Holiday Greetings From the INS: Hit the Road

Austin's Jamal family faces forced deportation to an unknown destination

"...On Dec. 16, 2002, six separate letters arrived for the six members of the Jamal family -- and they..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Staycationer: Hotel ZaZa Austin

Your Close-to-Home Guide to Getting Away

"...Before the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions, Austin tourism was..."

April 14, 2021 Food Post by Veronica Meewes

Ovid's Myths: the Roman Nose in Exile: Merry Metamorphosis

Exhibitionism

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center, November 1..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Arts Review

Music of the Spheres

Sinatra in the Sahara

"...The kingdom of Morocco achieved independence from French and Spanish..."

July 9, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Dusting the Bookshelf

Recent Titles

"...No -- you are not seeing things. These reviews -- albeit differing opinions -- were of notable..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Books Review

The Shepherd

Dripping Springs recluse Sam Beam spills some Iron & Wine

"...As Hurricane Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast in 2005, Sam Beam headed toward higher..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Alexander

Oliver Stone has achieved the impossible: He's made the life of Alexander the Great seem boring.

"...of a tone it never quite conquers, Oliver Stone’s three-hour labor of love is simply laborious, a ponderous behemoth..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Boil Water Notice Inspires Donations and Creative Drink Options

Fluff Meringues’ Grand Opening, Texas Wine Month, and Roya preview

"...There’s no better way to start the week than with..."

Oct. 22, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Articulations

A family of Austin artists faces deportation, playwright Cyndi Williams gets some recognition in Big D, and Arts Center Stage both gives and gets.

"...The season of peace on earth, goodwill toward all didn't..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Actually Living With War

The latest AFS Essential Cinema series focuses on the films of the Middle East and North Africa

"...The climax of Bahman Ghobadi's Turtles Can Fly transpires thusly:..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Lacresha Murray, currently serving a 25-year sentence for the death of two-year-old Jayla Belton, received some high-profile support..."

Nov. 20, 1998 News Feature

Portrait of a Refugee

"...It has been almost five years since the six members of the Jamal family – Mo, Shahla,..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Disney’s Aladdin

Poster child for Broadway's Disneyfication still crazy entertaining

"...Like so many other animated screen-to-stage musicals created by Disney since the 1994..."

Feb. 16, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Event Menu

Austin gets multicultural with St. Patrick's Day, the Persian New Year, and Uchi

"...Austin's inaugural Fleadh (Gaelic festival) will be held at the Fourth Street Fort (216 E. Fourth) with live music..."

March 19, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Crash

The paths of a seemingly unconnected, multicultural group of Los Angelenos cross in the most compelling American movie to come around in a long while.

"...Terrence Howard, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser and Loretta Devine. There is a visual image that dominates Crash from its..."

May 6, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Rajamani

Live Shot

"...Market North, July 19 Filmmakers and photographers call it the golden hour, the period around sunset when low beams..."

July 25, 2003 Music Review by David Lynch

Siete's New Mercado, Desert Door's Twisted Cocktails, Indie Brewing's Song Contest, ZaZa's Springtime Pizzazz, and More

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

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings..."

March 16, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

30 New Shows, Returning Series, and Other TV Premieres This April

Top Chef, crazy love, and sweet potters

"...The streaming service nabbed headlines when it acquired Warner Bros...."

April 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Collateral Damage

Assessing the cost of service for minority veterans

"...a line of people waiting to access services at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH). It's an..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

49th-Inning Stretch

Both the players and the announcer have the same dreams of going to the major leagues. The difference between the players and announcer Mike Capps is that none of the young men on the roster of the Round Rock Express earned an Emmy nomination, covered the Persian Gulf War for CNN, or did a 10-hour marathon broadcast of the end of the 51-day Branch Davidian siege in Waco.

"...On a blazing July afternoon on the field at Dell Diamond, the home of Double-A baseball's..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

TV Eye

Fall TV is dead; long live fall TV!

"...All right, I've cast my verdict. There is no reason to watch TV this fall. After..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Hope Wears a Cherry Red Suit

Santa scholar Carl Anderson talks about the role of Kris Kringle in a time of grief and fear.

"...and no doubt many will be doing it at the mall, seeking our solace from a man with a..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Get ready for the raunch. SXSW has established itself as the Spring festival..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...explorers to tech investors, musicians to Muppets, and from the joint chiefs of staff to the wrestling ring: SXSW..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Quote of the Week:..."

Jan. 3, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

There Is No Evil

Iranian anthology walks the line between life and death

"...Pioneer moviemaker D. W. Griffith birthed the anthology film with his 1916 silent epic Intolerance,..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Critics Picks

"...PizzaReale's, Cippolina pizza happy hour specials..."

May 25, 2001 Food Feature

Where Everything Is Music

"...Digital image from the "Monsters of Grace" cyberopera...."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Edibles in Isolation

Send Me to a Desert Island, but Let Me Have My ...

"...Was that Dessert Island or Desert Island? If it's the latter, and surrounded by ocean, then I would first..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Food Feature

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