Mat Johnson: Black & White & Read All Over

Our interview with the Houston-based author

"...This is an interview with Mat Johnson, who wrote the acclaimed Pym – which is..."

June 18, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mat Johnson on Writing

With his new novel, Loving Day, Mat Johnson finally owned up to the fact that he writes funny books

"...by now. But, at least when the man is Mat Johnson – who's the author of eight books and..."

June 19, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Loving Day

Mat Johnson's novel Loving Day is all there in black and white

"...The last novel Mat Johnson wrote before he wrote Loving Day was called..."

June 19, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery

This graphic novel by writer Mat Johnson and artist Warren Pleece is a historical thriller set during the Harlem Renaissance of early last century

"...Incognegro: A Graphic Mysteryby Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece Vertigo, 136 pp., $19.99..."

March 14, 2008 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Little Night Magic

Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus

"...With Erin Morgenstern, Dominic Smith, Hillary Jordan, Mat Johnson, and Kathleen Flinn Saturday, Oct. 22, 8-8:45pm, Cheer..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

When the Bough Breaks

In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.

"...that Parker needed to develop better boundaries with his classmates. He often "hugged and squeezed children who did not..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...South by Southwest is a game of numbers: approximately 845 showcases/bands, divided by five nights, divided by you...."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Fighting With My Family

Wrestling biopic of breakthrough WWE superstar Paige

"...Headey, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Vince Vaughn and Dwayne Johnson...."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...Screenwriters: Sigrid Gilmer, Patrick Kennelly Obsessed with her sexy roommate, Jill violently imprisons Jennifer in their apartment in a..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...the life and impact of First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, and a long-overdue reappraisal of the impact of a..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...features mostly double bills throughout the season. Grouped in thematic pairs, screenings are devoted to such things as Cary..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Living Off the Land With Local Leaf

Eric Knight and Stacy Coplin turn Central Texas foliage into yaupon tea

"...Yaupon is a species of holly related to yerba maté and, when the leaves are dried and cold-brewed, it..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...& Scor-zay-zee, Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine, Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas’ American: The Bill Hicks Story,..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Reheated

Welcome to the 14th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival.

"...night a little over 30 years ago when my housemate, Mel Layton, ordered the driver to pull over at..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

Off the Desk

"...afford an apartment or home, he slept on a mat in the Observer's office. His work was his life,..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Travis County Declares an Opioid Crisis

The declaration comes with funding for harm reduction

"...has been providing buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) for use in the MAT program, but in response to advocates' calls for expanded..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

TV Eye

Does it seem like this new crop of series, including Ed and Gideon's Crossing, mask their chauvinism under fresh-faced idealism and earnestness -- or is it just us?

"...in one very bad day, he's taken to the mat at work and at home. In the former scenario,..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Volunteering, Drag, Birthdays, and More Recommended Events

Let us help you plan your weekend

"...African artists taught him skills in creative mediums like mat weaving, textile design, and sculpture, among many others. Currently..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...landscape, and this year’s return replicates the formula. Cody Johnson and Turnpike Troubadours hold down the headlining slots, while..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Film Festival Announces 2021 Award Winners

Larry Flynt for President, Disfluency take top nods

"...Stevan Lee Mraovitch (read our review here) • Dark Matters Feature: Jacinto, written and D: Javi Camino • Narrative..."

Nov. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Music we’re playing

"...of cloudy white translucent enough to reveal the turntable mat below. Once that gets up in your nostrils, inhale..."

June 12, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

"Frank Selby: High Writer" at Lora Reynolds Gallery

This show's eight works offer a rewarding investigation into the relationship between objects and images of them

"...surprise. I have no clue what is happening in Johnson Weekend, one of the film-still collages, which features a..."

April 8, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

DVDanger: 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown

Can the WWE make an action star out of Dean Ambrose?

"...Go back and watch seminal wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat: in it, WWE CEO Vince McMahon clearly stated that..."

Dec. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music: First List

Conference releases initial list of 171 showcasers

"...Él Mató A Un Policía Motorizado (Buenos Aires, Argentina)..."

Oct. 22, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Food-o-File

Central Texas Beer Festival cancels; Poteet Strawberry Festival celebrates 65 years

"...11pm, starting Monday, April 16... Downtown, Swift's Attic chefs Mat Clouser and Zach Northcutt started a soft opening this..."

April 13, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, March 25-April 1

"...her service as press secretary to both Lady Bird Johnson and LBJ. 10am. LBJ Auditorium, 2313 Red River. Saturday27..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...into battle with some of her hardest, freshest new material in years. The L.A. quintet, which also features former..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

The Six Parts Seven

"...of having the bed to oneself. Jenn Ghetto and Mat Brooke of Seattle's Carissa's Wierd follow up with "On..."

March 12, 2004 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Second Helpings: Always -- or Almost Always -- Open

Consider these always-open or almost-always-open places the enablers in your life of depravity and self-abuse.

"...you can get New York kosher-style deli food (like matzo-ball soup, blintzes, kasha, and latkes) for breakfast or whenever,..."

March 14, 2003 Food Feature

Better Than Nothing

Documentarian Ken Burns' takes on Jazz -- and loses.

"...Jazz leaves a lot to be desired. As a matter of fact, most people I've talked to about it..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

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