Musk Opening Austin Bistro in 2024; Dish Society Arriving Even Sooner; Churro Co. Is Open Now; Tiki Tatsu-ya Debuts Rum Flights; Fiore’s Regional Pasta Club Can Be Delivered; the Texas Veg Fest Draws Nigh; and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

April 5, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Funko x Austin: The Business of Fandom

In its SXSW brand debut, "geeky Gucci" Loungefly shows the future for hometown print mavens and newly acquired portfolio pals Mondo

"...When Austin’s print mavens Mondo were acquired by Funko (they of the ubiquitous Pop! Figures) last year, some fans..."

March 17, 2023 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2022 Awards Short Lists

Everything Everywhere All At Once leads nominee pack

"...Austin's iteration of award season is officially on the calendar, as the Austin Film Critics Association has announced..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Quotes of the Week

"...Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder of Whole Woman's Health, on the loss of Roe v. Wade (July 8)..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2022

"...that's how you do multiversal storytelling: by spanning all the emotions...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Jenny Nulf's Top 10 Films of 2022

"...3) TÁR The movie I never stopped thinking about after I watched..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Local and National Gifts for the Politically Minded

Goodwill to all and coal for a few

"...Who says the News desk can't deliver some holiday peace and goodwill..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Day used to be called Armistice Day to mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. Dwight..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Eat Your Heart Out: A Three-Day Meal Plan for ACL Eats 2022

Paramore, Lil Nas X, and SZA aren't the only acts to watch for

"...Another year, another Austin City Limits Music Festival in the..."

Oct. 6, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Fantastic Fest Review: Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Into the shadowy mind of the man that created Hellboy

"...my house ever collapses, it will be because of the stress placed on the structure by what I can..."

Sept. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

John Aielli’s Eccentric Home Opens for an Estate Sale

The legendary deejay's home was a reflection of who he was, and now Austinites get a glimpse inside

"...9, Estate Services of Austin announced that “due to the vagaries of the legal system,” they were cancelling the..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Big Bill, CupcakKe, Echo & the Bunnymen, Blxst, Boris, and more live shows to fill your evenings

"...London, NME would've long ago run articles effusively praising their peculiar strain of punk and proclaiming them the next-big-thing...."

Aug. 19, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Back to the Scene of the Crime With Heat 2

Austin author Meg Gardiner and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann team up for a literary sequel to the classic heist flick

"...Meg Gardiner has done it all. The Austin-based novelist has practiced law and taught writing; lived..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

DC League of Super-Pets

Fuzzy superhero antics are perfect summery kids' fare

"...Hart and Dwayne Johnson clearly have fun making movies together. Three films into their partnership (Hart's cameo in Fast..."

July 29, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...this March likewise resurrected Austin's annual poster-palooza, Flatstock. When the city canceled its flagship conference March 6, 2020, in..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Fans Behind the Mask: Inside the World of The F13th Fan Film Mixtape

AGFA archivist Joseph Ziemba explores the world of discount Voorhees

"...Did you know it's been 13 years since the last official Friday the 13th film?..."

May 13, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hit the Road

Sweet and layered Iranian road trip dramedy

"...Hit the Road begins with a delicate score, a tranquil moment..."

May 13, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Shenanigans Shutter Simi, Domo Alley-Gato Returns, Front Market Celebrates, Tex-Mex Chains Expand, Les Dames Get Grilling at Franklin BBQ, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

April 20, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...8, to join about 7,000 U.S. military personnel in the multinational NATO Response Force, which is on standby during..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature

The Lifesaving Cooking of Chef José Andrés in We Feed People

Making a longer dinner table

"...grim shots of cars, homes, and farmland underwater in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in 2018. Into the scene..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Batman

A new, brilliant, and bleaker caped crusader

"...The world’s greatest detective. That’s who Batman is. Look at..."

March 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates Count Orlok's Centennial

The other Batman comes to town

"...The mayor announces that ill or plague-stricken people should not..."

March 4, 2022 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

DC Features Daniel Johnston’s Artwork on Upcoming Batman Comic

Up for preorder, Austin Books & Comics offers Johnston covers on March 1

"...Seventh Street, DC Comics offers its own celebration of the late Austin artist Daniel Johnston...."

Feb. 14, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...Revving up for the fest, March 11–20, South by Southwest adds 323 acts..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Let’s Talk About Sex

The pioneering adult toy shop Forbidden Fruit turns 40

"...Texas has a tortured relationship with sex, to say the least...."

Nov. 5, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Levitation 2021

"...The Black Angels at Stubb's during Levitation on Friday, October..."

Nov. 1, 2021 Photo Gallery

Chicano Batman’s Finely-Tuned Groove Lifts Levitation’s Opening Night

“Entire indie-music-loving Latinx population of Austin was roaring”

"...L.A.-born, genre-defying rock band Chicano Batman brings the kind of performance that makes you want..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Post by Clara Wang

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Cotton Mather, commonly associated with the Salem Witch Trials, was pro..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Suicide Squad

James Gunn's bad guys doing good prove DC needs to get silly

"...It's impossible to talk about The Suicide Squad without talking about Guardians of the Galaxy...."

Aug. 6, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Val

A voice lost, a voice remains in this biography of the Tombstone star

"...There is something uniquely painful about when an artist loses..."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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