Mike Osborne: Man of the Moment

Photographer Mike Osborne is looking for the bigger picture in the world we share

"...Few fully grown adults spend years studying Monopoly, the landmark Parker Brothers (now Hasbro-owned) board game, for its..."

June 10, 2016 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

One of the Good Guys

Is Chris Ohlson the nicest film producer in town, or just the hardest working?

"...great guy. Seriously. Everyone says so. In fact, that's the very first thing they tend to say about this..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Queen of the Hill: 3805 Red River Stands Another Day

Demolition efforts are delayed by the HLC

"...Entering Room 325 of One Texas Center on Monday night, one had the..."

July 30, 2014 News Post by Anne Harris

Chairman of the Board

Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue

"...A choice bit of little-known Austin music history: Guitarist Johnny Copeland lived here..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Fables of the Reconstruction

Todos Santos Music Festival, on the edge paradise & progress

"...About 45 miles north of Cabo San Lucas, on the resort-riddled southern tip of..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The End of the Line?

As print media money dries up, political cartoonists look to the web

"...Jen Sorensen, the political cartoonist whose strip has been appearing every other..."

July 13, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

The 'Lot' of the Working-Class NFL Fan

Q&A with Jonny Mars, 'America's Parking Lot' docmaker

"...Around the world, state-of-the-art sporting arenas are being built, replacing treasured..."

March 15, 2012 SXSW Post by Mark Fagan

The Meat of the Matter

The best of the 26th annual Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

"...Though the financially beleaguered annual food and wine celebration is significantly..."

April 1, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Call of the Wild

David Michôd on the unlikely roots of his Aussie crime drama, Animal Kingdom

"...If the new Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom doesn't set your..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Torch of the Mystic

Sir Richard Bishop, keeper of the flame

"...I just finished reading Sun After Dark, a collection of stories by Pico Iyer on traveling abroad. He opens..."

May 26, 2009 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Book of the Stars, Stars of the Books

The 2008 Nebula Awards ceremony comes to Austin

"...The 42nd annual Nebula Awards ceremony will shine bright as..."

April 18, 2008 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

In Aspen, an Austin-Flavored Celebration of the Chef

A weekend at the 'Food & Wine' Classic

"...invited to go to Denver and Grand Junction, taste the best of Colorado's wines, and enjoy dishes prepared by..."

July 15, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

The Art of the Deal

City Coucil wants to cut a deal with Stratus Properties on the Barton Creek properties because they think House Bill 1704 gives them no other option.

"...Coming soon to the Barton Springs watershed ... Plano, Texas!..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Hammer of the Gods

The rise, fall, and rebuilding of Austin stickman Thor.

"...In Norse mythology, Thor was a scion of Asgard, land of the immortals, son of the Allfather..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

The Voice of the Writer

Readings From the Texas Book Festival

"...Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana opened the 1997 Texas Book Festival with a session in the..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Books Feature

The Art of the Dealer

Exploring the Relationships of Artists & Gallery Owners

"...arts writer and former art dealer Dave Hickey described the relationship between dealer and artist as a simple one:..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Arts Feature

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is Chapter 5, Part 1 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...José R. Ralat has maybe one of the most enviable jobs in Texas – Taco Editor..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...A welcome sign at the end of Beau Reichert's driveway greets visitors to Sekrit..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"..."Dallas – got a soft machine.Houston – too close to New Orleans."..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Attack of the Cybermen

Activism empowered by the Internet

"...slipstream over into some bizarre yet highly entertaining mash-up of V for Vendetta, Transmetropolitan, and 2000 AD's Judge Dredd?..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Scene of the Crime

Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions

"...deliver big news. Ten years after city and county officials gathered to announce that they'd found the four men..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Gifts of the Magi

A conversation about community and creativity with three wise men of the Austin arts

"...As Dave Steakley works in theatre, Stephen Mills in dance, and Craig Hella Johnson in..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

Salon of the West

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

"...On any given evening in the 1940s or 1950s, an old man named J. Frank..."

July 4, 2003 Books Feature by Steve Moore

Survival of the Fittest?

The unlikely story behind the Austin-based black comedy, Natural Selection.

"...It is, by all accounts, an unlikely story: During the 1996 Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and Film..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Land of the Freberg

Interview with radio-comedy pioneer Stan Freberg

"...At the grand old age of 78 years, most folks are..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

An Amarillo State of Mind

The Plutonium Circus Comes to Town

"...George Whittenburg Ratliff is not the kind of guy you would peg for one of..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Quote of the Week

"..."Immigrants often carry invisible diseases."..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Column

Quote of the Week

"...now, Texas is going to be a so-called blue state."..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Column

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