Holiday TV Cheat Sheet

A multigenerational guide for the family

"...a lot of downtime. A packed schedule is a smart buffer against drama, but too much activity can bring..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Jacob Clifton

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...spirit to solve any problem. Austin is full of smart, driven people who make things happen. And lots of..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...spirit to solve any problem. Austin is full of smart, driven people who make things happen. And lots of..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

After a Fashion

Old men shouldn't throw stone canes in glass nursing homes …

"...daughter is visiting Austin right now. Fifteen years old, smart, funny, pretty. But, oh, entertaining a 15-year-old when you're..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Building Buzz, One 'Bag' at a Time

The Duplass Brothers buck New York and Los Angeles to premiere 'Baghead' here in the town where they started it all

"...in and what we love, and then let the cards fall where they fall."..."

June 6, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Split Parties

Away from the table, several sides to the tipping story

"...ways and pay the bill on several different credit cards, which eats up big chunks of my time. The..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...candidates before giving them the nod, or are Tarot cards and Miss Cleo the order of the day?..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...My smart friends tell me that the MOU was really being..."

May 24, 2002 Column

Volpone

Welcome the Bedlam Faction, the latest theatre company to be founded by veterans of UT Austin's Shakespeare at Winedale program, and its inaugural effort, Ben Jonson's Volpone, a tale of greed, conniving, status, and, ultimately, morality that Bedlam stages with a seeming insanity that befits its name but which is really quite smart, energetic, creative, and hilarious.

"...and mostly hilarious: veering toward chaos but really quite smart, energetic, and creative. This first production incorporates live music,..."

May 4, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

They Got the Beat

Living the pop life in Austin

"...admits, "but then again, look at this big British smart-rock movement coming on. You've got Coldplay, that are just..."

May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...much what this engaging Western is about as land, cards, or that other Western canard, drunk floozies. (7/7-8) --Clay..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Huckleberry Minh: A Walk Through Dreamland

"...realism to the Bukowskian confessional, from traditional rhymed to street-smart kickass, from New Yorker dry to Paris Review experimental...."

May 28, 1999 Books Review

Drake Tungsten and His Boy Skellington

"...would describe A Series of Sneaks, Britt Daniel -- smart, cagey -- flinches, blinks two or three times, then..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...post-Cobain angst (complete with loud guitars and prodigious pop smarts), the Bay Area quartet had come to SXSW for..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Postmarks

"...we had released a CD," one example of the smart-assed crap we go through just to receive print. (Last..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

Postmarks

"...we had released a CD," one example of the smart-assed crap we go through just to receive print. (Last..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Column

Texas Platters

"...over passing Sixth Street traffic. Here, on both the smart mid-tempo material ("Anything," "Vertigo") and melodic rockers ("Singers Are..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Music Review

Love Nest

First Comes Love...

"...he taught me how to dance. I made him smart, he made me beautiful...."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Art, Eggs, Kink, and Sleaze in This Weekend’s Art Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar consideration

"...prom royalty titles via the Tiny Minotaur’s PvP combat cards. There ain’t no paper ballots here: only honest fair..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 7-13

"...about exotic sanctuaries or faraway places or mercurial wild cards? Have you delivered enticing messages to inspiring beauties or..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

How to Adult: Advice for New Grads, and Anyone Else Still Trying to Figure This Thing Out

100 things we know now that we wished we knew then

"...it back every month. 20) Deeply internalize that credit cards aren’t free money, and leave your card in a..."

May 10, 2024 Features Feature by the Editorial Staff

The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events

Hit the town with these non-SXSW events

"...pouches with the help of the Library’s Cricuts, a smart cutting machine that can personalize cards, clothing, and the..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...brand-new edition of their internationally acclaimed holiday spectacle, with whip-smart comedy, brand-new songs, and favorite bits. Thu., Dec. 14,..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Luv Doc: An Excellent Wingman

An anachronistic ornithological metaphor about gender equality

"...I'm sure that's true because he is good-looking, funny, smart, and confident in all kinds of social situations, but..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Gifts for Green Buds

Cannabis reform, chill refreshments, and real cool prezzies

"...giving, and in May this year, Austinites joined other smart cities and overwhelmingly voted to decriminalize low-level "marijuana" possession...."

Dec. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Public Notice: And Now for Something ...

Puppies are cuter than real estate statistics

"...the full experience, which includes beer, vodka, toys, gift cards, "puppy swag," and a pass to Yard Bar, where..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...is no maudlin A Star is Born introspection: Piper's smart, wild, weird, and acerbic depiction of making your way..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Building the Perfect Beast for Skylines

Director Liam O'Donnell on evolving the Skyline aliens

"...a really good notes session because he's such a smart writer. He was the one that went, "Push that..."

Dec. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wild New Board Game Sculpts Itself Up a Kickstarter Win

Who dares to crush your clay, citizen?

"...you know, this Van Wagner has always been a smart and funny guy...."

July 10, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gifted and Talented Education Programs Turn the Lights Out on Non-White Students

"Race is the greatest predictor of who succeeds and fails in American public education"

"...Education Agency accountability data – campus and district report cards – that continue to rank schools highly even when..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Autumn A. Arnett

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