Can I Get a Suggestion for Something That Goes "Fhtagn"?

The Hideout Theatre exudes a mass of improvised Lovecraft

"...wrangled a group of improvisers to visit the darkly mysterious realms of Lovecraft's imagination each Saturday through the end..."

Oct. 11, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

FF2012: 'Hail'

Australian crime drama makes men of gods and monsters

"...Director Anton Courtin-Wilson's obsession with the redemption of criminals began with his award-winning..."

Sept. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Orbiting Game Culture

Brandon Boyer launches Venus Patrol

"...one seems to be complaining, though. "The extent of my horn-tooting," Boyer explains, "would be to say finding beautiful,..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Labor Day TV Programming

Got the day off? Time to work the couch

"...and I've been on an unholy binge ever since. (My roommate, too: Monday I caught her weeping at an..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

New Work: Performances

Journeys in story, song, and dance with four outstanding women of color

"...architecture, flying and space travel, tales of love, and mysterious portents of his future, Ogunji finds keys to untangling..."

June 8, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making Love and War

Love is a battlefield in the comedies of remarriage

"...series, its topic – really, this tiny but mighty obsession of mine – had been gurgling around my brain for..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music

Ellen Willis, she-ro

"...pop culture as truth, rather than passing fad or obsession, something sorely lacking in rock criticism today. And nowhere..."

July 15, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Late, Late at Night

Rick Springfield's one-handed read

"...a first-class mutt. Down Under son of an oft-relocated army career officer, the artist formerly known as Richard Springthorpe..."

July 15, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Old Settler's Music Festival preview

"...is named Elliott Brood, a moniker derived from historical obsession. They describe their music as "death country," no doubt..."

April 15, 2011 Music Feature

Saturday-Sunday SXSW Live Shots

Saturday night SXSW showcase reviews

"...drew to a soporific close, Gary Wilson's songs of obsession and inadequacy took on the aura of weird dreams..."

March 25, 2011 Music Feature

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...whole life." Another narrative feature has a Texas angle: Amy Wendel's Benavides Born is about "A high school senior..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Here Is the House... Or Maybe It's That One

Meghan Daum at BookPeople tonight with her memoir about misadventures in real estate

"...Aptly timed to both Americans' engorged obsession with what Daum calls "real estate porn" (the home-beautiful..."

May 12, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Something to Sink Your Teeth Into

Good advice from a guy who survived Troll 2, George Hardy, D.M.D.

"...2, and then follow it up with the double whammy of seeing the actual movie. They're the ones that..."

April 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW 2010 Kicks Ass, Drops Some Names

SXSW Film announces Opening Night Film Kick-Ass, docs on SNL and Motörhead

"...Sebastian Gutierrez’ sequel to last year’s Women in Trouble; Lemmy, about Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister (don’t forget Anvil kickstarted..."

Jan. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Was It Good for You?

The year in books

"...its own as a brilliant short story about musical obsession but also sets the stage for similar mania in..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Books Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Gay New York: Jonathan Horowitz at PS1

Andy's next installment from NYC.

"...So I have a new art obsession/boyfriend in Jonathan Horowitz, whose work is politically activated (on..."

July 26, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Point Austin: Who's Accountable?

The TEA's decision to close Pearce Middle School is the tip of a political iceberg

"...exceeded standards in all but one of the state's myriad "cells" of rising expectations – eighth-grade science – and..."

July 17, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...last sentence again: "jet-pack-wearing stags!" Our minds are all squirmy in anticipation...."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Beetle Queen of NYC

Director Jessica Oreck and the pride of owning a hissing cockroach

"...and Colorado ("There's less bugs in Colorado," she lamented), "My parents say that before I could walk, I was..."

March 17, 2009 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Levy Steps Back ... and Shoots Long

Running the city is easier campaigned than done

"...Levy didn't find my attempt at humor amusing, but he's a resilient fellow..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Column by Michael King

'The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life'

Insight into and from one stinking rich man

"...a crucial factor in investing and with the world's economy struggling (to put it nicely) it's the perfect time..."

Oct. 20, 2008 Books Post by Mark Fagan

Page Two: The Best of Austin

A concept in search of an author; characters in search of a form; memory in search of meaning

"...if it is in the past tense. One of my recent columns was about Austin as it is now...."

Oct. 17, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Lady Huffington

Arianna at Out & Equal.

"...Here are some of my favorite lines…..."

Sept. 15, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

TV Eye

A British soap plucks the best bits from American teen shows to make for an addictive good time

"...I can count the teen dramas I've allowed myself to get sucked into on one hand: The OC..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

I See Dead People

The Black Angels conjure Austin's psychedelic renaissance

"..."I have a wall-length mirror in my room, and these little handprints will appear on it,"..."

May 9, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Mini-Weee

It's a cocktail weinermobile!

"...are the types of questions I must endure in my place of employment. A girl can't have a healthy..."

March 18, 2008 Design Post by Kate X Messer

Howling for Wolf

Wolf makes sweet little Andy HOWL.

"...I have an unhealthy obsession with the new American Gladiators. Mostly because one of..."

Jan. 22, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Books Gift Guide

The Presidential Recordings: Lyndon B. Johnson: Volumes 4-6

"...the dismal "progress" of his inherited Vietnam War. But my current favorite moment is domestic – his irritation (expressed..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Books Feature by Michael King

Cauleen Smith: NTSC

Smith uses the analog TV production standard to probe what's uniform and what's excluded in society as well as TV

"...NTSC is one of my new favorite concepts. While historically it stands for National..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Maker Faire: Happily Ever Crafter

"...with wires and gears, wheels and capacitors, invention and obsession. Shining inside the outdoor tents, grinding away under a..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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