Mysterious Residents Return

"...are works of performance art with symbolic stage props, mysterious costumes, and dramatic theatrics. To this day the band..."

Jan. 18, 2010 Postmarks

White House Press Whores?

Top 10 media stories

"...1) White House Press Relations, Take 1: Paying off commentators. Issuing a White..."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

Mysterious New Restaurant Opening in Former Sala & Betty Space

Rosé Gosé opens its doors March 1

"...some phone calls today, or even swing by and press my nose against the glass to suss out what..."

Feb. 22, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Alien Vs. Predator

An asinine grudge match between two of the most memorable Eighties-era screen bugaboos

"...only just. Much has been made in the fan press of the PG-13 rating attached to Anderson’s film (it..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postscripts

The latest publishing deals that Texas authors have made concern murders both fictional and real.

"...When it came time to renew his contract with Mysterious Press, an imprint of Warner Books that has been..."

July 27, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Max Steel

A teen and an alien join forces in this superhero movie

"...Brener, Maria Bello and Andy Garcia. Not reviewed at press time. And another superhero enters the game as a..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Hearts in Atlantis

"...in which adolescent Bobby (Yelchin) befriends the elderly and mysterious new tenant Ted Brautigan (Hopkins), who has moved into..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Channeling Hitchcock is easy while reading The Ax (Mysterious Press, $23). Published to rave reviews last June, The..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Surf Ninjas

California surf dudes are actually heirs to an Asian island empire that has been taken over by an evil despot.

"...over by an evil despot (Nielsen). Led by a mysterious stranger in a black eye-patch (Reyes, Sr.) and accompanied..."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

An Ordinary Man

Oscar winner Ben Kingsley as a war criminal on the run.

"...Not reviewed at press time. Deception and war crimes as a general on..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review

Dirty Wars

Journalist Jeremy Scahill investigates the stealth operations of JSOC - the Joint Special Operations Command, an elite military outfit that performs targeted kills at the administration's directive.

"...investigating the war on terror, the growing number of mysterious night raids on civilian targets started to pique his..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eye of the Beholder

"...It took me some time after viewing a midmorning press screening of Elliott's (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

HD47 Finance Furor

Republican Workman attacks opponent for having student loans

"...it takes a few reads to parse a campaign press release, especially when a campaign has gone negative. But..."

April 8, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Nobody Runs Forever

No. 26 in Richard Stark's, aka Donald Westlake's, Parker series finds the master thief taking us on a thrill ride among armored cars and badass female bounty hunters

"...Mysterious Press, 304 pp., $23.95..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Books Review by Jesse Sublett

Atonement, Etc. -- Top 10-plus, Special 2002 bonus edition

Books for which we confess our true feelings, reconsider our disdain, or finally find room: top 10-plus, 2002 edition …

"...to Fall by Gina Ochsner (University of Georgia), The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru (Dutton)The Heaven of Mercury by Brad..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Books Feature

The Latest in Paper

"Like Imperial Rome, Ode to a Banker is a sprawling, remarkable event masquerading as a trade paperback murder mystery," writes Marc Savlov of Lindsey Davis' novel, now in paperback.

"...Mysterious Press, 372 pp., $12.95..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Next Edition

For more than 13 years, Flatbed Press has been producing some of the most exquisite collectible prints made by contemporary Texas artists, but these days its owners are starting to plan for a new incarnation of Flatbed that may not include them.

"...paper, whether entered by hand or printed on a press, contains much of the history of the man-made world...."

June 13, 2003 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Police Oversight Advocates Cry Foul Over Sketchy Rival Petition Drive

Are the cops behind an apparent election fraud scheme?

"...A mysterious group has launched a deceptive petition campaign that could..."

Dec. 1, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Freezer Burn

"...Mysterious Press, 245 pp., $23.95..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Books Review by Mike Shea

Subway Launches a Brisket Sandwich, Thanks to Austin

Locals unwittingly declare national chain’s barbecue "the real deal"

"...self-proclaimed barbecue connoisseurs brought their refined palates to the mysterious pop-up restaurant Monty’s Smokehouse...."

Sept. 5, 2019 Food Post by Roxy Bonafont

News Roundup: Petitions, Put-Downs, and Peeling Out

Council keeps its eyes on the road

"...In this week's news roundup: a mysterious group seeks signatures to withdraw Council Member Ann Kitchen..."

Feb. 1, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Q&A With Author Aaron Teel

Flash-fiction champ reads at Domy tomorrow

"...is the winner of the 6th annual Rose Metal Press Chapbook Contest. Its brightness left me seeing spots for..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...all relevant tickets/badges info) can be found here. Full press release after the jump...."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Keene Prize, Kudos to George Brant

"...frustration at the mighty Michener's absolute dominance – one expressed by Seth Harp, a former economics major and the..."

July 1, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Joe R. Lansdale Reviewed

"...Golden Gryphon Press, 268 pp., $23.95..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Sci-Fi Book Reviews

Deeper: My Two-Year Odyssey in Cyberspace

"...by Joe Lansdale Mysterious Press, $22 hard..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature

Joe Lansdale

The Hardest Working Unknown Author?

"...His Mysterious Press novels (Savage Season, Mucho Mojo, The Two-Bear Mambo)..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Longhorns Face the Horror of Leach-less Tech

In search of …

"...goal was to find the hiding place of the mysterious Mike Leach, once the unpredictable but always quotable Texas..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Headlines

"...– A most mysterious press release from the Austin Police Department..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature

A Progressive Pilgrim’s Progress

Robert Jensen's new memoir is an extended meditation on his tentative return to the Presbyterian church of his youth.

"...Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice (Berkeley: Soft Skull Press, paper, 194 pp.) is an extended meditation on Jensen’s..."

June 10, 2009 Books Post by Michael King

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