SXSW Eco: Beyond the Burlap Bag
Environmentalists ponder how to mainstream eco-culture
"...Environmentalism faces one key problem: burlap bags. Or rather, as Graceann Bennett, managing partner at..."
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Oct. 10, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker
The Wedding Planner
"...sexy drawl). But the blandness of The Wedding Planner burlap-sacks their appeal in an altogether dowdy outing for two..."
Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Environmentalism: Uncomfortable and Scratchy?
Thinking outside the (burlap) box at SXSW Eco
"...Environmentalism faces one key problem: burlap bags. Or rather, says Graceann Bennett, managing partner at..."
Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
The Strangers: Prey at Night
Home invasion classic becomes a franchise.
"...cover their mugs with China-doll masks or a smiley-faced burlap bag commit their deeds for the scariest of motives:..."
March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Fantastic Fest: VR Stories With Dark Corner
Is the future of horror shorts immersive?
"...Dark Corner, each containing their own warped narrative. In "Burlap," you're imprisoned in a crumbling shack at the far-from-tender..."
Sept. 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Food-O-File
Vandals on camera, plus Dai Due nears opening day
"...Asian beverages in a variety of flavors, outside the Burlap Bag Tuesdays through Saturday evenings...."
June 6, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Pulse: Oscar Riquelme
Oscar Riquelme's paintings in the exhibition 'Pulse' are attractive, accessible, well composed, and layered in subtle politics
"...barn paintings. Each sheep painting includes a square of burlap, and its texture works in the piece on several..."
Feb. 24, 2006 Arts Review by Rachel Koper
Eat, Memory
The food staff on their fondness for holidays past: epiphanies, friendship, near-disaster, disaster, and always a full plate
"...of firewood and stones, still others were stuffed with burlap bags, chicken wire, and bales of banana, taro, and..."
Dec. 24, 2004 Food Feature by MM Pack
The Flavors of Summer
Memories of Tastes
"...Lone Star to go). The ice was wrapped in burlap and stowed in the trunk. By the way, the..."
July 13, 2001 Food Feature by Carol Ann Sayle
Fatal Error
Hooked on Drug Money
"...the Chevy Suburban wearing camouflage face paint and shaggy burlap "ghillie suits." They carried two five-gallon water cans, two..."
Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Monte Paulsen
Hassle-Free Gifts for the Foodie on Your List
Ship it, sip it, sniff it, stuff it
"...cheat their way to that fresh-baked smell with the Burlap Bag's "Baked Bread" soy candle (theburlapbag.com). Stuff It!..."
Dec. 3, 2021 Food Feature by Kimberley Jones
DVDanger: Lace Crater
Ghostly romance reinvented, plus more DVD and VOD releases
"...spilled drink. He looks like a burglar in a burlap sack, but his ability to suddenly transport across the..."
Aug. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Fantastic Fest First Wave Announced
Miss Peregrine, Phantasm: Ravager, and more
"...Catatonic, plus two titles with film tie-ins, "Mule" and "Burlap." Oh, and if the words Everything Is Terrible! mean..."
Aug. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Teatro Vivo's La Pastorela
This new take on the old Christmas tale has the shepherds' rough edges but a heart of gold
"...Crofford is a simple structure of plywood platforms with burlap netting laid over them to suggest rocky desert terrain...."
Dec. 18, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires
All's Well That Ends Well
In 7 Towers Theatre's staging of the Bard's tragicomedy, comic relief is never too far behind the tense moments
"...taken a prisoner and his head covered with a burlap bag, recalling the execution videos of terrorists – comic..."
July 25, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Smith
SXSW Eco: The Culture War to Save the World
Punk, hip-hop and literature sign up for the eco fight
"...Maybe it's the fixation on burlap. but American environmentalism has long been associated with hippydom...."
Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Barbacoa Smackdown
Hey, sweet cheeks!
"...seasoned simply, wrapped in fire-softened maguey leaves, covered in burlap, and then buried with coals and hot rocks in..."
Oct. 28, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann
Laird Market
Ron and Dianne Laird bring the flavors of Fredericksburg to Austin
"...made by nestling Hill Country food items in pecan-bag burlap inside authentic peach crates...."
Dec. 17, 2010 Food Review by Kate Thornberry
La Sombra Bar & Grill
Pisco sours and ceviche galore from the duo that brought you 34th Street Cafe
"...is one of bamboo, neutral tones, billowy canvas, and burlap, all of which are accented by warm interior lighting,..."
Nov. 19, 2010 Food Review by Rachel Feit
El Taco Rico
In the realm of taco trucks, Taco Rico is king; in the realm of Mexican food, they reign supreme
"...wrapped a spiced-up calf's head in maguey leaves and burlap and buried it underground with hot rocks for 12..."
Aug. 13, 2010 Food Review by Mick Vann
Event Menu
May 8-14
"...combat world hunger. Each $29.99 organic cotton and natural burlap shopping bag bought at Whole Foods will "help to..."
May 9, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Texas-Sized Basketball: The Houston Rockets and Why I Moved to Texas
"...Bobcats while wearing nothing but a blindfold and a burlap sack. And Tracy McGrady is starting to wake up..."
Nov. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt
Cleopatra Mediterranean Restaurant
Te drab-looking building off of I-35 that formerly housed an insurance company has been transformed by friendly Jordanian owners into a casual Middle Eastern eatery
"...the entrance. The tent, its walls covered with tan-colored burlap and original rugs and fabrics, features traditional low seating..."
April 28, 2006 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón
After a Fashion
Tom Ford is creepy and Stephen travels to Houston for fabric
"...Vonne, Eloise DeJoria, and the Mayor in gingham and burlap, now can I?) in electric combinations of brilliant colors..."
Feb. 17, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Education Irony
Texas Education Agency gives $10 million to schools slated for closure in AISD repurposing plan
"...Like UN planes air-dropping burlap sacks of wheat onto starving refugees, the Texas Education..."
Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Now and Tomorrow II
"...by Georgia O'Keeffe, and crudely handled embroidered images on burlap – works not identifiably different from those found in..."
July 1, 2005 Arts Review
Film News
Making 'Room' for Kyle Henry in Cannes; plus, 'August Evening,' 'Everything in Between,' and 'Dallas'
"...Clyde. Oil-drenched duds James Dean wore in Giant. The burlap-wrapped corpse from Lonesome Dove. Got your attention? Some 80..."
April 29, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell
Where the Pyramid Meets the High
Long lost 13th Floor Elevators founder and visionary Tommy Hall – found!
"..."There was beer, along with a big burlap bag full of cactus," recounts Trybyszewski. "No one cared..."
Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Joe Trybyszewski
Post-Minstrel Syndrome
Blackface Is a white fantasy about the way things used to be
"...red vaudevillian tent and etched, basketball-style jerseys made from burlap and overstuffed with cotton to the raised parquet floor..."
June 20, 2003 Arts Feature by Verushka Gray
The Hottest Commodity
Once green with envy, Texas now joins New Mexico in championing the chile … just in time for the 12th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival!
"...chile," he said. "We're beginning to sell more 35-pound burlap bags, just like it's sold in New Mexico. Last..."
