Bill Leissner: I Shot the Eighties

Event to fund photographer's book showing the decade in Austin

"...With so much recycling of the Eighties going on – Stranger Things, Ready Player One,..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties

Trailblazers paved the way for current Austin food scene

"...The Eighties were a dynamic time in Austin - real..."

Sept. 4, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Sharon Watkins

Chez Zee maven looks forward to another 25 years

"...did not set out to own a restaurant. In the Eighties, she parlayed her theater arts background into a..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Susan Auler

Winery owner helped define Austin as wine and food destination

"...Fall Creek Vineyards has long been one of the most successful and well-respected wineries in Texas. In the..."

Nov. 17, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Emulating the Eighties in Dead Mail

Kyle McConaghy and Joe DeBoer synthesize tragic horror for SXSW

"...Kyle McConaghy and Joe DeBoer know their way around the guts of an analog synthesizer. Back..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Elaine Martin

Chef, restaurateur helped pioneer Eastside treasure

"...Lance opened a restaurant on Manor Road in 1988, they had no grand designs about becoming the anchor tenant..."

Feb. 18, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Foo Swasdee

Food scientist uses restaurant kitchen for product development

"...Swasdee opened Satay in 1987, she has possibly been the only person with a doctorate in food science owning..."

Oct. 15, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Dot Hewitt

Comfort food queen fed thousands every week

"...By the time readers finally turned me on to the soul-satisfying..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Judy Willcott

Bread baking hobby led to successful local business

"...party in 1980, she could not have foreseen that the edible gift would ultimately provide the city of Austin..."

Sept. 11, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Valerie & Stephanie Schuster

Upper Crust Bakery is a sister act

"...Schuster were raised by a good cook, but lost their mother to cancer before they were 10. The loss..."

July 15, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Jackie Davies

Austin entrepreneur was national restaurant delivery pioneer

"...Growing up in Detroit in the Fifties and Sixties, Jackie Davies spent a lot of..."

April 10, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Dorsey Barger

When she's passionate about something, hospitality pro goes all in

"...in love with a restaurant called Armando's that was then located in an old house. It was at that..."

March 6, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties - Amy Simmons

Ice cream entrepreneur wants to make your day

"...Simmons always intended to be a woman of accomplishment, the kind of person who made a mark in her..."

Jan. 12, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Cathe Dailey

Ambitious restaurateur established casual fine dining mecca

"...restaurants will become part of local culinary history. Cofounder Cathe Dailey won't be there. She's attended some reunions and..."

May 1, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Wedding Singer

"...Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Steve Buscemi, Allen Covert, Angela Featherstone, Matthew Glave, Billy Idol and Christine Taylor. I can't..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All the Vermeers in New York

"...Lack, Grace Phillips, Gracie Mansion, Gordon Joseph Weiss and Katherine Bean. This newest work from steadfast American independent filmmaker,..."

June 19, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made

The epic story of three kids inspired by Spielberg's adventure tale

"...The emergence of digital video and editing prosumer equipment in..."

June 17, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s

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"...There are any number of things about the Eighties that..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Savlov

The Insect Woman

"...by: Shohei Imamura. Starring: Sachiko Hidari and Jitsuko Yoshimura. The Insect Woman, from Japanese director Shohei Imamura, one of..."

Nov. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Skate the Rainbow

Gay Night at the Roller Rink Brings the Eighties Home

"...My roommate tried to convince me to go, with the promise of lots of cuties. I really wasn't buying..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Verushka Gray

That's the Way I Like it

"...Francis, Medaline Tan and Adrian Pang. Disco dead? Perish the thought. At least not in Singapore, circa 1977, an..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Stupids

"...after I divorced your free-loading ass, but after seeing The Stupids, I can't resist writing this letter to tell..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Final Girls

Smart homage to the cheesy campsite horror films of the Eighties

"...Meta is betta in the sneaky The Final Girls, a surprisingly touching movie-within-a-movie homage..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Midnight Meat Train

This horror film, based on a Clive Barker short story, details the nightly exploits of a butcher who plies his trade nightly on human subway riders.

"...Bart, Tony Curran, Barbara Eve Harris and Ted Raimi. The Midnight Meat Train does not stop here. Last week,..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: What Grindr Is Not

It’s the singular artistic achievement of the Eighties band Escape

"...as my left. When I was in my 20s, “the bar” was the thing, or a bookstore (don’t ask),..."

March 29, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Queering the Archive With Kate Messer

"Your own culture is worth a memory."

"...been sacred ground for Austin’s queers and misfits. In the Eighties, Sandra Martinez opened Chances, a popular lesbian bar..."

July 5, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Richard Linklater's Diamonds in the Rough

The legendary Austin filmmaker provides a guided tour through three years of a formative decade

"...The title of this new Austin Film Society series –..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unlocking the Michael Schenker Festival

Sound pilgrim reveals the combination to his “whole story”

"...and Doogie White all orbit a red-hot turbine at the center, German guitarist Michael Schenker, 64. Lightning rod to..."

May 16, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

“Jewels in the Wasteland” Returns

Richard Linklater's series is back with more Eighties gems

"...There’s a myth about cinema that Richard Linklater wants to..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Making of Austin

Curator Carter Foster on Ellsworth Kelly's art building

"...If you want the lowdown on artist Ellsworth Kelly and his final work..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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