Despite its playful name, the FLARMINGOS app makes a serious point. Once downloaded, users can tap anywhere on the screen to populate their surroundings with life-size augmented reality flamingos. The...

Better known to fans as Jean Caffeine, Jean Leider wears many hats. She’s an art educator, a self-described “punk rock high school dropout,” a UT alumna and an avid performer.  In...

Pinball might seem like an arcade staple, popular with preteen boys. But two Austin women are getting the ball rolling on growing female interest in this niche, nifty activity. With more than 20 chapters...

Live gospel music fills the dining area at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q as guests pile their plates with Southern-style grits, fried catfish and the venue’s beloved brisket. Every Sunday, this premier spot...

When Tony Meneses came to UT, he had no idea that the theaters group he formed would leave a lasting legacy for students 14 years later. In 2005, Meneses founded Foot in the Door Theatre, an entirely...

With a condensed run time of 19 minutes, director and cinematographer Matt Kay crafts a visually stunning ode to the sport of sumo wrestling, and a winning testament to Hiyori Kon, a young woman trying...

Locked in a game of cards and holding their hands close to their chests, four people sit around a table in a recreation room. Two players are UT students, the other two are women in their 70s. This...

Some films are so bad, they’re good. Netflix’s new horror “Eli” fails to even meet this bar. “Eli” has all the potential to be the emotionally-charged, original horror...

The Texas Legislature and musical sketch comedy might seem as likely a pair as a wool sweater this September, but the improbable fusion — improv and politics — is the bread and butter of Austin-based...

A wedding-dress-clad Jennifer Aniston burst into a Manhattan coffee shop 25 years ago, catapulting the cultural powerhouse “Friends” onto television screens across the nation. The sitcom,...