The 12 Signs of the Chinese Zodiac

Rollo Banks' Lunar New Year Chronicle covers

"...*The Lunar New Year varies between Jan. 21 and Feb...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by S. Emerson Moffat

Spanking the Monkey

"...Benjamin Hendrickson and Carla Gallo. After completing his freshman year at M.I.T., Ray (Davies) stops home in Connecticut for..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Land of the Lost

Will Ferrell's remake of the beloved Sid and Marty Krofft TV show lacks virtually everything that made the original series so memorable.

"...and John Boylan. Let's get one thing straight right off the obelisk: I have been and shall always be..."

June 5, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Survival of the Fittest?

The unlikely story behind the Austin-based black comedy, Natural Selection.

"...It is, by all accounts, an unlikely story: During the 1996 Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and Film..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Portraits of the Artists as FronteraFest Regulars

Why they perform year after year after year

"...Since 1993 the uniquely Austin event known as FronteraFest has been allowing..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Night of the Living BCCP, Part 37

Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan: Half a Loaf?

"...never come. And yet last week, after nearly seven years of wrangling, the City of Austin and Travis County..."

May 19, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Scavengers of the Vast Wasteland

Whether they're riffing on punk, metal, funk, jazz, film scores, or even klezmer music, Brown Whörnet attacks each passage with a vociferous intensity that seldom fails to keep an audience at attention.

"...You don't have to wade too deep into the Op/Ed section of any newspaper to find some egghead..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Top Books to Inspire Hope Amidst Change

Jessi Cape's top reads of 2016 helped ground her during a roller-coaster year

"...doozy, so we've resorted to simply being grateful for the fundamentals: health, loved ones, and books. Snuggling up with..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2001

"...reassuring to realize that some things never go out of style. Converse's Chuck Taylor high-tops, for example, have remained..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rudyard Kipling's the Jungle Book

"...Cleese. Fortunately for holiday moviegoers, Disney goes way beyond the bare necessities this season and gives us a lushly..."

Dec. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...TV Festival schedule is packed with big releases like The Fall Guy and Road House, but now it's added..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fall

Astonishing and hyperstylized images mark Tarsem's stunning but mournful movie, which is also layered with fairy-tale subtext and thickets of moral and motivational ambiguity.

"...Untaru, Justine Waddell and Julian Bleach. I fear for The Fall's marketing and advertising strategists. Their task – promoting..."

May 30, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2

It's comestibles gone wild in this animated follow-up.

"...Don’t go see Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 on an empty stomach – the smorgasbord..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Kubo and the Two Strings

Sublime animated movie is disguised as kids' fare

"...With four features under its belt, beginning with the sublime Neil Gaiman adaptation Coraline in 2009, the Laika..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

'The Sporting Life': It’s Game Time, Baby …

"...   It was midway through the third quarter of a very interesting Nebraska-at-Oklahoma State football..."

Oct. 31, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

The Ugly Kid

"...Negron, Tom Arnold and Tony Longo. Most kids' films these days seem to fall into one of two categories:..."

June 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

From Spooky to Swanky, October Is Full of Food Fun

Open that calendar app and start making plans

"...You might want to skip lunch because there are several dinners happening today, October 18. We've also..."

Oct. 18, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Into the Capsule

Cold War space thriller gets Texas premiere

"...The space race was Russia versus the U.S.A., right? Wrong...."

Sept. 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Breaks the First Wave

'Dredd 3D' and 'The Shining' headline 2012 festival

"...us and we would have been stoked: But now they've sent their first wave of titles crashing over us,..."

July 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Campus Hacks: University of Texas

Surprisingly, hook 'em isn't the only thing you need to know

"...Welcome to the “Forty Acres,” incoming Longhorns. You have much to learn..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Maria Mendez

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Readers and fans of the literary, you might want to grab a napkin..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Very Ecstasy of Love

"...I’ve spent this past month in low-grade agony, without the thrill of constant argumentation and online contentiousness that made..."

Aug. 18, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

SXSW Panels: The Future of Food and Drink

Highlights from the 2017 food track

"...On Instagram, SXSW can look like an endless stream of celebrity sightings and themed cocktails. But in between the..."

March 12, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Bargains in the Mist

Where to find the missing link

"...Creatures BoutiquePaul Frank T-Shirt – Warhol-esque silkscreen w/ four monkey heads – $24..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Features Feature

FF2011: 'No Rest for the Wicked' (or for Ryan Schifrin)

How to build a short into a franchise

"...Ryan Schifrin hopes will happen with No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil and Moebius Adventure...."

Oct. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...Hey everyone! It’s time to break out one of my favorite yearly beer stats, which isn’t really a..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Art of Tony Millionaire;
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Two new retrospectives represent what's best and funniest and most poignant about comic art

"...The Art of Tony Millionaireby Tony Millionaire Dark Horse, 200..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Why Are My Phone Pics Not Works of Art?

It might not be the gear, but the photographer

"...Caroline was at the hospital waiting for word on her daughter. At 77,..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...Arya's relationship with music mirrors the winding path she took from Belgrade to Austin, where..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

The Luv Doc: My Girlfriend Thinks It’s Weird

So much more than crazy, lust-fueled, Saturday night monkey sex followed by midmorning migas, mimosas, and a luxurious afternoon nap

"...I have been divorced since 2016 and share custody of my 10-year-old daughter. Me and my ex went through..."

June 25, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

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