This Week's Waste of Time

Didn't your mother tell you not to play with your Internet browser

"...the ur-video-game shouldn't offer any real challenges to modern game-makers. But, I underestimated Mr. Smith. Instead of a small..."

Dec. 30, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Are You Experienced?

Why art that actively engages audiences is quintessentially Austin

"...And there was, and still is, the musical at Zach Theatre, where at every performance four audience..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

TV Eye likes what it sees in the new Fall lineup

"...Ave., from 2pm to 5:30pm. Food, fun, tours, and music are in store. Find out why this is big..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Event Menu

Foodie events for Sept. 10-24

"...ranches, dairies, bakeries, craft breweries, tea vendors, and soda makers. Friday, Sept. 11, 7pm...."

Sept. 11, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Gay Place

The 'Best' isn't 'til next week...

"...that trouble to piss off so many people with music and format changes and still not getting it right...."

Aug. 28, 2009 Column by Kate X Messer

Food-o-File

Emotions flow at Tower of Salsa benefit, and Texas recognizes the good will of Les Dames

"...home in the venue, and the individual communities of musicians; media folks; graphic artists; pie makers; restaurateurs; jewelry, clothing,..."

May 22, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

'Oceana'

Beat the heat with a cool dip in the new Vortex show, and swim with mermaids and selkies

"...Director Bonnie Cullum and her tribe of adventurous theatre makers, whose other ventures in this vein – Holy Well..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

C3 vs. KOOP and Why Softball Is More American Than Baseball

C3 beats KOOP Radio plus interesting softball historical facts

"...New Kids on the Block. It was the batting music chosen by Dave Yourkans (2-for-3, 3B, RBI), I think,..."

April 7, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

The Strange Boys

Saturday

"...Strange Boys hark back to the roots of American music and make it their own, the scorching "Heard You..."

March 20, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Pushing Boundaries

Eight new dances that spoke engagingly to the place individuals have in groups

"...Other dance makers took a more upbeat approach. Eric Midgley opened "Hang"..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Day Trips

Sausage lovers will be in hog heaven at Fischer's Meat Market in Muenster, Texas

"...steak a standout in the crowded field of Texas sausage-makers, says Penny Fisher. It helps that the Fisher family..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Event Menu

Sample sausages and wines on the Kiolbassa & Kab trail, bourbons at Jasper's, and spa treatments at the Belmont

"...at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this summer, where Texas sausage-makers met Texas winemakers and discovered some common ground. Regular..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu

Help out Texas tomato growers, Austin Children's Shelter, and the Capital Area Food Bank, and enjoy some good eats while you're doing it

"...Austin Children's Shelter. Austin's best ice cream and gelato makers will be selling scoops, and there will be plenty..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Cine Joven Sin Fronteras

Teaching technology, telenovela, and how to straddle two countries and two cultures with a camera

"...we do – we train kids to be active media-makers. And because we get funded by grants and private..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panels

"...to be raised from performance royalties, split equally between makers (labels/recorders) and artists, is a needed and justified bill,..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Grimly and the Ghouls

Artist Gris Grimly has some blood-splattered lessons for debut filmmakers.

"...tribute to 50's drive-in horror, Ray Harryhausen and psycho-billy music, it's the black-and-white tale of two redneck flesh-eating ghouls..."

Feb. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Love Craft

Stitch Austin, your rockin' showplace for indie design

"...skills naturally offered them to their less mechanically inclined musician friends. Thus, hand-printed posters, fliers, and zines; hand-stitched or..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

My First Etsy

"...Travis County Fairgrounds last weekend for nothing resembling live music. Instead, it was the Maker Faire, Make Magazine's ode..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Design Post by Nora Ankrum

Point Austin: Here They Come!

With the November kickoff approaching, the municipal candidates begin to emerge

"...lack of city support for "the creative industry" (arts, music, etc.). More broadly, she said, "Too many things have..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Column by Michael King

After a Fashion

More star sightings at ACL and Stephen dishes with Fox

"...SUNDANCING @ ACL Okay, we loved the glamorous Belvedere Music Lounge presented by Spin magazine that was at the..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Event Menu

Aug. 23-30

"...of tasty foods and refreshing beverages, local artisan condiment makers will be on hand offering their finest creations to..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Rodeo 80

The 2007 Legislature in a quick-step roundup

"...But legislators also dealt with another big barrier to filmmakers choosing Lone Star State locations – Texas state government..."

June 8, 2007 News Column

Le Draft 2007

"...the draft comes when the crowd at Radio City Music Hall explodes in glee as the Jets trade up..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Naked City

"...zipped past, Film is more than halfway done, and Music starts tonight (Wednesday)...."

March 16, 2007 News Feature

Media Watch

Not-so-hidden agendas orbit around satellite merger approval

"...NPR, NASCAR, and a hundred varieties of news and music. The merger is the rare business transaction that unites..."

March 2, 2007 News Column by Kevin Brass

ScreenBurn

The gaming arm of SXSW Interactive gets pumped

"...they releasing six new games this March, but the makers of Splinter Cell will demo a surprise Nintendo DS..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Page Two: Tearing It Up

Tearing It Up: Smart, committed, and usually the funniest person in the room, Ann Richards kicked down doors and prepared us all for the future

"...Makes $385 an Hour Representing Shopping Mall Developers, Weapons Makers, and Big Tobacco" was the copy on the Chronicle's..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Homemade History

Las Manitas, the Pérez sisters, and a usable past

"...well-known business people here, the politicos and the style makers," adds her dining companion, Sophia Collier. "More deals –..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Greenaway: The Early Films

"...any of the formal or informal groupings of independent film-makers, Greenaway has provided a new reference point for their..."

June 30, 2006 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

Props. 1 & 2 Supporters Lick Wounds, Ponder New Strategies

Bunch and Maxey admit strategic failures

"...Beyond the cheerful strains of music, the mood of supporters gathered on the second floor..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

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