The Luv Doc: Boring People

Ask not from whom the dull tolls. It tolls from thee.

"...of done with it all. My friends are all boring. They never want to do anything because they all..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

We Have an Issue: Never Boring

In this week's issue, Lina Fisher examines the uncertain environmental impacts of Tesla and the Boring Co. on the Colorado River

"...two Central Texas-headquartered companies – Tesla Inc. and the Boring Co. – have made regarding their environmental impacts on..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

City Hall Visits Sin City and Musk’s Boring Co.

Will what the Development Services Department learned in Vegas stay in Vegas?

"...earlier this week to meet with representatives of the Boring Company, the Las Vegas Convention Center, and their counterparts..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Elon Musk's Boring Co. Slapped With More Environmental Violations

We Musk ask you to follow the law

"...Elon Musk's Boring Co. facility in Bastrop is having a rocky road..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Luv Doc: Elon’s Boring Phallus

When people say the word "subway" in Texas, they're usually not talking about underground mass transportation

"...politics, I find it hard to believe that Elon's Boring phallus (it can penetrate anything – just ask Grimes!)..."

April 28, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

The Verde Report: Predictable Austin FC Isn’t Just Playing Badly. It’s Playing Boring.

Is it time to hit the panic button?

"...Not only is Austin's attack ineffective, it's also brutally boring to watch...."

March 31, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

My Boring Valentine

"...Dear Editor, My Boring Valentine [“The Sound of a Warped Cassette,” Earache! Music..."

April 25, 2009 Postmarks

Boring Exercise

"...Did I dare say exercise was boring? Well now, it kinda is. Running is not the..."

Oct. 31, 2007 Promotions Post

Consider the Source: Boring Into BOR

A little less orange, a little more transparent

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Media Watch: Whoring is boring

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

"Whoring Is Boring" ...

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring

A fun modern satire mired in white suburbia and art-school pretensions

"...Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boringby Zach Plague..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Books Review by Sofia Resnick

Some Stories

The best books of 2008

Jan. 2, 2009 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Booooo-riiiing

Former Austinite turned Chicagoan combats boredom with a trillion type fonts

"...at BookPeople tonight in support of his debut novel, boring boring boring boring boring boring boring (Featherproof), a dizzying..."

July 28, 2008 Books Post by Audra Schroeder

Meet Accomplice, the Austin Startup Paving the Way Toward an Immersive Future

Striving for a world with no more boring experiences

"...Boring. Boring. Boring...."

Nov. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

From the Watergate Break-in to a Broken News Media

Key players in All the President's Men reflect on what 35 years have wrought

"...you doesn't look like you at all, and b), boring, boring, boring.' I think they're both right. It's a..."

April 15, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Council Watch

"...week's council agenda, described by one council aide as "boring, boring, and boring."..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

The New Nuclear Family

What Was Once Inconceivable

"...friends, watching TV, reading books and fixing lunches. It's boring, boring, boring, but we're just raising a child."..."

Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?

Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river

"...to 150,000 gallons of wastewater into the river. The Boring Co. came under fire in March for petitioning the..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City Staffers in Vegas’ Tesla Tunnels: Still Not Clear Why!

Neither Project Connect nor AUS needs the Boring Co.'s services yet

"...last week to visit two tunnels built by the Boring Co., the Elon Musk-founded infrastructure firm headquartered in Pflugerville,..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

The fashion photographer's contradictions, from the glamazons who knew him

"...a documentary of his life. "Most photographers are terribly boring people," he said, "and the films of photographers that..."

July 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Funny Ha Ha

In his microbudget debut, writer/director Bujalski shows a superb knack for capturing real moments (the stuff that happens between all the big moments) and the residue of our half-fulfilled inclinations.

"...genius. If Alfred Hitchcock’s movies are life with the boring bits cut out, Bujalski’s movies are the boring bits..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

My Life and Times With Antonin Artaud

"...of this century. In terms of difficulty, making a boring movie about Artaud would have to rank right in..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Trespass

"...he ends up with is more a choppy, ultimately boring pastiche involving endless shots of automatic weapons fire and..."

Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Iris

In one of his final films, doc legend Albert Maysles profiles fashion maven Iris Apfel

"...a pretty girl, and that’s okay, because pretty is boring – that becomes the film’s raison d’être, in a..."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Town & Country

"...to tell? As for me, the question that kept boring holes in my head was whether to walk or..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: Fast and Furious

Tornadoes are a dime a dozen in Oklahoma

"...But over time it has gotten to be ... boring is the best way I can describe it. I've..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Flies on the Wall With Attitude

Cinéma vérité pioneer Robert Drew, coming to town this Wednesday for the Texas Documentary Tour, speaks about the films he has made and the film style he helped create.

"...of the film is coming from a lecture, it's boring; it's not if it's coming from the subject of..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Banned Leader: The Contradiction of Frank Zappa in Zappa

Alex Winter sees the combative side of a cultural maverick

"...“that I don’t even remember. It was probably something boring – and I don’t mean the album was boring,..."

Jan. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

63 Up

The British documentary series about growing up faces growing old

"...then grandchildren, troubling ailments. Some of their updates are boring (in a relatable way) or prescient, providing the viewer..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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