As someone who was so heavily involved in their high school journalism program, I was desperate for the Texan to hire me. So with all of the pressure riding on that, of course, I got food poisoning from...

Music: Looking Back: Black Pumas co-founder and UT alumnus Adrian Quesada released “Home Free,” a film soundtrack donating proceeds to the unhoused Austin community. Cactus Cafe also celebrated...

With the sun barely out and cold wind blowing up dust Sunday morning on Lady Bird Lake, a group of people gathered outside of Mañana coffee shop, stretching and setting up tables. The crew behind “Remaining...

Breaking UT alumnus Matthew McConaughey’s six-year live-action movie hiatus and marking the second feature film of director Andrew Patterson, “The Rivals of Amziah King” premiered at SXSW on Monday....

Nearly seven years after the debut of the crime-comedy “A Simple Favor,” “Another Simple Favor” premiered at South by Southwest on Friday with just as much ridiculous luxury, only now against a...

After months of hush-hush and dedicated planning from a group of music and Austin enthusiasts in The Austin Chronicle offices, the first South By Southwest event was held in March 1987. Since the first...

Thirty years ago, Paula Priour walked along Waller Creek with her husband, Damian, collecting debris along the creek for Damian’s commissioned sculpture for the Austin Convention Center. Now, Priour...

Under the giant white floral structures outside the Blanton Museum of Art, people relax and admire the outdoor space every day.  Since 2017, the Blanton has undergone a number of structural changes...

From the opening minutes of Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” graciousness for survival and dread surround the protagonist, László Tóth, a Holocaust survivor who immigrates to America. The solemn...

With an abundance of costume gems and feathers, Gia Coppola and Kate Gersten gently direct and write, respectively, a story of sacrifice for artistry and lost tradition in “The Last Showgirl.”  The...

Jeffrey Reiner’s new film “Lake George” serves as a chance for Reiner to showcase his years of critically acclaimed television directing. The film tells a road trip crime story uniquely through a...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 13 de octubre de 2024 por Flora Farr y y fue traducido al español por Anirudh Karunakaran. Aunque el calor intenso trae buenos negocios...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 14 de octubre del 2024 por Flora Farr y fue traducido al español por Desiree Marquez.  En los últimos dos años, Virgil René Gazca...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 15 de octubre por Flora Farr y Trinity Orosco, y fue traducido al español por Lola Moreno-Flores. El polvo y la melodía llenaron...

In the past couple years, Bay City, Texas native Virgil René Gazca — better known as That Mexican Outta Texas (OT) — has developed a recognizable local rap persona and a growing fan base. Despite...

WH: Q&A: Alumni speaks on time at UT, representing ACL headliner Tyler, the Creator   Growing up in Waco, Kevin Shivers enjoyed Motown music with his parents and loved hip-hop and rap. Shivers,...

While high heat means good business for local sno-cone vendor Sno-Beach at Austin City Limits Music Festival, the high foot traffic this year nearly led to running out of spoons. Luckily, Sno-Beach...

“I want honesty: are we hotter because we play musical instruments?” said blink-182’s Tom DeLonge mid-performance yesterday night. “That’s the only reason we started this.” blink-182 delivered...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 30 de septiembre por Flora Farr y fue traducido al español por Maria Guerra.  Un partido de fútbol americano de los Longhorns en...

A Longhorn football game away in Louisiana left many UT students in Austin with little to do the weekend of Sept. 28, 2002. Catching wind of a weekend music festival taking over Zilker Metropolitan...

As a stage set revolves, it reveals a small trailer with wood paneling, green fabric walls and a leaky ceiling. While this set houses a new fictional star Lyric, it also brings a memory to life for the...

In Tim Burton’s Winter River, Connecticut, everyone is frantically hushed if they say “Beetlejuice” more than once. Thankfully, no one stopped director and producer Burton from calling his classic...

When students order used course books online to cut expenses, it is easy to feel unsure about the condition their purchases might arrive in. With syllabus week over, The Daily Texan compiled a list of...

Considered the “Live Music Capital of the World,” Austin boasts an explosive nightlife and dedicated local artist support. However when DJ and alumnus Sam Elkind, ‘23, radio-television-film, attended...

Pamela Ribon (BFA Acting, ‘97) attended UT to improve her acting skills. However, when a professor encouraged her to rely on a wide range of skills rather than ignoring her natural strength in storytelling,...

As funding and solutions for the climate crisis spark more debate, an off-Broadway playhouse in Manhattan is commissioning a full season of 11 new plays to discuss the climate crisis through theater. Among...

Inspired by the “Me Too” movement and a childhood friend’s personal experience, longtime actor Sara Gaston (theater and dance, ‘90) recently wrote, produced and directed her first short film “I...

A Brazilian art exhibit, “Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil,” premiered at UT’s Visual Arts Center two years ago. Referencing the exhibit, the curators produced the first English...

As a longtime “Jeopardy!” fan who took the show’s eligibility test multiple times before acceptance, UT alumnus Davey Morrison (playwriting and screenwriting, ‘20) finally made his debut as a “Jeopardy!”...

For years, UT’s SHIFT program has prioritized helping students feel safe in their college experience whether or not they choose to participate in substance use. Known for distributing non-alcoholic drinks...

With buttery brisket sandwich halves, bougie frito pie and fluffy banana pudding, the samples at Sí Baby-Q last Saturday made for the perfect menu for a gathering of one of Austin’s most-trusted food...

Just in time for the release of blockbuster “Twisters” this past Friday, this fall welcomes the inaugural class of UT climate system science majors — providing an opportunity for anyone inspired...

For Austinites searching for fun activities to enjoy before summer ends, the city provides a multitude of performances for theatre fans wishing to escape the July heat. The Daily Texan compiled a list...

“That beats any song I could end the set with,” mxmtoon (pronounced M-X-M-toon) said tearfully after her band and first Austin concert audience sang her happy birthday on Monday night. Currently on...

During Charles Branch’s time as a student at UT, the culture was greatly defined by its athletic success with the Longhorns winning the football national championship in his sophomore year. Now, as the...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 25 de junio por Flora Farr y fue traducido al español por Daniela Capistran. A la luz de la transición de UT Athletics de los 12...

In light of UT Athletics’ transition from the Big 12 into the Southeastern Conference, UT and Texas Athletics will host a day-long SEC Celebration across campus on Sunday. As the day promises numerous...

The sound of silence and crickets leads A24’s latest release “Janet Planet '' and carries throughout the film. Following 11-year-old Lacy through her summer before sixth grade, the film gently portrays...

UT alumnus Drew Daniels made a name for himself in recent years as a director of photography who takes on dark, challenging projects such as “The Idol” and his work with Trey Edward Shults, director...

Award-winning country star Luke Combs became a household name in the past few years. Known for producing heartbreak country hits, Combs’ fifth studio album, released Friday, comes in time for Father’s...

With wire glasses on and hair tucked behind his ears, Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) opens Netflix’s newly released “Hit Man” as a cat-loving, dorky professor. But true to the typical romance trope,...

For his Master of Fine Arts thesis film in 2022, Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda produced a short film inspired by the testimonies of Indian guest workers who had been taken advantage of by a Texas shipyard....

A self-described walking advertisement for UT, EmilyAnne Skinner inspired faculty members to ask her where she got her burnt orange clothing for a decade. In June, after thinking about it for a while,...

Micah Magee spent 20 years in Europe creating films after graduating from UT in 2001. After recently returning to the states as a professor at Temple University, Magee screened her 2015 film “Petting...

Hands to his face in shock, Josemanuel Vazquez hurried down the Hook’d Magazine spring fashion show runway when he found out he was the magazine’s cover model. A junior civil engineering major, Vazquez...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 8 de abril por Flora Farr y fue traducido al español por Hannel Suarez. Como joven actriz latina de los años 90, KJ Sánchez se sintió...

As a young Latina actress in the ‘90s, KJ Sanchez felt left out of casting in Eurocentric classic plays. It wasn’t until she landed the role as Juliet in a production of “Romeo and Juliet”...

In the opening moments of “The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem,” a defeated-sounding statement sums up the issues the documentary has yet to delve into: “You can fix code. You can’t fix people.” “The...

After years of collaborating together, husband-wife directors UT alumnus Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne released their biggest film yet in January — the musical film adaptation “Mean Girls.”...

In April 2014, Trey Curtis took the lead role in UT’s production of “In the Heights” as a freshman. This January, Curtis took on the titular role in the hit Broadway show “Hamilton” after having...

Beloved Austinite and four-time Grammy award-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. has established a name for himself in the past decade as a talented guitarist and singer who uniquely blends blues, rock and hip...

Combing through boxes of old articles and notes in 2020, Christy Carpenter pieced together an article recognizing her mother’s achievements in time for what would have been her 100th birthday. Carpenter’s...

The grieving tone of “The Greatest Hits” movie encapsulates audiences from the opening scene with a troubled Harriet (Lucy Boyton, “Bohemian Rhapsody”) staring at a timeline of her and her ex-boyfriend’s...

UT alumna Margaret Juhae Lee’s new memoir, “Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History,” tells a unique story of searching for oneself and healing intergenerational trauma. Published on March 5, Lee...

“We keep on ‘cause we need love, we keep on,” a crowd of people at Rozco’s Comedy Club sang along with Daniel Fears entranced by his message of soulful love at the SXSW performance. The UT alumnus’...

A few months ago, Austin indie pop band Voxtrot released new music for the first time since dissolving in 2010. Since then, they released two more songs that preface their upcoming album and recently performed...

UT alumnus Daniel Fears, a full-time Austin-based musician, uniquely blends R&B music with his classical background. Ahead of his South by Southwest performance at Rozco’s Comedy Club on Wednesday...

Opening with the smoke of a joint slowly curling across the screen, “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie” premiered at SXSW on Tuesday as a capsule of everything fans have loved about the comedy duo...

Channeling an old-fashioned ridiculous and borderline-offensive comedy, a cast of seasoned comedians led by directors and brothers Yassir and Isaiah Lester premiered their new movie “The Gutter” at...

Media creatives and video game enthusiasts crowded excitedly to see a South By Southwest panel on Sunday of four panelists discussing the effectiveness of immersive media, such as virtual reality, in treating...

UT alumni Giorgio Angelini premiered his Netflix-debut documentary, “The Antisocial Network,” on Sunday at SXSW. Angelini co-directed and produced the film which focuses on how the creators of 4Chan.org...

Through archival news footage, photographs and recent interviews to provide context, “Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter” shared the story of proud Texan and UT alumna Mary Elizabeth...

While it’s exciting to go from event to event throughout the week at South by Southwest, spring break is a dedicated time for students to relax. The Daily Texan put together a list of relaxing events...

On Saturday, a field of people at the Moody Amphitheater gathered after sunset to immerse themselves in the opening of two UT professors’ art installation. Guests spread out on blue-striped blankets,...

“I don’t think growing up is so scary after all. It gets better with every passing year, so cheers to that,” Olivia Rodrigo said to her Moody Center audience on Wednesday. A week after her 21st birthday,...

UT alumna Margaret Juhae Lee’s memoir, “Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History,” releases next Tuesday with the promise of sharing her family’s history from Korean colonialism, to her life as an...

When Amy Porter cheered at UT, she worked three different jobs while balancing rehearsals, performances and classes. Despite UT’s Spirit Program’s decades of history, 2022 proved the first year an...

Nota del editor: Este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 14 de febrero por Flora Farr y fue traducido al español por Hannah Garza. En la reluciente y brillante tienda insignia de Kendra Scott...

Walking through the halls of Belmont University in Nashville, the “Country Music Capital of the world,” would be ideal for many young, aspiring country artists. However, after a year there, Kylie Hernandez...

In the sparkling, bright flagship Kendra Scott store on South Congress, a party on Feb. 6 celebrated the launch of the Murphy stud earring. A select group of five students from the fall 2022 semester designed...

Accomplished independent photojournalist and former UT Professor Eli Reed gave a lecture at the Moody College of Communication on Tuesday before exhibiting decades of his photographs. The exhibit, “Memories...

When Maddox Stockton first walked onto set for his film “Back Issues,” the smoke and darkness against the film’s ‘vigilanteman’, comic superheroes, appeared just as he imagined it for months....

In UT’s Gore Lab, a group of researchers — affectionately called “The Gore Girls” — and their experimental rats collaborate with one another to understand how endocrine disruptors affect human...

Though never finishing his UT degree, Owen Wilson used his Longhorn experiences and connections such as Wes Anderson to leave a mark on the film industry. The Daily Texan compiled a list of films starring...

In 1983, when 18-year-old James Loehlin first stood in Winedale’s theater barn, he found a home in its isolated wooden magic. Seen by classmates as a ‘boy genius’ due to his extensive knowledge of...

Beyond donning pink attire to see the new “Mean Girls” movie, it takes a certain mindset to fully appreciate the 2000s-high-school-clique dynamic that the original movie channeled. To help moviegoers...

When Austin choral group Conspirare’s album House of Belonging received a Grammy nomination for 2024 Best Choral Performance this month, all contributors appreciated the recognition of their hard work....

When Jane Nam, Olivia Scott and Ana Orellana came to UT, they realized that as radio-television-film majors they wouldn’t have full access to UT’s film resources or media studies until they became...

Through her own gentle narration, the newly released Hulu documentary “The Lady Bird Diaries” gives an inside look into Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson’s time behind White House doors. Director...

Nota del editor: este articulo fue publicado por primera vez el primero de noviembre de 2023 por Flora Farr y fue traducido al espanol por Isabela Ocampo Restrepo.  La Dra. Elizabeth O'Brien siempre...

Dr. Elizabeth O’Brien has always displayed an interest in medical history. Whether reading medical textbooks for pleasure or hearing patient stories from her mother’s OBGYN hospital shifts, O’Brien...

A happy community gathered at the Long Center this weekend united by the 20th annual Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival. The dark theater provided an open floor for accessibility purposes and the...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el por Flora Farr el 17 de Octubre del 2023 y fue traducido al español por Dieter Kingwergs.  El debate ancestral sobre si las adaptaciones...

The age-old debate over whether movie adaptations come out better than their source books always proves a controversial but exciting part of the movie-going experience. The Daily Texan compiled a list...

Editor's note: This podcast was originally published on Spotify on Oct. 15, 2023.  In this week of The Texan Recap, audio producer Sriya Dommaraju talks about Senate Bill 12, a law that restricted...

Sitting in the car with her husband, professor Lori Holleran Steiker suddenly felt moved to tears. On Aug. 30, Holleran Steiker casually checked her phone to find an email from RecoveryPeople awarding...

In full makeup and Texas gear, the UT Dance Team shared smiles and fun choreography to hype up the crowd at the Texas Fight Rally this Wednesday. Their infectious positivity reflected the team’s high...

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 28 de septiembre por Flora Farr y fue traducido al español por Evelyn Martinez.  Al pensar en películas qué ver durante el mes de la...

When thinking of movies to watch during Hispanic Heritage Month, it can be hard not to think of classics such as “Frida,” “Pan’s Labyrinth” or “Selena.” The Daily Texan compiled a list of...

Art history professor C. Ondine Chavoya was enjoying a walk through the Blanton Museum of Art one day when he received a call from a New York number. When he returned the missed call from what turned out...

Thousands of students gathered in front of the Tower to celebrate Gone to Texas, a longstanding tradition for new students to commemorate the start of the semester. Freshman Dhilan Nag watched from the...