No N***az in the 'Statesman'

The daily keeps 'Boondocks' away from gentle readers

"...Without so much as an apologetic note to readers, the Austin American-Statesman's editors/humor police last week refused to run..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Roost

Basically a story about four young people whose car breaks down in the boondocks and the wretched things that befall them while first seeking help and then escape, this bare-bones horror film takes the hoary formula and runs wild.

"...about four young people whose car breaks down in the boondocks and the wretched things that befall them while..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review

Off the Record

Spoon stays home for a sold-out three-night stand at Stubb's, while Little Joe Washington hits the hard streets of H-Town, and White Denim finally gets proper Exposion

"...sold-out stand at Stubb's last weekend didn't exactly cool the furnace blast baking Central Texas. Just the opposite, in..."

July 17, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

MFKZ

Franco-Japanese anime spoofs rap culture clumsily

"...The opening to street gang anime MFKZ could be drawn..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Keynote: Snoop Dogg

D-O-double-G Keynizzle

"...The grumbling began as soon as the keynote announcement was..."

March 21, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Austin's Carnaval Brasileiro Reflects on 42 Years

From a small room in 1979, the tradition continues

"...When Mike Quinn was asked what the craziest thing he’s seen over the years at Carnaval..."

Feb. 7, 2019 Events Post by Gracie Awalt

In Creative Hands

How artists shape the ancient medium of clay into works of stunning variety

"...cup made locally by a hand I have shaken. The necessary daily use of dishes gives us all the..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Letters at 3AM

ABC's short-lived TV show Wonderland failed to depict mental illness and its treatment in a realistic light.

"..."These are the people that society would prefer just go..."

May 12, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

TV Eye

My 'Rollergirls' review: the response; plus, Aaron McGruder deals with 'The Boondocks' backlash

"...cows last week. It doesn't take much to tip them, but when you do, damn, stand clear of the..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Here at last, here at last:'The Boondocks' on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim

"...Here at last, here at last: The Boondocks finally comes to the small screen thanks to..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Day Trips

Boondocks Cafe on TX 36 south of Caldwell isn't your ordinary Texas roadhouse

"...Boondocks Cafe on TX 36 south of Caldwell isn't your..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Clarifications

"...When we kicked around this idea, your thesis, as I remember, was simply "I hate comic book..."

July 9, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Treaty Oak Distilling: Pre-Order & Pickup Grocery Service

Hill Country hooch-honchos stepping up with more vitals & vittles

"...and Dripping Springs is eternally (or at least for the foreseeable future) blessed with this former-ranch-turned-distillery that we can’t..."

March 24, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tasty Find: Savorly’s Cocktail Bites and Mini Pies

Fancy, delicate, delicious, and just as warm as you want them

"...Even these days, with so many restaurants shifting into a sort..."

Dec. 7, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Murder Ballads

This blues-infused crime thriller suggests a number of Dangerous Things to Do Outside Shreveport Until You’re Dead

"...Shit, they say, happens. For instance: Sometimes you try to create..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

ACL Music Fest Interviews

"...Explosions in the Sky..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

East Side Story

Austin evacuee Autherine Algere misses her old home but knows there's nothing to go back to.

"...Walking from the street up to the public housing duplex in which..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

TV Eye

Casting About

"...The assumption, in TV Critic Land, is that if a..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Sweeping and surfing

"...a sweeps month. Now, this should be exciting, as the networks try and woo viewers by saving the best..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Book Review

Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Everything Is Illuminated' has appeared under an unusually beneficent conjunction of stars for a debut novelist. The first chapter was excerpted in 'The New Yorker'. The book was featured on the very cover of 'The New York Times Sunday Book Review'. Reviewer Roger Gathman explains why all the fuss is being made.

"...Houghton Mifflin, 276 pp., $24 The American search for roots is a form of magical..."

April 26, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

ATX Film News: Fundraisers and a Special Delivery Scare Package

Is Austin giving the world the next Game of Thrones?

"...Austin Film Society is opening the new Creative Media Center at Austin Studios, an office..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Tuesday SXSW 2015 Showcases

"...HE^RD and Paypal's music-tech mash-up isn't in name only. The showcases, running both inside the Control Room and Garage,..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

Winograd Fixes Austin: NKE Knows Best

Nathan Winograd makes his case for 'taking back' the animal center

"...animal-welfare author, consultant, and activist Nathan Winograd proudly accepts the epithet "No Kill Bully." During his Oct. 17 talk..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...raise some public concern over what's taking place inside the Austin Police Department. One fact, however, continues to be..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Column

Play On!

In the backstage comedy Anton in Show Business, playwright Jane Martin wittily paints the contemporary stage as a madhouse overrun by loons and lunatics so preoccupied with money, image, and themselves that they can hardly be bothered to create art. And the State Theater Company's production takes us inside the insanity with an air of playfulness that keeps the audience primed for a good time.

"...Man, the American theatre is one seriously fucked-up place. Here's this..."

March 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips: Dining Destinations

Three small-town roadside eateries worth a stop

"...Part of the fun of a field trip is finding new places..."

March 11, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

My Black Widow

She does, you know, whatever a spider can

"...Latrodectus mactans. That's the Latin name, the name that scientists use, for a..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Some Mocktails Are Better Than Others

Three bright brands to inspire your best non-boozy drinking

"...festive adult beverages that don’t have any alcohol to them, because that’s what these are...."

Dec. 2, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Roadie

The shot about midway through 'Roadie' that travels from her sparkling shoes slowly up to her beaming face – that's Margaret Moser.

"...The Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar is showing Roadie on Monday..."

March 2, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser