How Soon Is Now?

William Gibson talks about the short shelf life of cyberpunk.

"...in the age of the Internet. But his novel Spook Country (new in paperback) turns the idea of how..."

June 6, 2008 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

Zero History

The onetime king of modern sci-fi is becoming less Ray Bradbury and more John le Carré

"...As the master string-puller of quasi-prequels Pattern Recognition and Spook Country, Bigend has been a big, jovial, Belgian black..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Books Review by Richard Whittaker

American Made

Tom Cruise is a pilot who becomes embroiled in the Iran/Contra scandal

"...Enter Gleeson’s shady CIA spook Schafer, who notes Seal’s Cuban import business and instead..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where the Wild Things Roamed: Visiting "The Misfits" Shooting Set

Savlov visits the set of John Huston's "The Misfits"

"...It's desolate, arid country out here. Nothing much to see. Nothing much to..."

June 28, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Five Science-Fiction Authors to Scan Darkly

ST 37 captain Scott Telles pulls five notables off the SF bookshelf.

"...Move on to: Virtual Light or his last, Spook Country: A Novel. Michael Moorcock..."

July 25, 2008 Music Feature by S.L. Telles

Déjà Vu

"...to adopt the paranormal qualities of a good, old-fashioned spook story. Still, Déjà Vu is not without its charms...."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

La Machinista

Honorable mention

"...began La Machinista's career. Agents from all over the country were eager to book her. She appeared on a..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Lisa Carroll-Lee

SXSW Record Reviews

"...on a snare drum and a clean, snappy Fender country lead kicking the band into gear - the upright..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Bid the sun farewell and enjoy a fall fair this October

"...the hordes of sun watchers descend upon the Hill Country as is predicted, but here in Austin it will..."

Oct. 5, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

The weather’s ideal to learn about Bob Dylan or see hot air balloons

"...Dylan in the studio recording “Girl From the North Country,” and a video of a grizzled Dylan as a..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...at 16 human clinical trials taking place around the country, is indeed functioning, there should be three magnets spinning..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...like a schoolboy scooping jacks. Given such exposed roots, country bumpkin "Dead Flowers" next makes perfect sense, especially given..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Event Menu

Spooky foodie events

"...• Enjoy a spook-tacular Halloween weekend at the Messina Hof Winery & Resort..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Producer

Austinite Robert Rodriguez has, of course, been a maverick from the get-go, but it's wife and producer Elizabeth Avellán who often seems the cogent heart and soul behind her husband's outrageously entertaining productions.

"...plot that includes everything from a full-blown revolution, CIA spooks, lost love, and unquenchable vendettas to Johnny Depp sporting..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 18-20

Soundtracking this weekend’s sweat-fests

"...1999 Eternal. Creed’s Scott Stapp, Paul Wall, and more spook the bats out from under the Congress Avenue Bridge...."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...Tears – A documentary short on the first gay-themed country album. Penned and sung by Pat Haggert, this film..."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Event Menu

Oct. 26-Nov. 1: Halloween & Día de los Muertos edition

"...Spend a weekend in this jewel of the Hill Country, strolling around the scenic Marktplatz tasting fine Texas wines,..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Post Marks

Park and Ride

"...and for Prop 1 on the city ballot Spooky Spectre..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...slowly dies in the upstairs room of their crumbling country house. Cue a terrifying maelstrom of possession, fratricide, zombies,..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

This Pride keep the spark alive

"..."lesser than" in the eyes of many of the country's leaders. It's our hope that the current state of..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Iron & Wine

"...postcard lyricism plays off familiar images – sinners, briars, country fairs – with an underlying theme of star-crossed lovers..."

May 17, 2013 Music Review by Austin Powell

Hellraisers

How classic horror movies made misfits out of these rockers

"...for the dark carnival to arrive in the October country of this near-perfect autumn. Waiting for it to blow..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Robert Plant & the Band of Joy

"...the aging lion's career reinvention as a Middle Eastern-accented country rockabilly rang a golden note to match his eternal..."

July 30, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

City Hall Hustle: Puttering Around

Saving Muny (again) and watching the economic clouds

"...hit the links with the economic uncertainty gripping the country? Maybe we'll know more after a presentation, slated for..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Attic Ted

Texas Platters

"...(get it?) seems entirely based on the Violent Femmes' "Country Death Song," or the notion that every Southern family..."

May 23, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Fall Book Reviews

"...1946 (and then later, somewhat retooled, as The October Country). Now they have been linked together with a new..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

Off-road biking trails of the Lone Star State.

"...pumping and is an exciting way to see the countryside. Not all rides have to be a hair-raising, white-knuckle..."

May 18, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Summer Reading

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

"...than a couple of times: Poor boy in Latin country escapes the abject poverty of his homeland and finds..."

June 4, 1999 Books Review

Stage Frights

"...are giving themselves over to the spirit -- rather, spook -- of the season. They're finding that, as with..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Arts Feature