Arts & Entertainment
A pirate radio station broadcasting from inside an art gallery, a cowboy who refuses to be a conqueror, and mirrors positioned so carefully throughout the space that you can't look at the work without looking at yourself. That's ‘The Neon Republic’ — and it might be the
Arts & Entertainment
It was the ‘80s, and I was a kid who had trouble sleeping. In the wee small hours of the morning, there was one station that remained on the air: PBS. Watching on my black-and-white TV with a screen no bigger than a deck of cards, I remember
Culture
Let me start with Michelle Randolph. Congratulations on securing Cuffing Season’s #1 Draft Pick. I saw you in that TikTok two stepping with Glen Powell at Donn’s Depot. It feels like a scene out of one of the many romantic comedies, thrillers, and action films that Powell has
Arts & Entertainment
The year was 2015. I was not in a good place. I had quit my lucrative (ha) job in newspaper journalism to enter the equally lucrative world of local television, hosting a late-night comedy show on The CW in Austin. It was exhilarating, but I had no idea what
Culture
If you haven’t seen “K-Pop Demon Hunters” by now, it may be time. The movie, first released on Aug. 26, is now the most watched movie ever on Netflix with more than 325 million views globally and streamed for more than 500 million hours (we did the math
Culture
I grew up hating the Dallas Cowboys. Actually, “hate” is not a strong enough word. Detested? Loathed with the heat of a thousand suns? If you were around in the ’90s, you had no choice but to have a strong opinion about them. They were cocky, they were very good
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When I first read 27-year-old Olandria Carthen’s post-“Love Island USA” interview in Vulture, I knew exactly what she was trying to communicate to the American public about being in a highly visible, interracial relationship with Nicolas Vansteenberghe, 24. The couple, deemed “Nicolandria” by throngs of obsessed
Crime & Justice
For tried and true Texans, HBO’s newest docuseries might hit close to home. “The Yogurt Shop Murders” digs into a 33-year-old cold case in Austin — a murder so haunting, the then-mayor proclaimed it the day Austin “lost (its) innocence.” In December 1991, when Austin was still
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Tech bros, it’s your time to shine — “Love is Blind” is casting in Austin. The mega-popular show, where faceless singles meet behind a screen, fall in love, and get engaged (to varying degrees of success), bases itself out of one city for each season. The eight-season show
Culture
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every three weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 integral (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs,
Culture
Life was a little different when HBO’s “The Leftovers” premiered in 2014. Carrie Coon wasn’t an A-lister. Joe Rogan hadn’t brought a certain type of attention to Austin. No one had heard of Covid-19. But the show, based on Tom Perrotta’s novel of the
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When naming some of Texas’ biggest industries, a few might come to mind. Oil, gas, weird rockets. But you hardly ever hear of Hollywood productions. Now, the Texas Legislature is trying to change that, with the help of a casual billion dollars. On Monday, the Texas House voted 114-26