A Map of the World

"...Directed by: Scott Elliott. Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn and Chloë Sevigny...."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Around the World of Weird

The many genre delights of Fantastic Fest 2008

"...Fantastic Fest is coming. Get some sleep while you can...."

Sept. 12, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: The Glory of It All

Celebrating the insane energy and rippling barrage of popular culture

"...Those who denounce, accuse, castigate, and deride me are completely right. They need..."

March 16, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Journey Toward a Novel

"...Obsession re-mains price the of creation," wrote Nelson Algren, "and the..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

The Map of Love: A Novel

"...The Map of Love: A Novelby Ahdaf Soueif..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Books Review by Amanda Eyre Ward

Of Mercy and Mississippi

On the Bookshelf

"...The first novel by Houston writer Kathleen Cambor, The Book..."

July 18, 1997 Books Review

The Seagull's Laughter

Set in 1950s Iceland, this film is equal parts noirish mystery and coming-of-age tale.

"...Directed by: Ágúst Guðmundsson. Starring: Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, Ugla Egilsdóttir, Eyvindur Erlendsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld and..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...Okay, readers, your wait to learn who will be attending..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Devil and William Friedkin

The director's journey from The Exorcist to a real exorcism

"...William Friedkin sits back on a couch in the Four..."

Jan. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Feel the Burn

Austin author and wildland firefighter Mary Pauline Lowry takes readers inside the fire line in her novel Wildfire

"...Austin native Mary Pauline Lowry has quilted a career out..."

July 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Doug Dorst puts the S. in 'Ship of Theseus' with this JJ Abrams Collaboration

The author presents his new literary creation at BookPeople tonight

"...Doug Dorst, author of Alive in Necropolis ( runner-up for the 2008..."

Dec. 9, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Strength of Character

Like John Irving, Peter Hedges can create characters with such depth and originality it’s as if you have spent a lifetime in search of their company.

"...Peter Hedges writes stories about the people that Hollywood forgot: like the mother so..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

And I Beheld an Infinite Map

David Foster Wallace's 'Infinite Jest': Mapped and Annotated

"...Where is the Enfield Tennis Academy?..."

Dec. 10, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The People Person

Peter Hedges' Pieces of April brings the novelist-screenwriter out of the quiet and into the filmmaking fray.

"...You may not recall Peter Hedges' name, but you've almost certainly..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Fall just got a little closer, readers, not in a..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Not Quite the Usual Holiday Gift Ideas

Something a little different for your loved ones this year

"...And not all just things, of course...."

Dec. 12, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Long View

John Graves' 'Myself and Strangers' finds the 83-year-old looking back at his past and into his future

"...Forty-six years ago and change, in the winter of 1957, John..."

April 30, 2004 Books Feature by Steve Moore

'The Intergalactic Nemesis' in Four Colors

Is the world's first live action graphic novel a good graphic novel?

"...The Intergalactic Nemesis has been called the world's first live..."

Aug. 11, 2012 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Shooting the Breeze with Speed Levitch

The star of Rick Linklater's 'Up to Speed' speaks

"...Recently, Richard Linklater debuted his new Hulu web series Up to..."

Aug. 22, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...Wednesday, March 12 TITO & TARANTULA Steamboat, Wednesday, March 12..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

Kirk Lynn earns a $50K fellowship from United States Artists

"...Playwright Kirk Lynn has just been named a 2011 USA..."

Dec. 5, 2011 Arts Post by Robert Faires

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...Well, Austin is once again locked in one of our emotionally..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

The Cabbie Knows

In Portland, Taxi Drivers Are Tuned Into the Food Scene

"...illustration by Lisa Kirkpatrick The shuttle to my hotel had..."

May 8, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Page Two: Love, Grace, and Tears

Borne aloft by Jefferson Airplane

"...Music and Memory..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Column by Louis Black

A League of Their Own

"...Bud Shrake photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Nowadays there's so much..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Year in Books

What New Book Did You Most Enjoy in 1998 and Why?

"...Stuart Wade: Kurt Vonnegut's intentionally unfinished farewell Timequake. Nowhere close..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Books Feature

Music on the Page at the Texas Book Festival

Music books strut their feminism, hip-hop, and emo

"...Music, whether background radio hits or handpicked playlists, offers a persistent..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

In Play: 'Dishonored' & 'God of Blades'

Two new games from local developers

"...DishonoredBethesda Softworks (publisher), Arkane Studios (developer) Playstation3, Xbox 360, PC,..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Taking the World Stage

How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means

"...Exhibit A: An Austin-born theatre piece wows audiences from Galway, Ireland,..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Qmmunity: The Harsh Reality of Lawmakers’ Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric

Plus Dining Out for Life, Violent Fems, and more events to do good, feel good

"...The world has never been kind to those of us..."

May 24, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

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