Dig Deeper

Now what kind of mother would take her kids to see a movie about juvenile delinquents serving time in a hard-labor prison camp? A smart one, if she's read Holes, Louis Sachar's wacky, wickedly funny children's book that makes the leap to the big screen this Friday.

"...There's something the folks at Disney don't want you to..."

April 18, 2003 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

How to Be a Slut in a Good Way

Director and stars of teen comedy-drama take on a new kind of sex ed

"...The teenage years can be rough. Besides the woes of..."

March 28, 2019 Screens Post by Savannah J Salazar

Gypsy Rose

The 'Rockabilly Filly' bucks back into Austin

"...Rosie Flores sits facing the audience at Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe in South Austin, plump,..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Mojo Nixon is God

Third place

"...I say: No, Momma. I'm not going to the doctor. Especially that Dr. Galavant...."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Susan Shields

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...It was a hot Sunday afternoon late in the summer of 1978. Having arrived in town only two..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Fairytale: A True Story

"...Harvey Keitel and Peter O'Toole. In 1917, two English girls named Elsie Wright (Hoath) and Frances Griffiths (Earl) disappeared..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Bar 96, 11pm Nearly 15 years on, Austin's Ortiz brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard rock and..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Selling Feminism One Box at a Time

Girl Scout cookies are arguably the most misunderstood foodstuff in American culture

"...social media, she was flooded with congratulatory comments to the tune of "Woooooooo! Girl Scout cookies!!!!" as though the..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Heart and Soul

Lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...Huey Lewis & the News, who play the Long Center Wednesday, might be..."

Oct. 25, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...The earliest poll closing of the day occurred at Pease..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Naked City

GirlStart, formerly SmartGrrls, opens the first-ever Girls Technology Center in West Campus.

"...welcome everyone to a new chapter in technology," shouted Girlstart founder and all-around-cool-gal Rachel Muir. "We're breaking down a..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Sarah Hepola

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...The clawed toe of Godzilla has finally set down -..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary

Trauma defines these glimpses into other real lives

"...experiences for audiences. Some encourage you to share in the pain of different communities; others find mindfulness and metaphor..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Never Goin' Back

Augustine Frizell ingeniously revamps the stoner buddy comedy

"...for a beach vacation in Galveston while also covering their upcoming rent. Their odyssey includes a brief lockup in..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Permanent Record Theatre's Dry Land

With this production, this company makes a bold debut and a fierce statement about life for teenage girls

"...The girls' locker room is stuffed to bursting with untold..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...explorers to tech investors, musicians to Muppets, and from the joint chiefs of staff to the wrestling ring: SXSW..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Kids These Days

Growing up on 'Looking' and 'Girls'

"...(Jonathan Groff) stumbles into some bushes and happens upon another man, who quickly proceeds unzipping Patrick’s pants. “Here we..."

Jan. 18, 2014 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Girl Gang East Sixth Takeover

Local dyke riders say, "Lez Ride!"

"...your brain buckets, bandanas, and brass knuckles, and leave the labels at home. Austin's Lez Ride! is about solidarity...."

July 17, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Liz Williams

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...League, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema bigwig and prime mover behind the third annual Fantastic Fest, which opens at the Alamo..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

The environment, the alleged marijuana, the traffic, Ventura's highway, and more.

"...I enjoyed the story about Tim O'Connor ["Ruling the Roost," June 1]...."

June 8, 2001 Column

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Southwest of Salem Director on Satanic Panic

Deborah S. Esquenazi talks collective madness before her SXSW panel

"...Deborah S. Esquenazi’s 2016 documentary Southwest of Salem tells the fascinating, terrifying story of four women from San Antonio..."

March 8, 2018 SXSW Post by Amani Newton

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...years and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As the festival enters its second quarter-century, A Quiet Place –..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

When Confessions Prove False

Jonathan Holt told police he'd murdered his wife. But he hadn't killed her, and the cops should have known it.

"...The scene of the crime was the small two-bedroom house..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Ladies, You're Topps

Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls opens aGLIFF 23

"...in that case, be very, very wrong. "Sometimes, you've got to take a gamble on something," says Jools Topp..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Sissies, Comedy, Gay Bi Gay Gay, and a Bishop

Your gay guide for the final leg of SXSoLong

"...bit. Just for a few days. Just to take the edge off. Well you can't! You've got work to..."

March 19, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Still Bringing It

Jessica Bendinger on the 10th anniversary of her snarky cheer comedy Bring It On

"...Most writers are good on page and near pathological in person, but Jessica..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

High, Low, and In Between

Steve Earle talks Townes

"...bars he could sneak into. In Austin and Houston, the folk scene of the early Seventies was thriving, and..."

June 19, 2009 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Repression's Children

Why context matters, and why I hate your flashing penis veil.

"...In the mid-1920s, upper and middle-class white New Yorkers would go..."

June 7, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

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