Point of Sale

"...Kirk Lynn recalls a bookstore owner just beginning to set up shop in Oklahoma "and she was just going..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...vanity that fueled newspaper editors in the Western pioneer settlements, where the exercise of free speech could earn you..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Exibitionism

The Life of Galileo:body, Motion, Color

"...Galileo is the master of ceremonies. Marc Silva's remarkable set design underscores the beauty in symmetry and precision upon..."

May 1, 1998 Arts Review

Austin Art All Over

Local Artists' Solo Exhibitions Cover Texas -- and Beyond

"...Holidays are always about travel. After an East Coast visit with my parents on Thanksgiving, I took some time..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Record Reviews

"...By far the most significant aspect of this pleasing set of holiday standards -- recorded live at Top Of..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Review

Southern Comfort

Homestyle Eats in a Post-Virginia's World

"...two vegetables with a roll or cornbread will only set you back $5? It's not just the price, though...."

June 6, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Beautiful Loser

Keith Ferguson: No Apologies, No Regrets

"...a dead ringer for that of William Holden narrating Sunset Boulevard. Some wonder whether Ferguson's fall from grace was..."

May 9, 1997 Music Feature by Josh Alan Friedman

Love Nest

First Comes Love...

"...discharged brains, the office buildings have their air conditioners set to subarctic levels. In restaurants, at weddings, even at..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature by Marion Winik

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...was my realization about halfway through Harvey Sid Fisher's set in the spacious outdoor area of the Waterloo Brewing..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Kings of Comedy: Austin's Josh Frank Brings R.E.M. and Buster Keaton Together for Silents Synced

New soundtrack for Sherlock Jr. follows Nosferatu/Radiohead

"...F.W. Murnau's original Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens set to the music of Radiohead...."

Jan. 10, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

International Musicians Keep Austin’s Scene Alive, but They Struggle to Stay

Putting the “world” in Live Music Capital of the World

"...on Austin. Like so many other artists, he had visited for South by Southwest in 2023. He had been..."

Nov. 29, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

A Real Pain

Cousins reconnect with their heritage in endearing dramedy

"...Playing cousins reuniting after a long time apart to visit their late grandmother’s birthplace in Poland, Eisenberg is David,..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

With Mental Health Diversion Center Forthcoming, Sheriff Still Wants More Humane Jail Facilities

Can healing happen in jail?

"...corrections officer how she was doing, she started crying. [inset-1-right]..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Learn something new and explore what's out there this fall

"...Ranch learning. It’s understandably difficult to get the stroller set to be interested in the historic architecture encompassed in..."

Nov. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

Nia Vardalos’ fossilized sequel to a sequel still has its charms

"...two MBFGW incarnations) before his death that she would visit his birthplace in remote Greece for a reunion of..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Beau Is Afraid

Joaquin Phoenix is the understated fool in this bloated Oedipal epic

"...is a baffled naïf, attempting a cross-state trip to visit Mona that becomes even essential due to a curiously,..."

April 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Invitation

Tedious vampire flick should have stayed in the grave

"...Evie, a young American woman who is convinced to visit her long-lost white family in England for the “wedding..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Back to School With Queer Austinites

Queer Austin artists and icons give their two cents on surviving ATX

"...Be sure to surround yourself with like-minded individuals and set up a support system for them and for yourself...."

Aug. 18, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

The Standups Star Brian Simpson Recalls the Shows That Changed His Career

Moontower comic thrives on the pressure

"...about his big breaks as well as his upcoming visit to Austin for the Moontower Comedy Festival...."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

Offseason

Coastal cosmic horror in the eerie latest from Mickey Keating

"...oldest of American terror genres, the coastal Gothic. The setup keys into more heartland terrors, as the call for..."

March 11, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Restaurant Review: Canje

Chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph showcases Caribbean flavor

"...the roasted okra, as it rotated off-menu between my visits. From the Wah Gwaan appetizer section, we ordered the..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

September events around the state are waiting for you to arrive

"...Discounted online tickets are on sale through Sept. 30. Set over two weekends with special programming for campers during..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Rematch on the animated court as LeBron joins Team Looney Tunes

"...and crew as they traverse the WB servers and visit the characters from all your favorite franchises...."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Luxor

History is with us always in this quiet romance

"...are "thank you," twice. This is a return, a visit to old haunts: or rather, literally ancient ones. She..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Could a Hotel Tax Help Save Austin’s Creative Sector?

A familiar debate returns under extreme circumstances

"...not use some of the hotel occupancy tax revenue visitors to Austin pay on their lodging?..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Our Time Machine

Stunning documentary about puppetry, art, Alzhiemer's, and a son's love

"...fabricate all the physical elements, as well as a set-piece of a time machine built to industrial scale. It..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Intimate, semi-improvised last night at a dive bar sees delight in the dregs

"...affair alight with tipsy camaraderie and desperate good cheer beset by the unspoken fact that this dingy bar they..."

July 24, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nursing-Home Families Want Answers as COVID Comes Back

Still seeking safety as the data remains unclear

"...loved ones in person. Gov. Greg Abbott prohibited most visits to residents throughout Texas on March 15 (exceptions are..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Beanpole

Post-war Russian drama reappraises the position of women veterans through a strange compact

"...ubiquitous that an injection of clean creams in a visit to a countryside dacha, a last bastion of privileged..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Battle Lines Drawn on Convention Center Expansion

Arguments escalate on how to spend hotel occupancy tax revenue

"...Austin notes that of the more than 27 million visitors to Austin each year and the more than 10..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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