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Day Trips
The PumpHouse Riverside Restaurant and Bar may be one of the best bird-watching spots in Texas
"...Victoria, is close enough to the coast to attract birds that fish the emerald waters. If the birds don't..."

July 6, 2012 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Get Hitched
Hitchcock on the big screen, masterpiece to minor work
"...more than an airless experiment in technique and The Birds… well, okay, yes, The Birds is terrifying. But now's..."

June 21, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

This Week's Waste of Time
What makes a game a Waste of Time?
"...about "stupid games" (their words, not mine) like Angry Birds. Somewhere in there is a browser game you can..."

April 9, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Cajun Heat
Thanksgiving fire takes out Sambets
"...the veteran crew was booked to cook 250 Thanksgiving birds. "We do about 15 at a time in this..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Food Feature by Kate X Messer

Happy Feet Two
Some penguins march; these animated penguins dance – and sing – just like they did the last time around, only with a little less novelty.
"...Williams is back voicing dual roles as the eccentric birds Ramon and Lovelace. Mumble takes off on a mission..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Melancholia
Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier brings his vision of human annihilation to the screen in this visually stunning and thematically rich film.
"...Kirsten Dunst stands alone in a field, unmoving, as birds fall down around her and the haunting music of..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Take Shelter
Is Curtis LaForche slowly going mad or is something apocalyptic about to happen? Michael Shannon stars in this truly unsettling movie.
"...of the many troubling sensations Curtis has recently noticed: Birds sometimes flock in strange patterns, his pet dog nearly..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The 2011 Fried Chicken Update
Flip the bird – onto a waffle, that is
"...with the promise of freshly fried, locally sourced free-range birds and hearty side dishes. Unfortunately, the food was a..."

July 29, 2011 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Lege Throws a Bone
Three bills make life a little better for Texas animals
"...knives that are strapped to the feet of fighting birds, and it creates a class A misdemeanor (punishable by..."

May 20, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bird is the Word
Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg ruffles feathers
"...over it, and is in conjunction with Celebrate Urban Birds. 3pm...."

March 22, 2011 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Jules Buck Jones: Animal Again
For Jones' latest solo show of drawings, bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word
"...very rara here: The artist has a thing for birds, it seems, and depictions of them – particularly owls..."

March 4, 2011 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gay Place
Feathers stick together, especially queer ones.
"...QUEER BIRDS OF A FEATHER Don't know about you, but these..."

March 4, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

In Support of Eastside Disc Golf Course
"...disc golf course in your community will be disturbing birds, damaging trees/plants, and an eyesore is most definitely “petty”..."

Jan. 12, 2011 Postmarks

Day Trips
Three of Capt. Day Trips fave wildlife preserves
"...platform to see a variety of migratory and resident birds, dragonflies, and butterflies. It is also possible to spot..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

If You Have Ghosts
Erickson acolytes sound off on ‘True Love Cast Out All Evil’
"...it was crazy to hear him stepping outside with birds chirping and then the lyrics mentioning birds. In fact..."

April 16, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Thursday Picks & Sleepers
Blurbing SXSW 2010
"...Raoul Hernandez Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey Birds..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
An unsatisfying film/experiment/prank that combines the forces of Werner Herzog and David Lynch.
"...and Herzog's favored cinematic grace notes, among them Peru, birds, and offbeat pacing and line delivery. Michael Shannon is..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Everyday Magic
Lee Barber returns to that place you go to find a song
"..."Birds represent visitation, maybe a window to a parallel reality,"..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Lovely Bones
Peter Jackson forgets to imbue his living characters with emotional weight, and instead focuses on this story's visually stylized netherworld between life and death.
"...tree leaves fall away only to take flight as birds, the horizon is indeed eternal and the landscape can..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Another Urban Desert?
"...the park to document (by photographing) the wildlife (mostly birds) in this unique area. The Colorado River Preserve is..."

Dec. 22, 2009 Postmarks

Day Trips
The Museum of East Texas in Lufkin sets the standard for small-town art museums
"...exhibit presents more than 60 of Audubon's engravings from Birds of America, which was first published in 1827. The..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Food-o-File
Foodie news about town
"...gives their meat a nutty flavor. The Broad Breasted birds range in size from 12 to 25 pounds and..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Hightower Report
Hyatt Riot; and The Chicken War
"...and chickens – not rubber chickens, but the actual birds. And rubber tires...."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Landfill Will Top Mount Bonnell in Height
TCEQ OKs landfill's march toward Austin's highest point
"..."BFI Waste Flows Downhill," Feb. 13) to attracting carrion birds (see "BFI Landfill Is for the (Dead) Birds," March..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Journey Through the Past
Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1
"...in an alternate format with unreleased versions (early indelible "Birds") and corrected mixes. Nine-minute laceration "The Last Trip to..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Pride 2009
Event listings
"...BIRDS BARBERSHOP PRIDE Take your butt and your Pride entry..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

The Wooden Birds
"...The Wooden BirdsMagnolia (Barsuk)..."

May 15, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey Birds
SXSW showcase reviews
"...Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey BirdsEmo's Jr., March 18..."

March 27, 2009 Music Review by Greg Beets

Day Trips
The salt lake La Sal del Rey in central Hidalgo County is as inhospitable as it is beautiful
"...fall the brush country is alive with flowers, butterflies, birds, and animals. The trails lead through a rugged wilderness..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Revolution of Spirit
Ritual jazz theatre pioneer Sharon Bridgforth premieres a new work, her last in Austin
"...places where rivers pour into the ocean. Light blurs, birds congregate, and things change. The South is full of..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Abe Louise Young

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