A Commitment to Playwrights

The Life and Legacy of David Mark Cohen

"...Cohen, and Connie McMillian I wish I didn't have to write this piece. I wish I knew that I..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Arts Feature

Sixteen Austin Schools Drop From B to F Ratings Under New State Measure

A state takeover of the district’s school board becomes likelier

"...Texas’ public school ratings, the A-F scores that purport to show how well schools are educating students. Rodriguez’s just-released..."

May 2, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How to Escape the Field With Shane West

The Gotham star heads to the cornfields for new thriller

"...get Gotham and Once and Again star Shane West to leave the Covid-proof safety of his home to travel..."

May 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Like to Watch

Girls and Togetherness: straight white people crying

"...at the periphery of a double-Dutch game, unsure when to jump in, inscrutable, so too are the programming decisions..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

The Good Eye: Girl, Illustrated

The fine lines between the lines

"...is littered with domestic debris, some of which clings to the walls and ceiling. An underwater iron, plugged into..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Robert Nathan Allen Wants You to Eat Some Bugs

And you could, too – especially this Saturday in Zilker Park

"...Robert Nathan Allen of Little Herds, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing edible insects to market, is thwarting my expectations...."

June 26, 2013 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Something to Sink Your Teeth Into

Good advice from a guy who survived Troll 2, George Hardy, D.M.D.

"...the actual movie. They're the ones that really seem to be completely blown away."..."

April 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Cowboys Get a Special Talking to (Cue the Sentimental Music)

"...realized my blog isn’t jinxing the Cowboys. Apparently, they read my blog for motivation, for the kind of tough..."

Dec. 28, 2006 Sports Post by Jeremy Martin

The Road to Nowhere

Webberville Aims to Live Forever

"...So, what happened to the Milk Bottle Motel?..."

July 26, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure

How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options

"...Sure, you can get hyped about seeing your hometown represented on the small screen in distant luxury dumpster..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

#VanLife Isn’t Just a Trend Anymore. It’s a Tether to Home.

A cross-country trip to unite a family in the pandemic

"..."Bon voyage," read a text message from my editor. "You are Odysseus."..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

Rooster Teeth Wants to Give a Million to Charity

24-hour streaming show to raise money for Dell Children's Hospital

"...marathon streaming show, Austin's online studio Rooster Teeth plans to raise $1 million for sick kids. Event organizer Jack..."

Nov. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shape of Things to Come

What will the arts in Austin look like in 10 years? CreateAustin has a good idea – in fact, it has 10.

"...often how it feels in Austin, where folks seem to enjoy nothing so much as sitting around in meetings..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...Mick Jones is suffering from a serious combover, trying to deal with his vanishing hair. Paul Simonon has lines..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

New Mental Health Court Aims to Increase Treatment While Reducing Jail Stays

Nick Chu will take over the court Oct. 1

"...the most shockingly brutal and random attacks you’ve ever read about, and the attacker was almost certainly out of..."

Sept. 27, 2023 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

The Reader's Field Guide to Michael Noll

The Austin writer behind The Writer's Field Guide

"...The night of Michael Noll’s BookPeople reading, the seating ran out quickly. Then the standing room..."

April 4, 2018 Arts Post by Katarina Brown

Yoga With Adriene Brings the Yoga Studio to You

Local YouTube star offers poses for the people

"...Adriene Mishler teaches yoga to millions of people every week, for free, in one..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

The Road to 10-1: Add One More …

Candidate pilgrimage grows, and a glance at District 4

"...No sooner had Newsdesk counted 62 candidates (Mayor and..."

June 30, 2014 News Post by Michael King

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: I'm Going to Need to See Some ID

Who doesn't remember their first trip to the liquor store?

"...don’t like that person at all, it’s an excuse to get my drink on. As with any other type..."

July 1, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Crossing Over to the Dark Side

Alan Parsons answers the $64,000 question

"...with Pink Floyd? OTR: And the canned response? AP: Read my book. The second most frequently asked question is,..."

March 20, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Page Two: Welcome to the Funhouse

Republicans' rhetorical sleight of hand has allowed them to distort this country's founding principles while seeming to uphold them

"...When I was in my early teens, my mother took a group of us to Freedomland, a New York..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Feel-Good Generations

There's a reason scholar Rachel Maines, the author of The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction has survived the various assualts on her intellectual freedom: She's smart, she's funny, and she also "dances circles around reactionary clod-like thinking."

"...principal of Austin High, was waiting for Rachel Maines to come to his office. He had just dealt with..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Books Feature by Lindsey Lane

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...worked at the mainstream press, I thought it was to tell the truth. Seriously, that's what I thought; I..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something

The "Cat's in the Cradle" musician who was so much more

"...minting in our country’s Declaration of Independence year and today only Irving Berlin, George Cohan, Aaron Copland, George &..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...All roads lead to Austin come March 13-18. South by Southwest Music 2023..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...so I called up my subject and split off to Napa for the interview and a tour of his..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Something the Grackles Made

The life and works of Mr. Pants

"...least not that kind, and he didn't particularly seem to have a lot of facts at his disposal. He..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2018

Number one will shock you. No, for reals. Shocked and appalled.

"...what were the reviews you were most interested in reading in 2018?..."

Dec. 29, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...Golden Boy. At least he thought so -- enough to have the words tattooed in fancy script on the..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

To The Lighthouse With Director Robert Eggers

On superstition, isolation, and trained seagulls

"...To emulate the remoteness, Eggers took his cast and crew..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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