Inside Austin's Recent Gaming Shake-ups

Lots of layoffs, but a Nation of Indies rises from the ashes

"...started two weeks ago when Vigil Games closed. Employees there were already on edge following the December announcement that..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Before the Lights Go Out

One last local look

"...The Nortons and Friends Hip Replacement (Pipebomb Records)..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Meet the New Boss

The Privatization Route

"...In other agencies, the shake-ups have hardly been as dramatic as..."

Jan. 15, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The Luv Doc: Services Rendered

Idle hands are the Devil's playthings

"...it. I come home and dishes are still in the sink, the laundry isn't done. Bills don't get paid...."

March 9, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Can the Powerpuff Girls Save the Day?

Classic cute-smart cartoon returns for one night only

"...Most kids go away for five years, they come back looking completely different. When The Powerpuff Girls..."

Jan. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed back..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crisis at the Rape Crisis Center

Has Idealism Become the Victim of Financial Reality?

"...To some volunteers, the failure of ARCC's board to award volunteer Rev. James..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Getting the Shakes

Sippin' Your Sundaes Through a Straw

"...What's not to love about a milkshake? Done right, it's a kid's dream on so many..."

July 18, 1997 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

First Look: Shake Shack Austin

New York chain gets some Texas flair

"...Last Tuesday marked the grand opening of Shake Shack on South Lamar. After..."

May 11, 2015 Food Post by Andrew Thomas

Shake Shack Coming to SXSW

Popular burger joint also announces a second Austin location

"...Those aspiring to spend their South by Southwests sampling new hamburgers coming to town..."

March 3, 2014 Food Post by Chase Hoffberger

Shake Shack Opens May 5

Line up now for bragging rights

"...that has something to do with cultish burger chain Shake Shack opening in the Lamar Union development next week...."

April 29, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Wayback Burgers Gives Away Shakes, El Naranjo Brings the Mole Blanco, Wu Chow Gets Lunchy, Banger’s Goes Way Old(e) School, Lobster & Friends Returns to Launderette, and More

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

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

June 21, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Cure Romances Austin

Friday (the 13th) I’m in love

"...Biggest surprise of the Cure’s Friday the 13th stand at the Frank Erwin..."

May 16, 2016 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson boards another train of ironic whimsy, although this time the train is quite literal and not just the train of thought in his head.

"...Irfan Khan. With his fifth feature film, Anderson boards another train of ironic whimsy, although this time the train..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All There in the Music

Mandy Mercier puts down her fiddle to talk about her eventful life.

"...evening in early April, Mandy Mercier sets up on the makeshift stage at the Waterloo Ice House on 38th..."

May 11, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

This follow-up movie sucks ass … literally.

"...Director/provocateur Tom Six unleashes a sequel to The Human Centipede (First Sequence) that's stylistically gorgeous and thematically..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Smoky Cocktail From Camila Alves McConaughey and More Recipes From the Hot Sauce Festival

Including Joel Fried’s salsa homage to Tamale House #3

"...institution – and cold drinks to wash it down, then you’ll want to catch the cooking demos from last..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Food Post

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography

Errol Morris' latest doc profiles Boston photographer

"...portraits. But because this is an Errol Morris film, The B-Side is about many other things as well, not..."

July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The German Doctor

This Argentinian film uses the country’s dark history as a haven for escaped Nazi war criminals as fodder for this atmospheric tale.

"...its atmospheric tale. Set in 1960 and told from the perspective of 12-year-old Lilith (Bado), who is bright and..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shake Your Rump

Me, my dad, and MCA

"...hip-hop guy. He grew up around London, wandered towards Southern California, married a girl from the Midwest just over..."

May 5, 2012 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Up in the Air

The director of Juno and Thank You for Smoking is back with another film that is perfectly in touch with the times.

"...Melanie Lynskey, J.K. Simmons, Sam Elliott and Danny McBride. Either by design or default, Reitman has customed a film..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Dukes

Character actor Robert Davi directs and co-stars with Chazz Palmintieri in this movie about a former doo-wop group that tries to recapture its glory days.

"...Frank D’Amico and Bruce Weitz. You might not recognize the name Robert Davi, but there’s very little chance you..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

We Own the Night

Joaquin Phoenix is dynamic, Mark Wahlberg subdued, and Robert Duvall trusty in this otherwise redundant story about brothers on opposite sides of the law.

"...recently released Eastern Promises, it's likely you'll wonder what the deal is with all these Russian gangsters in the..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Off the Map

An off-the-grid family copes with depression and a tax audit outside Taos, N.M., in this warm and unusual drama directed by Campbell Scott.

"...Angelis, J.K. Simmons, Jim True-Frost and Amy Brenneman. Off the map is right. After kicking around the festival circuit..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Dark Half

"...and Julie Harris. For all twelve of you out there who didn't read Stephen King's book while it lingered..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Taxi to the Dark Side

Alex Gibney's new documentary focuses on the patterns of abuse committed by American armed forces against enemy combatants in Iraq and elsewhere. Instead of bad apples, he finds bad orders.

"...(and, it must be said, thoroughly nonpartisan) documentary on the patterns of abuse and outright murder of "enemy combatants"..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Le Placard (The Closet)

"...Dustin Hoffman's red spangly Tootsie dress for Daniel Auteuil's leather chaps and condom beanie-hat, and you've got the basic..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...It was one of the most schizophrenic eras, but so typical of Austin --..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Cider House Rules

"...Directed by: Lasse Hallström. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Jane Alexander, Kieran..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

When the Cat's Away

"...Py, Zinedine Soualem, Renée Le Calm and Romain Duris. The Parisian neighborhood in the French film When the Cat's..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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