Qmmunity: Texas Trans Athletes Fight to Play

That and a bevy of LGBTQ things to do around town

"...House Bill 25 – one of three anti-trans student-athlete bills moving through the Texas Legislature..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...Hey everyone! It’s time to break out one of my favorite yearly beer stats, which isn’t really a..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Jackie Davies

Austin entrepreneur was national restaurant delivery pioneer

"...the Fifties and Sixties, Jackie Davies spent a lot of time around the restaurants and bakery delivery business run..."

April 10, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Problem of Wrongful Conviction

New registry details nearly 900 cases

"...A joint project of the University of Michigan and Northwestern law schools has..."

May 21, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Tale of the Lion Tamer

Former WWE wrestler Chris Jericho's autobiography, released today, talks about the art that makes choreographed entertainment out of a sport.

"...Pro-wrestler Chris Jericho must have a bucket of hyphens somewhere, since he seems to be setting new..."

Oct. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Passion of Bob Stoops

"...my new novel, Evacuation Plan, to the Writers League of Texas. One person attending later admitted on her blog..."

Oct. 9, 2007 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Theatre Review: Raw Anger in Search of Revenge in FEAST.

Veteran actor Katherine Catmull chews through Megan Gogerty’s vengeful script

"...Do you wake up with a gnawing pit of anxiety in your stomach? Do your guts twist into..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Greg Casar Hopes to Chart New Path for Democrats as Chair of Progressive Caucus

The sophomore rep gets tapped for top position

"...Greg Casar continues to ascend the ladder of national prominence, today winning election to become chair of..."

Dec. 5, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: The Center of Attention, Again

Austin continues its golden-child ways as the rest of America goes pear-shaped

"...Since 1982, the Urban Land Institute, the preeminent real estate trade group, has published its Emerging Trends in Real..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: City of Austin Delays Venue Funding – Again

Live music venues have asked for dedicated COVID-19 relief since March, but the city says applications won't open until next year.

"...Millions of dollars remain designated, but the money to sustain Austin's..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin's Rembrandt of Dog Portraits

Greg Geisler is an Old Master when it comes to custom pooch portraits

"...Unlike those older masterworks of portraiture, Geisler's has no mystery in its subject's expression;..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Robert Faires’ Top 10 Treasures in Theatre of 2018

It was a year in which theatre making the political personal left the deepest impressions

"...Cullum marked her company's 30th anniversary with a celebration of everything Vortexian – its space, its artistic family, its..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Past, Present, and FuturX of Latinx Performance in Austin

The current surge of Latinx theatre and dance in Austin speaks to both tradition and pioneering new directions

"...about how that evening alone, we had a plethora of excellent options for Latinx performance and were struggling to..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Feature by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

While Council's Away the Mayor Will Play

Council seeks to feast on the good of the land

"...Along with plenty of the rest of us, City Council has taken its..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

Q: Is Austin still the "live music capital of the world"?

"...This tradition-steeped stretch of December, when we munch tamales and exchange gifts (then..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Of Manos and Mosquito

Two schlocky classics get a pre-Halloween restoration

"...The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was the Lone Star State's first successful independent movie. However, it wasn't its first..."

Oct. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

30 Years of Melvins

Buzz Osborne & Co. almost matched that output these past two years

"...When forming the Melvins in Washington State at Montesano High School in 1983, with drummer Mike..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Point Austin: In Defense of Women's Rights

The GOP does battle for a government of men, not laws

"...The spectacle of grown men (and it is mostly men) attempting to..."

June 21, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Then There's This: Power Play

The continuing debate over who should control Austin Energy

"...to suggest an immediate need to hand over control of the utility to an unelected, independent board...."

April 19, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Air Sex in the Name of Love

Bryan Poyser's 'The Bounceback' strives to strike a balance between comedy and emotion

"...that might make audiences uncomfortable, there are movies that play it safe and movies that take chances. Then there..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

In a Blink of an Eye

A conversation with Double Trouble’s Tommy Shannon

"...has ever been on tape and a superb mix of earlier material...."

July 28, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Chaos of Eros

Isabel Coixet's 'Elegy' for a dying animal

"...attached to pretension-impaired non-arthouse fare. And in the case of Elegy, based on Philip Roth's 2001 book, The Dying..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Ain't Nothing but a Good Time: or, How a Lowly 'Chronicle' Writer Learned to Play With the Big Boys

"...for many so-called journalists, and especially for elite members of the sporting press (of which I most certainly and..."

June 20, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

The Year in Sports, as Pitched to the Head of a Hollywood Studio

"...pretty hard to make it as screenwriters. Every one of them has taken a crack at writing about those..."

May 14, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Love in the Time of War

Nanci Griffith returns after a four-year absence, heart, mind, and activism in hand

"...How many musicians can say they played the Hole in the Wall and headlined Carnegie Hall?..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...dedicated surfer," Barry Lopez says. "These are not antithetical states." Lopez is speaking about a story from his new..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Lissa Richardson

Visions of Sugar Plums

It may be old news to most of us, but every December thousands of children discover The Nutcracker for the first time, and it inspires many to take up dance. Dawn Davis was one of them, and she talks to three young ballerinas about what The Nutcracker means to them.

"...upon us. We are caught in the holiday whirlpool of cards, gifts, office parties, and exhausting waiting lines. Excerpts..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

Glass of `93

Five Years of Austin Brewpubs

"...Anderson Has it been five years already?" Billy Forrester of Waterloo Brewing Company wonders aloud. "Summer of '93... I..."

April 24, 1998 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...It’s said that after the failure of his debut feature, the artsy Eggshells, Tobe Hooper realized..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

With Cronk Out of The Way, Council Goes For a One-Year Cop Deal

Decision allows voters to consider police oversight in May

"...After suffering a temporary defeat at the hands of former City Manager Spencer Cronk last week, Mayor Kirk..."

Feb. 16, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

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