What's Cooking With Skate Kitchen?

Hanging with the crew behind the true-life skateboard drama

"...you’re at it. That's the message of indie drama Skate Kitchen, which opens this weekend...."

Aug. 16, 2018 Screens Post by Tinu Thomas

Skate Listings

"...Skate ParksINTELLECT ROLLERS REALM Turn off the Sega, and grab..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Shadrock Roberts

A Life on Wheels

"...You may have never actually seen Fritz Blaw in person. And if you have, he may have been a..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Shadrock Roberts

Grind

"...Starring: Mike Vogel, Adam Brody, Vince Vieluf, Joey Kern, Jason London, Jennifer Morrison, Bam Margera and Randy Quaid. Ah,..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blades of Glory

This ice-skating comedy demonstrates that just because Will Ferrell is game for anything that might draw a laugh, it doesn't mean he should follow through with every idea that comes his way.

"...Directed by: Josh Gordon and Will Speck. Starring: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ways for Grownups to Act Like a Kid This July

Youthful diversions from kickball to video games

"...been all work and no play, make July your month to revisit childhood and do something fun. And of..."

June 30, 2022 Events Post by Kat McNevins

Texas Rollergirls Announce Try-Outs

Hustlers win final post-season, TXRG looks to next year

"...The Texas Rollergirls' league season may be over, but there's still the post-season to..."

Aug. 19, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Night the Lights Went Out at the Roller Derby

"...Last Sunday, like the first Sunday of every month during their season, the Texas Rollergirls flat-track Roller Derby..."

June 7, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Qmmunity: Regret Posting

Editor James reflects on his middle-school regrets and how they relate to today

"...Like any normal person, middle school to me was about experimenting with all..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Column by James Scott

Roller Derby Update 10/15/11

Calvello Cup tonight, and the WFTDA tournament season heats up

"...may be getting cooler outside, but it's still hot on the Roller Derby track. While the flat track Texas..."

Oct. 15, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

How the Hotrods Took the Gold

Hotrod Honeys dominate Hell Marys to take championship, Hustlers fall to Honky Tonk Heartbreakers

"...For four seasons, they stood by as another team lifted the Golden..."

Aug. 4, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Rollergirl

A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star! You are a muse on eight wheels! You are roller skating!

"...the movie, but the soundtrack, which you purchased six months ago and couldn't stop listening to, couldn't stop dancing..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Sarah Hepola

Cabaret'd Away

Events hosted by Allgo and Colorful Women make Saturday spin

"...October in Austin is like Christmas in July. Upon moving here from San Francisco by way of DC,..."

Oct. 24, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Tough Enough

Whip It director Drew Barrymore and scribe Shauna Cross roll with the punches

"...Derby community, was filming around Detroit. But whatever the location, scriptwriter and derby player Shauna Cross said, "It's a..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postering the City, Flyering the Town

Fritz "Motorblade" Blaw's still got it covered

"...Fritz Blaw, the affable "Motorblade" dude, is still going strong...."

Aug. 29, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Skate! A Night at the Rink

Forklift Danceworks' latest was a big wet kiss to the communal joys of roller-skating

"...Skate! A Night at the Rink..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...That means a skater is down and hasn't gotten back up. As the..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide

Listings

"...JORDAN BACHMAN PIONEER FARM For over 60 years, kids have spent their..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

Cherry

Quirky, wry, and touching abortion dramedy puts character ahead of politics

"...life that it's currently impossible for a film about abortion to not be political. But it is more than..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Minnesota Mean

Latest Roller Derby doc sticks to the old playbook

"...Directed by: Dawn Mikkelson...."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Joelle DiPaolo

Field of Dreams

Confessions of a Sensitive Jock

"...One summer, some time ago when I lived in New..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Features Feature by Lorne Opler

TXRG Tryouts Monday

Women's flat track derby postseason has booze, bouts, and travel plans

"...The Texas Rollergirls’ regular season may be over, but there’s still plenty of ways..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Y’alloween Fun

Keep up the tradition of great gay Halloween fun with these queer Austin events

"...holiday for LGBTQ folks. In the wake of the Stonewall Riots, big queer parties like the Greenwich Village Halloween..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Column by James Scott

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...lavender, and spots soft as May violets.” This phrasing, along with prompting queer inquiry into Lincoln’s legacy, stuck around..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: More Pride, Less Prejudice

In a way, we're all gay Darcys looking for our gay Elizabeths in the thrush of Pride parties

"...It is a truth universally known that a person in possession of queer Pride must be in want..."

June 9, 2023 Column by James Scott

Not Your Mother's Hockey Puck

Austin's Women's Hockey Team, the Roadrunners, Face Off Against the Gender Gap.

"...On the ice, the Roadrunner women face off with Oklahoma..."

June 29, 2001 Sports Feature by Emily Pyle

Star of Texas Preview: Gotham Girls Play a Game of Thrones

NY bruisers could set new record this weekend

"...said jammer OMG WTF, co-captain of the Gotham Rollergirls. "Everyone we talked to says, 'I can't believe you agreed..."

July 21, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Flat-Track Snack Attack: Frito-Lay vs. Crackerjack

A Texas Rollergirl defends her name

"...helmet. And now it's setting a local athlete against one of the world's biggest food companies...."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tillie Walden: Talking Comics

"If it was torture, I’d’ve given up by now.”

"...be anywhere, it seems – albeit ever upward, we reckon, as far as her career’s trajectory is concerned...."

Nov. 1, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide

"...boys. Campers get a snack each day and pizza on Friday, as well some excellent help with their swing...."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

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