Geeky Lifestyle Brand BoxLunch Brings Exclusive Indiana Jones Pop-Up to Austin

Fortune and glory awaits you at Barton Creek Square this weekend

"...When Indiana Jones went searching for rare items, he found himself..."

June 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Secret Origins: Austin’s Comic Creators

For Free Comic Book Day, we head into the studios and writing rooms of our local sequential art talents

"...matter what you call them. Comics have been a mainstay of American literary and artistic life since The Adventures..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Funko x Austin: The Business of Fandom

In its SXSW brand debut, "geeky Gucci" Loungefly shows the future for hometown print mavens and newly acquired portfolio pals Mondo

"...When Austin’s print mavens Mondo were acquired by Funko (they of..."

March 17, 2023 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

It's in the Rivets: The Secret Passion of Loungefly

The "geeky Gucci" designer brand makes its SXSW debut

"...you really want to know that it's a Loungefly mini backpack, it's in the rivets...."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Valoneecia Tolbert Geeks Out in Tales of a Blerd Ballerina

The actress looks back at what it was to be young, geeky, and Black

"...Ta-Nehisi Coates writes Black Panther and Captain America comics. Stacey Abrams mines political wisdom from Star..."

April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Geeks of Color Expo Shows the Future We Were Promised

Three-day event creates a space for Black creatives to celebrate themselves

"...Editor's note: The organizers announced last minute via their website that the Geeks of Color Expo..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Clarissa Rodríguez-Abrego

Learn to Tell Your Steves From Your Enderman at Minefaire

The “Ultimate Minecraft Experience” digs into the wildly popular video game

"...Think about pop culture conventions, and images spring to mind..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Gay Place

Austin pups celebrate the Year of the Dog

"...Iron Bear is going to the dogs. Or well, pups, actually. Saturday night,..."

May 4, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Ready Player One

Video gaming and Eighties culture get the Spielberg treatment

"...Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Letitia Wright, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Local Art Gifts for Discerning Geeks

Do you know about these three treasures already, Austinite?

"...you want to give a gift to your favorite geeky friend this holiday season? And you want that gift..."

Dec. 13, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Behind the Bars Part II

We revisit Austin's LGBTQ bars of yesteryear

"...In honor of Pride and this week's queer spaces feature,..."

Aug. 25, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

OMG, There are Strange Beasts in Austin Tonight

They're … they're all over the walls of Guzu Gallery!

"...Because it's time for Strange Beasts 3, the third in Guzu Gallery's series of kaiju-themed exhibitions, featuring talented artists..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

All Your Plate Are Belong to Us

Chris-Rachael Oseland seeks world domination, one geeky recipe at a time

"...themselves through their group. Catholics. The Junior League. The Shriners. Longhorns. Those groups of like-minded people frequently shared food..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Girls Gone Geek

Weird Girls is an Austin-based website and YouTube channel dedicated to all things geeky, but from a female perspective

"...That's the name of the Austin-based website and YouTube channel dedicated to all thinks geeky...."

May 23, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Holliston' / 'Knights of Badassdom'

A double bill of Joe Lynch genre comedies

"...Most cult films become cult films. But once in a while film arrives, a film foretold with ill-augur,..."

April 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fun Fun Fun Fest Comedy

Your quick guide to the national headliners and local laugh makers at Fun Fun Fun 2013

"...David James (Fri., noon) Area man, dapper host of Austin's favorite live comedy game show Laugh, Dammit!..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

Rob Thomas' Unlikely Route to Young Adult Fiction

'Veronica Mars' creator dishes on teens, fans, and the movie

"...“My eyebrows have grown in,” Rob Thomas faux-apologizes as the camera clicks...."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Nerd Wars

'Zero Charisma' and the social costs of geekdom

"...Of all the fan debates passionately argued on the Internet over the past year, few saw more passion from..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Unicorn Booty Bounces

From popular gayfotainment blog to bustling NOLA cafe, here's Booty's

"...The guys behind the dishy and successful LGBTQ infotainment blog Unicorn Booty,..."

March 7, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

The Ninth Annual Staple! Independent Media Expo

It's waiting for you … not so silently … this weekend

"...As if someone had cabled a hundred Tyrannosauruses together..."

Feb. 27, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Q&A Hole: Superhero Movie Redux

I knew that ol' Lazarus pit would come in handy one of these days …

"...and with much consideration by more people than usual in this ongoing Q&A Hole series. The response was, yeah,..."

Feb. 18, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...of the highlights of the just-announced SXSW Film 2011 lineup – and they're keeping mum still on the Midnighters,..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Puttin' on the Ikkicon

Cosplay at the anime gathering

"...ablaze with debate about Patton Oswalt's editorial for Wired, mourning the death of Western geek. He compares old-school geekery..."

Jan. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Emily Hagins' Unsucky Movie Career

Austin's zombie girl taps into vamps for her third feature

"...blond, shoulder-length hair pulled back from her forehead, sits in her bedroom speaking directly to a camera, speaking directly..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Moving Pictures

Alison Macor charts 30 years of Austin history, one film at a time

"...Alison Macor, a longtime Austin film journalist, never intended to write a book so..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

'Magic' Game Day at the Dragon's Lair

"...wouldn't exactly call it a sport," Brian Melcher (events coordinator at the Dragon's Lair) told me Saturday, July 14,..."

July 16, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick

Overnight Sensation

Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking over the (fantasy) world

"...Listen. The only thing you'll ever really need to know about Jason Henderson..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Geeks Get Paid

What's cool about gaming? Apparently, everything.

"...Richard Garriott and Warren Spector were geeky when geeky wasn't cool...."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

Scratch

"...film's end you realized for all the crazy beauty in front of you, what you were really witnessing was..."

March 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Why We Listen to What They Say

"...Doug Rushkoff has been writing about media, cyberculture, and rave culture for several years..."

April 23, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

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