The Game of Life

An early look at Will Wright's Spore

"...on their laptops or desktop PCs, and launch one of the most refreshing digital playgrounds ever clicked through...."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Saltzman

Hammer of the Gods

The rise, fall, and rebuilding of Austin stickman Thor.

"...In Norse mythology, Thor was a scion of Asgard, land of the immortals, son of the Allfather..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

The Write Stuff

London Mavericks

"...Shane Meadows, writer and director of TwentyFourSeven The most essential people to the storytelling process..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Michael Bertin

Continued Story

Daniel Johnston's songs find new life in the rock opera Speeding Motorcycle

"...Glass Eye was the greatest band ever ("The Beatles of Now!"), and he came to all our shows and..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Kathy McCarty

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"..."Lester's Last Stand: Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas" is an excerpt from a..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

The Art of Parenting With Art

Trying to find ways to make art while sustaining a family is no easy road.

"...Katie, has finally settled down from an extended fit of screeching. Now she sings along with the CD player..."

June 22, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Consigned to History: The Last Days of the Austin Antique Mall

When two iconic Austin businesses share an address, someday one was going to lose out

"...“50% off everything.”..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Banned Leader: The Contradiction of Frank Zappa in Zappa

Alex Winter sees the combative side of a cultural maverick

"...complicated for the Bill and Ted star and director of Napster documentary Downloaded and The Panama Papers. Partly it’s..."

Jan. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...Infinity War and its upcoming, untitled follow-up – and of course creating the Agent Carter show), they know a..."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Council: Day of the Robots

All automation everything

"...Council watchers were undoubtedly disappointed when the proposed pilot project for "last-mile" autonomous delivery robots was pulled from the..."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Progressivism Comes of Age

A few words with MoveOn.org's very young, very busy Eli Pariser

"...In the youth-driven culture of the Internet, it's pretty pointless to describe someone as..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Lee Nichols

Age of Aquarius

With a new production of the "American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" Hair, director Dave Steakley caps 10 years of making the Zachary Scott Theatre Center rock -- and so much more.

"...The members of "the Tribe" wander into the playing space, moving slowly,..."

July 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Crimes of Passion and Prose

With Quills, Philip Kaufman (Henry & June, The Unbearable Lightness of Being) has made another film about the startling fusion between literature and sex.

"...It is no coincidence that film director Philip Kaufman's offices are a five-minute walk from the City Lights bookstore..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Screens Feature by Michael Ventura

To Make a Long Story Short

"...photograph by John Carrico..."

April 2, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

"...a City Council member, it's coming from the perspective of someone who's been a city employee, someone who's struggled..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

A Life of His Own

Diving right in with Tab Hunter

"...surf, firing an M-1 carbine in the cordite haze of a back-lot Guadalcanal hell or doing Tennessee Williams so..."

June 1, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Weakness of the Flesh

Actor Bill Paxton gets behind the camera for his directorial debut, the Texas gothic terror tale, Frailty.

"...Texas native Bill Paxton has established himself as one of Hollywood's best middle-ground actors, which is to say that..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...It's an overly romanticized notion, the idea of every generation having some sort of defining musical moment,..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Mueller: The Art of the Deal

Will the City Give Away Mueller Airport to Save Barton Springs?

"...So. Let's say you have this big chunk of land. And let's say you've got big plans for..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

None of the Hits, All of the Time

Austin's Real "Alternative," KVRX

"...to show you the bathroom." Inside the small closet of a loo is evidence of fresh graffiti. "I just..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

A Change in Direction for the Texas Civil Rights Project

New leadership doesn't sit well with the old guard

"...This spring, the board of trustees for the Texas Civil Rights Project, a community..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Future of Tegan & Sara

Digital age Intervention

"...Yeah, it’s really cool. We’ve been working on the project for so long I’m really excited it’s finally going..."

Sept. 13, 2016 Music Post by Sarah Marloff

Birds of America

Austin transplant Alex Karpovsky blends fact and fiction in his funny, heady tracking of the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker

"...In the kitchen of filmmaker Alex Karpovsky's East Austin sublet, he makes tea..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...obvious for years that high-speed rail would be a quality-of-life boost for Texans and Amtrak has recently made progress..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature

Playback: In a New York State of Mind

Mother Falcon hits Gotham, Not in the Face sears Vancouver, and Black Joe Lewis comes home

"...indie-pop orchestra Mother Falcon, and your band's the size of a soccer team, everything becomes more complicated: ordering food,..."

June 21, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

In Memory of Dennis Hopper

'A walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction'

"...There's a lot of wrong directions..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Austin Chamber Music Festival: The aria of Anne Frank

For the first time in its 11-year history, the annual Austin Chamber Music Festival will present an opera: the Texas premiere of Grigori Frid’s The Diary of Anne Frank

"...Most of the year it's known as the live music capital..."

July 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Age of Innocence

Middle school teacher Mindy LaBernz teaches her students about "real life" and pop music magic.

"...to watch Saturday morning television -- the cathartic fun of revisiting adolescence from the safehouse of adulthood. Songs like..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Man of the Hour

Superintendent Pat Forgione discusses his goals for AISD in a Q&A interview with reporter Kevin Fullerton.

"...status that has been foisted on the new chief of Austin's public schools, Dr. Pat Forgione, who for the..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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