Naked City

Drilling plan threatens world's longest protected beach

"...Padre Island National Seashore is under attack, according to the Sierra Club. Tuesday, the club's Southern Plains office held..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

SXSW Film Review: Shuffle

Harrowing documentary lens on Florida's broken rehab industry

"...Find an addict. Give them the promise of happiness, and get ’em hooked. If..."

March 10, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...Pantheon Books, $24 hard..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

Spotlight: Rachel Goodrich

Tinker Toys in the attic

"...The Sunshine State really is the perfect place for Rachel..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

You Say 'Maricon' Like It's a Bad Thing

Cuba holds it first Pride Parade. Kate holds her breath.

"...a South Floridian who grew between Castro's Revolution and the prime of the Mariel Boatlift, the news of Cuba's..."

June 25, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

SXSW Episodic Pilots Find a Home on Vimeo

Watch a selection of the new shows right here

"...SXSW Film was never just about film, and the cancellation of this year's festival meant a lot of..."

April 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Okay Mountain

The Austin collective's faux convenience store sells well at the Pulse art fair

"...Okay Mountain's recent trip to Miami for the Pulse Contemporary Art Fair was an unqualified success for..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: Searching for Candidates

The Petition Lawsuits Threaten to Obscure the Election

"...I took last week off thinking that, in the trough between elections, nothing much would happen. Plus, it..."

April 5, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Garcia asked city housing official Paul Hilgers how much the city had invested in the project. "I said, 'That's..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature

Casa de los Babys

The new film from John Sayles presents a great group of characters and then strands them without a plot.

"...Taylor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Susan Lynch. The bottom line is that any John Sayles movie is..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...OK, here's a little good news/bad news for you: The good news is if the City Council approves a..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...So what's the big secret? Seems theAustin Independent School District Board of..."

June 11, 1999 News Feature

Books Gift Guide

Florida art books

"...Designing the Good Life: Norman M. Giller & the Development of..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

Côte D'Azur

The French still like to get their sex on, a fact confirmed again and again in this breezy, featherweight sex farce.

"...Torres, Sabrina Seyvecou and Yannick Baudin. Despite appearances to the contrary currently showing on CNN, the French still like..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar revels in his New York state of mind, having just visited our noble Big Apple. Come along for the ride.

"...Well, forget you did. After urging travelers to fly the friendly skies again, it's unthinkable that this particular podunk..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Silver City

John Sayles adds his cinematic two cents to this election year’s plethora of politically minded movies.

"...and Kris Kristofferson. With Silver City, John Sayles becomes the latest filmmaker to contribute his cinematic two cents to..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Northern Exposures

Reflections on the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

"...The festival always begins for me as I pack and..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Lloyd Doggett and Mayor Kirk Watsonannounced last week that the money, issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and..."

Jan. 1, 1999 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: November Travel Roundup

Port A's Harvey recovery, Millican's pecan pie, and fall travel news

"...Thank you, Lord, for the blue skies and bright sunshine of Texas autumn. This..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

They Call Him Blowfly

And he's at the Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival tonight

"...in his blue-humor phase, you're still not quite grokking the totality of what the musical nasty-factory of Blowfly is..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

God Says No

With dust-dry wit, James Hannaham charts a Homeric course for his protagonist through a sham marriage, an identity change, Atlanta's gay underground, an extended pray-away-the-gay program, and more

"...The Florida tourism bureau could hardly ask for a better..."

July 10, 2009 Books Review by Cindy Widner

Weird Wednesday Interview: Don Barton and 'Zaat'

And you thought C.H.U.D. was slimy

"...Equal parts Carnival Magic and Humanoids from the Deep, Floridian Don Barton's 1971 film Zaat is a..."

July 10, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Page Two

In the Iraq war, there is no course to stay

"...I wish I could shut up, especially as the beacon of the Thanksgiving holiday burns through the fog,..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Lights Out

The Seventies represented the heyday for film programming at the University of Texas. Marjorie Baumgarten recollects the days of CinemaTexas and the Texas Union Theater.

"...The movie screens still stand, but the projectors have gone..."

July 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Easing Into E-Voting

"...into electronic voting this November isn't expected to suffer the same problems that turned Florida's gubernatorial primary into a..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Qmmunity: An Ode to Janna Zumbrun

In praise of our queer elders

"...that Janna Zumbrun and her partner Jeanne have made their long-planned (and COVID-stalled) move to the Sunshine State. Austin's..."

July 3, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Naked City

Short news items from Austin, the region, and the world

"...The prosecution rested its case in the Michael Scott yogurt..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Dungeons & Dragons, Trivia, Comics, and More Recommended Events

It's a new year! Why not try some new things?

"...in a tunnel, screaming and ranting, trying to tear the cosmos apart? Everyone knows it, every modern horror film..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Visiting Austin on a Budget

See the city and still afford your flight home

"...Traveling can be expensive, but there’s plenty to do in Austin where you can make..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Chronolog Post by Cody Song

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