Better All the Time

Cabaret and musical legend Barbara Cook is still learning

"...You may think Barbara Cook hit the heights musically on Broadway in the Golden Age of..."

Sept. 19, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...a short period of hiding, she found refuge in the care of a woman named Jeannette. The supportive nurse..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Jimmy LaFave in the Present Tense

Honoring the local musician’s commitment to life

"..."Don't want to get out of this car," sings Jimmy LaFave at..."

May 12, 2017 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Get Off Your Ass and Change the World

Nobel Prize winner Jody Williams speaks tomorrow at BookPeople

"...Despite the exhausting recent headlines from around the globe, there are..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

UT Department of Theatre & Dance's Building the Wall

UT Department of Theatre & Dance rushes to get Robert Schenkkan's timely political drama onstage

"...It's a brave playwright who writes about current events in 2017. The newsreel is running..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...When Karen Johle arrived home from work on the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 18, her youngest son, 13-year-old..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: Get Over It

You're not responsible for someone else's happiness

"...why are men so controlling? My sister barely gets to leave the house or do anything anymore because her..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

The Graduates

Once They Were My Students Now They Are

"...and Jen-ay are like peas and carrots," Edward used to say. That's a line from Forrest Gump, a character..."

May 25, 2001 Features Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Future's Still Bright

Barbara K, the woman who turned down $900,000

"...Barbara K is certifiably insane. That's the conclusion she's guessing you'll draw when you hear what..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Did Rudy Giuliani Write This?

"...Dear Editor, [Re: Study on Austin Murders Finds Random Shootings Rare...."

July 19, 2024 Postmarks

Still Returns to Nov. 18 Issue

"...Dear Editor, It has been weeks and I still go back..."

March 23, 2006 Postmarks

The Master Builder

The impeccable craft and enduring genius of Arthur Miller, as explained by Tony Kushner

"..."Arthur Miller's was a great voice, one of the principal voices, raised in opposition, calling for resistance, offering..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Write Place

The Austin Heart of Film Festival

"...Every writer knows what simple joy the graceful waltz of fingers..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Point Austin: The Heroic Legacy of Martin Luther King

In a dark time, looking to King's example for inspiration

"...The latest, still-simmering outrage from the Trump White House was..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Through the Lege Looking-Glass

Alice's tea party was never as mad as the Lege this session

"...You can't make these things up. Kicking off his gender purification campaign Monday..."

March 10, 2017 News Column by Michael King

We Need to Talk About Maxwell

“I make records because I live, not because I live to make records”

"...2016 marks the 20th anniversary of Gerald Maxwell Rivera’s debut, Maxwell’s Urban..."

July 13, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Admiral McRaven to Become UT Chancellor

Man who masterminded Bin Laden death to take over UT

"...The leadership of the UT System could be set for..."

July 30, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Understanding Prop A & B and the Policing Paradigm Shift on the Ballot

May vote could revolutionize civilian oversight

"...When Austin voters cast their ballots in the upcoming May 6 election, they will..."

April 20, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Sorcery and Special K: The Neuroplastic Visions of Zoë Shulman

How ketamine therapy helped the Austin artist transmute her psychedelic insights into gallery gold

"...John Dee, the demon-haunted alchemist and court astronomer to England's Queen Elizabeth..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Nathan Harris Pens an Intimate Civil War Tale in The Sweetness of Water

In his debut novel, the Michener Center alumnus brings "a new story to the table"

"...Landry is trying to make sense of his freedom. Newly emancipated and unaccustomed..."

June 18, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Learning the Hard Way That Police and Democratic Socialists Rarely Mix

CLEAT alum Danny Fetonte's resignation from the Austin DSA raises questions for the local chapter

"...At their national conference in Chicago in early August, the Democratic..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Good Eye: The Pulse

The Good Eye says goodbye

"...An actress I interviewed a few months ago happened to mention the challenges of playing a dead girl lying..."

April 3, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

The Game Is All

We catch up with some major players in Austin's gaming universe

"...one. And if you are, you were likely among the attendees of the Austin Game Conference...."

Oct. 27, 2006 Screens Feature by N. Evan Van Zelfden

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...A surge of lightning flickers as thunder cracks above the rumble of molten lava...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

The Joys of Meanness

Scott Blackwood's initiation into the writing life

"...Scott Blackwood remembers Arlington, Texas, as a frightening place. Nearby, Six Flags loomed..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...thinks about quitting, Alan Zinter looks you straight in the eye, barely blinking, not a hint of a smile..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Rants on the Writing of Novels

Letters at 3AM

"...your taxes. Divide fees earned by hours worked, and the pay is usually less than minimum wage. Whether your..."

April 11, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

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