Blue Jean

The closeted life of a lesbian in 1980s Britain resonates with modern homophobia

"...LGBTQ people in school curriculums. In fuzzy radio news readings and TV segments watched by Jean and her co-workers..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

A daughter recalls growing up with a punk icon mum

"...Styrene herself speaks through Preacher/Loving actress Ruth Negga’s in-character readings from her diaries. What emerges? The music biz machinery..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Tim Stegall

Council: A Rezoning Case at Historic Delta Kappa Gamma House

On the agenda: A contract with the SAFE Alliance to run a new family violence shelter and Stratus eyes the sky

"...required to pass a rezoning request on all three readings at once. Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Mad­i­son, who supports..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

F.T.A

The suppressed anti-Vietnam war cabaret finally hits the spotlight

"...of satirical skits, protest songs, musical parodies, and literary readings performed on off-base makeshift stages for the entertainment of..."

March 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The War With Grandpa

DeNiro back on the "wacky gram-gram" schtick (hope the check cleared)

"...lovable old coot Going In Style camaraderie. Walken’s line readings, however, have only gotten weirder with age. Even weirder?..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd

"...units when it comes back for second and third readings...."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Flannery

The first lady of Southern Gothic letters on the cusp of the modern era

"...Through archive footage, illustrations, readings, and contemporary interviews with fans and academics, O'Connor is..."

July 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pets Issue Party 2020 at Still Austin Whiskey Co.

"...CDB Store and the Pet Gal, to dog tarot readings, all while enjoying delicious craft cocktails in pawsome company...."

Feb. 14, 2020 Photo Gallery

Council Moves Gently on Riverside Redevelopment

Preliminary approval given to the 97-acre mixed-use plan for 4700 Riverside

"...for about six months before passing on all three readings. "If this case had been somewhere else," Casar said,..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Moves Gently on Riverside Redevelopment, Less So on Hotel Occupancy Tax

First meeting after summer break features plenty of theatrics

"...for about six months before passing on all three readings. “If this piece had been somewhere else,” Casar said,..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...Post recalled, "was the place. There would be dramatic readings and sometimes poetry readings, but mostly, it was known..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Art of Self-Defense

Jesse Eisenberg excels as the mouse that roars in this karate black comedy

"...lyricism that feels at odds with the matter-of-fact line readings offered by the actors. “This gun was imprecise and..."

July 12, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

10 Must-Visit Independent Austin Bookstores

For those still enamored by the written word

"...the shelves with emerging writers and frequently hosting poetry readings, open-mics, and film screenings. Malvern Books..."

June 29, 2019 Arts Post by Sam Russek

City Council: As the Year Turns

Council kicks off 2018 with long agenda

"...on the list, including a half-dozen second and third readings of zoning cases (meaning the first readings were conditional)..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Yes, We Have a Budget

Members approve $3.9 billion budget for next fiscal year

"...City Council completed three days of "budget readings" at around 10pm last Wednesday, and thereby dodged an..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Frankenstein’s Babymama & Friends

Brooklyn's Invulnerable Nothings bring the G-g-gothic goodness

"...O lover of all things British-and-still-almost-pre-industrial. There are also readings from works by that Byron and those two Shelleys:..."

April 26, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Council: No Rest for the Weary

Zoning debates dominate the meeting that nearly never was

"...Knob PUD (Items 8 & 32) has survived two readings and likely will survive this third (public hearing closed)...."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council: No Marxism Around Here

City Council pushes homestead exemption by thinnest of margins

"...law the change couldn't be passed on all three readings, but would need separate meetings and public notice. As..."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Go behind the groundbreaking book of interviews; a must for cinephiles

"...come in hearing great directors run through their individual readings of how Hitchcock’s rearing in silent cinema informed his..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gay Place: Merry Soxmas

Ebony Stewart holds a sock drive as the holidays are upon us

"...the new year. Mon., Dec 28; sign-ups at 5pm, readings begin at 8pm. Hotel San Jose, 1316 S. Congress...."

Dec. 25, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Jimmy's Hall

Ken Loach film is based on an episode in the life of Jimmy Gralton

"...is built for a lot of things – poetry readings, art classes, boxing lessons – but most important, it’s..."

July 31, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gay Place: ¡Hola Papi!

Prides loom across Texas as Austin crowns the hottest Daddy

"...Chloe Caldwell & Erika Kleinman Readings and conversation with gender, writing, love, and lust, all..."

June 19, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Fests Vs. Farms

Changes to mass gathering permits in the works

"...spent a fair share of the spring requesting decibel readings from the Travis County Sheriff's Office – usually to..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

News Roundup: Can't Stop the Rain

Or the Lege, for that matter

"...However, did approve on all three readings a resolution to direct city staff to explore the..."

May 26, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Festival Flood

A brief guide to the 13 – count 'em, 13 – arts fests coming your way in April and May

"...www.austinlibrary.org Austin Public Library Friends Foundation's annual day of readings and workshops presents six authors for its sixth year:..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Spare Parts

This movie about undocumented teens building an attention-grabbing robot stands and delivers.

"...(His cadence rarely varies, so most of his line readings sound pretty much the same.) The young men portraying..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Council: All You Can Eat!

Council gets stuff done

"...at least 39 Items (more, if you count "first readings only"), some of them burrs-under-the-saddle, like the Decker Lake..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: No Place Like Home

Council returns to City Hall in the wake of 10-1 election

"...truncated agenda, several postponements, and a brace of "first readings" – Council's way of saying "It's not quite soup..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: No Way to Run a City

Why is Council drafting ordinances on the dais after midnight?

"...questions resolved before moving ahead on second and third readings...."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Absolutely Confabulous

Austin Public Library's New Fiction Confab focuses on buzz over brawn

"...Library Foundation. As in past years, there will be readings, panel discussions, and book signings on the second floor..."

April 18, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

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