William Basinski: “My Work Had to Disintegrate in Front of My Face Before It Could Be Really Appreciated"

Texas-raised avant-garde composer drones eternal at Oblivion Access

"...Son of musicians, one of them a NASA scientist – "My dad was a mathematician and mathematical..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...of food. He was more impressed with Randall's than NASA, the Statue of Liberty, or Trump Tower, and the..."

April 8, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Richard Linklater's Memories of the Moon in Apollo 10½

The filmmaker's childhood in space race-era Houston recalled through Austin-made animation

"...of that footage of [Stan] training, for instance, that's NASA footage"). The Texas animators also became a resource for..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: It's Quieter in the Twilight

The mortality of machines and their creators gently explored

"...assigned to get them through the . As former NASA Jet Propulsion Labs director Edward Stone puts it, they..."

March 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Linoleum

Jim Gaffigan plays two roles in this tale of a life unrealized

"...his continued failed attempts at securing a job with NASA are all compounded by the ultimate catalyst of Cameron’s..."

March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Trace Sauveur

SXSW Film Review: Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

Linklater's loving reminiscence of space race Houston

"...up in the late 1960s under the shadow of NASA at the height of the growing excitement of space..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Trace Sauveur

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...an environmental protest piece built using 800,000 years of NASA data to visualize rising CO2 levels...."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Call Roland Emmerich the Master of Disaster

The director talks sneaking his epic sci fi past the studio

"...team of discredited astronaut Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson), rising NASA bureaucrat Jocinda Fowl (Halle Berry), and conspiracy theorist KC..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...-animated story of growing up in the shadow of NASA...."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Boards the Flight of the Navigator

Beloved '80s sci fi adventure picked as Defender of the Universe

"...him for testing, only to catch the attention of NASA, who have their own seemingly unrelated mystery to deal..."

Dec. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 5-11

"...a spacecraft. His flight marked the first time that NASA, the agency in charge of spaceflight, had ever used..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Looking for Solutions for Residents Feeling Extreme Heat

UT-Austin partners with city, community orgs to mitigate local "heat island" effect

"...and Go Austin/Vamos Austin in East Austin. Relying on NASA satellite data that showed a "very distinct" hot spot..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Betty Sue Flowers

The Library's director from 2002 to 2009 on her time at the helm

"...writing numerous books, and working as a consultant for NASA and the CIA, and editor of scenarios for entities..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 28 - June 3

"...19-March 20): The Voyager 1 space probe, launched by NASA in 1977, is now more than 14 billion miles..."

May 28, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...boat in question is a garbage scow with a NASA rocket engine. Their attack on the Scottish troubadour's top..."

April 30, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Review: The Hunt for Planet B

We’re gonna need a bigger telescope ...

"...Tasked with overseeing NASA and, more importantly, controlling the funds allotted to the..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: Gaia

South African ecohorror grows a very different creeping death

"...NASA’s Goddard Earth Observing System Model V.5 catches our home..."

March 17, 2021 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...• Stepping into Space - The ISS Experience: Join NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, Félix Lajeunesse, Creative Director from Felix..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Hlinomaz, Nathaniel Kahn Taking us behind the scenes with NASA’s high-stakes James Webb Space Telescope, The Hunt for Planet..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A World Tour of Hot Sauces in Just One Box

Does Clark + Hopkins pack a powerful international punch?

"...last world tour and who creates stunning images for NASA and Marvel and Spoke Art and his own Nakatomi..."

Feb. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Kevin Greer: As the World Stood Still" at Davis Gallery

One man's mark-making movements set this show on fire

"...of the space explorations that he's recently become a NASA-loving fan of. This show may even, on some level,..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Demi Lovato Doc Opening SXSW Film 2021

Punk icons, serial killers, wrestlers, and comedy in movie list

"...another Earth among the stars. From the hi-bays of NASA to the edge of the universe and the bottom..."

Jan. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Wondering about the 2024 Artemis mission to the moon? NASA is working on a new spacesuit – the first..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Luv Doc: Doesn't Believe in Therapy

The Luv Doc has some great news for those of modest mental acuity

"...a flat-earther yammering away on his iPhone about how NASA faked the moon landing. He's probably drinking a glass..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...Texas Premiere With a budget one-tenth the size of NASA, the Indian Space Research Organisation in Mumbai dreams of..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

#notallstraws

Pasta Life brings a single-use straw that our planet will love

"...They also says there’s deep climate changes going on,..."

Sept. 14, 2020 Food Post by W. A. Brenner

Watch: SCDS Rebuke Racists With “Breakfast of Champions”

Austin hip-hop trio returns after five years with intense video

"...hip-hop assembly known as Space Camp Death Squad before NASA’s educational camp sent them cease and desist paperwork, has..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Linklater's Lunar Latest Coming to Netflix

Apollo 10 1/2 to be animated by Austin's Minnow Mountain

"...program from two perspectives: From the angle of the NASA pilots, technicians, and ground control crew mounting these incredible..."

July 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Wash Your Damn Hands

On SXSW, and coronavirus, and SXSW and coronavirus

"...Giveth, and Taketh Away: Amid the many cancellations for..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

ATX Film News: Zellweger, Linklater, Bujalski, Oh My!

Plus AFF gets an NEA grant and ... Cats 2?

"...his tale of growing up in the shadow of NASA's Johnson Space Center during the Space Race. Back in..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

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