says may have a lax door policy..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

The Year in Books

Thirty-one titles that got us talking this year

"...even worse, "Western novel" – and all my limited imagination coughs up is a moldering stack of Louis L'Amour..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: In Memoriam

How can we best honor those who have died in our names?

"...rest his soul, was fond of an ironic old saying that runs, "God sure must love poor people, because..."

May 29, 2009 News Column by Michael King

All in the Family

Elizabeth, Bruce & George: Love, Austin Style

"...If you gave the First Lady of Austin, Elizabeth Christian, a choice between talking to a reporter..."

July 19, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

How Austin's Theatrical Couples Keep Romance Alive Love's Labors Won

"...put a sign over the stage door that reads "Love Shack." Because the theatre is one of those places..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...MP3 file to fellow KOOP 91.7FM host Ryan Blake, offering a rare recording of undigitized Eighties/Nineties Austin girl group..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Editor’s Note: You often don’t know you’re witnessing history in the moment you’re seeing it, but there’s..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town

Mackenzie Davis is a great traveling companion for this dull roadtrip

"...Directed by: Christian Papierniak. Starring: Mackenzie Davis, Alia Shawkat, Haley Joel Osment, Carrie Coon,..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Something Wicked This Way Comes ... Again!

Dueling Macbeths on the stages of Austin prove once again this Shakespearean killer's undying popularity.

"...killer of Camp Crystal Lake, he stalks the stage, leaving a trail of iambic pentameter and gore-splattered bodies in..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Burn in Hell

String sorcerer went to my college?

"...been Labor Day – and had we not been trying to hook up by phone for days already –..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

In Order to Live

An American in Paris (1951)

"...D: Vincente Minnelli; with Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Nina..."

May 28, 1999 Screens Feature

Only Austin Earned a Warmhearted Lucinda Williams In-Store at Waterloo Records

Celebrating her new memoir and LP, as well as shop owner John Kunz

"...Lucinda Williams lists Louisiana, Mississippi, and Mexico City among the..."

July 6, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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

"...want to do that play" is the most common thing in the world. What's uncommon is for an actor..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mr. Brown Will Come to Town

Comic-book creator Jeffrey Brown is a featured guest at this year's Staple! The Independent Media Expo

"...There's a comic-book and small-press exposition in Austin once a year; did you know? It's called..."

March 6, 2009 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Big Stars in Your Eyes

A Q&A with Big Star documentarian Drew DeNicola

"...Big Star's troubled life, hard times, and posthumous resurrection in Nothing Can Hurt Me, which screens July 21-22 at..."

July 18, 2013 Screens Post by Scott Schinder

Wife Stories

Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito on life as a comedy couple

"...on a 16-city tour that stops at the Stateside in Austin on Fri., Sept 29. The word was right..."

Sept. 27, 2017 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

The Year in Books

What New Book Did You Most Enjoy in 1998 and Why?

"...Stuart Wade: Kurt Vonnegut's intentionally unfinished farewell Timequake. Nowhere close to his best work,..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Books Feature

The Bullet Hole in the Butterfly Bar

This East Austin joint's a good story you could be part of

"...There's a bullet hole in the gorgeous wooden bar between the stools and the..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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