The New Negroes Showcases the Full Range of African-American Comedy at SXSW

At the stand-up show hosted by Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle, black laughs matter

"...think you know what it means to be black, The New Negroes would like to challenge that perception. This..."

March 8, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Raising Hell and Blazing Trails in the New Molly Ivins Documentary

A personal look at the journalist's powerful and profound Lone Star legacy

"...When conservative presidential candidate Pat Buchanan bemoaned the United States' supposed descent into the "culture wars" during..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Screens Feature by Mary Tuma

SXSW: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left

AOC: Democratic Socialism is about prioritizing people, not profits

"...The 29-year-old political superstar who can’t stop dominating the headlines..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

Ring in the New Year With a Binge Watch

12 streaming shows to get you to midnight and beyond

"...For a lot of us, New Year’s Eve is the last night we want to..."

Dec. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Nancy Pelosi Visits the New Seton

Dem leader and Lloyd Doggett lead roundtable on Obamacare

"...sponsored by Seton/Ascension health care. Following a tour of the nearly complete new Dell Seton hospital, the two officials..."

April 20, 2017 News Post by Michael King

When the New Thing Is Old News Already

Call it Murphy's nth Law of Computing: 'Any given program, when running, is obsolete'

"...bought an iPhone 4, you did so knowing that the iPhone 5 will likely be on sale before your..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Family

The family that slays together, stays together – even in witness protection.

"...In the mordant black comedy The Family, the expatriate Americans living..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Golden Boat

"...Valk, Brett Alexander and Stephan Balint. Raul Ruiz is the artist in exile. In his native Chile he studied..."

March 20, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Hang the DJ

The new political theatre invites you into its messy, sexy conversation

"..."Theatre gets to create a topic of conversation for a..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Wines of the Week

Sampling northeast Italy’s brilliant wines

"...One of the best things that happens to wine lovers in spring..."

March 21, 2014 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Texas Book Festival 2017: After the Uprising: The Shi'a Sunni Divide

Geneive Abdo gets below the surface of Middle East conflicts

"...My fascination with the Middle East had drawn me to The New Sectarianism,..."

Nov. 5, 2017 Arts Post by Elizabeth Banicki

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...Posted after the jump is the entire transcript of CNN's Democratic presidential..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Journey From the Fall

The fall of the title refers to the fall of Saigon – which is just the beginning for these Vietnamese characters whose stories of re-education camps, exile, and relocation are movingly portrayed in this drama.

"...Starring: Kieu Chinh, Long Nguyen, Diem Lien, Jayvee Mai The Hiep, Khanh Doan, Cat Ly and Nguyen Thai Nguyen...."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Color of Fire

The Austin Fire Department is making another attempt at staff diversity – will it do any better this time?

"...There was a time not so long ago when Austin's..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: The Politics of Distraction

In the face of failure at home and abroad, the right turns on immigrants

"...sleep. Now, months later, RVW awakens and turns on the television news to see what he's missed. The current,..."

April 14, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Day After Tomorrow

A new Ice Age cometh

"...Poor New York City. As if it didn’t have enough to..."

May 28, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cracks in the System

Is the City's Minority Procurement Process Up to Par?

"...Carol Hadnot, a minority procurement consultant, says African Americans are not gettinga fair share of the city's construction..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Chris Walters

The Return of Lila Downs

‘La Reyna’ makes another rare stop in Austin – tonight

"...Lila Downs performs with all the force of a tropical depression. On 2012’s Pecados y..."

April 9, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Everybody Plays the Fool

Neither party is sainted, and dominance tends to encourage the worst of political habits

"...his or her motives; to disagree, even violently, with others' ideas is not to demonize but simply to disagree...."

Nov. 21, 2008 Column by Louis Black

So Lucky Makes Space for Asian Americans Onstage

Sad Girls Productions' new play hopes to create connections within the community

"...That's the case with Pen – short for Penelope – the..."

March 13, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Did Shearwater Cut the Best Protest Album of 2016?

Jonathan Meiburg calls out new America's scary monsters

"...Legitimate protest albums spring from dire political climates. They're an expression of fear, but also a rallying cry...."

Dec. 9, 2016 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

The Cable Channel Shell-Game Shuffle

The FCC is investigating Time Warner; African-American weekday news anchors are few and far between

"...The Federal Communications Commission is investigating Time Warner Cable and..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature by Kevin Brass

SBOE Passes Mexican-American Studies, but Whitewashes the Name

Right-wing board member objects to “hyphenated Americanism”

"...Four years and two failed textbooks later, the Texas State Board of Education finally agreed to provide..."

April 13, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Many Projects of Lawrence Wright

From TV to the stage the local writer has been busy

"...The Looming Tower Hulu series digs into the lead-up to..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

The Road to 10-1: Add One More …

Candidate pilgrimage grows, and a glance at District 4

"...No sooner had Newsdesk counted 62 candidates (Mayor and City Council), then somebody..."

June 30, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Pressing the Flesh

The world's leading adult toy manufacturer for men wants to take the stigma out of sex

"...Steve Shubin, inventor of the Fleshlight and founder and CEO of Interactive Life Forms,..."

May 11, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Riding the Pinwheel

The GOP redraws the map of Texas – brazenly sidestepping most of the state's newest voters

"...Outside a committee hearing room during the 82nd Texas Legislature, I ran into Austin political consultant..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...peas, roasted red peppers, cornmeal, tofu, and cookbooks through the merchant's pavilion, past the barbecue stands, and into the..."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

The World as He Knows It

H.W. Brands? The Age of Gold is just the latest in a long line of well-crafted history.

"...100 years, readers of literate nonfiction have gravitated to the brand names, the household names, of the historical profession..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Books Feature by Tim Walker

The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...to be in Austin, he wanted to get to the bottom of something that had been bothering him for..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

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