Book Review: The Body Double

Emily Beyda's debut novel is ready for its close-up

"...You remember the final scene of Sunset Blvd.. Norma Desmond is at..."

March 6, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Sheryl Cole and Chito Vela: The Prize Fight

All eyes on the Democratic primary run-off in House District 46

"...The March Democratic primary election in House District 46 came..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Luv Doc: Wishy Washy

When a guy asks you if you want to "Netflix and chill," he doesn't really give a damn about the Netflix

"...I don't know whether it's me or what, but I seem to always..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"...Austin receives no such shout-out in "Truckin'," the Grateful Dead's highest-charting single of the Seventies. The psychedelic..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Taking the Temperature of 'Cold in July'

The film based on Joe Lansdale's novel, 'Cold in July,' is a gnarled tale of modern horror

"...Joe Lansdale's novel Cold in July, he expected a by-the-numbers thriller. What he got, instead, pulled not just the..."

May 30, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has just announced its tall stack..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Star Wars Day: Happy May the Fourth, And a Very Merry Revenge of the Fifth

One man's 35 year trip to a galaxy far, far away

"...I will always remember the first time I saw a Star Wars film. It..."

May 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

UT student frequency KVRX struggles to stave off the nationwide downturn in collegiate media

"...Ben Cox scrambles up the stairs and into the on-air booth with a load..."

May 11, 2012 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Setting the Table

New director Ned Rifkin wants to bring more people to the feast that is the Blanton

"...What's a former undersecretary of art for the Smithsonian Institution doing running the Blanton Museum of Art?..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The More You Learn About God, the Further Away from Him You Move

mewithoutYou frontman Aaron Weiss likes a good question, but finds some answers easier than others

"...Aaron Weiss is a man of God. Not because the mewithoutYou frontman sings about Judeo-Christian matters throughout the Philadelphia..."

June 15, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Powerhouses Begin to Emerge in the ASL

Waterloo, Wheatsville, and C3 Presents remain undefeated

"...no mere “instant classic.” This was a clash of the titans: Mike Tyson vs. Razor Ruddock; the Monitor versus..."

April 20, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

The Player

With Adventures of a No Name Actor, a comic memoir of his adventures in the screen trade, anonymous player Marco Perella is finding literary stardom.

"...ear with a celery stalk -- okay now freeze there, because there's a story behind that ......"

July 6, 2001 Books Feature by Katherine Catmull

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

"...The great thing about presidents is their vulnerability. Nothing is..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...tanked in sophisticated company. You head on down to the Warehouse District, and plop yourself at any one of..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

The Naked Gym Ape

Stuart Prestidge wades into the exotic jungle of the Corporate Gym and surveys its creatures.

"...Like so many people around the world, I have fallen for the tantalizing neon promises..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Features Feature by Stuart Prestidge

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...What fills the holes dug by lies; what breeds in dank silence;..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

The Big Bang

The Fragmentation of Austin's Underground

"...illustration by Jason Stout The lineup at Emo's recent fifth anniversary show speaks volumes..."

July 11, 1997 Music Feature by Greg Beets

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...The long, gnarled, nimble fingers that raced, danced, and jumped..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

The Verde Report: How Austin FC Ended Up on the Brink of a Lost Season

The next match is a must-win

"...Austin FC's season took place in a video game, the solution would be obvious. Quit without saving, return to..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Reporting Life

Oh, the places you'll go

"...Our reporting has taken us everywhere from the Supreme Court and death row to up and down..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Chase Hoffberger

On the Drunk Bus With Pineapple Tangaroa

The Austin body modifcation artist isn't playing around in his surprise new comedy

"...saw my guidance counselor I would kick him in the nuts."..."

May 21, 2021 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice – Code X: The Final Chapter?

What to look for when the new LDC draft comes out tomorrow

"...City staff is set to release the new draft of the proposed land development code rewrite..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...scriptwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely who have done the most to shape Marvel’s Cinematic Universe...."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: Remember the Night

The key to a merry Christmas is a shoplifter in the house

"...Does going home for the holidays have you fretful? Are you fearing the same..."

Dec. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Rob Reiner Goes All the Way With LBJ

Tackling the contradictions of the unexpected presidency

"...lore that Lyndon Baines Johnson would hold court with the bathroom door open. "That's a true thing," said Rob..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Aftermath of the Big Headline: Stronger

David Gordon Green talks about the unlucky bystander to history

"...During the opening weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival, Stronger..."

Oct. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part One

Four documentaries examine four film legacies

"...are an obsession. Recent documentaries like Jodorowsky's Dune and Lost Soul detail the near-misses on legendary projects that almost..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Wrong Kind of Rebel Rock

Why bands are lowering the Confederate battle flag

"...on its cover,” I wondered. Seemed as silly as the moment Dublin’s U2 discovered its Delta blues roots on..."

July 22, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

The Universal: Mary Gauthier

Louisiana truthsayer plays twice at the Cactus Cafe Saturday

"...a difficult listen. It’s raw and intense, staring down the debris of heartbreak without pretense. Yet the new disc..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

'The Death Penalty Is About Us'

'Dead Man Walking' scribe Sister Helen Prejean speaks in town tonight

"...The year Sister Helen Prejean published her bestselling book Dead..."

Dec. 3, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

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