Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2016: The Frank Mills, Loverboy, People of Earth

These three improv troupes gave us an earful at this year's OoB

"...but when performers are improvising a scene in front of you, it becomes as audible as the words they..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Queen of Earth

Elisabeth Moss stars in Alex Ross Perry's elliptical psychodrama

"...Ross Perry’s latest film opens with a static close-up of Catherine (Moss), tears and eyeliner running down her anguished,..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Battlefield Earth

"...Corze, Kelly Preston and Shaun Astin-Olsen. Simply put, Battlefield Earth is the worst film I've seen in over 10..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Johanna D'arc of Mongolia

"...Hermann, Ines Sastre, Many Horses and Camels. The title of Ottinger's movie promises action, conflict, and exotic adventure. So..."

Feb. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Chris Walters

Coming of Age

Earth Share Grows Greener Through Payroll Deductions

"...George Cofer photograph by John Anderson It's taken six years, but..."

June 5, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Earth Day 101: All Things Consignment

Clean the city and your guilty conscience

"...Since the birth of Earth Day on April, 22, 1970, people have committed..."

April 20, 2017 Events Post by Chelsea Pribble

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Way of the 'Food Forest'

Locavores planting seeds for the next phase of urban agriculture

"...As green initiatives increase in popularity, the city of Austin maintains a complex relationship with urban agriculture. Many..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature by Anna Toon

The Return of Lila Downs

‘La Reyna’ makes another rare stop in Austin – tonight

"...Lila Downs performs with all the force of a tropical depression. On 2012’s Pecados y Milagros, her..."

April 9, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Confessions of a 'Little House' Lover

Bonnets and braids and pioneer lovin': Christina Smith treks to the land of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

"...it, and I bet I know why. She's jealous of the neighbor's pup, Laura, also known as Half-Pint. Nellie..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Screens Feature by Christina Smith

Patti Smith: “I don’t claim to be a progenitor of any particular movement – I just did my work”

Ever-evolving singer, writer, & artist communes at ACL Live Saturday

"...beaming into America’s living rooms and bedrooms, including those of a few children whose parents might have been upset..."

May 2, 2022 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Watch: Outdated Tube Camera Captures Robby’s “Phases of the Moon”

Pop-rock quartet celebrates video release at Cheer Up Charlies

"...Robert Williams’ “Phases of the Moon” equates the way people come and go..."

Sept. 11, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Do Shepherds Dream of Digital Sheep?

2178: A digital-music dystopia

"...Huxley, Brave New World2178: An Obstron Odyssey A bead of sweat trickled down Max's forehead. His trixoral levels rose..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs

The Death of Indie Labels: Reports Have Been Exaggerated

"...-- 28,000 -- which is the staggeringly absurd number of albums released last year. Some people play around with..."

May 2, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...Zilker Park's Great Lawn after hosting its second weekend of ACL Fest, the homegrown Austin concert promotions empire prepares..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The True Cost of Empire

The sacrifices of U.S. soldiers represent only an installment on the payments due

"...both in its particular subject and in the mode of its creation. "Soldier's Heart," by Dan Frosch, takes on..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Out of Bounds 2016

"...the laughs coming through Labor Day. The 15th edition of the annual Out of Bounds Comedy Festival boasts more..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

St. Patrick’s Day Could Chase the Snakes of Your Blues Away

Annual celebration of all things Irish brings new shenanigans

"...we can’t even begin writing this post without thinking of that hilarious headline in The Onion back in 1999...."

March 8, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

King of Bongo

Tracking Spain/France's illusive King of Latin punk rock, Manu Chao

"...Mama was queen of the mambo..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Dance India Calls on Us All to Respect Mother Earth

Multimedia, multicultural production Sacred Earth Stories appeals to the heart

"...be near ice-free. But climate change is not something of the future; it is already here in the form..."

June 28, 2019 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

The First Earth Day, 1970

Austan Librach remembers

"...On its 40th anniversary, Earth Day has become a rather warm and fuzzy event...."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Earth Days

Directed with a flawless eye and judicious craft, this documentary is an informative and nonpolemic look at the birth of the modern environmental movement.

"...Stone. An informative and nonpolemic look at the birth of the modern environmental movement and its various offshoots and..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Aboard for Middle Earth

Fans of J. R. R. Tolkien needn't wait until the December 12 opening of the film of Lord of the Rings to take a journey to Middle Earth. Second Youth Family Repertory Theatre, an Austin arts company acclaimed for its intelligent, highly theatrical stage shows for family audiences, will ferry you there this weekend via its production of The Hobbit.

"...if you experience an involuntary shudder at the mention of "my preciousssss," if you associate Sting more with magic..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ben Wheatley Goes Digging In The Earth

Of mushrooms, men, and subterranean superintelligences ..

"...the last few years, forest management has become part of pop science, and everyone knows about clearance. Not so..."

April 15, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Earth and the American Dream

"...and Bill Couturié's provocative documentary about America's blithe destruction of its natural resources sounds the wake-up call. This ambitious..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Night On Earth

"...Dalle and Roberto Benigni. Migratory souls in the dead of night... these are Jarmusch's people, his drawing card. In..."

May 22, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: From Earth Day to Climate Strike

In a dark time, it's worth recalling decades of progress

"...Although the report is couched in the careful language of scientific consensus (e.g., "levels of confidence") further tempered by..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Resetting Middle-Earth

As The Lord of the Rings journey ends onscreen, Austin game developer Inevitable Entertainment rewinds to The Hobbit.

"...really. Since Peter Jackson began making the elfin dreams of fantasy-fiction bookworms reality with his first Lord of the..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

Earth Day, Record Store Day, and More Recommended Events

Go green in a number of ways this week

"...Farm to Plate chow-down this weekend to sample some of our city’s new and improved cuisine, prepared by chefs..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: Out of Town Closures Due to COVID-19

Here are the latest updates

"...travel is not advised. Here is a partial list of travel activities affected by the pandemic announced in the..."

March 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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