No Time Like the Present

As usual, dancemaker Deborah Hay is making every moment count

"...Most artists have to wait until they've shuffled off this mortal coil to..."

April 2, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

It's Time to Party With Holiday Lights, Gremlins, and More Events

Fill your week with bright and shady things to do

"...Where are we going? Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

This Week's Waste of Time

A free online game lets the lasers fly.

"...I think I've been too easy on you these past few weeks, what with..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Five Shows to Light Up the Stage

As the new year's dark period lifts from theatres, it's time to get back in the stalls

"...Language in musicals means more than simply having a translator in front of the stage. This time, they skip..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Pretty Ricky Knows Where to Lick, Stick Ya

"...It's almost Valentine's Day, and you know what that means: If you don't have someone with..."

Feb. 8, 2007 News Post by Christopher Gray

10 Austin Food Trucks to Fuel Your SXSW Fun

Because you can't get all your calories from beer

"...Let’s face it. SXSW is not the time to sit down for a three-hour dinner..."

March 16, 2017 Food Post by Thea Newell

Page Two: You Go Where You Have to Go

Welcome to the new year ... same as the old year?

"..."I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow,..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Half Time Mix

The best of 2010 (so far)

"...hasn’t stuck out in any particular way, although listening to this I’m surprised how much more rock there is..."

July 7, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...lost its greatest heroes, but there's still some avenging to be done. Now Captain America: Brave New World, the..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Total Solar Eclipse to Draw Crowds of Tourists to Town

The once-in-a-lifetime darkness is coming to Central Texas

"...or caught the annular “ring of fire” eclipse last October. A total solar eclipse – when the moon passes..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Best Central Texas Rivers to Paddle, Fish, Swim, or Tube

Explore the winding rivers and small towns of the Texas Hill Country

"...This time of year, Lady Bird Lake is often crowded and..."

July 19, 2023 Travel Post by Leo Vernor

Reindeers and Writing: Alison Brie and Dave Franco on Somebody I Used to Know

The married creative couple take a new angle on the rom-com

"...filmmakers can learn. For example, if you’re ever going to ask your lead actor to take a selfie with..."

Feb. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Curved Light Source Peter Tran Maintains a Primrose Path While Waiting for the Dust to Settle

“I’ve had Halcyon by Orbital on repeat”

"...and vision electrician Peter Tran makes Elysian Fields ambiance to sooth the stressed at heart...."

May 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

ATX6 Makes It to Asia and Back All in One Piece

Local music ambassadors “made it in and out just in time”

"...Anyone who knows me knows I’m an open book, especially when it..."

March 11, 2020 Music Post by Leslie Sisson

'Nixon by Nixon' Goes to the Tape

New HBO doc draws from Nixon secret tapes

"...overblown caricature, infamous scofflaw, and stain on our national honor. With HBO’s newest documentary, Nixon by Nixon: In His..."

Aug. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Party All the Time

'Much Ado' and much fun with Whedon, Acker, and Denisof

"...micro-budget film version of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, the play Whedon calls "the grandpappy of all romantic..."

June 21, 2013 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Tarzan and Arab Come to Austin

The Gaza film makers see their first film in the perfect cinema

"...film making twins Ahmed and Mohamed Abu Nasser – now known internationally as Tarzan and Arab – are deep..."

Oct. 30, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...nicknamed the "hurry up and wait" session – in honor of legislators' inability to get much of anything done...."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Don't Everybody Panic, but Online Sketch Troupe Backpack Picnic Has Definitely Gone What They Call 'Viral' and Is Also About to Contaminate the Alamo Drafthouse

Online sketch troupe Backpack Picnic has definitely gone viral

"...Modern life can be a tricky thing. Sometimes, in order to keep yourself from obsessively contemplating the..."

May 2, 2008 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crossing Over to the Dark Side

Alan Parsons answers the $64,000 question

"...Road and the international success of his namesake Project, not a day passes without someone asking Alan Parsons about..."

March 20, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Jane Doe No. 4 Testifies Against Polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs

"...The child bride known in court records as Jane Doe No. 4, the..."

Nov. 22, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

An Intermediate's Guide to Marijuana Edibles

Now is the time to bake and get baked, in the comfort of home

"...Today I watched a dove fly back and forth between..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Alice B. Toker

From Africa to Zombies: Cori Stern Can't Stop

The weird, life-changing story of the "Warm Bodies" producer

"...Like a lot of first time producers, Cori Stern was in a rush. Chatting with..."

Feb. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Nancy Fly Waves Bye-Bye

Pioneering Austin booker Nancy Fly retires, and ATX gets a hip-hop festival

"...Instead of another concert tour, Nancy Fly's booking herself a long vacation...."

Aug. 15, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Turtles Can Fly

New Iraqi drama by Iranian Kurd Bahman Ghobadi is lyrical and heart-wrenching as it focuses on the children of conflict.

"...the spindly metal in every direction as they strain to pick up a news signal. It’s a few weeks..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Fonz to Gene Cousineau: Henry Winkler's Career of Fearless Reinvention

The man who defined cool on the changing demands of acting, being an icon, and the joy of fly fishing

"...Winkler has momentum. He always has. The Yale graduate took the minor supporting part of Arthur Fonzarelli on the..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Time for Drunken Horses

Iranian masterpiece of Kurdish life.

"...the most pitiful of mules, fed bottles of liquor to keep them warm and docile during trips across the..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Once Upon a Time in Uganda

The true, crazy story of Wakaliwood

"...But filmmaking documentary Once Upon a Time in Uganda doesn't start in the African nation. Instead,..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this year's film festival,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Too Tired to Be Grumpy

It's time to enjoy yourself – spring break (and SXSW) are nearly here!

"...election week, and the upcoming SXSW, have left me too distracted to be properly indignant about whatever heinous activities..."

March 4, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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