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Our readers talk back.

"...their boxes and don't be afraid to shoot from weird angles. So you shoot only the very top of..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Ghost. I was one of the Continental Club calender girls in the late Eighties, and Steve offered me a..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Column

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...Two decades later, MTV held the door open for "Weird Al" Yankovic in the Eighties. Unquestionably the most successful..."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Spacing Out in Round Rock

Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on 'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas

"...CO: And it's weird, you know. I'm learning the ropes as I go,..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Vaguely Purposed Zombies

Maybe astral projection is the best way to survive one of those nutty First Thursday thingies after all …

"...cargo pants and cryptically soled sneakers, groups of glassy-eyed girls in wife-beaters, the ink of yesterday's tattoo session gleaming..."

May 30, 2003 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Won't You Come In?

For four years, playwright Lisa D'Amour and director Katie Pearl have forged an uncommon bond with audiences through the welcoming, intimate quality of their theatre work. They've also forged an uncommon bond with each other, a mutually fulfilling creative partnership that will continue for the rest of their lives.

"...we weren't acknowledging them, and it just seemed so weird! I got this feeling that there must be another..."

May 11, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hits!

Remembering ultimate cheese label K-tel

"...series in the Sixties. Ron Popeil's Ronco (immortalized in "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Mr. Popeil") sold plenty of compilations alongside..."

May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Guys Like Me

Was America Really Made for Dick Price?

"...three years who had no hair, it was just weird -- and he'd sing to my brother, 'Good morning,..."

April 6, 2001 Music Feature by Clay Smith

SXSW Web Awards

An annotated list of this year's Web Awards winners

"...collaborative Weblog offers a continuously updated collection of equally weird, but often perfectly legal, "auction oddities from all over..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Kim Mellen

Pong

Pong bounces up from the ashes of Austin'd legendary Ed Hall.

"...musical powers for the benefit of groove, instead of weirdness...."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Dancing About Architecture

All Things Must Pass

"...reiterates, "[the split with Epic] wasn't nasty, goofy, or weird." At Ease, Troops..."

March 26, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Fall Film Previews

September

"...One sunny day in 1901 Australia, three schoolgirls mysteriously vanish during the course of a class outing...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Music Amidst Used Furniture

The History of the Red River Strip

"...blocks just north of Sixth Street. You get this weird mix of used furniture shops, historic buildings in various..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

Recviews

"...about Bob Wills was that he was a little weird and kind of worried about it. I'll admit it's..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Music Review

Where's Lucinda?

"...a video on it. Now Jo Carol Pierce's Bad Girls Upset by the Truth comes out and has a..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Music Column

Sentimental Family Band, Leti Garza, Dorian Electra, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music

"...Kaytranada and Flume followed the artist’s Last Year Was Weird EP trilogy, which stretched over three years and 24..."

March 1, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Nellie, Daisy, and Lou attend an institution for delinquent girls on an isolated island In 1950s New Zealand. The..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Bottoms

Seligman and Sennot re-team for a wicked lesbian John Hughes riff

"...the cred and start a fight club to teach girls self defense, and hopefully make out with them...."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

Indoor Queers Club: LGBT-Boo!

Queer horror picks from your trusty Chronicle crypt keepers

"...say I’m sorry, but they’re simply churning out fun, weird queer cinema. Writer Dorothy spends her days creating vivid..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Skate Dreams

Sweet, badass documentary redefines "skate like a girl"

"...conversation at a picnic table in their backyard, over weird social media DMs and their futures with the sport...."

March 12, 2022 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Online: Recommended Programming

Must-catch panels, films, music showcases, and more at this year's all-virtual Fest

"...8pm:  The Close Encounter Club — Music Showcase Featuring Weird Milk, Sorry, and Babeheaven. (CHANNEL 2)..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature

Austin City Council Proclaims Oct. 26 Intersex Awareness Day

Activist Alicia Roth Weigel discusses intersex rights, says I eXYst

"...he cuts it down, which leaves many of these girls unable to feel pleasure or experience a healthy sex..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Alicia Roth Weigel

SXSW Reveals First 2020 Artist List

Music from all over the map … literally

"...Drinking Boys & Girls Choir (Daegu, South Korea)..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Wave Three Crashes Down

Music and madness fill festival lineup

"...first horror film, following three students’ filmed investigation of weird rumors in a remote village, and stay for the..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ngozi Ukazu Hip-Checks This Year’s Staple! Expo

Local artist brings a hockey team’s worth of wit & bro-centric warmth

"...sports! Except maybe volleyball. Which is why it seems weird: Why do I love this thing? It’s because of..."

Sept. 5, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gary Kent Is One of the Last of the Dangerous Men

New documentary Love and Other Stunts catches the daredevil legend in action

"...screen at the Alamo Drafthouse's weekly Terror Tuesday or Weird Wednesday screenings. That mug is usually being punched, actively..."

June 1, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Hot for Teacher

It's not easy to steal your daughter's boyfriend

"...of fourth-graders to give you a swirly in the girls' restroom during recess...."

Feb. 3, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback – SXSW 2016: FOMO

Fear of Missing Out at SXSW Music 2016? Best pack it in now.

"...even discover the one genuine, unspoiled corner of old weird Austin where your end of the industry's power brokers..."

March 18, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Five Nights on Dirty Sixth

Is Dirty Sixth Street the wasteland the music scene makes it out to be? Five straight nights answer loud and clear.

"...packed with patrons dancing to trap remixes and three girls who've jumped up on the DJ platform to shake..."

July 17, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Ryan Reynolds, the Most Interesting Man in the World

How Van Wilder became Hollywood's most unpredictable talent

"...he'll always take a sharp left, then finds some weird scenic route you never knew existed. That's why, for..."

May 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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