Home-State Advantage

Say hello to Texas Spotlight, a new film series

"...film series programmed by the Violet Crown Cinema, will feature films directed by Texas filmmakers or made in Texas...."

April 9, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Home Is Where the Art Is

Time for FronteraFest's 'Mi Casa Es Su Teatro' fun

"...Every FronteraFest has its unexpected and offbeat moments, but the one day that crams in more..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Home-Pun Humor

O. Henry Pun-Off champ John Pollack has his way with words

"...who had more experience, better connections. I really wanted that job, but you know, the odds were against me...."

May 20, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM

Four meditations on three undefinable words: I love you.

"...FIRST MEDITATION: A language is not its words. A language is..."

July 12, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: Mixed Signals

Why is the City Council trying to undercut single-member districts?

"...threw a softball" in last week's column, we imagine at Betty Dunkerley. That's a far cry from threats by..."

March 8, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Letters at 3AM

Hot news about global warming.

"..."How's the weather in Lubbock?" I asked my friend Deborah. "White heat,"..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

God-Fearing, Honky-Tonk Man Josh T. Pearson Tries to Play It Straight

Airplay with the Lord

"...understanding, I guess," he concedes. "It's tenuous, I'll say that. A trial separation. We're allowed to see other people,..."

April 13, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Luv Doc Recommends: Party at the Moontower

, Saturday, June 20, 2009

"...Sunday is Father's Day. You might be a real bastard, but it..."

June 19, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

Human Rights? Not at Work

A conference in Austin ponders the odd notion that workers are human beings with rights

"..."Much of what we have learned tonight is illegal," said David Bonior,..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Letters at 3AM

Speaking through your children's blood, and the words of the past and the present

"...Dear Kathleen ......"

June 11, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Fast Times at Liberty Lunch

"...to praise Liberty Lunch, not to bury it. The gathering of tribes happens too often after something has died,..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Verde Report: Brad Stuver Is Playing at an All-Star Level for Austin FC

The Verde’s goalkeeper has been consistently brilliant

"...and Black marched north of the border for a late-night clash against the stout Vancouver Whitecaps in search of..."

May 10, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

An Open-Door Policy for Performance Art at FronteraFest

Austin’s innovative and egalitarian gathering keeps its public service mission

"...It is often in its absence that the worth of a thing is most appreciated. Take..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: Not Mellow at All

There is an unwritten social contract to indoor plumbing

"...and now I wish I had spent more time at his place before that because I might know better..."

April 19, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Snapshot: Side Project Sundays at Kitty Cohen’s

Don’t call it a sidepiece – these artists are pouring a lot of creativity and energy into their second and third bands

"...the same as a "sidepiece." Just because it's labeled that way doesn't make the music less interesting or viable,..."

April 27, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

To Kill a Mockingbird at St. Edward's University

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre staging of Harper Lee's novel is a shining example of a classic tale told well

"...for adapting the book for the screen. Seven years later, playwright Christopher Sergel began the task of adapting the..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Going Deep at the Drive-In

Joe Bob Briggs gives good commentary.

"...Everybody quotes Joe Bob Briggs (www.joebobbriggs.com), the opinionated "Original Drive-In Reviewer." One of the earliest writers on..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Jason Henderson

Letters at 3AM

A week of truth.

"...they own you. They own the part of you that needs the lie to face them. The part of..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Fear and Loathing at the Jourgensen Compound

"...wasted, I usually want it paid back. By my calculations, Al Jourgensen owes me 11 hours of my life,..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Music Feature

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grace Sorensen, and More Highlights From Sunday at ACL Fest

From The Breeders’ sustaining cool to GloRilla’s unfazed flow

"...Stacking Katy Kirby, Jane Leo, and Grace Sorensen back to back,..."

Oct. 9, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin at Large: The Most Serious Time of the Year

Somewhere along the way, we learned that in political matters, people trust us

"...At least we've finally gotten a taste of autumn weather..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

LBJ Library at 50: All the Cake

Getting some free cake on LBJ's birthday is a rich tradition

"...to the LBJ Library & Museum in July, during that tiny sliver of high we all felt as tumbling..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Kate X Messer

Austin at Large: Be of Good Cheer, Be Not Afraid

When venomous fear becomes a weapon, we ourselves can become the antidote

"...some of you want, or need, to feel more fatalistic in the face of all this wicked nasty nonsense..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

After the Pandemic at the Alamo Drafthouse

New management, new owners: Can the Austin movie chain retain what made it special?

"...The oldest operating Alamo Drafthouse in the nation still survives...."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faguette Bakery Serves the Qmmunity, One Sweet Treat at a Time

"...a bundle of sticks, or be hurled as a derogatory slur, or be merrily shouted by a group of..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Food Feature by James Scott

Faster Than Sound: Peacemakers Cap a Decade at Evangeline Cafe

Evangeline Cafe keeps rolling out South Austin roots, the Coconut Club brings dance and DJs Downtown, and the newly improved Austin Music Poll drops

"...What began as a shared night off among five blues-playing..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin at Large: The Oldest Story in Town

Will Austin ISD's "School Changes" be our last chance to learn our lesson?

"...Seventeen years ago, I was attending my first Austin ISD back to school night, at..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

First Look: Ready Player One Experience at SXSW

Step into the Oasis from the new Steven Spielberg film

"...This weekend, the world of Ready Player One has taken over and transformed Brazos Hall into..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Post by Moisés Chiullán

HBO Documentary Elvis Presley: The Searcher Debuts at SXSW

New archival footage of the king, the musician, and the man behind the music

"...Elvis Presley: The Searcher offers a fresh look at one of the most famous musicians in history, with..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Love at First Woof

The 101 on Austin's own SCRUFF models Kyle Kline and Clay White

"...Big and sexy, that’s how I like ’em. And so do many gay..."

June 20, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Dan Gray

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