Daniel Lanois and the Improbabilities of Sound

"...Daniel Lanois is missing. It’s Tuesday before the start of SXSW, and Lanois’ manager is standing uneasily..."

March 20, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Getting to the Truth of Teen Life in The Edge of Seventeen

Producer James L. Brooks and director Kelly Fremon Craig talk about their acclaimed teen dramedy

"...sure can pick 'em – newbie filmmakers, that is. The multi-Emmy and Oscar-winning creator of such classic TV as..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blue Lapis Light's Edge of Grace

Blue Lapis Light leaves its epic aerial work for an intimate and uniquely compelling dance on scaffolding

"...There isn't a building in sight. Which feels a bit..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Taking the World Stage

How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means

"...Exhibit A: An Austin-born theatre piece wows audiences from Galway, Ireland, to Seattle, snags..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Ants and the Grasshopper

Documentary wonders how to change minds about climate change

"...Can the world be saved, one conversation at a time?..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Vance Knows and Deigns to Tell the Rest of Us

"...indignation. Notwithstanding Mr. Black's self-righteous negativity and disquiet, in the post-September 11 world rational people must focus on the..."

Aug. 21, 2006 Postmarks

Specialties of the House

Recent Publications From Our Contributors

"...explosively flavorful, today's skewers are a far cry from the shish kabobs that formerly starred in suburban backyards. With..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Food Feature

The Realities of Virtual Reality

Locals look into virtual reality and see more than video games

"...dilapidated street, my car comes to a T in the road. I turn my head side to side; neither..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Penguin With the Pulitzer

Berkeley Breathed on putting Opus to bed and what comes next

"...If you're crossing the street at 24th and Guadalupe, tread carefully: You may..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Kings of Monterrey

Hanging out in Monterrey with a passel of up-and-coming Mexican rockers

"...more beer. We're at a 7-Eleven not far from their rehearsal space, and the drummer, Andres Saenz, is rifling..."

June 16, 2000 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...Like this country's forefathers, it came from England. Though it didn't originate there,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Connection of Merce Cunningham and John Cage Chance

"...random things are always happening to Chance Harper on the Fox TV show Strange Luck? But by the end..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Arts Feature

What's Left of the Dial

Adults, Alternatives, and Anniversaries

"...The times, they are a-changing. Oh, sure, that line may..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Music Feature

The Trials of Tribulation

Ghoulish death hounds return for a Texas-style massacre

"...and thrilling verve. As opener on Friday’s Mohawk sundering, they’ll get no more than 20-25 minutes – about their..."

Jan. 29, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Kingdom of Heaven

Psychedelic pioneer Powell St. John, on the Right Track Now

"...The band's been playing at least an hour, but it..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Public Notice: What Is the Sound of One Shoe Falling?

City releases CodeNEXT draft to mild reaction ... so far

"...On the one hand, the world is going to hell, our..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...In early 2008, Jodi Stodder-Caldwell, an inmate at the Ellen Halbert SAFPF unit in Burnet County, contacted Austin..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

The Art of Dying

May Bookshelf

"...not sure if comparing Evita with Elvis is more offensive to his memory or hers, yet I cannot resist..."

May 16, 1997 Books Feature

Out of the Boomers' Shadow

David Bucci, Playwright for Today's Young Theatre Haters

"...anything new, you just have to do shit to the old shit so you can see it again. You're..."

July 19, 1996 Arts Feature

All Over Creation: The Persistence of Penguins

And Then Came Tango stirs up a fuss, but its birds fly after all

"...Well, for the past few months, theatre and making a number of..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Elephant in the Living Room

Spencer Gibb tiptoes atop 54 Seconds

"..."The elephant in the living room" is one of Spencer..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Buzz Heard 'Round the World

"...Gunnar Hansen as Chainsaw's Leatherface..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Celling of Sundance

Sundance Film Festival Report

"..."And please turn all your cellular phones to `off' and put your beepers on `vibrate.'"..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sister of Shattering Glass

A new supernatural thriller spills out, live, through your phone

"...trapped in a great secret maze that links all the mirrors of the world. Deep in this surreal place,..."

Feb. 8, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Jeopardy! National College Championship Winner on the Road to Victory and Settling Back Into Life at UT

The $250,000 winner talks strategy and what's next

"...down for dinner as a child, he sat on the edge of the table to guarantee he had a..."

March 2, 2022 Screens Post by Sheryl Lawrence

A Different Kind of Player

As far as nightclub concepts go, LAN parties aren't exactly thought of as pickup hotspots. Well, think again.

"...The hot twinkling lights urge like little lighthouse beacons. "What..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

The Favourite

Period drama puts power and personality first

"...Power is a fickle thing. There are those who hold it that have no idea..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...was a pivotal year for America, for Austin, for the embattled world-at-large, but most of all for the Mighty..."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Card Counter

Oscar Isaac takes the biggest gamble of his life

"...The log line for The Card Counter should sound familiar..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson boards another train of ironic whimsy, although this time the train is quite literal and not just the train of thought in his head.

"...Irfan Khan. With his fifth feature film, Anderson boards another train of ironic whimsy, although this time the train..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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