Food on the Fly

Airport food isn't the same as airline food, especially at Austin-Bergstrom.

"...airport food enters the picture. As a very frequent flyer, I've spent a lot of time cooling my heels..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Backstabbing for Beginners

Diplomacy and corruption mix in true-life drama.

"...Directed by: Per Fly. Starring: Theo James, Jacqueline Bisset, Belçim Bilgin, Rossif..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review

The Common Law

Fly your protest flag in Austin?

"...I own property in Austin, and I'm frustrated and pissed off at..."

July 1, 2022 Column by Luke Ellis

George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead

Every generation gets the George A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. We must be living right, because this new film cuts right to the heart.

"...Too, it had a genuine Sixties echo in Dennis Hopper, a living, breathing actor who nevertheless has struck me..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wages up in the Air

Will ABIA vendors get away with another 10 years of paying less than living wages?

"...addition to the airport's contract with its two concessional operators – LS Travel and Delaware North Companies – running out..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

C3 vs. KOOP and Why Softball Is More American Than Baseball

C3 beats KOOP Radio plus interesting softball historical facts

"...that after a couple of runs on a sacrifice fly by Nick Trevino and a single by Ben Barthy..."

April 7, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

From the Snake Oil Files

AG Greg Abbott files suit against a half-billion dollar nutritional supplement scheme that he calls a sham.

"...Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, with fines of $20,000 per violation. Abbott and the Texas Department of State Health..."

July 9, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

This Week's Waste of Time

Play entries to the Independent Games Festival. They're free.

"...Games Festival again. I'll be going through 100 games per week for the next six weeks pulling out only..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Let's See a Boy Do That

Let's See a Boy Do That: Reflections on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

"...the entire population of Omaha, Neb. Dukes and queens fly into the heartland from the likes of Spain and..."

May 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Naked Boys Ticket Give-Away!

Free Naked Boys! Singing!

"...altos and tenors (and b.asses) with hard bodies and perky personalities … er, packages … er, personalities to boot,..."

Nov. 29, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

Seven Gift Ideas for Father’s Day

If you have a foodie father, these gifts are a perfect fête

"...Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, dads gotta eat. Well, yes, everybody has to eat;..."

June 17, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Get Your Kicks With 'American Daredevils'

New History Channel show stars local thrill-seeker Dr. Danger

"...July 24, local daredevil Gregory “Dr. Danger” Carpenter was flying through the air, 40 feet up in an ambulance..."

Oct. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

News Ticker: May 10

All the news that's fit to blog

"...calls for investigation, and Steve Thomas lets his flag fly. Ubiquity is on the News Ticker...."

May 10, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

The Here & the Now: Best of 2012 (So Far)

Sampler mixtape for the first half of the year

"...favorite songs from albums released thus far in 2012. Per usual it’s been a good year for roots music..."

July 11, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

'Friday Night Lights': AISD Teams Choke, 14-5A Flies

"...team this year, bringing the grand total to four per district, last weekend's opening round was the busiest Texas..."

Nov. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

A Dam Shame

Trout fishing group and recreational users oppose Guadalupe Blanco River Authority's plan to sell water to growing communities.

"...those who dream of catching a trout on a fly. Armed with gossamer-thin line and hooks decorated with feathers,..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko

CSI: Travis County

Why Is the Medical Examiner's Office so screwed up?

"...interlocking pieces of a jigsaw puzzle – and his temperature was dropping, from just under 98 degrees when he..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...a little while, that's still too long. In some perverse way, it's only appropriate that the year is ushered..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...this dynamic, climbing toward a dozen members horn- and percussion-driven Latin powerhouse has developed into one of the hottest..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Postmarks

The Gotham backlash continues.

"...At the public hearing recently, Randall Davis, the developer of the Gotham Condominium project at 200 South Congress,..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...The cosmic-sized lineup drop for the fest (running in person and online March 11-20) includes 99 features, many of..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Walking Contradiction

Exploring the legacy of one of Austin's great, unsung singer-songwriters, Blaze Foley

"...it, however, held it in high regard. One such person was Tom Tobin. Coming across a copy of the..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

ProLodges Saves and Changes Some of Austin's Most Vulnerable Lives

Can the city keep them open?

"...admitted to Protective Lodging, at one of the five properties bought or leased by the city to protect unhoused..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Playback: Altered States

Three Austin artists that are changing their tune

"...dons a genre disguise, and the last finds freedom flying solo. Here are three local acts changing their tune...."

April 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

A teenager's Greek mythology book comes to life and thrusts him into an adventure to recover Zeus' stolen lightning bolt.

"...check out this adaptation of novelist Rick Riordan's young-adult-oriented Percy Jackson series, but precious few of them are (presumably)..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Pride 2009

Event listings

"...ova' yo' assss. Why? 'Cause they sez so. How perfectly queeeeah. 10pm. Emo's, 603 Red River, 505-8541. www.nydolls.org...."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

The Bad News, the Good News

We got your last minute tickets to tomorrow night's True Colors show in Houston.

"...a set of tickets to give away to Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour Houston show for tomorrow night, Saturday,..."

June 20, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

A Mutual Respect

Russell Lee's documentary photographs of the Great Depression helped fashion our collective visual memory of that era, but his greatest achievement may have been the trust he engendered in his subjects.

"...Carl Mydans, and Arthur Rothstein, among others, documented the desperation and subsequent recovery of America from the travails of..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Freddy vs. Jason

Did anyone realize Camp Crystal Lake is right down the highway from Elm Street?

"...Like, it’s closer than that hick town where the campers met up with those bikers in Friday the 13th:..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Wash

"...and plot-starved script, which feels made up on the fly and could actually be a compelling Exhibit A for..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

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