SXSW VR Cinema: Re-Animated

The last Kaua'i 'ō'ō bird inspires an immersive work of mindwarping art

"...Danish environmental artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen “believes he and other ecologically-minded artists can one day bring long-lost species like..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Horror at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Tammie Rubin: Everything You Ever" at Women & Their Work

This sculptural labyrinth of values casts an epiphytic spell

"...There's an occupation going on within the Women & Their..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

It's the most wonderful time of the year

"...The festival of holiday lights in Johnson City lives up..."

Dec. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Brownsville

Sanctuary safeguards rare island of palms behind border wall

"...a rare piece of old Texas. At one time, the thick palm tree forest extended more than 80 miles..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Living Off the Land With Local Leaf

Eric Knight and Stacy Coplin turn Central Texas foliage into yaupon tea

"...Through the years, we've been led to believe that money doesn't..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

SXSW 2019 Reveals Initial Artist List

Amanda Palmer, Oh Sees, Laura Jane Grace, Swervedriver and 236 more

"...The South by Southwest Music conference, five months ahead of..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"...be booked into Travis County Jail and to feel the world spinning as her freedom, her community, and her..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Mrs. Hyde

Isabelle Huppert glows (literally) in this SF-comedy makeover of the psycho-horror classic.

"...is more likely to remind you of Jerry Lewis’ The Nutty Professor than Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel about..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

“Elizabeth Chiles: Weave” at grayDUCK Gallery

Chiles explores the ever-changing nature of light, time, and life through transcendant prints of light’s little dance through flora

"...phone to query: "Japanese word light through tree leaves." The word I was looking for, remembered from lists of..."

May 4, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Austin Animator Eric Power Slices and Dices

Collage and stop-motion come together in his homemade epic Path of Blood

"...In Eric Power's cupboard, there's a bag marked "Ninja Guts." It's part of the..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: I.D. Fairchild State Forest, Maydelle

Take a walk in the woods behind the pine curtain of East Texas

"...I.D. Fairchild State Forest outside of Maydelle, between Palestine and Rusk, offers a..."

March 30, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: John Knox Ranch, Wimberley

Kids’ summer camp becoming a year-round destination for adults and families

"...annual passes, and Blue Hole is not open to the public. See website for more information...."

March 23, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

ACL Review: Thundercat

Bass prodigy resurrects Seventies fusion

"...Last November, somewhere in the hills of Sherwood Forest hours before the first and..."

Oct. 8, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Anya Gallaccio: to see if time was there at Laguna Gloria

The artist's giant tree stump carved from limestone is a sign that we love ancient things and are part of nature, too

"...The artist’s giant tree stump carved from limestone is a..."

June 23, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

The Book of Henry

Abandon all hope ye who purchase a ticket

"...There are many reasons we go to the movies. To..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Why Does Everyone Hate CodeNEXT?

Can a polarized Austin reach consensus on land use by next spring?

"...If CodeNEXT were a Broadway musical (just imagine the pitch meeting), it would have closed in previews. The..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Code Blue

Lamentations on land use

"...There's no regular City Council meeting this week – the..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Christina Coleman at WEST 2017

The artist gives voice to the blackness in creation stories and personal histories

"...her staffs of braided black hair as figures or trees making a forest deep and rich enough for a..."

May 12, 2017 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Turn Your Yard Into a Wildlife Habitat

Preserving the environment by letting your lawn go wild

"...yard or water her plants. Her residential property in Northeast Austin is a curious sight nestled among the perfectly..."

April 21, 2017 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Public Notice: Imagine That

Land development code draft ready at last

"...For planning geeks in Austin, this is the week it..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

"Valerie Fowler: Nature and Other Stories" at the Butridge Gallery

The art here tells local stories but is universal in ways that are loud, strange, and reverent for uncontrolled nature

"...I'm used to seeing images of Austin. Most of them are straightforward, really wanting to be pretty and recognizable..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Austin Photo Ops

Visiting Austin? You're going to want to take some pictures.

"...Much as if a tree falls in a forest … (you know the rest), will anyone believe you..."

Dec. 26, 2016 Chronolog Post by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips: San Saba River Nature Park

Take a hike in a historic pecan forest along the San Saba River

"...River Nature Park in San Saba opens a pecan forest to the public for exploring and enjoying. In season,..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

“Vivid Strokes: Contemporary Paintings From Vietnam”

In our tumultuous moment, seeing work by artists from nations that have known tragedy our own has not can be enlightening

"...One way to do that is to look at other, more tumultuous times and places. The Asian American Resource..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Sound on Sound Review: Car Seat Headrest

Slacker Pavement hooks meet James Murphy’s drollness

"...“Austin, how are you?” shouted Andrew Katz from behind the drum kit midway through Car Seat Headrest’s Saturday evening..."

Nov. 6, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Into the Woods at Scream Hollow

Behind the scenes at the local destination horror house

"...The woods may be dark and deep. Yet no one..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Baked Cookies and Racism at UT

Young Conservatives get national headlines, local contempt

"...It was the bake sale heard around the world. That's probably what..."

Oct. 27, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

I Like to Watch: Better Things Than Stranger Things

There are other worlds than these

"...going back to House of Cards, are inspired by the algorithm: Netflix’s unfathomably deep wells of data showed that..."

July 31, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

Playback – Omnibus: Destination Unknown

Vetting City Hall's recommendations to Mayor Adler's arts Omnibus and unveiling Sound on Sound Fest's Renaissance location and debut lineup

"...In February, Mayor Steve Adler made the dire declaration...."

July 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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