Fortune and Glory: How The Spiel Celebrates Steven Spielberg

Eric Vespe discusses new podcast, life after Scott Wampler

"...Eric Vespe. After all, when your first memory is the coffins popping out of the ground at the end..."

July 29, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

JuiceLand Expands, Wax Myrtle’s Prepares to Close, the Museum of Ice Cream Goes Pink, Oseyo Debuts a Fantastic Brunch, Garbo’s Welcomes Santa Claus, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Dec. 13, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...In the grand history of dating and hookups, there's going to..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Petition Tradition Is Up for Review

It could get a little harder to put an ordinance on a ballot

"...what has made (and kept) Austin weird, part of the answer must be this city’s penchant for self-governance...."

March 14, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

SXSW Film Review: Flamin' Hot

Director Eva Longoria serves up heartwarming corn and cheese

"...Food puns are ahead, so fair warning. The world premiere of Flamin’ Hot, Eva Longoria’s directorial debut,..."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Sophia Lawson's Debut Photography Show Celebrates Her Second Home, the Mohawk

Sabrina Ellis performs at Lawson's "Still Sounds" on Wednesday

"...For Sophia Lawson, Red River Street institution the Mohawk represents her starting point in the local music..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Trent Johnson

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Birdman director seems painfully aware of his own pretensions

"...Alejandro González Iñárritu is as contradictory a filmmaker as they come. His films are so often ambitious yet strangely..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Indoor Queers Club

Stay home and cool off with Qmmunity’s movie, book, and TV recs

"...cloistered to early morning hours or late at night, there’s still plenty of queer fun to be had from..."

July 13, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Emily Wells, Dwight Yoakam, Sir Woman, Tony Kamel, Jake Lloyd, and more recommended shows

"...Regards to the End was stirred up by an existential prompt: What..."

June 3, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Five Things in Austin Galleries You'll Want to Appreciate

From unique photography to craftily duplicate furniture, the most gorgeous items on display

"...So many galleries, as the saying goes, so little time. This town's blessed with..."

April 1, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Review: Anonymous Club

Courtney Bartnett wrestles with creativity and celebrity

"...On the closing track of Courtney Barnett’s newest album Things Take..."

March 22, 2022 Screens Post by Trace Sauveur

Opinion: The Task for UT Staff and Faculty This Fall

Building confidence in students will need to be a priority for the UT community

"...Can I do this? Am I smart enough? Do other people know that I'm a fraud? What if I..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Column by Avani Chhaya

SXSW Online Keynote Speaker Charles Yu on Insecurity, Fatherhood, and Representation

The Interior Chinatown author reflects on how Asian American lives are characterized in popular entertainment

"...living with "a lot of self-doubt." Before he was the recipient of the 2020 National Book Award for his..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature by Vivie Behrens

It's Gonna Get Pitch Black at Other Worlds

David Twohy named this year's Defender of the Universe

"...Alan J. Levi. Wrath of Khan mastermind Nicholas Meyer. The Black Hole explorer Gary Nelson. SF icon Sybil Danning...."

Nov. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Under the Skin: Brandon Cronenberg on Possessor Uncut

Behind the flesh of the bodyswap hitman horror

"...order. After all, his 2012 debut, Antiviral, dealt with the convergence of celebrity and virus. But as Possessor arrives..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Austin Musician Gina Chavez Became the Subject of the City's Latest Mural

The story of an L.A. muralist creating a 12-foot-tall portrait of a local musical star

"...Levi Ponce was on a mission: to "spread the beauty of Latino culture throughout the Bible Belt." The..."

April 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Saint Frances

SXSW 2019 light-touch comedy faces growing up at 34

"...For years, abortion in cinema has either been reserved for “a very special episode” or evangelical..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Revamped National Lampoon Radio Hour Goes Full 2020

Still twisted and sharpening the lampoon

"...In this age of perpetual reboots, there's a comeback on the horizon, and it's not always..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Erica Lies

The Texas Conference for Women Turns 20 With Expanded Programming

Megan Rapinoe, Tracee Ellis Ross to keynote nonprofit, nonpartisan networking event

"...Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Texas Conference for Women returns to the Austin Convention..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Everyone's favorite web-slinger returns for a new era of Marvel

"...old, Thor set off to be an Asgardian of the Galaxy, and Iron Man – or as Peter Parker..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Say Goodbye to Broad City at SXSW

If you’re here for spoilers, queen, we’ve got some news for you

"...Does Abbi make that life-changing decision? What’s the sitch on Ilana’s living situation? Is Abbi’s roommate Melody..."

March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Beth Sullivan

American Animals

Truth, lies, and self-deception in this remarkable true-crime docudrama

"...Where is the line between fact and fiction in documentary cinema? For..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Bart Layton on Secrets, Lies, and American Animals

How the documentarian turned true crime tropes on their heads

"...Some documentarians find their next film through hours of painstaking research. When Bart..."

June 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: American Animals

A docudrama as audacious as the heist it re-creates

"..."Audacious heist" is the most cliched adjective-noun combo in cinema, and often the..."

March 19, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Trans-Pecos Imposter Discovered

Peter Hefflin is not Peter Hefflin

"...Weird news out of West Texas, where the Houston Chronicle's David Hunn reports that Peter Hefflin, a..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Review: Delicious

Lamar Union concept clears its name

"...Let's get one thing out of the way first. It's an audacious act to name a..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Kelcy Warren Takes a Meeting

Talk of Standing Rock overshadows Texas Parks & Wildlife's pipeline easement dispute

"...Dozens of people from all corners of the state lined up to speak at last Thursday's meeting..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Tickled

Doc goes beneath the surface of competitive endurance tickling

"...You know the drill. What starts off as an intriguing documentary about..."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Butthole Surfers Drummer King Coffey Recovering After Being Hit By a Car

“Just a bad scenario,” admits the scene veteran

"...The venerable stick man was preparing to play a set..."

Feb. 17, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Food-o-File

Brewpubs and breastaurants

"...Sixth) is throwing a party later today to celebrate their collaboration with Austin Beerworks on the seasonal release of..."

Dec. 30, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

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