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Fire Island Hot Glass Studio: Fire goes out with a blowout
After 25 years, Matthew LaBarbera is closing Fire Island Hot Glass Studio, the oldest glassblowing studio in Texas
"...years is a helluva long time to keep a fire going, a fact that Matthew LaBarbera knows as well..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

AAAFF Review: Cane Fire
How Hollywood created, and swallowed, Hawaiian identity
"...held celebrations to welcome it to the Union. The island nation became a romantic, exotic destination for the Lower..."

June 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kong: Skull Island
The big ape is back
"...opined Denham but really it was the machine gun fire from the biplanes that toppled the king from his..."

March 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'The NFL Beat': Jenkins Island
Catching up with one of the NFL Draft's top CBs
"...Janoris Jenkins will one day have an “island” of his own. Like Darelle Revis, or former University..."

April 23, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Review: The Filigree Theatre's Fire in Dreamland
This compelling drama ignites but doesn't blaze
"...The historic Coney Island amusement park in Brooklyn is known for its landmark..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Desert Island Discs
"...Pogues, If I Should Fall From Grace With God (Island)..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature

Words for a Desert Island
"...Okay, you should just as soon fire me as take away my e-mail. So when the..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Kerrville Fall Folk Fest & Island Folk Festival
The future of folk looks bright in Texas
"...Rock critic Dave Marsh’s accolades set her career on fire, followed by Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin’s praise. Some..."

Sept. 2, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

After the (SXSW) Party: Where's the Fire?
Party shutdowns unleash backlash against SXSW
"...March 15 SXSW afterparty, at around 12:30am, an Austin Fire Department marshal showed up and shut down the fun...."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Luv Doc: Toftation Island
"...as a backyard blowout at Tofte’s private residence, “Toftation Island,” but was relocated to the Liberty after the weekend’s..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

Black Pistol Fire
Have Canadians usurped our Texas roadhouse blues?
"...in the Czech Republic last year pegged Black Pistol Fire almost perfectly: "Wild, American rock & roll show from..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Encyclopedia of Fire
Is Dave DeWitt the world's expert hothead?
"...dull, especially for those who yearn to keep a fire stoked in their bellies. DeWitt's travels in search of..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Food Feature by Sandy Szwarc

SXSW Music Review: Taiwan Beats Brings the Island to Us
Missing Elysium on Red River
"...Moving indoors, punk nationals Fire EX honored the working class with a fiery performance..."

March 18, 2021 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Desert Island Games
"...6. Space Invaders (Atari).By today's standards, this simplistic single-fire shooter doesn't hold up against the likes of titles..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

SXSW Film Review: A House Is Not a Disco
Portrait of the Pines on Fire Island moves and shakes
"...celebrates the hedonism, sadness, and complicated future of the Fire Island Pines...."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Joe Gross

The AggreGAYtor: August 21
Your daily dose of LGBTQ news
"...a witch hunt, Jeff Kent gets voted off the island, and Barbie turns it out. Step into my web..."

Aug. 21, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley & the Wailers
"...On Deluxe Edition (Motown)Bob Marley & the WailersCatch a Fire Deluxe Edition (Island) Including 2-CD reconfigurations of both Blind..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Letters From Iwo Jima
In his companion film to Flags of Our Fathers, Clint Eastwood again shows the process by which young soldiers become unwitting fodder for their country's war effort.
"...of the 36-day World War II battle for the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective. Yet, here..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Buck Dharma in the 21st Century!
Epic Q&A with Blue Öyster Cult’s “Reaper”
"...Long Island singer-songwriter cabal Blue Öyster Cult composed art-rock unlike any..."

Aug. 9, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Saba Blue Water Cafe
Chronicle Food editor Virginia B. Wood ventures into uncharted territory at Saba Blue Water Cafe on Fourth Street, and likes what she finds.
"...The island of Saba is a rainforest-topped volcanic peak in the..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Birdboy: The Forgotten Children
Goya-winning animation finds the demons within us all
"...Goya-winning fable is, like most residents of this strange island, a human/animal hybrid: Some are chimeras, some wear animal..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Thunderbirds
A TV show from the Sixties that starred marionettes gets the live-action treatment … or does it?
"...but Tracy keeps his family close on their hidden island paradise from which they scan the world for news..."

July 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cast Away
"...by himself for four years on a South Pacific island. For Hanks, this is essentially a one-man show, and..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ratchet
"...new material. Aboard the commuter plane out to the island, Callahan engages in idle chit-chat with a fellow passenger..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

When the Sun Rises
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island
"...The most exciting film premiere on Galveston Island – perhaps since Thomas Edison's guys shot that footage..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

My Father is a Hero
"...eventually brings Li's son from the mainland to the Island City, she accidentally brings down a house of cards..."

June 30, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Wonder Wheel
Woody Allen's ode to Coney Island
"...film since Manhattan, is an idealized dream-memory of Coney Island’s amusement park just after World War II. The movie..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere
3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival
"...attend an institution for delinquent girls on an isolated island In 1950s New Zealand. The trio rail against the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Ticket to Paradise
Clooney and Roberts join the year of the rom-com with a by-the-numbers effort
"...to You, Leo Grande? How about Mr. Malcolm’s List? Fire Island? I mean, even the Father of the Bride..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

The AggreGAYtor: January 23
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...A Fire Island institution is now on the block. The Fugly..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

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