Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...In April, as part of its effort to combat the deepening housing shortage, the..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

While Council's Away the Mayor Will Play

Council seeks to feast on the good of the land

"...Along with plenty of the rest of us, City Council has taken its..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Now Showing: The Contemporary Austin

Museum bids adios to AMOA-Arthouse, unveils new identity

"...As of today, the visual arts institution born of the merger..."

July 18, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Road to 10-1

The City Council districting destination is settled. Is anybody driving the bus?

"...early, complicated Christmas present that would require extensive assembly. The night before had marked the dramatic victory of a..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Texas School Solution: More Guns, Less Money

Post-Sandy Hook bill would put teachers in firing line

"...Last session, Texas cut $5.4 billion out of public school funding. And now the gun lobby..."

Dec. 26, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

XBRMNT's Top 10 for the Week of Oct. 18

New blogger Nakia gets Chain Drive's Manic Monday DJ XBRMNT's Top 10.

"...Editor's Note: Here's another music list to chew on on your 'Mo Music..."

Oct. 19, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Nakia

In the Mouth of Mascis

An interview with the original man of mumblecore.

"...Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis is a man of few words, especially when you catch him moments before..."

Dec. 6, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

"...Poser, Nelson Rodriguez and Dale Dickey. At first glance, the plot of Incredibly True Adventure couldn't be more prosaic;..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Off Beat: What Are Austin Musicians Losing During SIMS’ 90-Day Service Pause?

Out of funds, mental health nonprofit goes dark

"...time 15 years ago, Steven Ray Will was thinking about ending it. He’d been pushing down past trauma, self-medicating..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

aGLIFF Gets in the Ring With New Wrestling Documentary

Queer film fest announces first six films

"...Festival, is making its 2022 lineup more wrestling-y with the announcement that LGBTQ wrestling documentary Out in the Ring..."

July 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: The 30% Solution

Capital Metro slow-rolls out the next draft of the rail plan

"...In a series of community meetings over the last month, focusing on the..."

April 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Film Review: The Cow

Romance/thriller with Winona Ryder keeps you guessing ... & guessing

"...What is The Cow? The absence of the titular farm animal is..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by James Scott

The Hate U Give

Astounding adaptation of YA novel critiques race in modern America

"...Race, class, love, death, white privilege, black disadvantage, and the seemingly foregone conclusions that the system is rigged against..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Why Is the Dionysium at Hyde Park Theatre this Wednesday?

What dire, contrail-spewing, conspiratorial forces are to blame?

"...So, Austin’s quarterly colloquium of intellectual entertainment and wine-fueled argumentation is … taking over..."

April 30, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Checking Out Austin's New Central Library

Yes, the city’s “Library of the Future” still has books, but this 21st century facility is about so much more

"...want to know what Austin's new Central Library is about, start by setting aside the notion of densely packed..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Guide to Finding Beer Outside of Austin’s City Limits

Drinking outside of the box

"...urban brewery scene, easy access to a wide variety of local cans, and a full hat rack of logo..."

May 19, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Weezer Blisses Out the Austin Music Hall

Sold-out Tuesday night concert takes bros ballistic

"...Pinkerton, embarrassed author Rivers Cuomo as a perfect vignette of his tortured sabbatical at Harvard. In 2001, The Green..."

Dec. 3, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

The Debt

Helen Mirren stars in this film that's part espionage thriller and part moral meditation, though the emphasis leans more toward the former than the latter.

"...The Debt, at its core, is a stirring espionage thriller..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Ever-intrepid Werner Herzog guides us through a cave in southern France that holds the oldest drawings known to humanity.

"...my! Such images join galloping horses, woolly mammoths, and other remnants of prehistoric life that were drawn on the..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Saw 3D: The Final Chapter

This seventh film in the horror series promises to be the last.

"...Cary Elwes and Chad Donella. Shot in 2-D and then post-productioned up into the titular 3, Saw 3D has..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Longhorns Face the Horror of Leach-less Tech

In search of …

"...The windswept Panhandle stretched before us like the beginning of..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Page Two: A Small Hurricane of Emotions

Jonathan Demme's Bob Marley Stay With the Rhythm pushes beyond the boundaries of the screen

"...Onscreen there is a reggae group playing. The leader is singing..."

July 17, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The Happening

In M. Night Shyamalan's mystery spooker, logic-defying episodes of death and destruction suddenly erupt across America.

"...Breslin, Ashlyn Sanchez and Betty Buckley. It is now, officially, way past time some smart cookie over at the..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Thankfully, the dark tone of the beloved childrens books is carried over to the screen, and the terrific performances and production design provide extra lift.

"...Meryl Streep, Jude Law, Emily Browning, Liam Aiken, Kara Hoffman, Shelby Hoffman, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Cedric the Entertainer,..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Twenty Years of Battle in the Barrio

The two main Eastside neighborhood camps -- and other figures on the margins -- each try to take the reins of redevelopment.

"...It's easy to pick out Sabino and Lori C-Renteria's house on Haskell Street, a..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch Two

"...Erica Leerhsen, Jeffrey Donovan and Kim Director. Is Book of Shadows the best comedy of the year? Or the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Waking the Dead

"...who will be forever stuck in my mind as the shrill, cursed protagonist of John Carpenter's Stephen King knockoff..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Year of Being John Malkovich

Top 10 Films of the Year, Decade, and Eternity

"...proclaiming 1999 as a good year for movies, citing the number of excellent films released during the past months..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Boxer

"...After 14 years in a British prison for aiding the IRA, former teen boxing prodigy Danny Flynn (Day-Lewis) returns..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Nutty Professor

"...Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle and John Ales. Shadyac's updating of the 1963 Jerry Lewis classic may be a bit..."

June 28, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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