Point Austin: Living in Emergency

One day at a time in the former republic

"...a free country may dominate the news cycle many days – but he is not omnipresent – and because..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Column by Michael King

A Monster Calls

A beast helps a boy through tough times

"...confession in the psychiatrist’s office near the end of Ordinary People. This is tough stuff to witness, for kids..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Page Two: The Path Back to Believing

It only takes a moment for the ordinary to transform

"...comic book – mushroom clouded inside your head. The ordinary transformed, swiftly moving from black and white into color,..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Filmmaker Keith Maitland on Tackling Tower

Innovative doc animates the UT Tower Massacre

"...visual motif. "The goal is that, three or four days after seeing the film, people wouldn't remember whether specific..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Catching Up With The Beer Diaries

Creators discuss what's next for the local web series

"...in the rapidly developing Austin scene, recording the early days of new arrivals like Blue Owl and Oasis Texas..."

Aug. 24, 2016 Food Post by Tucker Whatley

Zero Days

Chilling cyber warfare doc explores the Stuxnet virus

"...good reason. The meticulous documentarian behind the Oscar-winning, Bush/Cheney “extraordinary rendition” exposé Taxi to the Dark Side and last..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: Hearts of Stone

There is little reason to expect the latest shootings will bring an end to gun violence

"...and its sobering numbers as a reminder of how ordinary gun violence is in America – it is only..."

July 15, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Will This One Make a Difference?

Orlando could be a turning point ... or else it won't be

"...Obama has been particularly eloquent in the last few days on this subject, noting, for example, that Pulse was..."

June 17, 2016 News Column by Michael King

SXSW Film Review: Beware the Slenderman

Doc examines notorious teen stabbing

"...to why, on Saturday, May 31, 2014, two seemingly ordinary 12-year-old girls led another girl, a close friend, into..."

March 12, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Four

Crowdfunded juggernaut Lazer Team hits screens big and small

"...target – as a massive vote of confidence from ordinary fans that turned Rooster Teeth shows like Red vs...."

Jan. 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: A Happy Time Inside My Mind

On being and forgetfulness

"...can take such extreme stands over what seem like ordinary points. Because in the elaborate story in their heads,..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Day Trips & Beyond: Amon Carter Art Museum

This Fort Worth museum is one of the coolest in Texas

"...Art’s air-conditioned bliss during Fort Worth’s scorching, late summer days. The Amon Carter is still one of the coolest..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines

"...Just days after the state announced they would cut Planned Parenthood..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Feature

Public Notice: One Hand Clapping

Budget in rearview mirror; Council still debating STRs

"...over whether people who are paid to spend their days at City Hall lobbying city officials should be considered..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Column

After the Flood, Before the Flood

As the area recovers from the Memorial Day flood, El Niño looms

"...After a May with more than 20 consecutive days of rain – an "unprecedented," record-breaking month, according to..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Moonspell Q&A

Portuguese metallurgists never bathe in the same water twice

"...sold-out shows, and other things are out of the ordinary for dark metal bands. Some people just disconsider it...."

April 23, 2015 Music Post by Michael Toland

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"..."brings together local artists and international artists to transform ordinary walls throughout the downtown area into large public works..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Graphic Diversity

This year's Staple! expo spotlights women in comics, and local creator E.K. Weaver explains why

"...less like "special interest" or anything out of the ordinary. Which is good!..."

March 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Machina Director/Screenwriter: Alex Garland Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Reasons (+3) I Stayed in Love With Theatre in 2014

Valentines to theatre and comedic craft played a large part in making 2014 a memorable year in theatre

"...Tartuffe (Mary Moody Northen Theatre), Sarah Marie Curry in Ordinary Days (Penfold Theatre), Amy Downing in Silence! The Musical..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Adler Campaign Cries Foul

Labor-funded oppo calls hitting Austin voters

"...Over the last couple of days, local voters have been receiving calls originating from the..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Oasis Texas Brewing Co. Strikes Gold

New Austin brewery wins big in Colorado

"...that there are three categories of English bitters – ordinary, best, and extra special bitter (ESB) – but there..."

Oct. 7, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

20,000 Days on Earth

This documentary (for which Nick Cave receives a script credit), gets inside the artist's notoriously fussy creative process.

"...perpetually overcast Brighton, England, Cave goes about a supposedly ordinary day as various figures from his life pop in..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Time of Their Lives

Richard Linklater and Ellar Coltrane reflect on the 12 years they spent making 'Boyhood'

"...New York. "I was in L.A. for a couple days, and I'm in New York as of late yesterday...."

July 18, 2014 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Know Your Culinary Matriarchs

Meet some of the women who helped shape Austin's culinary consciousness

"...and political fundraisers, entertaining governors and presidents, schoolchildren, and ordinary citizens of all races in the process. Mary and..."

July 11, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Sarah Marie Curry, Reefer Madness/Ordinary Days..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Ordinary Days

This chamber musical about two male-female duos in NYC is a refreshingly modern study of intimacy

"...and centering on two male-female duos whose lives intersect, Ordinary Days is a study of intimacy...."

April 4, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Playback: Taco Queen Upgrades

Maria Taco Xpress keeps up with South Lamar, Moistboyz debut Dean Ween in Austin, and SXSW footnotes

"...the patio stage, notably hippie mama Leeann Atherton on Fridays and William Harries Graham's Music4Music fundraisers most Saturdays –..."

March 28, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Watching the Watchmen

A crash course in privacy, in case you've been (not unreasonably) living under a rock

"...have when the "veillance" is in the hands of ordinary people doing the watching, including watching those who watch..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

’Twas the Night Before Sundance

I'm coming for you, Robert Redford!

"...What seemed like an ordinary Tuesday afternoon turned into something unbelievable. While sipping on..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

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