The Teardrop Pearl

"...Directed by: Tran Vu and Nguyen Huu Phan. Starring: Ha Thu, Thu Ha, Quyen Linh, Hong Son..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Naked Truth

Vietnamese thriller about a reunion gone awry

"...Directed by: Ha Uyen Thu Dinh. Starring: Bao Anh, Quoc Truong, Minh..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...Thursday Picks Dog Trumpet..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Public Notice

"...the end of the night from generous clubowners... Bwah Hah Ha Ha HA HA HA! Yeah, right. Actually, we..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Christeene, Kings N Things, Funhouse, surely there's something to offend everyone

"...Handsome, kind, reasonable, brilliant: Polari's Curran Nault appears at two..."

May 24, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: AGL + AGL

The AGLs are on benders this week.

"...Both of our AGLs are having big celebrations this week. First, the Austin Gay and..."

June 14, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

From Outerspaces to Deep Inside, this is the week that is... gay

"...Shall we kick off this week in style? ON OUR..."

May 3, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: BESTNESS

It's Best of Austin week and gay Austin is deep in it

"...Liz Williams, and our ally (and Bobcat) Jordan Gass-Porré have made this crazy special issue season (the stretch between..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...doo-wop group and later sang for Seventies R&B outfit Haze. An upcoming LP features dance floor groovers and a..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Improviser Shannon Stott Brings Some Lord of the Rings to Out of Bounds

The Gandalf of improv is all over the comedy festival

"...The conversation that Shannon Stott and I were having centered on improv,..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: C3 in Talks to Co-Produce Levitation Fest

ACL Fest promoters partner with psych fest?

"...Levitation, the popular Austin music festival that's been a hotbed for the resurgence of psychedelic music..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Residential Art Gallery Collection Rert Is Creative Austin as It Used to Be

Amanda Jones and Chad Hopper let the Rert ones in

"...Certainly not Amanda Jones and Chad Hopper of Collection Rert. And that makes perfect sense,..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gay Place: Fall Y'all

The autumnal queerquinox is upon us.

"...AGLCC HAPPY HOUR Clink and mingle with members of Austin's gay..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

It’s time to take care of our own

"...is collecting menstrual hygiene products for SafePlace, and – thanks to Theresa Snow – LGBTQ books for Inside Books..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place: Oops, Mami!

The Laramie Project's Wilde Party, VAC's new Traditional Family Values, and ArtErotica top this week's list of must-do gAy-TX arty party fun

"...We have been assigned 10 "Como La Flor"s as penance for..."

April 6, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Social action on fire!

"...Every time yours truly has had the humbling opportunity to be on the front..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Tapping Into the New Old Settler’s Music Festival

Checking in with Donna the Buffalo, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, the women of I'm With Her, and more

"...Donna the BuffaloThu. 19, 7:10pm, Campground Stage; Fri. 20, 5:15pm, Original Black’s..."

April 20, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Gay Place

Let's make this the greatest, gayest, most glittery Pride yet

"...Bass tearing up our hearts. You'll also notice below that there's a perfect plethora of additional Pride-themed queertasticness happening..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place: Back To ... Normal?

Compared to last Saturday, this weekend gay Austin may be able to hear a pin drop, but there's still too much to do

"...Really, what is "normal?" Post-Queerbomb reality? Now let's get through this..."

June 7, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Adios, El Mercado! Banzai, Uchi L.A.! Bonsoir, 1417! And Oysters and Spam and Beef and Barbecue and More …

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

"...Here's what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous..."

March 23, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Jenna's Asian Kitchen

Changing the conversation about Cedar Park

"...watching Dancing With the Stars in a Chico's tunic. What could that person, hands taped to an iced skim..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Postscripts

Upcoming literary events in Austin.

"...Upcoming..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

The Animated Truth

"...You may have seen thepremiere of Futurama on Fox last Sunday and..."

April 2, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Gay Place

Pride Week has arrived!

"...Austin Pride Week has arrived! Come Saturday thousands of queers will descend on..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

The Handmaiden's Tale

Sex, lies, and secrets in the U.S. premiere of Park Chan-wook's latest

"...his lurid English-language debut Stoker, South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook has become a master of high Gothic. Yet for..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place: One Busy Town

"...STEAK NIGHT at a gay bar? Why, that's as American as baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and..."

June 8, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Dress like a Banshee as you prepare for your gayest SXSW ever.

"...apple pie, Chev-rolet, and steak nights at gay bars. Thursdays, 6-8pm. Town N Country, 1502 W. Ben White, 445-9122...."

March 2, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Public Notice

Castle & Keep

"...if you don't mind destroying the very essence of what we all love about the place. The original idea..."

June 11, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer