Through the Google Glass

Take the computer for your face on a test drive

"...little wearable computer to the public this weekend. Go online, RSVP, try it on, and tell us what you..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Handicapping the SXSWi Food-Related Panels

Your intrepid reporter learns about all things food and internet.

"...SXSW Interactive grows, with subtle shifts in scope and dimension. Recent years have seen conversations about building community through..."

March 8, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Longhorn Network Gets Cable Access

Verizon FiOS service to carry fledgling network

"...It is no secret that the Longhorn Network is still working to find a cable carrier...."

Aug. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What's in a Name?

PUMA Tells Barack: Well keep on runnin', player, 'cause I got my good shoes on.

"...more PUMAs than a shoestore shelf. My first stop upon arriving in Denver was to the official headquarters of..."

Aug. 24, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Steve Rivas

Film News

Local production heats up, and a UT professor makes it to the Oscar doc short list

"...Usually the winter months mark hibernation for the Texas film industry, but, perhaps..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Bridging the Online Cultural Divide

"...Dawes, Writing is Fighting. Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Editor of Feministing.com. Jason Toney, Lead Producer, Disney Online (formerly blogster of Negro..."

March 11, 2007 SXSW Post by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

As far as awards shows go, the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards was one of the most abysmal presentations I've seen in a long time. Maybe the upcoming SAG awards or TV Guide Awards will be better.

"...I have to admit, it's been a long time since I watched the Grammys from start to..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Sundown for the El Rey Network

Robert Rodriguez's cable network ends broadcasting

"...a platform for Hispanic audiences and talents, shut down on New Year's Day as its partnership with Univision ended...."

Jan. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Blanton and Umlauf Museums Are Open Again

Two iconic visual art hubs welcome the public again

"...Austin’s art lovers have reason to rejoice. Two of its museums are reopening to..."

Aug. 17, 2020 Arts Post by Clara Ence Morse

Roky Erickson Ascends to the 13th Floor (1947-2019)

Psychedelic pioneer clocked 71 Earth years

"...Reports started piling up swiftly on social networks at quitting time. Reports finally verified it..."

May 31, 2019 Music Post by Tim Stegall

By the People, for the People

It started on a mountain, and now it's over the hill: channelAustin is turning 40

"...And suggesting that video cameras could be built inside phones the size of wallets would probably get you committed...."

Aug. 2, 2013 Screens Feature

The Best and Worst of Fall TV

Andy Samberg and Michael J. Fox have promising shows lined up

"...This week, the broadcast networks unveiled their new lineups for the fall TV season..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Five New TV Shows To Watch

We pick our favorite pilots from the new fall crop

"...The fall TV season is fast approaching with the network’s blitz of new..."

Sept. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

ATX Games Up for Steam Greenlight

Winners get backing of web behemoth

"...Unlike the AppStore, Steam cherry picks the games featured on the site, so indies sometimes find it difficult to..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

This Season's Funniest New Show, 'The League'

Starring 'The Puffy Chair's Mark Duplass

"...to say this year's funniest new show is FX Networks' The League. Laugh-out-loud politically incorrect humor that pushes the..."

Dec. 3, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Top 10 Favorite Arts Events Across The Disciplines (In No Particular Order)

Chronicle Arts writer Wayne Alan Brenner on his favorite arts events in 2007

"...her friends in the Big Apple, rendered in formal compositions and with such stunning realist precision that it made..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Announces 2025 Film & TV Festival Award Winners

Good Boy’s Indy fetches “Howl of Fame” honors

"...On Wednesday evening, SXSW handed out the Jury and Special..."

March 12, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Gov. Abbott Says Hell Yes to Probably Violating More People’s Civil Rights

Updated: While feds investigate border initiative, he goes all in

"...punching another student in the face, or, say, illegally imprisoning people in violation of the Eighth Amendment – what..."

July 7, 2022 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Laughs, Deaths, and Scrubs

Bill Lawrence on the serious side of his crazy hospital comedy

"...It's been a big month for Bill Lawrence and Scrubs, the medical comedy he..."

June 5, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kevin McNamee-Tweed: The Exit Interview

As he leaves Austin, curator and artist Kevin McNamee-Tweed reflects on the city's artists and art community

"...He's snagged two Austin Critics Table Awards and three nominations for his curatorial work and exhibitions. His Books publication..."

March 10, 2017 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

SXSWi: It's Not TV, It's Social TV

TV is dead. Long live TV!

"...King, CNN iReport; Gavin Purcell, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; Chloe Sladden, Twitter; Tim Shey, Next New Networks...."

March 13, 2011 SXSW Post by Belinda Acosta

Perry Appoints Lowe as SBOE Chair

Governor selects another fundamentalist, albeit a lower-key one

"...Perry to be chair of the State Board of Education...."

July 10, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Serious Play in Saving the World

Gaming gets on the sustainability bandwagon

"...The mind-boggling evolution of video game environments over the last decade is..."

April 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Outlander Star Caitriona Balfe, Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Join ATX TV Festival Lineup

State of the industry panel also slated for June fest

"...looming writers’ strike, whatever the hell we’re calling post-peak television’s Sisyphean glut of content you’ll never be able to..."

April 27, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 LGBTQ Victories of 2017

“The things that make us different, those are our superpowers”

"...victories to celebrate. Let’s take a moment to reflect on this past year and recognize the times, nationally and..."

Dec. 28, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Q&A: Burnie Burns

Rooster Teeth founder on RTX, Fullscreen, and convergence

"...Five years ago, Rooster Teeth was looked down upon for being just a streaming video site. Now, as..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

High Profits: Cannabis as Pot of Gold

High Profits, by Austin’s Bat Bridge Entertainment, debuts

"...On the eve of 4/20, CNN airs a marijuana double-hitter:..."

April 19, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Eco: The Culture War to Save the World

Punk, hip-hop and literature sign up for the eco fight

"...Maybe it's the fixation on burlap. but American environmentalism has long been associated..."

Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Wii Internet Browser Now Free

Nintendo finally realizes that no one pays for their surfing

"...Yesterday Nintendo made the wise decision to make their web browser free to download. Long..."

Sept. 2, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Dunbar Strikes Again

Board of Education member has book out attacking public education

"...State Board of Education member Cynthia Dunbar is stirring up controversy again. You..."

Dec. 4, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

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