The Luv Doc: A Grossly Inaccurate Egyptology Lecture

We mere mortals are just feathers being blown about in the tempest of the gods

"...he is not making my needs for more time together important to him. What should I do?..."

April 6, 2018 Column

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...liked an awful lot of it. That essentially describes the reaction of the Austin Critics Table to the last..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Getting the Look

Following the Path of Theatrical Designers

"...Every drama takes place somewhere, somewhen. The playwright may not describe a setting, may make no..."

July 12, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...this site, Austinites are wasting no time in taking their art online, making sure you have performances to watch..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Contemporary Austin

'Susurrus,' 'Music for Wilderness Lake' offer art for the ears as well as eyes

"..."The isle is full of noises,/ Sounds and sweet airs..."

June 27, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The History of King Lear

A long-reviled revision of Shakespeare's tragedy proves fascinating as revived by the Hidden Room Theatre

"...lit by keeping alive Lear and his youngest daughter, then wedding her to Gloucester's noble son?..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Great Artdoors

Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas

"...The mercury is rising, but that just means more performing..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All the Way to State

A high school play contest might not sound like a big deal, but it is to the 18,000 students in 1,200 schools across Texas who participate in the state's UIL one-act play every year -- and here's a look at why.

"...The stage may be empty, but that does not keep..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Virtues of Flexibility

Re-Imagining the Production Process

"...It was unlike any theatre I had ever seen, a temple to possibility, its..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Meanwhile, Back at the Barn

The performance schedule for the Shakespeare at Winedale 2004 class

"...Even as program alums are changing the face of theatre in Austin, another class of students..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Live Shot: Kate Tempest

UK poet and MC: As much William Blake as Chuck D

"...Another SXSW Tuesday night, another out-the-door line at Latitude 30’s..."

March 18, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Actors From the London Stage

Who needs more than five actors to do a Shakespeare play? Not this troupe.

"...suffers from no shortage of Shakespeare. Summer brought us the Winedale repertory, Young Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, Austin Drama..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

My Little Pony: The Movie

A rainbow-hued acid trip for 8-year-olds

"...The pastel prancers in My Little Pony: The Movie strut..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Living an almost feral existence on a wild, low-lying area of the Louisiana coast known as the Bathtub, young Hushpuppy narrates her own vivid life story.

"...Not since Victor Erice's 1973 film The Spirit of the Beehive has there been such a..."

July 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gambler

"...Dominic West, Polly Walker, William Houston and Thom Jansen. The life and writing of Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky is..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Deer Comes Up Roses

Transcendental Texans serenade the seasons in song premiere

"...man healthy, wealthy, and wise,” has little credence for the artist who stays up late and sleeps in later,..."

May 23, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Lucy in the Sky

Natalie Portman's astronaut crashes to Earth

"...a straight-shot trajectory to an Orlando airport to confront the third point of a love triangle, never wore an..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Rise of the Guardians

Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman team together like Cartoon All-Stars in this animated picture.

"...crystals, moon worship, fruitcakes, matryoshka dolls, and lost teeth. Others may be confused. Despite the Thanksgiving-week release, Rise of..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

The Gingerbread Man

"...Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger and Robert Duvall. The Gingerbread Man is Robert Altman's best film in many..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Goin’ Down Rockin’: The Best of 2012, Vol. 2

This year wasn’t such a wash after all

"...In the middle of December, I decided 2012 had been a..."

Jan. 2, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Exploring the Auteurs of Early Black Cinema

AFS screens rare and influential selections from the Pioneers of African-American Cinema

"...On the next two Sundays, the Austin Film Society will screen..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

Top honors to Salvage Vanguard's Thr3e Zisters, LOLA Austin's Femme Bohème, and Texas State's Kiss Me, Kate

"...It was four for Thr3e at the Austin Critics Table Awards on Monday night, with Salvage..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hightower Report

Budgeting Room for Ignorance; and Shocking: Fed-Up Voters

"...Will Rogers said that when Congress comes into session, the public gets the same panicky feeling as "when the..."

July 8, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Public Notice: Pull Up the Drawbridge

FoHP has their historic zoning; no one else need apply

"...Here's an ironic little side note to the tempest in the teapot of historical zoning for Hyde..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Arts Funding Tempest

Unexpected Cultural Contracts cuts cause concern

"...weekend, but storm clouds continued to hang low over the city's Cultural Arts Division. The release Thursday of funding..."

Sept. 17, 2018 Arts Post

Point Austin: Slamming the Golden Door

The sheriff, the governor, the president – and the new politics of fear

"..."I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Column by Michael King

The Daily Hustle: 6/10/10 (Updated x 2)

Water Treatment Plant No. 4 dominates low impact agenda

"...from executive session, with discussion of hot topics like the Materials Recovery Facility and historic landmark zoning still in..."

June 10, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

A Guide to the Works

"...are being performed in a variety of spaces around the Winship Drama Building, 23rd and San Jacinto, some of..."

April 6, 2007 Arts Feature

Croy and the Boys, Warpaint, a Metal Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week

"...Day weekend’s hottest ticket, Hot Luck 2024 promises yet another heady blend of live music and top-shelf eats. Highlights..."

May 24, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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