The Legend of 1900

"...Vince, Bill Nunn, Clarence Williams Iii and Melanie Thierry. 1900 is the name of a character, not a century,..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Constancy of Sorrow

Native Texan Kevin Reynolds taps loss of innocence, from Cold War Commies to The Count of Monte Cristo

"...his work with friend Kevin Costner on films like their mutual 1985 breakthrough, Fandango; 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...The lobby of the Grand 1894 Opera House came to..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Day Trips: Statues of Texas Women

A list of Texas women who stand tall

"...Statues of Texas women are in short supply compared to likenesses..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Faster Than Sound – Summer in the City: Concerts, Protests, Relief Controversy, Potentially Less HAAM

Clubs navigate show safety, local musicians soundtrack protests, and HAAM asks for city aid.

"...at a few reopened venues continue to emerge. In the past week, Far Out Lounge, Sahara Lounge, and Coconut..."

June 12, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Off the Record

Back in the saddle at the Phoenix Saloon, Woxy pulls the plug, and the latest on the Cactus Cafe

"...Signing Off..."

April 2, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Little Buddha

"...Ruocheng, Alex Wiesendanger and Bridget Fonda. Tibetan monks on the Seattle monorail. A fair-skinned, blond-headed, American gameboy in a..."

May 27, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Estate Sale Roundup: April 4-6

The weather couldn't be better for hunting.

"...The possessions of some unique people wait us this week..."

April 4, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

1999 Austin Film Releases

A complete list of all films released for theatrical runs in Austin in the calendar year 1999 and eligible for consideration in the Top Ten.

"...Following is the complete list of all the films released for theatrical..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

November Previews

"...Hit is this gentle, funny, passionate, and focused study of a man in Wisconsin pursuing his American Dream. The..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Letters at 3AM

Freedom is beautiful and dangerous: That has been the theme of American writers since the beginning

"...Six weeks of a daily class, the last these high school seniors..."

May 11, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

An L.A. Benefit, Toni Price Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Ted Leo and the Pharmacists..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Eastciders on Barton Springs Is Gone, Hi Sign Brewing Turns Six, Fogo de Chão Flexes Plantwise, Live Fire Beefs It Even Better, There’s Bourbon and Biscuits at Stella San Jac, and (how do you like it?) More, More, More

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

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled..."

March 22, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Estate Sale Roundup: November 7-9

Keep on truckin' this week for everything under the autumn sun

"...Get up early, you'll want to hit all the estate sales this weekend...."

Nov. 7, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Gotta Muffuletta?

New Orleans' signature sandwich grows in popularity here

"...This is not the first time distinctive sandwiches have experienced culinary migration: Louisville’s..."

Feb. 12, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

A Diva's Best Friend

Stuart Moulton knows what becomes a legend most. Just ask Carol or Charo or Eartha or Elaine ...

"...not be worried that Austin is about to become the Live Cabaret Capital of the World. Our town is..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books

Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT’s collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs

"...tell a huge story in a little book. If the subject has real heft – say, a collection that..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Walk in Austin's Shoes

Curious tidbits and Austin arcana

"...here in Austin, we're especially attached to ours (to the point of codependency, some might say). But many of..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by the News Staff

Day Trips

Museum-hopping in Houston.

"...The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston looks boxy and..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. would call it a Wampeter.

"...and religion, baseball and cats: A selective timeline, explicating the typographical pun on our cover...."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column by Nick Barbaro

Greener Pastures

Youth, Joy, and Jean Arthur

"...Oh wretched misery! Inexorable fate! Emissary of despair! Why hast thou cast me into the pit..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips

"...Smitty's Market in Lockhart is the newest barbecue stand in a town legendary for its..."

July 4, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback

SXSW begins giving up her secrets.

"...Beginning Monday with news of Blur/Gorillaz svengali Damon Albarn and guitar muse St. Vincent..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips

"...since Paul Holub and his stepdaughter Debbie Krenik gave the old clapboard building a coat of white paint and..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Column

Our Little Town

Travis Heights Arrives

"...In 1891, after the new bridge had spurred a boom along South Congress,..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...Second, Taylor, 512/352-6206 Mon-Thu, 9am-8pm; Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 9am-'til they run outta food...."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

A World in Which All Worlds Fit

"...Don Walser at the granddaddy of South Austin live music venues, the Broken..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig