Bedside Manner: The Never-Ending Battle

Fighting for truth, justice, and fewer books beside the bed

"...A grinning Superman statue stands watch on my bedside table, and I figure that grin across..."

Jan. 23, 2012 Books Post by Robert Faires

'The NFL Beat': Week 10

'Chronicle' fantasy column debuts

"...My name is Alex. Welcome to my first NFL news and..."

Nov. 10, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Bedside Manner: Chasing the 'Infinite' Dragon

What do you read next when you really, really loved what you last read?

"...With books like Infinite Jest, you will almost always have some marginal opinion about them..."

Oct. 17, 2011 Books Post by Sarah Smith

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...roots date back to her formative years in a youth hip-hop program and exploits with longtime musical group Mindz..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Welcome to Austin, Little Queerdos!

Advice from the queer community on making your time in Austin count

"...Getting to know your new college city can be rough, but the ATX..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Arts Feature by James Scott

Beyond the Horizon with Denny Freeman

Austin lodestar offered the theories of life through a guitar

"...Every time Denny Freeman picked up his guitar, whether a lean..."

April 27, 2021 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Artist Madeline Irvine Marks COVID Time With the Pandemic Clock

The Austin artist has turned a daily practice into a way to count down the lockdown

"...Blursday. That's what time has devolved into in the Year of COVID: a..."

March 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Checking In: French Diva Lou Rebecca Moves to Los Angeles

Pandemic claims Parisian expatriate to her local collabo’s city

"...“The Parisian crooner’s cast of characters keeps growing throughout the visualization for..."

Dec. 21, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Eastside Kings Fest Preview: Bobby Rush Talks Pandemic Life, Dolemite & Race

Blues showman appears virtually from Austin on Monday

"...Eastside Kings Fest, the annual multi-club concert series promoting the cultural heritage of Austin’s African American..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Luv Doc: Critical, Urgent Texts

Confession: The Luv Doc hates texting

"...live in North Austin and get to spend a considerable amount of time together on nights and weekends going..."

March 1, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Weekend Wine

Countdown to the holidays: red wines ideal with red meat

"...Happy holiday season. We’ve picked some lovely, big-boned red wines specifically aimed..."

Dec. 15, 2018 Food Post by Wes Marshall

SXSW Midnighters Go Into the Woods With The Ranger

Jenn Wexler pits punks against nature

"...a legitimately top-notch shocker must subvert those a priori assumptions. Still, rules are rules:..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Kate Shindle Talks Fun Home

The former Miss America on why she loves starring in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical

"...Sometimes you get hungry and you wonder why, and you..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The Q&A Hole: What’s Your Favorite Place in Austin?

Because you know that "cabin fever" is definitely a thing

"...Sure, everybody likes to repair to their lair for some mind-soothing downtime, to maybe hunker in the bunker and..."

May 29, 2017 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Journeyman Neal Schon

Definitely progressive fusion rock

"...Long before “Don’t Stop Believin’” – and “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’,”..."

May 17, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How Not to Be an Artist

Advice on how to be an artist

"...In late August of 2013, Justine's Brasserie solicited submissions for an installation in its Infinity Booth, an open..."

March 20, 2015 Arts Feature by Adam Sultan

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...Scott McCloud of Understanding Comics fame has a new book out from First Second this..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Born to Perform: Janelle Monaé

Tuesday’s Moody Theater extravaganza spurs critical debate

"...I’m a Janelle Monáe superfan. When I heard she was playing ACL Live..."

Nov. 14, 2013 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Dressing Down the Superhero

How the irreverent comic Kick-Ass made the leap from page to picture show

"...Every boy dreams of becoming a superhero and fighting crime. Then he wakes up, realizes that's a dumb idea,..."

April 16, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Inside the Mind of the Muscles

Jean-Claude Van Damme on being Jean-Claude Van Damme

"..."Je suis fasciné par l'air. Si on enlevait l'air du ciel, tous les oiseaux tomberaient par..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Elaine: The Extended Cut

The incomparable Ms. Stritch on humor, happiness, Tennessee, Beckett, and bad directors

"...In conjunction with Austin Cabaret Theatre's presentation of Elaine Stritch at..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bringing Up Baby

Baby Dee creates magic out of life

"...After moving to New York City from her childhood home in Cleveland, she played organ in a church in..."

Feb. 14, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

For the Sick: An Interview With Michael D. Williams

A post-jail interview with Eyehategod's frontman.

"...In “Last City Zero,” the opening poem from Cancer as a Social Activity: Affirmations of World’s End, Michael..."

June 20, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

'Possession Arrow': Barnes<->Huggins

"...[Two contemporary classics of the coaching ranks, two bloggers with nothing..."

Feb. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Congress Avenue Bridge Named for Ann Richards

"...Earlier this week, an item on the forthcoming City Council agenda raised some eyebrows. Item..."

Nov. 15, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Master of the Improbable

When someone says something can't be done, trust Turk Pipkin to say 'Wanna bet?'

"...Turk Pipkin is about to tee off on the legendary 18th hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links...."

Oct. 29, 2004 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM

A proposal for grading high school literature students gauges their “engagement” with the material.

"...Background: Four months a year I teach literature to high school kids..."

April 5, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Playwright as Architect

In a conversation on art and craft, playwrights Dan Dietz and Wayne Alan Brenner discuss making the blueprints for and building a drama.

"...(This is part of a series of conversations between artists about craft, that is, how artists do..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters at 3AM

Advice to a high-school graduating class: Face your fear and take risks.

"...school class eyes the speaker with everything from polite suspicion to impatient disdain. The kids are in a kind..."

June 9, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Get Out the Bootstraps

Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More

"...into a South Austin branch of the "Human Services Department" - otherwise known as the welfare office. Sweating and..."

June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

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