Serious Fun

Four local artists bid a playful, colorful adieu to summer

"...'Serious Fun'..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

Fun Fun Fun Fest Fixes Its Focus on Food

Will the festival's new chief of chow improve the offerings in 2013?

"...The brains behind Fun Fun Fun Fest are here to ease your mind,..."

Aug. 3, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

Fans Wait Hours to Enter Fun Fun Fun Fest

Massive queue mars Fest’s first day

"...Midway through Fun Fun Fun Fest’s first day, the grounds felt unusually..."

Nov. 8, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Serious Rock & Roll Anthropology

An interview with SXSW honoree Penelope Spheeris

"...heavy metal music so much that I couldn't make fun of it. Ouch! Chris Guest and Harry Shearer came..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Summer Fun: No Pressure; No Diamonds

Learning the facets of the AAA hotel inspector's trade

"...A lot of people say, "Oh, it must be fun to be a AAA inspector and do all that..."

July 17, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Public Notice: Fun Is Where You Find It

Some things to look forward to(?) this summer

"...Okay, this is sad but, when they said "Sum­mer Fun issue" in the editorial meeting, my mind immediately went..."

May 19, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Serious Play in Saving the World

Gaming gets on the sustainability bandwagon

"...World Game could, like the military's war games, have serious real-world implications...."

April 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide

Listings

"...weekly in June and July, featuring a variety of fun and educational programs. Activities include animal encounters, nature hikes,..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

Playback: Sound on Sound Fest Is Set, but What About Fun Fun Fun?

SOS Fest dropped its lineup this week, but what of predecessor FFF?

"...From 2005 until 2015 that was Fun Fun Fun Fest, a Downtown gathering famous for half-pipes,..."

June 23, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Dismemberment Plan

Comfort pop and emo, reunited

"...“You guys are taunting me with your functional glowsticks,” he quipped, desperately trying to reignite the plastic..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Fun House

The Stooges break on through

"...Guantánamo Bay interrogation technique. Rhino Handmade's 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions offers 26 consecutive takes of "Loose" in..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Sunday Fun Fun Fun Fest Blurbs

Sunday's top FFF picks

"...You've got a weak ass and your twerk needs serious help. Fear not, New Orleans queen Big Freedia will..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Saturday Interviews

"...Coinciding with a serious SXSW profile in March, heavy industrial depression fest Splinter..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

'Snow Fun on Twitter

Political beef in 140 characters or less

"...tweeted to Texas Democratic Trust communications specialist Phillip Martin: funny, you keeping spelling @dustinmatocha as "@empowertexans". Already have your..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Head and the Heart

"...from Kenny Hensley. The Head and the Heart demonstrates serious prowess, but they better grow fast in a market..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Touché Amoré

"...be on the slab, but Touché Amoré runs some serious jolts back through its body...."

Nov. 11, 2011 Music Review by Richard Whittaker

The King Khan & BBQ Show

"...the album, the majority of Invisible Girl stays as serious as it can for men who wear wigs and..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Hawnay Troof

"...isn't to say Islands is what one would call "serious." Cooler's no less obsessed with silliness and sex than..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Feature by Daniel Mee

Fun With Carole, Rick, and Greg

The budget standoff provides a snapshot of the new Texas politics.

"...Who ever thought Republicans could be so much fun?..."

June 27, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines: Greg Abbott Brings the Lege Back for More Fun

It promises to be a very special session

"...pay by $1,000 without additional state or local school funding..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Summer Fun Edition

The best events to get queered and wild at this weekend

"...everyone's a little bit younger, a little bit less serious in July. For the next three days indulge that..."

July 11, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Double Kathy Griffin Feature, Double the Fun

'Those vegans can suck my dick' – Kathy Griffin

"...Cosmo or some other sleazy glossy with your favorite, funny gay...."

Aug. 30, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Serious GAME

For the Austin Outlaws, the game is the only thing

"...sponsors, T-shirt sales, advertising in the game program, and fundraisers, such as regular barbecues at Nuevo Leon. The players..."

June 2, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Serious Business

The first Texas Barbecue Festival

"...Chronicle Food section regularly knows we take barbecue pretty seriously around here. So, when we heard that a group..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Flower

Sardonic coming-of-age comedy never really matures.

"...a typical teenager but will not hold up to serious narrative scrutiny. A luminous performance by Zoey Deutch as..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Steve Jobs

Everyone works at the top of their game to deliver this timely biopic

"...Oh, but those are minor infractions in a serious film that is seriously so much fun. That’s an..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tomb Raider

Lara Croft is back again!

"...by Vikander (of Ex Machina fame), is somewhat more serious in tone, but altogether more fun to watch. An..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Michael Caine zips around on a giant bumblebee and Dwayne Johnson is a pectoral spectacle in this family-friendly, fantasy-island adventure tale.

"...Bonding" (with LOLcat-cute, eensy-weensy pachyderms, no less). This is serious WTF territory we've entered into, as bizarre a hybrid..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Always Be Chloe-sing

Mary Lynn Rajskub on moving from 24 to stand-up

"...IT savant played by Mary Lynn Rajskub … and fun for everyone watching. Chloe became a fan favorite, and..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Predators

This Robert Rodriguez-produced film doesn't try to be a sequel to the Schwarzenegger picture but, instead, is a new story about humans hunted by the merciless Predators.

"...up your '57 Chevy, Dodge Challenger, G.T.O., or – seriously? what would Roger Corman say?! – Toyota Prius and..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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