In the brief moment Kevin Drew, founding member of indie rock band Broken Social Scene, and I spoke on the phone for our Austin City Limits Festival preview coverage, I was taken by his manner —...

For those that cannot afford a three- or one-day pass to this year’s ACL, this weekend has a few alternatives that will keep you entertained at affordable prices: DITCH THE FEST FEST 2 Created...

The Austin City Limits Festival always gives the city a chance to show off a little to out-of-town visitors, but with the rise of sites such as CouchSurfing, AirBnB and Craigslist that connect travelers...

 As children, their parents dressed them in identical outfits and for 18 years they shared a bedroom. But now the Kent quadruplets have turned into young women whose life journey has landed them at...

Even in Austin — a city often characterized as a bubble for its liberal mind-set encompassed in a conservative state — it hasn’t been easy for those in the LGBT community. As hundreds...

[Corrected Sept. 11: Changed Lauren Meyers title] Monster movies are scary, but they aren’t that scary. Sharks, snakes, spiders, mutant beasts — sure, they can kill you, but that’s about...

Barbara Millicent Roberts, the original queen of the plastics, has only been around for 52 years. She has succeeded in more than 108 professions ranging from a surgeon, gold medal gymnast, astronaut, UNICEF...

With an established and growing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community, this year will mark Austin’s 20th Pride Celebration. The Austin Gay and Lesbian Pride Foundation, whose purpose...

Staying fit is one of the challenges students face upon entering college. Sometimes it is because of a busy schedule, other times because watching “Project Runway” just sounds like more fun...

“We’re always pounding into the pavement, whether we’re walking, sitting or running,” Travis Shrader says as he hangs upside-down from the ceiling in a white silk hammock. As he...

The attacker extends his arm, grabs his partner’s wrist and begins to circle at a quick pace while his partner remains centered. His partner receives the attacker’s energy and changes it into...

With Blockbuster filing for bankruptcy last year and closing about 900 of its stores, it may come as a surprise that local video stores such as Vulcan Video and Waterloo Records & Video are still able...