Geek Chic

Software

"...Windows 98 Upgrade | http://www.microsoft.com/..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Screamlines

"...or Brian De Palma, though four people wanted to do Texas Chainsaw. Horror, my friends, is a very personal..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Jenny Zigrino, History Channeler

Among Moontower comics, Jenny Zigrino is the Ren fairest of them all

"...says. "I enjoyed just staying at home watching historical documentaries and sewing costumes. I didn't really care about boys..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

Best of Austin – Thursday

BOA all day, erryday

"...few of our memories. Trusty legend has it that Doug Sahm feigned annoyance every morning when he arrived to..."

March 20, 2015 Features Feature

Leaping Wizards

'Star Trek: The Next Generation' reunited cast, CM Punk, and 'Walking Dead' fresh kills gather at Wizard World Austin Comic Con

"...Marquez (Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man), but the show is a nerd culture marathon, drawing in stars from the cast of..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Black Sheep Boys

Okkervil River navigates the headwaters of its career

"...a long procession of sleeping on linoleum floors, shabby door receipts, and general collective misery...."

April 1, 2005 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Girl, Upgraded

According to the 1999 Interactive Digital Software Report (IDSA), the majority of people playing computer games are older than 18, and 38% percent of the people most frequently playing computer games are women. Boy, have things change

"...unleashed a splashy new ad campaign. "We girls can do anything!" the anthem went, and to match the emphatic..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Comics (Artist) Panel

Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond

"...noir, diaries, and superheroes, they're making it. We sat down with five local artists who range from living and..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of the LCRA plan to run a water pipeline down Hamilton Pool Road to serve new developments ["LCRA Express..."

May 21, 2004 Column

The Smell of Success

Austin's poster art scene is back, and it's better than ever.

"...KJ: Just curious, why do so many great posters come out of Texas? You'd..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Doing Sports the Craig Way

Mike Butts profiles sports stats man and voice of the Texas Longhorns, broadcaster Craig Way, of KVET's Sports Day and Fox Sports Southwest's High School Extra Live.

"..."I was trying to do the guy a favor," Way explains. "And, yes, I..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Features Feature by Mike Butts

Kids vs. Aliens

Gory romp that does exactly what the title says

"...Directed by: Jason Eisener. Starring: Dominic Mariche, Phoebe Rex, Calem MacDonald, Asher Grayson Percival and..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Animated Childhood of Milo Coy in Apollo 10½

The young Austin actor takes one giant leap in Richard Linklater's tale of the space race

"...go to space when I learned you have to do a bunch of school," Coy insisted very seriously. However,..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Voyage to the 'Hearts of Dorkness'

Patrick Read Johnson and the strange oddysey of 5-25-77

"...Allen's Radio Days in there too. While it's as nerd-friendly as you would expect (watch for possibly the first..."

July 1, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tributes

"...gift for country music and songwriting are all but doomed. "We hired a piano player," Roger McGuinn is quoted..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature

Live Shots

Weezer Hoot Night

"...These were the sickly lads who introduced terms like "nerd-core" into prevalence with the aid of MTV in 1994,..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Music Feature

Carnaval to Chili Cook-Off: This Week's Recommended Community Events

A kickoff for Black History Month, Mean Girls trivia, a farewell to boobies, and more

"...How long does it take to become legendary? There’s no real answer,..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Inside Austin’s Fantasy Roleplaying Speakeasy With Oakda Malkuth

Straddling two worlds with Tiny Minotaur's bartending orc

"...eldritch chicanery among her former home's nation-states. She's a well-meaning warrior who fell afoul of the imperious Karthian Council..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Star Wars Day: Happy May the Fourth, And a Very Merry Revenge of the Fifth

One man's 35 year trip to a galaxy far, far away

"...the evening clearly, or at least I think I do. A dinner of fish and chips. The long walk..."

May 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Lists

SXSW groupings: Metal, Austin jazz, Polish acts, plus everything else

"...me someone wrote a psychopharmacological noise rap called "Lou Dobbs on My Knob" and didn't get nominated for a..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Hey Willpower! Can I Get a 'Hell Yeah!'?

Imperial Teen’s Will Schwartz goes solo, Top 40, and asks, “Why the Hell Not?” with his new thing, hey willpower!

"...members of Faith No More (Roddy Bottum) and Sister Double Happiness (Lynn Perko). It was love at first listen,..."

March 10, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...featured the L.A. band on the soundtracks to both Desperado and From Dusk Till Dawn, would probably argue the..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Arliss Howard, Jason London, Chris Penn. To Wong Foo is a fairy tale..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

The Oral History of ABGB

Pils to wake, pils to sleep

"...In a city like Austin, it is downright invigorating to have a such a staple of rustic,..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The News From Here

"...Ross McElwee is a "personal" documentary maker, that self-described obsessed guy with a camera on..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Out With the Old ...

Upgrades, Updates and New Toys for Your PC

"...it a 386 or older? It'll make a nice doorstop, boat anchor, or with a little imagination and some..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Postmarks

The Xicanindio Poet

"...to publish those poets who are safe and who do not ruffle our comfortableness. It will be a long..."

April 11, 1997 Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...with Ron Mar quette, Dina Brooks, Burt Williams, Larry Maxwell, Charles Cavanaugh, Brandon Bo yce. (NR, 92 min.) Before..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...by-rote words carry all the weight of a thrice-used condom, but the virgin in question is oblivious in the..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...evidence is tangible with the prestigious awards and accolades doled out to regional breweries from highly objective sources like..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

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