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Past Lives: Portraying Authentic Love in Film

Mark StenbergandFinlay O'Connell, Minerva University

Many romance films often celebrate the grand gestures in love, but Celine Song’s “Past Lives” brings light to the quiet moments of intimacy that often accompany authentic love.…

May 9, 2024

Brain listening to music on headphones in studying environment.

Background Bops: Why We Need Music to Focus

Mark StenbergandNatalie VanHecke, University of Texas at Dallas

Have you ever noticed that you tend to clean faster or more efficiently when you have music on? Some people love 80s rock, others love lo-fi. What is it about music that constantly draws people…

April 20, 2024

A white, baren wall and box office window with two rectangle postings. One window has. a photo of blue and red spiderman figure.

Spider-Mondays—A Triumphant Swinging Return into Theaters

Mark StenbergandKyle A. McLaughlin, Elizabethtown College

Sony is going to re-release all nine live-action Spider-Man movies to theaters from April through to May.…

April 8, 2024

Chloe Ting: Abs in Two Weeks?

Mark Stenberg

Follow Us Who is Chloe Ting? In the fitness community, tensions have been on the rise, particularly in the aftermath of the emergence of Chloe Ting, a creator of at-home workout content. With the pandemic…

August 30, 2023

Father of Asahd

Why Is DJ Khaled’s ‘Father Of Asahd’ Tanking in Real Time?

Mark Stenberg

The musician's 'It takes a village' approach to his 11th album hasn't sit well with ... anyone.…

June 3, 2019

Dallas

The 6 Best Cities for Recent Grads, Based on the World According to Briggs

Mark Stenberg

The YouTuber breaks down why these are the best places to start your professional career.…

June 3, 2019

Why Video Games Are the Future of the Gambling Industry

Mark Stenberg

By combining the thrill of sports-betting with the accessibility of gaming, the industry has created a product with massive appeal.…

May 20, 2019

The Emperor Has No Jawns: How ‘Failing Upwards’ Demystified the Fashion World

Mark Stenberg

Using transparency and self-deprecating humor, hosts Lawrence Schlossman and James Harris are democratizing style.…

April 25, 2019

8 Bands You Need to See at KVRX Fest This May

Mark Stenberg

The student-radio-run music festival in Austin is the first of its kind, and an absolute can’t-miss.…

April 17, 2019

How James Droll Learned to Make Art from Heartbreak

Mark Stenberg

The Nashville dark-pop savant is combining his confessional songwriting with a sultry, haunting sound.…

April 1, 2019

The 10 Best Things We Saw/Did at South by Southwest 2019

Mark Stenberg

This year more than ever, local acts shone.…

March 19, 2019

Meet Madge, Producer Extraordinaire and Chromatic Pop Queen

Mark Stenberg

The diy musician and performance artist wants to radically transform the music industry, and so far she's succeeded.…

March 14, 2019

The 4 Mala Luna Acts You’ll Literally Be Cursed for Missing

Mark Stenberg

You wouldn't gamble with brujería at this time of the year, would you?…

October 23, 2018

Mr. Nightmare

As Halloween Nears, Mr. Nightmare Is the Only Spookiness You Need

Mark Stenberg

Here are the four best stories from the animated YouTube series.…

October 22, 2018

ACL Weekend 1 Wrap-Up: A Nearly Perfect Fest

Mark Stenberg

The first weekend of Austin City Limits was nearly flawless across the board, from music to logistics to a Longhorns win.…

October 10, 2018

The Top 6 Reasons to Take Part in an Internship

Mark Stenberg

You'll thank yourself later.…

September 25, 2018

5 Lesser-Known Bands You Need to See at ACL

Mark Stenberg

Get your tickets now or forever hold your FOMO.…

September 14, 2018

Capyacy Who Is Donny Flamingo

Capyac’s ‘Who Is Donny Flamingo?’ Marries Jazz, French House and Eccentricity

Mark Stenberg

The Austin band's third album marks a shift toward a more jazz-forward mindset, though without sacrificing a hint of its deep-synth sound.…

March 6, 2018

David Chang Ugly Delicious

5 Takeaways from ‘Ugly Delicious,’ David Chang’s New Netflix Series

Mark Stenberg

Fans of Lucky Peach will find familiar faces, themes and restaurants, but the series casts a new, more somber light on Chang himself.…

February 26, 2018

McDonald's McMorphosis

The McMorphosis of McDonald’s Breakfast Menu

Mark Stenberg

“[The cleaning woman] thought that he was deliberately lying motionless, pretending that his feelings were hurt; she credited him with unlimited intelligence.”…

January 11, 2016

Hot Joy

Hot Joy Is No Country for Lo Mein

Mark Stenberg

At Hot Joy in San Antonio, Chef Quealy Watson is making award-winning Chinese-Mexican stoner food. Interested?…

January 1, 2016

What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Chipotle?

Mark Stenberg

Understanding the ideology chain that serves burritos.…

December 10, 2015

Emmer and Rye's Fermentation Larder

Jason White’s Rotting Something in the City of Austin

Mark Stenberg

The story of the Austin chef putting stink on the map.…

December 2, 2015

Mike Sutter and tacos from Tacos Guerrero's

500 Days of Sutter: 1,600 Tacos, 365 Days and One Food Critic

Mark Stenberg

The former Austin American Statesman food critic and current FedManWalking is on a mission to eat and chronicle 500 tacos.…

November 9, 2015

The Band Strange Trails Performing

The Fest That Wouldn’t Die: Why ACL Will Outlast Us All

Mark Stenberg

What is it that sets ACL apart from other music festivals? The fact that they don't have to set themselves apart from other music festivals.…

November 4, 2015

Taco Cabana: The Woody Allen of Tex-Mex

Mark Stenberg

One man's search for truth at the salsa bar.…

October 12, 2015

A Midsummer’s Night with Capyac

Mark Stenberg

Capyac, the jazz-influenced electronic project by Delwin Campbell and Eric Peana, is what happens when artistry meets musicianship.…

October 6, 2015

Float Fest is Definitely the Greatest Music and Tubing Festival of All Time

Float Fest: The Greatest Music and Tubing Festival of All Time

Mark Stenberg

The music festival that's too good for its own good.…

October 1, 2015

What’s It Like Working at the Best Restaurant in the World? We Asked Brandon Silver

Mark Stenberg

Brandon Silver, a 29-year old chef at qui restaurant in Austin, recently returned from a three month internship at Noma in Copenhagen.…

September 23, 2015

The Delicious Silver Lining of Texas’ Obesity Problem

Mark Stenberg

Texans might be overweight, but it's only because we have some of the best food in the country.…

September 21, 2015