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Oct. 23, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Day Trips & Beyond: Mid-October Roundup
Travel news from around Texas and beyond
"...In 1880, San Antonio architect Alfred Giles designed the town of Comfort’s first hotel. The limestone-block hotel was..."
Oct. 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
The Swerve
Azura Skye captivates as a woman on the edge of full collapse
"...stressor. It's her husband, Rob (Pinkham), who can't get the promotion at the supermarket where he works that he..."
Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup
Dave Not Coming Back, Golden Arm this year's headliners
"...The marquee may be virtual, but that's not stopping the..."
Oct. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Alone
Neo-slasher is quietly effective and bloodily harsh
"...It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you, and the modern..."
Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Local Musicians Perform Remotely for HAAM Day
A wide array of artists played for the health care nonprofit
"...On Tuesday, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians staged its annual HAAM..."
Sept. 16, 2020 Music Post by Naomi Brady
Faster Than Sound: HAAM Day Fundraises Onscreen
The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians’ biggest fundraising day of the year goes online
"...Once the city shut down South by Southwest on March 6,..."
Sept. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Fantasia Review: Bleed With Me
Blood binds friendships in this remote chiller
"...implication, and Canadian three-handed chiller Bleed With Me loads the screen with tension, and leaves the rest to the..."
Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
How to Climb a Minnow Mountain
The Austin animation studio resurrecting Rotoscoping with Richard Linklater
"...at keeping a secret. Last November, he was in the offices of the animation studio he co-founded, Minnow Mountain,..."
Sept. 4, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?
Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd
"...City Council voted to accept several state grants to the Austin Police Department in relatively short order that will..."
Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Dickens’ hero gets a lively and innovative new interpretation
"...There are many forces, both internal and external, that shape..."
Aug. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Slabs, Screw, and Stories from the Country: Deezie Brown & EC Mayne Soundtrack Bastrop County
Candy Blue Like Screw reclaims Texas rap heritage
"...The biggest mistake everyone makes about small towns is considering..."
Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Opinion: Restaurants Need Federal Aid to Survive
Chef Kevin Fink of Emmer & Rye explains how and why you should support the RESTAURANTS Act
"...In the U.S., full service restaurants are achieving 35% of their..."
Aug. 14, 2020 Column by Kevin Fink
Brandon Cash Says He's a Clown. His Critics Say He's a Bigot. Will His Customers Keep Coming Back?
The show must (?) go on
"...As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket and the city's bars and clubs return to lockdown, a prominent..."
Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Lee Ackerley
The Challenges of Going Back to School
Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant
"...We asked our readers how they were feeling about starting the fall semester, now six..."
Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature
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"...The Andean condor can glide for as long as five..."
July 31, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Catherine Hardwicke Looks Harder at Don't Look Deeper
Twilight director solves the Quibi enigma for her new show
"...It's not often a filmmaker has to invent the wheel. However, when Catherine Hardwicke signed up to direct..."
July 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Now Streaming in Austin: "Butterflies"
Director Ken Brisbois on fetishes and power
"...self-quarantining. For many audiences, Robert Beltran will always be the honorable Chakotay from Star Trek: Voyager. But writer/director Ken..."
July 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Surviving COVID-19: Ray Benson Lives to Tell
Asleep at the Wheel turns your living room into a dance floor
"...2020 began as a banner year for Asleep at the Wheel. Entering the rarified arena of bands lasting a..."
July 23, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re playing
"...Asleep at the Wheel's At Home Dance..."
July 24, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Enlisting Robots in the Battle Against COVID
An Austin robotics company receives CARES Act funding to partially automate COVID-19 testing
"...kids, and putter around grocery stores. But what have they done for us lately? Soon, robots may speed up..."
July 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Nataleah Small
Mobley Readies Enthralling Multimedia Pandemic Collaboration A Home Unfamiliar
Collaborative visual album (dis)connects 30 musicians & filmmakers
"...There’s a vintage game called Exquisite Corpse, in which participants..."
July 13, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Learn to Make the Omni's Salted Watermelon Spritz Recipe
And three other fruity spritzes for summer (hotel not included)
"...have to settle for homemade spritzers and faceplanting on the backyard sprinkler...."
July 6, 2020 Food Post
Willie’s Picnic Reboots Virtually, Glitches and All
Star-studded, 7.5-hour livestream proves a real feat
"...meant to reset Willie Nelson’s annual July 4 Picnic. The daylong fest scheduled a return to his Luck Ranch..."
July 6, 2020 Music Post by Doug Freeman
Pandemic Production: Justin Kirchhoff, Director/Director of Photography
“If you're not comfortable wearing a mask, you won't be on set."
"...For the film industry, the cancellation of SXSW was the beginning..."
July 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Luv Doc: Undecided
Waiting for an answer that may never come.
"...and I know he will be completely useless planning the wedding. He is really a sweet guy, but I..."
July 3, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc
Faster Than Sound: New Cocktail Lounge Takes Over Ex-Sidewinder Space
Run by former Scoot Inn and Longbranch owner James Stockbauer, Birdie Num Nums maintains the outdoor stage.
"...Two years empty, the former home of Red River clubs Sidewinder and Red..."
July 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
Our favorite albums, videos, and performances
"...No fan of lockdown, the iconic and irascible Austin High graduate, 75, keeps busy..."
July 3, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Nursing-Home Families Want Answers as COVID Comes Back
Still seeking safety as the data remains unclear
"...a resolution meant to fortify nursing homes and protect their residents from the ravages of COVID-19, and almost as..."
July 3, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas
Seven Gift Ideas for Father’s Day
If you have a foodie father, these gifts are a perfect fête
"...eat. Well, yes, everybody has to eat; but a father often seems to do it with more, ah, gusto..."
