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"...of Shakespeare’s iconic play about rivalry, young love, and sword fights? The romance is closer than you think: Writers..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Bob Dylan Puts an End to “Rough and Rowdy Ways” With Two Nights in Austin

Triumphant world tour concludes at ACL Live at the Moody

"...me, don't turn on the charm. I'll take a sword and hack off your arm.” Good to know, thanks!..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Shawn Badgley

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 15-21

"...it to crossing a bridge that’s sharper than a sword, thinner than a hair, and hotter than fire. Ideas..."

March 15, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Crosstalk: Zach Bryan Taps Matthew McConaughey for Sagebrush-Shot Music Video

Plus Mike & the Moonpies’ new name and a UT professor’s MLK docuseries

"...UT-Austin LBJ School professor Peniel Joseph’s 2020 book The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

She Is Conann

Barbaric vision of how aging means eating your own youth.

"...Conann is a politically charged, blood-, sex-, and tears-soaked sword, carving through the helpless arteries to the heart of..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Book of Clarence

Uneven attempt to both resurrect and spoof the biblical epic

"...do you capture the magnitude of Golden Age Hollywood’s sword-and-sandal epic with a modern sensibility? This is one of..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

How Dan Brown Created Neo-Noir Your Lucky Day

Director and his star and composer on the twisty thriller

"...friend, and mentor, the late filmmaker Lynn Shelton (Laggies, Sword of Trust). “She would make a movie every year...."

Nov. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow Invites You to Step Inside an American Tradition

The beauty of the bizarre

"...the World's Greatest Showman, Bobby Reynolds, a legendary fire-eater, sword-swallower, flea circus seller, and talker (the guy that lures..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: This Is Fine?

In this week's issue, fun ways to grapple with the ongoing heat... and more sobering thoughts on the state we're in

"...as he describes it, "the heat feels like a Sword of Damocles hanging above the city by an electric..."

July 21, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Night Has (Nearly) a Thousand Eyes With Sideshow Revivalists 999 Eyes

Austin original celebration of exceptional oddity returns

"...usurped the term freak. "Were you born with that sword in your mouth?" She added, "Other shows were too..."

April 14, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

In Search of The Lost King

How Philippa Langley dug up the truth about Richard III

"...from the time say that he was within a sword's length of the usurper. Now, does that sound like..."

March 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Statham and Ritchie reunite for an oddly monotonous spy flick

"...after 2017's muddy, mirthless King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, this mannered and low-key globetrotting clash of rival freelance..."

March 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Inside the Last Days of City Manager Spencer Cronk

After dramatic days of extreme weather and backstabbing, Council lets Cronk go

"...government leadership. But Cronk's willingness to fall on his sword over the police contract – the decision that, more..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night

MMORPG anime puts the grind into dungeon grinding

"...deep into one of the interminable strategy debates in Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night, the sequel..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South By Southwest has..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Rule of Law

"...be just. She is blind, but carries a swift sword...."

Dec. 12, 2022 Postmarks

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...(Montréal CANADA) SURMA (Leiria PORTUGAL) Sweeping Promises (Lawrence KS) Sword II (Atlanta GA) Talia Goddess (Brooklyn NY) Tami Neilson..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Sword’s John D. Cronise Discusses Decision to End Influential Metal Band

“I realized I couldn't do another album”

"...After almost two decades and six albums, the Sword have laid down their weapons for good...."

Oct. 27, 2022 Music Post by Robert Penson

Crosstalk: Golden Dawn Arkestra Records Live Album and Metal Breakouts the Sword Break Up

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...The Sword, after almost two decades and six albums, have laid..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Revelations: A Gen Z Writer Witnesses the Eternal Battle of an Iron Maiden Concert

Waving flags and fighting monsters with the hallowed NWOBHM troopers

"...with “The Trooper,” that a uniformed Bruce had a sword fight with a 20 foot tall enemy soldier-beast-thing, and..."

Sept. 14, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

Medieval

Brutal historical epic gives gritty, accessible life to a Czech icon

"...be rewarded this weekend with one of the better swords-and-scandals takes on Middle Ages politics in recent history...."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Alienoid

Time-travelling SF wire fu thriller is as overpacked as it sounds

"...story of an inept Taoist monk (Ryu Jun-yeol) with sword problems, or the pair of grifting gurus (Yum Jung-ah..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Inu-Oh

Japanese medieval history gorgeously reimagined as a rock & roll fable

"...Tomona (voiced here by Moriyama), blinded by a magical sword, and his friendship with the titular Ino-Oh (Avu-chan), a..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bodies Bodies Bodies

Killer cast cuts to the core in this Gen Z Clue riff

"...gets stabbed in the neck with a rusty antique sword, the film’s pressure gauge of tension starts to dwindle..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind

In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help

"...said. "From a set of spoons to a samurai sword to used underwear – everything." [inset-2-right]..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

George Clinton, Caramelo Haze, Hulder, RippleFest, and more local shows worth seeing

"...Desert Queen, Fostermother, and Mothership. Seasoned ATX headbangers the Sword and banjofied Butthole Surfer JD Pinkus share Saturday's top..."

July 22, 2022 Music Column by Julian Towers

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bigg Robb, Weedeater, the return of Lou Ann Barton, Mike Sailor's Good Time Orchestra, and more

"...South Carolina's Witchpit, with a sound reminiscent of the Sword's early era mixed with Crowbar's bellowing vocals. – Robert Penson..."

July 1, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Richard Linklater: In Defense of Animation

The Apollo 10 1/2 director show it's not just for kids

"...people say, 'Oh, it's nostalgia-induced," but nostalgia's a double-edge sword, isn't it? You look back as an adult, and..."

April 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Bodies Bodies Bodies

Whipsmart horror is more than its Gen-Z Clue setup

"...gets stabbed in the neck with a rusty antique sword, the film’s pressure gauge of tension starts to dwindle..."

March 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

The Austin Historical Weapons Guild Brings Historical Swordplay to Life

Cut, thrust, parry, fun

"...shining armor? Who hasn't wanted to storm the castle sword in hand? To face their enemies and cross blades..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

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