Inside the House of Mouse

Don Hahn talks to SXSW about his Disney doc Waking Sleeping Beauty

"...SXSW to say things like "I was out on the streets 'til 12 o'clock last night, throwing up." Not..."

March 23, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...peas, roasted red peppers, cornmeal, tofu, and cookbooks through the merchant's pavilion, past the barbecue stands, and into the..."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

More Than Just the Facts, Ma'am

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibition on Davy Crockett features a short stage show with the hero of the Alamo appearing live and in person. The two Austin actors who alternate in the show describe how they bring that King of the Wild Frontier to life day in and day out.

"...my ticket to see Davy Crockett in Texas at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, the register spits..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...Death is not the end; there remains the litigation of the estate. --..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

The Slow Burn

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

"...is believing. But it's our lying eyes that become the background and text of a documentary, Waco: The Rules..."

May 2, 1997 Screens Feature by Dick J. Reavis

'Bacchae' to the Future

How in (a Greek) god's name can the Rude Mechs re-create Dionysus in 69 in '09?

"...In making this statement to the crowd in the lobby of the B...."

Nov. 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hang the DJ

The new political theatre invites you into its messy, sexy conversation

"..."Theatre gets to create a topic of conversation for a..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Island of Dr. Ersek

Austin's media-friendly Robert Ersek is the king of pop cosmetic surgery

"...If there was ever a perfect man for a perfect moment..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Meet the New Bosses

Long Center director Cliff Redd and ALO director Richard Buckley compare notes on leading an arts institution, the challenges they face, and being new to Austin

"...Leading an arts institution is challenging under the best circumstances. You can have an established presence in..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Survival of the Fittest?

The unlikely story behind the Austin-based black comedy, Natural Selection.

"...It is, by all accounts, an unlikely story: During the 1996 Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and Film..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Culture Wars on Food: How Political Identity is Shaping the Way We Eat

Snaxboi royalty and a cookie king wax philosophic on nommin’ culture

"...balmy Sunday afternoon at SXSW, Hans Schrei, one of the two men behind the Austin-based Wunderkeks cookie company, and..."

March 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Food Issue: Dude Dining

Dinner, it's not just for dates anymore

"...Last month on The Daily Show, writer David Sedaris theorized to show host..."

June 14, 2013 Food Post by Chase Hoffberger

Qmmunity: The RuPaul Express

Join the Ru-volution in Austin at one of our local Drag Race watch parties

"...a brand-new lineup of queens vying for Ru-proval. Missed the first train? Not to worry. Watch parties for this..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Column by James Scott

Review: City Theatre’s The Importance of Being Earnest

The air’s a tad thin in this production of Oscar Wilde’s work

"...Some of the best playwrights and composers require a specific skill set..."

June 8, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

"Rodney McMillian: Against a Civic Death" at the Contemporary Austin

In this thought-provoking exhibition, the Suzanne Booth Deal Art Prize winner asks, “What does an architecture of power look like to you?”

"...July 25, 2016, in Philadelphia, a black woman gave the most memorable speech of the night to a room..."

March 16, 2018 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

Ballet Austin's Belle Redux: A Tale of Beauty & the Beast

In its striking concept and execution, Stephen Mills' take on the fairy tale was his most fully realized story ballet since Hamlet

"...In most stories involving Beauty and the Beast, it isn't difficult to tell which is which...."

Feb. 17, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Pluckers Still Wants to Give You the Bird

West Campus staple continues growth as it approaches 20

"..."If you don't like our wings, we'll give you the Bird!" it's pretty obvious the owners of Austin's Pluckers..."

Dec. 12, 2013 Food Post by Mac McCann

Stan the Man

The legendary name behind Marvel Comics comes to town for Wizard World

"...Norse god. It's a 91-year-old native New Yorker with the heart of a child, an imagination that soared across..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Review: The Book of Mormon

Outlandish, unlikely musical hit might make you a believer

"...Fish don't get much farther out of water than the leads in this Trey..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW: Jeff Daniel Phillips Fears 'The Lords of Salem'

How a caveman walked with a Zombie

"...Don't let the title fool you. There are few lords in Rob..."

March 11, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: October 5

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Cooper disses Star Jones, Sasha Baron Cohen rips from the headlines, and Karmin vexes the Mouseketeers. Today’s AggreGAYtor can..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The X Files' Mitch Pileggi at Zach Theatre

What conspiracy brought X-Files star Mitch Pileggi back to Austin, Zach, and Walter Skinner all at the same time?

"...24, while more than 16 million viewers were getting their first look at Walter Skinner in more than seven..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

DVDanger: 'Devil's Pass', 'Die, Monster, Die!', 'The Whip and the Body', 'Birth of the Living Dead'

A modern shocker, two vintage terrors, and a history lesson in zombies

"...The years change, the decades fall away, but here at..."

Jan. 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Insiders

Meet City Hall's local candidates for city manager

"...Mayor Will Wynn reports that immediately after the holidays, national personnel search firm Arcus will bring the..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...On the evening of October 17 -- while much of the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"...Before he took the stage of Central Missouri State University's Hendricks Hall on..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

Austin's Classical Music Preview 'Tis the Season

I've written about the

"...Belle et la Bete) simply has to be spectacular. Others scheduled to appear include Pinchas Zuckerman, Eugene Fodor, Philippe..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Arts Feature

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights

That's Show Biz!

"..."The Farmboys" in Austin Musical Theatre's Gypsy. photograph by Kenny..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night with the ceremony for the B. Iden Payne Awards, Austin's opportunity..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Valley of Death, and Back Out Again

Filmmaker and war photographer Tim Hetherington talks about his yearlong embed in Afghanistan

"...When Sebastian Junger and Tim Hether-ington's remarkably immersive and gritty-intimate Afghan war documentary Restrepo won..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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