First Look: Traphouse Caribbean

Popular Downtown eatery stakes claim as nightlife staple

"...over a Red Stripe, gentle Afrobeats tracks play in the background...."

April 14, 2025 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Sitting Down With Your Senator

Sarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era

"...In the midst of a fiery legislative session, the inner bowels..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Anti-Death-Penalty Nun Talks “Bible Belt” and “Death Belt” in Austin

She calls execution the “apex” of a flawed punitive system

"...Sister Helen Prejean’s walk into the dark world of death row began with letters. It..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Weekday Events to Make It a Craft Night, Movie Night, Trivia Night, and More

There's also some events during the day

"...Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Another Classic Summer of Films at the Paramount

Casablanca and Breathless open the season May 22

"...tycoons, and great big sharks are all coming to the Paramount as the Grand Dame of Congress has announced..."

April 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

CAMP Film Fest Brings Online to the IRL Theatre

New event designed to break down career divides comes to the Paramount

"...Online content creation is filled with storytelling innovation, but there's no money in it. Hollywood has the money, but..."

April 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Geoffrey Rush Takes on The Rule of Jenny Pen

New Zealand drama about retirees explores quiet complicity

"...Dictatorships don't happen just because of evil, ambitious people. They spring up because of the apathy or fear or..."

April 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Flirting With the Bizarre: Isaac Ezban Unleashes Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse

New zombie horror bites into the family dynamics of brothers

"...If there’s defining streak to the films of Isaac Ezban, it’s..."

April 4, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...for art made with sand, crazy cars parading, and other once-a-year events...."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Verde Report: Myrto Uzuni Brings Refreshing Confidence to Austin FC’s Locker Room

A closer look at the Albanian goalscoring machine

"...guarded than in any prior era. It’s not that the modern athlete lacks personality, but whatever personality does exist..."

April 4, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Luv Doc: Assisted Living

A hard sell, but not as hard as dried urine

"...My parents are in their late 70s and still live in the same South..."

April 4, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

A Drag DJ, Ducks Ltd., and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

All kinds of sounds can be found around town

"...Ducks Ltd. and the Bug Club..."

April 4, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Day Trips: Vernon L. Richards Riverbend Park, Smithville

Discover the hidden charms of a Central Texas gem

"...Riverbend Park in Smithville offers a nice outdoor destination whether you’re looking for an afternoon getaway or a quiet..."

April 4, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Swans, Swine, and Serial Killers in This Week’s Recommended Events

Get out and get arty

"...existing ambiently in 1970s New York as she contemplates the letters her mother writes from Belgium over her first..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture abound!

"...Ghost in the Shell..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opinion: A 21st Century Texas Lament

A native Texan reflects on what it formerly meant to be a proud Texan and how that badge of honor has been sullied by our current set of elected officials

"...son I’m as big a Texan as you are There’s a girl in her bare feet Asleep on the..."

April 4, 2025 Column by John Langmore

Texas Law Would Make Law Enforcement Misconduct Records More Secretive

New law would create “G file” for all state law enforcement agencies

"...considering bills that would allow law enforcement agencies throughout the state to hide certain disciplinary records from public view..."

April 4, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Seth Meyers and Jane Seymour Announced for ATX TV Festival

Andor creators and Mark Duplass also added to lineup

"...Love Seth Meyers but hate staying up? Don't worry, the host of Late Night With Seth Meyers will be..."

April 2, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

McConaughey and Harrelson Ask Texas Senators for New Film Incentives

New fund would smooth out cash crunches ... for culture warriors

"...in film and TV production incentives that would break the current program out of its boom-and-bust financing – or,..."

April 1, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dismayed by Dismantling USAID

"...hours and living in difficult and dangerous countries around the world Dedicating her life to providing food for the..."

March 29, 2025 Postmarks

Travis County Commissioners Greenlight $5M to Housing for Homeless Austinites

Montopolis project moves forward

"...On Tuesday, March 25, the Travis County Commissioner’s Court designated $4.47 million to build..."

March 28, 2025 News Post by Mattea Gallaway

Thank You Very Much

Doc explores the unknowable comic genius Andy Kaufman

"...laugh, but not because he was funny. He wanted them to laugh because it’s the noise that emerges from..."

March 28, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Shannon & the Clams, Lola Kirke, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...It’s difficult to overstate the influence of NGDB’s 1972 triple-platter LP Will the Circle..."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Our Recommended Events Include Broods, Books, and Barking Buddies

The weekdays are filled with events worth leaving the house

"...This 1983 sequel to the Alfred Hitchcock slasher came 23 years after the original,..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...made by a largely female team – rare at the time – at the Jiří Trnka Studio in Prague,..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cats With Purrrpose

From the Eastside to South Austin, these feline employees are the cat’s meow

"...a black shorthair sunken into a couch cushion. In other words, y’all think cats are lazy. Yet here in..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Texas House Bill Would Take Kids’ Phones Away During School Hours

Poll shows parents concerned about safety amid shootings

"...Over the past couple of years, several Texas school districts have..."

March 28, 2025 News Feature by Mattea Gallaway

What’s New With This Year’s Best of Austin Poll

When to vote, how to campaign, and more questions answered

"...in this week’s issue. It’s our way of letting the folks around us know we think they’re doing outstanding..."

March 28, 2025 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Qmmunity: Seeing Clearly on Trans Day of Visibility

Haus of Trans and Black Trans Leadership of Austin talk their TDOV celebration

"...The two prominent transgender holidays being about visibility and remembrance..."

March 28, 2025 Column by James Scott

“District of Austin” Legislation Fails for a Third Time

Critics say it sends an undemocratic message

"...For the third legislative session in a row, a proposal to..."

March 26, 2025 News Post by Lucciana Choueiry

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