DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...Every Northern European culture knows that Robert Frost was wrong. The..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...March 22 was a slow day on the News desk. This was Austin in campaign season, not..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: The Revolution Will Be Embroidered

In this week's cover story, Jessi Cape explores the resistance potential in cross stitch

"...stress mitigation? Picking up embroidery again, a skill her grandmother taught her when she was a child. But it..."

April 9, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Fast Color Is the Superhero Movie We Really Need

Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw is a beacon to behold

"...point due to her magnificent work in Belle, Beyond the Lights, and Black Mirror's buzziest episode, "San Junipero." Her..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

A Sunday at the Capitol

Orange-clad abortion bill opponents witness House floor folly

"...committee on Friday quietly approved three bills that would further demolish a woman’s right to an abortion, the Texas..."

June 24, 2013 News Post by Dan Solomon

Habesha Celebrates the Best of Ethiopian Cuisine

Friendly newcomers share Ethiopian food and hospitality

"...Habesha Restaurant and Bar is the newest addition to the small number of African restaurants..."

Jan. 26, 2013 Food Post by Angela Shelf Medearis

The Creepy Neighbors

"...The five-year veteran haunt enters its second year at its..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Features Feature

Seeking Divinity With the DJs of Bitches Play Music

At the collective's pre-sabbatical, post-freeze Club Eternal party

"...After foul weather threatened the late-night festivities, Bitches Play Music (cleverly shortened..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

The Standups Star Brian Simpson Recalls the Shows That Changed His Career

Moontower comic thrives on the pressure

"...Brian Simpson's journey to the top of the stand-up scene is a long one..."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

In the Blue Corner: Austin Film Festival

The festival dedicated to every part of storytelling on screen is back for its 20th anniversary

"...There's plenty to celebrate in any given year of the..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

The Luv Doc: New Year's Eve Letdown

The problem with New Year’s is that everyone expects something special to happen.

"...always ends up being disappointed. Something always goes wrong: the band/DJ sucks, the food sucks, the drinks are too..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

Dewhurst Doesn't Blame the House. No, Really.

Well, okay, maybe he blames them a little bit

"...wants to make it clear – he’s not criticizing the House leadership’s handling of the voter ID issue. He’s..."

May 27, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Down the Rabbit Hole … Still [UPDATE]

City Council re-dives into short-term rentals … and hasn’t yet emerged

"...After another special-called session Tuesday morning, Council members continued to tread..."

Sept. 22, 2015 News Post by Michael King

The Mad Men

Senate GOP votes to impose new abortion limits

"...bright orange T-shirts that read “My Family Values Women” gathered in the state Senate chamber last week for a..."

June 19, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Advance's Retreat

Is this the end for Cinematexas?

"...fewer star in this year's constellation of fall events. The Cinematexas International Short Film Festival, the experimental festival lauded..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

The Whole Package

With Margaret Wiley, you didn’t have a one-trick pony; you had a multitude of talents and personalities in one big and big-hearted woman. Wiley’s friends and colleagues at Esther’s Follies offer their memories of this exceptional Austin comedian who died November 2.

"...Wiley, it's hard to know where to start: with the performer, that commanding presence whose drop-dead sense of timing..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Flight of the Night Bird

Harry Akin opened for business on Christmas Eve, 1932, selling hamburgers for 15 cents apiece. Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood reveals how Akin turned his hamburger stand into Austin's former restaurant empire.

"...By the time beloved Austin restaurateur Harry Akin died in 1976,..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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 Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...weeks before Christmas, but outside it feels like spring. The sky is clear and bright, and there is a..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Fantastic Fest Returns ... In the Flesh

Alamo Drafthouse's genre celebration, coming to a cinema soon

"...Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of weird and wonderful cinema from..."

June 22, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Extreme Weather Edition

Queertastic grrrl events this weekend, and every weekend.

"...Baby, it’s cold outside. But just because the temperature has decided to take a nosedive into winter..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Summer of 1983: The Sequel

Alamo Drafthouse hits the wayback button and finds a 'Jedi'

"...A year ago, the Alamo Drafthouse revived the greatest cinema season ever with..."

May 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Face to Face With the King of Trill

I got to meet Bun B and it was real.

"...I'm handing the reins over to Chronicle City Beat editor Anne Harris..."

May 23, 2008 Music Post by Anne Harris

We Have an Issue: The News About News

Meet the News team

"...A few months back, then-Assistant News Editor Maggie Q. Thompson and staff writer Austin..."

May 12, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Short and Sweet: "We Forgot About the Zombies"

Austin filmmaker Chris McInroy on brevity and nasty stains

"...to Short and Sweet, our look at some of the short films and projects at South by Southwest 2023...."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Grumpy Boyfriend

Why are the Island Boys shampooing my dolphin?

"...time after a minute or so he came to the door in just his underwear and a T-shirt. He..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Tattoo Shops Offering Friday the 13th Deals

Looking for a lucky tattoo? We’ve got you covered.

"...A holiday of sorts for tattoo lovers, Friday the 13th tattoos are an ongoing tradition at parlors across..."

July 12, 2018 Events Post by Sarah Marloff

The Texas Film Awards Celebrate the Maverick Spirit

Shirley MacLaine, Jeff Nichols, and others to be honored

"...Plans are something you make until life decides otherwise. Massachusetts-born producer Sarah Green never expected to live in..."

March 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Songs in the Key of Stevie Wonder

Legendary hitmaker melts the Frank Erwin Center

"...In the age of social media when everyone’s a critic, the..."

April 6, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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