The Luv Doc: Middle-Aged, Caucasian, and Cranky

Middle-aged white guys have it tough all over, not just in Texas

"...office is always very busy and seemingly understaffed. The workers there try their best, but they are on their..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Maestro

Truly moving biopic of musical leviathan Leonard Bernstein

"...movie about Bernstein with a quote from him: “A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them.”..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Selection The Other Fellow Looks at Life Being Named James Bond

The names are Bond. James Bond.

"...him. But there are also dozens (hundreds? thousands?!) of men named James Bond around the world. Australian documentarian Matthew..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Rod Machen

The State of Monkeypox in Austin

Case numbers are low, but so is vaccine supply

"...a whole (mostly in Dallas); of those, 9 are women and 2 are children...."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped

"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”

"...Some were from his colleagues at the Austin Fire Department, where Nicks is a battalion chief and the president..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Luv Doc: A Real-Life Swipe Right

There is a difference between being likable and having a neurotic need to be liked

"...the only woman who has this problem, but most men I meet end up hitting on me. I'm not..."

April 5, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Moontower Comedy 2018: Ali Siddiq

The Houston comedian on taking his act back behind bars

"...to waste [this] opportunity – you know, I didn’t work for 20 years to get a special to come..."

April 19, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Many Projects of Lawrence Wright

From TV to the stage the local writer has been busy

"...its tragedy, and the insight is long overdue. Leading men Peter Sarsgaard and Jeff Daniels are so perfectly cast..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

The Luv Doc: A Hard “No”

It's not uncommon to have awkward, shitty dates

"...My (women) friends and I have been going back and forth..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Salvage Vanguard Theater's Thr3e Zisters

This zombified take on Chekhov gets reanimated right when we need women who will bite back at the patriarchy

"...and the man who made sexist, body-shaming, and assaultive comments against women while campaigning for the highest office in..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Behind the Bars Part II

We revisit Austin's LGBTQ bars of yesteryear

"...Messer put together Behind the Bars (Part I) to document our spaces in 2009. We're here to continue it...."

Aug. 25, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

What in Our House?

Theatrical perversity in Chicago: the Austin connection

"...psychological abuse of company members and other artists; sexual harassment and misconduct; unsafe fight choreography; the creation of fictitious..."

July 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

SXSW Music Keynote: First Lady Michelle Obama

“It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday”

"...Halle, two young sisters recently signed to Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment, opened the first lady's SXSW Music session with the..."

March 17, 2016 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

The Dumb Waiter

In Capital T's simple, elegant staging of the Pinter classic, it's what isn't said that matters

"...aptly refer to the play as a "comedy of menace," a spot-on description of a spot-on production...."

Nov. 13, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

DVDanger: Documenting Extremes

Behind the scenes at Studio Ghibli and Kink.com

"...subplot is in the balance between the three old men of Ghibli. The studio has become synonymous with director..."

Jan. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Good Eye: Killer Outfits: The Laura Mars Years

Blow-Up vs. The Eyes of Laura Mars: The female gaze of male gaze is way more compelling

"...directing. Thomas, played by David Hemmings, subsidizes his artsier work with glossy fashion photography. Though fabulously successful, he's bored..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Gay Place

A veritable tidal wave of gay-touring goodness heads to town

"...Maye, troubadour Zoë Lewis, bounce mistress Katey Red, wildcats Men with JD Samson (see the Gay Place blog for..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Letters at 3AM: Articles of Faith

"That all things are possible is God"

"...a one-bedroom in the Bronx, but I wanted to work in Manhattan. I'd ride the Woodlawn line to Grand..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

The Luv Doc: Faking It

Some really heavy, dark, first world, existential shit

"...asked my boyfriend if he wanted to watch Mad Men on Netflix (I know, we just started watching it..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...screenings of three of their most famous and beloved works: The Secret of NIMH, All Dogs go to Heaven,..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Justified' Recap: 'This Bird has Flown'

Ladies have flown the coop and Raylan owns birds worth a goodly sum

"...Although where the men are concerned, their dialogue comes off somewhat smarter than..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood

All Over Creation: Re: Views

What makes a review a review?

"...since the Chronicle ran a review for the play Men of Tortuga back in December. In it, writer Adam..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Outlaw

Alex Cox, still shooting film, and the finger, after all these years

"...hypocrites and the colonialists – and cobbling together cinematic documents with dust and grit and more than a little..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Shakespeare Around Austin

Productions this fall show us there's no limit to how the Bard's plays get done

"...To paraphrase the Bard himself: "What a piece of work is Will! how noble in reason! how infinite in..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Early Girl'

Paladin Theatre Company gives women a chance in the spotlight

"...in our culture, the deck is still stacked against women. A woman still doesn't get paid as much as..."

July 30, 2010 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...a quiet life, just east of Austin where he works as a professional house painter...."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...the track, an eerie quiet descends. Midway through the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's 2009 national championship title bout..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...the same controversy it once did, plans for Water Treatment Plant No. 4 are still under way at its..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature

Indecent: How I Make It and Fake It as a Girl for Hire

Sarah Katherine Lewis visited BookWoman Wednesday and will be at BookPeople tonight, Friday, Jan. 26

"...afternoon, she went from taking nude photos to taking men in her mouth on film. As she traversed from..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Books Review by Terry Ornelas Woodroffe

Secrets Shared

The documentary photos of Donna DeCesare

"...the darkest side of childhood. From her current featured work documenting exploited Central American and Colombian children in "Sharing..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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