Bumpy Ride

Is Carnival Magic the weirdest movie ever made for kids?

"...It was an ignoble end to an already spectacularly weird career, and the only existing print of Carnival Magic..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Problems With 'Best of' Issue

"...Austin is unique, eclectic, and diverse (dare I say, weird) – even more now as we've grown. In every..."

Sept. 26, 2010 Postmarks

Off the Record

Stephen Bruton's final cut, a parting gift from At All Cost, and other holiday stocking stuffers

"...stand-up bass over a subway turnstile in New York City. Not even that could slow him down, since he..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Once a Cardinal, Always a Cardinal

Josh Hancock, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, dead at 29

"...own father. He was a bombardier in the Pacific theatre during World War II. He was classy, cool, and..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

A By-No-Means-Comprehensive List of Austinite Comics Writers and Artists

Some of the most illustrious comics creators to have made their home in Austin sometime between 1960 and 2006

"...(The Daily Texan, 1988-1991); also director, El Mariachi, Sin City..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature

Let's Have a Bit of Human Decency

"...someone needs to sit next to you in the theatre, remember that you didn't pay for a ticket for..."

Sept. 12, 2006 Postmarks

Otaku* Overload!!!

After Monster Island Studios sank, Austin's acting community and Houston animé giant A.D. Vision unleashed talent bent on vengeance and redemption (*otaku = animé geek)

"...decades later, I remember painstakingly constructing intricate Lincoln Logs cityscapes only to have them toppled via Giant Monsters' All-Out..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Coming Soon

Trend Watch

"...and every other whodunit on TV, you're not mistaken. Weird gumshoes, sleuths of the future, and medical examiners are..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dancing About Architecture

Bush's balls drop.

"...to see one take that name), it's a new city program being tested on a pilot block that extends..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Sound and the Fury

Local theatre Alamo Drafthouse teams silent films with live musical scores by favorite Austin acts.

"...of course, most of my musical experience is in weird old American music, instruments like the dobro and fingerpicked..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Cartoons, Slight Return

"...Family-inspired cartoon show that chronicled the adventures of Professor Weird-O (a beatnik-like mad scientist), Count Kook (a vampire), and..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

"What I Wanted"

Chuck Cooper Takes Collecting Art Personally

"...(painted on washcloths) appear playful to some, just plain weird to others. Steve Brudniak's construction and Danville Chadbourne's sculpture..."

July 25, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

A Tale of Two Comics

Comedy Contrast: Bill Hicks & David Letterman

"...don't realize that stand-up comedy is a form of theatre and should be judged by the highest standards. As..."

March 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Harvey Pekar

Live Shots

"...witty guy who, though brought up in New York City, has been talking English with a rustic accent for..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Music Feature

Closeted Curriculum

It's Elementary Brings Gay Issues to the Classroom

"...variety of ways. A fourth-grade teacher in New York City encourages her students to brainstorm on the words "gay"..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Roseana Auten

Live Shots

"...from Chicago that prowls the territory between Zappa and Weird Al Yankovic. Start with accordion god Oliver Steck, who..."

June 28, 1996 Music Feature

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