Cat Cardenas

I knew I wanted to join the Life&Arts section when I saw the picture of Justin Timberlake pinned to its bulletin board. There were stacks of books and CDs and two girls who seemed impossibly cool at the desk. 

Dr. Jane Hodgson’s medical license was on the line. As she drove to Florida in the pouring rain, she listened as Walter Cronkite’s voice came on the radio. 

"It shouldn’t have been difficult to get an education just because of the color of your skin."

The Daily Texan spoke with Diane Guerrero about her memoir and the recently announced CBS series, "In the Country We Love," based on the book.

While this year's ACL was extremely headliner-heavy, it allowed smaller acts, including Jack Garratt and St. Paul and the Broken Bones, to shine.

Five years ago, The Naked and Famous was sneaking into their music school studio to record bits and pieces of their debut album, Passive Me, Aggressive You. 

Ripped from the headlines, brutal stories of drugs, war and murder on the border became the subjects of alumna Natalia Anciso’s series “Flora and Fauna.”

Michelle Carter had one shot left to make history.

Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is returning to the 40 Acres this fall to teach an advanced filmmaking class.

When Marianna Garcia thinks of Venezuela, she thinks of her family’s toy store — the oldest in Caracas — the beaches of Puerto la Cruz her family drove to on Christmas day and the mango trees planted in her grandmother’s backyard.

In this compilation of stories, the Life & Arts department explores the complications of homelessness.

With the upcoming release of their mockumentary Popstar, comedy trio The Lonely Island embarked on a college tour to promote the film. Set to premiere June 3, the film is centered around fictional rapper Connor4Real and the release of his sophomore album. The Daily Texan met with The Lonely Island to discuss the film, Beyoncé and Hamilton. 

At 15, Tomas had run away from his family, become a child soldier and was living in a home for former combatants in Columbia. His life would’ve been almost unbelievable to anyone who heard his story if no one had been there to document it. 

Out of the tens of thousands of films submitted, 12 films received recognition in this year’s Audience Awards.

Follow along for coverage of day eight of SXSW 2016 from Daily Texan reporters, photographers and videographers!

For the first time in their history, the professional wrestlers of Lucha Underground went to battle outside of their televised arena, The Temple.

Follow along for coverage of day seven of SXSW 2016 from Daily Texan reporters, photographers and videographers!

On Tuesday, actress and activist America Ferrera spoke to a half-empty room to discuss the Latino vote.

For four days, Affinity Tattoo on Sixth Street transformed into the tattoo parlor of Suicide Squad character Harley Quinn. Fans who lined up outside the shop from March 11–14 could answer trivia questions about the Squad in order to win a free tattoo based off of the movie's characters. On Monday, the parlor's last day, The Daily Texan caught up with three winners in this week's edition of Tat-Tuesday.

Follow along for coverage of day five of SXSW 2016 from Daily Texan reporters, photographers and videographers! 

Sunday night Arrested Development actress Alia Shawkat took the stage at Esther’s Follies and confessed that in high school, she filled a condom with her best friend’s dad’s pee to pass a drug test.

Follow along for coverage of day 2 of SXSW 2016 from Daily Texan reporters, photographers and videographers!

Follow along for coverage of SXSW 2016 from Daily Texan reporters, photographers and videographers!

Before their first South By Southwest, the members of The Black Keys were recording songs in their basement and mowing lawns for tour money.

When Eazy-E or Wu Tang Clan’s RZA rapped, they took listeners to the streets and told them to pay attention.

Follow along as members of the Daily Texan's Life & Arts department live-tweet this year's Oscars!

Half-dressed women stand behind the windows lining the streets of Amsterdam’s Red Light District — some legal sex workers, others victims of human trafficking. In Austin, these victims are harder to find, hidden in online forums rather than sold in plain sight.

On a cold January evening, David Bowie stood on London’s Heddon Street, posing for the cover of his iconic fifth album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. 

After spotting an empty spot in the front row of a Rolling Stones concert, UT alumnus and ACL photographer Scott Newton snagged the seat, took out his camera and 30 shots later began his career photographing musicians. 

After Willie Nelson filmed the pilot for Austin City Limits, co-creator Bill Arhos used the tape to pitch the show to PBS. The show began production, approaching Asleep at the Wheel to perform on the first episode of the series in 1976. The Daily Texan spoke with the band’s frontman Ray Benson, ACL audio engineer David Hough and photographer Scott Newton to discuss the iconic television series 40 years later. 

UT sophomore Nathan was waiting to cross the street by McCombs when someone called out to him.

Editor's Note: This week, the Life&Arts department will cover prevalent issues on campus — today's package addresses diversity of campus.

Editor's Note: This week, the Life&Arts department will cover prevalent issues on campus — today's package addresses students' mental health.

Blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan stood on the 50-yard line of an empty Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Editor’s Note: With this daily series, the Life & Arts section hopes to complement your afternoon procrastination with a bundle of links from across the Web.

Follow Daily Texan reporters, photographers and editors as we post the highlights from Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Follow Daily Texan reporters, photographers and editors as we post the highlights of Austin City Limits Music Festival here. 

Follow Daily Texan reporters, photographers and editors as we post the highlights of our work here.

Follow for the latest updates from Daily Texan staffers at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Families, students and their panting pups strolled through campus Sunday morning for the first Landmarks Dog Walk, a free tour hosted by the University’s public art program.

Students with late-night cravings often find themselves with growling stomachs, desperate for options. Before getting too hangry, here are five local eateries where they can grab a midnight snack.

With their latest project, Social Sessions, UT alumna Kylee Pendery and Vishal Duvvuru, marketing and international relations senior, are giving musicians a simple way to turn concerts into charity.

As students soak in their last days of freedom at Barton Springs and Zilker Park, the Life&Arts staff has made The Texan’s dark, scurvy-inducing basement its home. Although we incessantly inhabit the windowless workspace, our ideas for the upcoming semester continue to flourish.

In this recurring column, writer Cat Cardenas rounds up four artists, who are performing over the weekend for less than $20.

After cycling 4,000 miles to Alaska five years ago, UT alumnus Dyar Bentz challenged himself to go further — bike the 18,000 mile Pan-American Highway and document it along the way.

Four shows to see in Austin this weekend for $20 or less. 

After Nick Shymansky discovered jazz singer Amy Winehouse when she was 16, he became her manager until 2006. 

After the release of “Serial”’s last episode, rabid fans took to Reddit to play detective, listened to parodies and, ultimately, waited for the newest seasons this fall. Until then, check out these to help fill the post-“Serial” void.

Four must-see shows in Austin this weekend — all for under $20. 

Four must-see shows in Austin this weekend — all for under $20. 

Four must-see shows in Austin this weekend — all for under $20. 

At age 15, Ben Dorcy became an Ice Capades dancer. A few years later he became a Navy seaman, and now, at 90 years old, he is the world’s oldest living roadie.

Local painter Drew Riley remembers a childhood spent wishing to try on the dresses she saw girls wear at school.

Classic rock fans who never got a chance to see Jimi Hendrix wail on his guitar or watch Oasis’ 1996 performance in Manchester can get a glimpse of those and other iconic moments in music at Modern Rocks Gallery.

French senior Ida Nematipour spent her childhood dodging scattered pins and needles around her house. 

Beyoncé, Rihanna and Madonna rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars every month from Spotify, while lesser-known artists are left struggling for commercial success. 

Sold out — two words a concertgoer dreads most. With bands coming in and out of Austin all the time, it’s hard to keep track of shows.

Alternative rock band The Mowgli’s is known for their peppy sound and upbeat lyrics. The band will release their third album, “Kids in Love,” on April 21.

If there’s one thing MTV’s Woodie Awards can almost guarantee their audience, it’s variety. The Woodie Awards, which recognize the best in music as voted by college students, made a splash at SXSW on Friday night.

Documentaries probably aren’t on the top of the priority for any music badge holders out there, but with films that cover everything from Kurt Cobain to banned music in Mali, you might want to give them some of your attention.

Sihasin,  which means “hope” in the Navajo language, will perform at South By Southwest’s Native American Showcase. The brother and sister duo spoke with The Daily Texan for a Q&A. 

Louis Black, co-founder of South By Southwest and The Austin Chronicle, is bringing something new to SXSW — “Made in Texas.”

When UT alumnus and documentarian John Fitch saw his first amateur film on the TV, he fell in love with filmmaking. Recently, Fitch’s films have taken a backseat, as he shifted his focus toward helping other documentarians foster their love of filmmaking as well. 

Here are four under-$20 shows you can check out this weekend.

A family caught in the crosshairs of immigration legislation and an Austin musician faced with hunger are just two of the subjects featured in the UT club Students of the World’s projects.

What happens when an architect’s client wants a house that looks like it was designed by “a group of super-sized drag queens”? This is the plot to one of seven short stories featured in UT architecture professor David Heymann’s first book, “My Beautiful City Austin.”

History graduate student Valerie Martinez has read scores of books about WWII but only a few chapters about the subject of her dissertation — the conflict’s Hispanic servicewomen.

When brothers Luis and Nick Soberon decided to name their alternative folk band Sons of Santos, they weren’t just aiming for alliteration — they also hoped to honor the man who first got them interested in music.

A coffee table book turned national sensation.

As the first notes of “Stairway to Heaven” play from the speakers at Spider House Cafe, the members of Avenue F Records stop what they’re doing to fully appreciate the Led Zeppelin song.

Fun Fun Fun Fest is upon us again, overtaking Auditorium Shores this weekend with a multitude of headliners and lesser-known gems.

UT alumna Kate Braun says being a psychic isn’t anything like what Hollywood makes it out to be. 

OK Go is an alternative rock band originally from Chicago but now based in Los Angeles.

In the 12 years since ACL has started, the influx of tourists and the sheer volume of patrons who travel to the city have done so much in terms of generating revenue and publicity.