The Spirit

Graphic novelist Frank Miller delivers this film version of Will Eisner's classic comic-book series.

"...of Will Eisner's comic-book crime fighter has plenty of spirit but no soul at all. And that's a crying..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

World Cup Cocktails

A drink for each of the 32 teams in the tournament

"...our defeats … like the U.S. not making the World Cup. Here is how the rest of the world..."

June 8, 2018 Food Post by R.T. Frank

Dive Deeper Into the World of Mezcal in Austin

It's agave all day at these local bars

"...also happens to have a vast collection of agave spirits...."

March 1, 2019 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Songwriters and Spirit Chasers

Resentments Jon Dee Graham and Stephen Bruton go mano a mano about their new albums.

"...West Records, Graham's Hooray for the Moon and Bruton's Spirit World. Both play at the Saxon Pub, alone and..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Checking In: Sweet Spirit Alights to Trinidad

Austin glam rockers’ third LP casts a deep digi/Tropi spell

"...naked – or even eating a kumquat,” emails Sweet Spirit’s Andrew Cashen, presumably in one such guise remotely from..."

May 27, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Revolution of Spirit

Ritual jazz theatre pioneer Sharon Bridgforth premieres a new work, her last in Austin

"...to freedom by learning how to relate to the spirits, ancestors, and her inner voices – and by using..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Abe Louise Young

Singing a Musical Fairytale in Teen Spirit

Filmmakers Max Minghella and Jamie Bell show fame's light & shadow

"...peddles a fairytale ending: sing well enough, and the world will make you the princess you were always supposed..."

April 18, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sweet Spirit: Masters of Puppets

Heavy pop locals premiere “Baby When I Close My Eyes”

"...the crushing expense of bringing a child into this world. Puppets taught me that – an epiphany born of..."

Jan. 11, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Beer for the World Cup

Let your favorite local brew determine who you’ll bet on to win

"...It’s only hours before the start of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and you’ve probably noticed the lack..."

June 13, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

Grace Park & the Deer’s Indomitable Spirit

Dream-pop quartet dishes its sophomore collaboration tonight

"...album this week. On the Essence of the Indomitable Spirit no doubt had something to do with KUTX making..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Austin's Indie Spirit

Anish Savjani and Bryan Poyser score noms

"...Austin filmmakers Bryan Poyser and Anish Savjani score 2011 Spirit Award nominations...."

Nov. 30, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

This glad-hearted and furiously funny piece of pop entertainment stars Michael Cera and is told in the vernacular of video games.

"...Scott Pilgrim vs. the World comes from (and compacts) Bryan Lee O'Malley's six-volume graphic..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The World's Fastest Indian

Anthony Hopkins' great performance as Burt Munro, the real-life New Zealand codger and Indian motorcycle enthusiast who in 1967 set a land speed record that still stands today, is not enough to crash through this unabashedly sentimental wall of schmaltz.

"...those vine-ripened Kiwis! It’s a wonder then that The World’s Fastest Indian, which plays off our innate desire to..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

True Spirit

Q&A with FFFF rapper BLACKIE

"...background, was cover art for BLACKIE's Oct. debut, True Spirit & Not Giving A Fuck...."

Nov. 1, 2011 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Old World-Style Retailer Attracting Connoisseurs to Westlake Store

Vom Fass has exotic oils, vinegars, wines, spirits, and bottles galore

"...German franchise operation Vom Fass is fast becoming a world-wide brand. The company operates on an old world concept..."

July 10, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Going on an Adventure With Banff World Tour

Adrenaline junkies, artists, and film fans unite for a great cause

"...The second night of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour played adrenaline-packed short films dedicated to mountain culture..."

April 16, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop

Ride into the light

"...When Spirit Adrift performs on 2019's consequently shortest night, the Phoenix..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

All the World SA Stage

The Debut of the International Theater Festival at San Antonio

"...S.A.'s bid to become a major player on the world stage, so to speak. The Alamo City intends to..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A World in Which All Worlds Fit

"...venues as the Split Rail and the famed Armadillo World Headquarters...."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

The Spirit of Improvisation

"...on the Austin club circuit. Acid jazz, jam bands, world music, DJs, drum and bass, funk, rock, soul, blues,..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Wonderful World of Frank Oz

It’s time to meet the folks behind Muppet Guys Talking

"...and Fraggle Rock, to the storyteller’s fireplace and the world of the Dark Crystal. In his documentary Muppet Guys..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Smells Like Preteen Spirit

Kid rockers Three Hourz Sleep confront their first major crisis when their drummer moves away.

"..."Smells Like Teen Spirit," Nirvana's decade-old anthem, didn't translate literally into teen angst..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Film Review: Agave: The Spirit of a Nation

How a cactus is part of Mexican identity

"...Agave: The Spirit of a Nation shows the plant to be much..."

March 11, 2018 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

The sometime Austinite tours the U.S. for the first time since 1969

"...and reached the penultimate chart spot in America. Sales worldwide topped 1 million...."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Spirit of the Game

"...goals to achieve. Players try never to forget “the spirit of the game,” a favorite phrase among Ultimate athletes...."

Dec. 13, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Bauermeister

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...parable about the Crisis of the Artist in a world gone mad - that much is all too clear..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Ballet Austin II Launches Fables of the World Series

A more inclusive happily ever after with Maria and the Mouse Deer

"...For generations of young people, the wide world of fables was actually quite small – mostly limited..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Arts Feature by Leila Saidane

Trying To Fix the World

Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo

"...spent two weeks at the House of Liberty, a World War II barracks site at the Miami airport, while..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Alejandro Escovedo, Vagabond & Wandering Spirit

Iconic rocker’s love affair with the USA, part one

"...he was introduced to the “vagabond thing and wandering spirit” when his family ventured to the West Coast on..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...43) Spirit Adrift, Forge Your Future EP (Century Media)..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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