Qmmunity: For Queers By Queers Fest Recs and More

Mostly unofficial SXSW recos, local non-Fest fun, and Oscars complaints this week in Qmmunity

"...don’t have to think about a movie I never saw or its lead actress’ bad posts ever again...."

March 7, 2025 Column by James Scott

The Common Law

Stand up paddling vs. boating? Restrictions on Lady Bird Lake

"...weather was great. Lots of people. But I also saw two large boats with big engines trolling around at..."

March 7, 2025 Column by Luke Ellis

SXSW Doc Tells the Story of Local Psych-Punk Legends Butthole Surfers

Never sacred, always profane

"...Stern would agree. He first saw them with fellow Tisch student Alex Winter (yes, from..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

How the BTS ARMY Superpowered the Megapopular Boy Band

This fandom moves mountains

"...Lee’s ARMY journey began in Japan: “All I saw was BTS everywhere. It was so fascinating to me..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Terror Has Your Number in Drop

Director Christopher Landon on his latest nail-biter coming to SXSW

"...threatening files sent to her phone. In it, he saw the opportunity to “flex some other muscles” by delving..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

After Years Pursuing Citizenship This Austinite Questions Her Future in the U.S.

Young ambassador to Austin’s French sister city might stay abroad

"...On November 6, she woke up and saw the electoral map covered in red. Trump was going..."

Feb. 28, 2025 News Feature by Benton Graham

Texas Capitol Protesters Mark Three Years Since Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Rep. Doggett says freedom of the whole world is at stake

"...the war began. Between jobs in North Carolina, he saw news of the invasion and felt compelled to help...."

Feb. 28, 2025 News Feature by Angelina Liu

Volunteering, Drag, Birthdays, and More Recommended Events

Let us help you plan your weekend

"...As someone who only recently saw Spike Lee’s first studio film, I’m here to say:..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Mystery Behind the Eyes of Parthenope

How Kierkegaard influenced director Paolo Sorrentino's new film

"...and you are filled with desire.” By contrast, Kierkegaard saw maturity as equating to “the ethical phase of your..."

Feb. 20, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...outsize impact in its mayoral race last year, which saw Freddie O’Connell, a longtime member of the Metro Council,..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

22 Years Later, Medical Examiner Says Baby’s Death Was Actually an Accident

New evidence suggests the babysitter is innocent of murder

"...was inconsistent with the pattern of burns that Peacock saw on the child...."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Director Andrew Bujalski Makes a Movie, Two Ways

2022’s There There pops up in Austin as both an art installation and a theatrical screening

"...However, even during production Bujalski saw there was potential to take “this bananas idea” beyond..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Restaurant Review: East Austin’s Loudmouth

A surprisingly sophisticated bar program and heavily topped pies await you at this pizzeria

"...on Rosewood dating back to the 1890s – I saw the Northeastern pizza joint inspiration with vivid clarity. Vinyl..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Texas’ Latest Porn Restriction Law Goes to SCOTUS

The 2023 law requires ID to watch porn

"...But the last session of the Texas Legislature saw a new law that cracked down on watching erotica..."

Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronic: One Year After the Raid, Adam Reposa Stays Flagrant

Celebrating a “raidiversary” with ATX Budtenders

"...Reposa cared what anyone thought. For a moment, I saw his situation differently: a guy who’s been semi-estranged from..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

More Doubts Raised About Carmen Mejia’s Murder Conviction

Innocence Project attorneys question the fairness of her 2005 trial

"...head up – it was the first time I saw her face. And she looked eyeball to eyeball with..."

Feb. 7, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Les Misérables Is Definitely Not Miserable

Touring production rewards fans while offering new twists

"...basically from birth. It was the first musical I saw onstage, the first album I played on repeat, and..."

Feb. 5, 2025 Arts Post by Cat McCarrey

Caroline Rose Ditches Spotify and Live Nation for an Old-School Album Rollout

Alt-pop artist embraces a “slug mentality”

"...as wide as the gap in their paychecks. 2020 saw the correlated establishment of the United Musicians and Allied..."

Feb. 5, 2025 Music Post by Caroline Drew

SXSW Asks for Another Simple Favor

Paul Feig's comedy-thriller sequel is this year's opening night film

"...VP Film & TV Claudette Godfrey added, “When we saw this film last fall, we instantly knew it had..."

Feb. 4, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Michelle Rodriguez, Noah Hawley, and the Leagues to Enter Texas Film Hall of Fame

AFS to hold its biggest fundraiser at March 6 ceremony

"...Nichols (The Bikeriders) and Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), comedy legend Carol Burnett, TV icon Larry Hagman,..."

Jan. 29, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postcards’ Journey From the Border to the Stage

Writer Oscar Cásares, photographer Joel Salcido, and musician Carrie Rodriguez collaborate on a multimedia production

"...and his three children in the Rio Grande. They saw immigration guards watching the family. “It’s hard to look..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by Benton Graham

The Luv Doc: An Absolute Nightmare

If this was happening to someone you really care about...

"...labor. Give me a shovel, rake, sledgehammer, pickaxe, crosscut saw, push broom ... you name it, if there’s some..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger Is Coming to Cinemas

Terrifier 3 distributor Cineverse promises unrated release

"...Now, after Cineverse saw massive success with the hyper-gory Terrifier 3, it's time..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Does Farm-to-Table Still Matter?

What happens to a trendy movement once the buzz dies down

"...Swine. The rural imagery was no accidental zeitgeist. Austin saw itself as more of a community than a big..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Review: Unchained.Art’s “Favorite Pieces: An Intimate Look at Artistic Personalities”

Multi-artist exhibit dines out on variety

"...a foreign entity looking at a distant America, he saw something once strong now fractured into disarray. The message..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The Luv Doc: A Serious Conversation

You get to have emotions, sure, but that doesn’t unilaterally excuse you from reading the room

"...because you read about it on the interwebs or saw it on TV seems a bit voyeuristic – like..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Qmmunity: Parton This Interruption

Qmmunity chats birthday girl Dolly Parton with Dolly of ATX, Brigitte Bandit

"...was even better than I imagined when I first saw Parton’s birthday marked on my girly-pop-ass planner...."

Jan. 17, 2025 Column by James Scott

Texas Lege Preview: Will Abortion Laws Budge?

Texas continued its near-total ban last session. Is 2025 different?

"...So we saw no meaningful change in abortion-related legislation. We did however..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Follies, Samurai, and a Few Non-Alcoholic Events for the Weekend

Got a resolution to get out more? No problem.

"...Nakai, but also the final score for director Akira Kurosawa from his old friend, composer Fumio Hayasaka.   –..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

ISHIDA Dance Company Brings a European Dance Sensibility to Texas

Getting emotional and experimental with as long as there is in me

"...had in their mind,” Ishida added. “Something that they saw, or a sensation that they felt they didn’t have..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

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