Hyperlocal for the Holidays

From shoes to dollhouses to leather goods, these Austin designers are doing it their way

"...Don't have the stomach for Black Friday's lines? We advocate devoting the..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Features Feature by Nina Hernandez

Jeff Nichols' Intimate Portrait of a Marriage in Loving

Austin-based director on the pivotal civil rights case that inspired his film

"...At the heart of Jeff Nichols' new film Loving, there's a..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Zellners' Beautiful Dreamer

The Zellner brothers mine urban legend in Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

"...David and Nathan Zellner's haunting new film Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter,..."

March 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival: Science Fiction vs. Science Fact

The facts of the matter must serve the characters and story

"...While science fiction has become one of the major tentpoles holding up the Hollywood system, it’s..."

Oct. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

The Plantation at Comal Bluff

Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin

"...Over its long history, a number of stories have been written about what has come to..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

The ancient art of foraging for food is aged to perfection

"...to describe an activity humans have participated in since the beginning of their existence as a trend, but here..."

April 4, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Playback: Live Music and Lodging

Hotel Indigo to break ground on Red River as Max Frost breaks the same with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on his Atlantic Records debut

"...Like a misremembered Joni Mitchell lyric, they're tearing down the parking lot and building a big..."

April 4, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Point Austin: A Taste of Freedom

Thanks to those who fought for justice – the fight continues

"...Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Love and Death, Underwater

Alison Ellwood's No Limits premieres tonight on ESPN

"...The metaphors and allusions write themselves, but the truth of..."

July 23, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Austin's WriteByNight Is a Writer's Port in the Media Storm

Goldberg & Duhr: Easing the agony of blocks and deadlines

"...My friends and I didn't think it was going to last for..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

An Arc of Crystal Clarity

Rob chats with Gavin Russom and Viva Ruiz of the Crystal Ark

"...Gavin Russom has been part of New York's underground dance scene as a artist on..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Into the West

Kelly Reichardt re-creates the hazards of the Oregon Trail in Meek's Cutoff

"...On the Oregon Trail in 1845, a wagon train of three..."

May 6, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Decoder

Lawrence Wright reflects on a decade spent exploring and explaining the Middle East in My Trip to Al-Qaeda

"...I met Lawrence Wright in 2001, before 9/11. The day he called, I was the only lucky sucker..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

The 1821 Club

Tuning in to the future of Austin's music scene today

"...The real indie bands in Austin are teen bands not..."

July 10, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Eye of the Media Storm

On the block, the Statesman fiddles while the industry burns

"...From his office atop the Bat Cave, the Austin American-Statesman's lakefront headquarters,..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Trial and Error, Rewarded

The days- and nights- and years-long journey to make August Evening

"..."Life can be disappointing even in the best of times," one character tells another in August..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Eve of Destruction

Lawrence Wright on 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9 / 11'

"...The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Books Feature by Taylor Holland

Dark Side of the Potterverse

Brad Neely's 'Wizard People, Dear Readers' and the volatility of artistic alchemy

"...The God-Wheel of Fate has stopped for all these kiddies..."

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Turning Tricks With The Amazing Ray

With nothing up his sleeve, Esther's Follies resident magic man Ray Anderson pulls wonder -- and laughter -- out of thin air.

"...into a box half his size with only his hands sticking out, and they're shackled. Meanwhile, suspended over him..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Loving and Fighting

A history of struggle at Blackshear Elementary

"...The one and only dear,..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Short and Sweet

The Texas Documentary Tour showcases the work of three MFA students from the University of Texas' Radio-Television-Film Department, whose documentary program faculty member Paul Stekler calls, completely without bias of course, the "best in the country, bar none."

"...The next stop on the Austin Film Society's Texas Documentary..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

A Dream Collaboration: Richard Linklater and 30 animators team up to produce a startling, surreal new film.

"...Richard Linklater is on the stage of Austin's Paramount Theatre introducing his new animated..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Of Church and State

British director Stephen Frears discusses his new film, Liam

"...If you need a mental picture of Stephen Frears, a little help in wrapping your mind..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Dead Club Crawl

Club hopping through Austin's musical past.

"...This is no doubt the strangest story I've ever had to write. What makes..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Son of the Circus

Twistin' in the Wind

"...finally, isn't quite as arduous as two lifelong friends and musicians battling a poisonous serpent in a cramped toilet,..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...This is what Sagebrush was made for. The South Congress honky-tonk is full to the brim. Dancers..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Short and Sweet: The Rainbow Bridge

Dimitri Simakis on his new short and the state of the industry

"...Unexpected themes can crop up at festivals. At this year's South..."

March 20, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Four Trailblazing Tequilas Reinvigorating the Spirit’s Reputation

When it comes to the tequila renaissance, sip it, don't shoot it

"...renaissance. Always known as an enchanting elixir in Mexico, the rich history and diverse array of nuanced flavors were..."

July 7, 2023 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The War for Change in Kandahar

How Austin filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh made the first major Western film in Saudi Arabia since Lawrence of Arabia

"...Waugh doesn't do anything easy. A former stunt coordinator, the Austin-based filmmaker made his reputation as a director of..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Personal Life of Marlon Sexton, Who Doesn’t Want You to Know About His Personal Life

Shooks singer and guitarist rolls the dice on a Q&A

"...Marlon Sexton exists in a state of perpetual motion...."

Jan. 26, 2022 Music Post by Mars Salazar

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