Doomtree alone is a perplexing word. It creates an image of some sort of ominous plant exuding an aura of foreboding darkness. When applied to the rap group, the word Doomtree becomes even more...

With the return of portable palm trees, pineapples and dynamic, slightly spiked hair — or an equally excellent lack thereof — USA’s comedic mystery series, “Psych,” is looking...

Don’t expect the adage “Those who can’t do, teach” to apply to the Visual Arts Center’s current exhibition, “Combined: Department of Art and Art History Faculty Exhibition.” The...

When one envisions the perfect pizza, many things come to mind. Some desire a thin pie and a fluffy crust spotted with pepperoni. Others yearn for a dense pie with a crunchy crust topped by the usual...

The Paramount Theatre, Austin’s oldest theater, was also the city’s freakiest when the perversely hilarious comedy duo, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, invaded the venue on Saturday for...

Latin American studies senior Asiago Ogaisa is a big believer in karma, and rightfully so. While in Vietnam, Ogaisa ate dog, a traditional staple of the country’s diet, but just a week later,...

Ariel Pink doesn’t necessarily believe in the labels critics and his fans have attached to his aesthetic since he began making music in 1996. Actually, Pink and his band, Ariel Pink’s Haunted...

“Tamara Drewe,” adapted from the Posy Simmonds graphic novel of the same name, has an immense amount of talent on both sides of the camera. The enormous cast is packed with familiar faces...

Smoke licks across the blackened top of the yellow school bus of Old School BBQ & Grill like it was a normal day for serving up barbecue. But inside owner Dan Parrott’s mind, he was fine-tuning...

On paper, “Morning Glory” sounds like a movie that would be easy to hate. The story of a down-on-her-luck producer coming to rejuvenate a low-rated morning talk show sounds like a not...

Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Megan Fox and Anne Hathaway are among the slew of stars said to have done a detoxifying cleanse in the past either to drop weight quickly or to detoxify the body — or...

In recent years, Austin has welcomed a new annual tradition as fall reluctantly settles over the city. Since 2003 the East Austin Studio Tour has demystified the largely private work of artists, allowing...