The Pope of Avant Garde

Remembering William S. Burroughs

"...Earth Shoes, seemed old and frail. He carried a cane. I bought every title by him that they had..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Books Feature

Banking on Amtrak

Kay Bailey Hutchison's Been Workin' on the Railroad

"...Amtrak's Mark Cane, the fairly new director of operations who visited Texas..."

June 13, 1997 News Column by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Tamaladas y Posadas

Mexican Christmas Traditions Alive and Well in Austin

"...ever before. Once rare exotic items such as sugar cane, lemon grass, tamarind pods, guayaba (guava), and membrillo (quince)..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Blitz

Steve McQueen's history of the London air raids misses the target

"...like him is in cartoonish, minstrelesque depictions of sugar cane workers in sweet shop window displays. But he has..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Last Flight Home

The decision to embrace death becomes a touching affirmation of life

"...on his left side and in need of a cane or wheelchair for mobility. Forty years later, a bedridden..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Coffee Clutch: Three Liqueurs, Canned Cocktails, and Origin-Roasted Beans

Because we know that the java is what you’re craving

"...liqueur from Remington Family Distillers – made with coffee, cane sugar, Madagascar vanilla bean, and neutral high-proof corn spirits..."

Feb. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Around the World: Seven of the Best at Austin Asian American Film Festival

From Hawaii to Kasmir, documentaries to dramas at this year's virtual and drive-in fest

"...20th-century celebrity tabloid journalism. (Virtual access June 4- 8) Cane Fire..."

June 4, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Uncle Frank

Small town coming-out period drama is anchored by Paul Bettany at his best

"...as the rain" - Bruce Springsteen, "Adam Raised a Cane"..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pahokee

Austin filmmakers' portrait of rurban Florida both illuminates and obfuscates

"...the filmmakers. But Pahokee returns to these fields (sugar cane, I surmise) like a totem, and when the fields..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Death of Dick Long

A redneck comedy takes a tragic, compassionate turn

"...is strongest in the cops, with Cochrane as the cane-carrying, Malibu-and-pineapple-sipping sheriff and Baker as her daydreaming sidekick who..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Nine of the Best Sno-Cone and Shaved Ice Spots in Austin

Sometimes some shaved ice and flavoring is all you need

"...blood. All 70 flavors are made in-house with real cane sugar, and their ice is proudly harvested on-premise, then..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Food Post by Jessika Roth

Five Spots Serving Boozy Ice Cream in Austin

Sugar highs and alcohol are a surefire way to make memories

"...in ice cream with a boozy twist. Cow Tipping Creamery/Cane Rosso..."

July 4, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

World Cup Cocktails

A drink for each of the 32 teams in the tournament

"...entirely different flavor profile. The spirit is made from cane juice, as opposed to the traditional molasses...."

June 8, 2018 Food Post by R.T. Frank

The Greatest Showman

Don't be fooled by this whitewashed version of the great huckster

"...outfitted in a brocade ringmaster jacket, top hat, and cane? If anything, the movie shows us a side of..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dealt

The remarkable life of a blind card mechanic

"...had always refused to learn Braille or use a cane), without fully appreciating others’ perception of him as an..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Hot Takes

What to drink with the fieriest salsas at the AC Hot Sauce Festival

"...typical Dark & Stormy highlights sweet grassy notes of sugarcane through rum and molasses, while balancing with a spicy..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

A New Hope

Stroke survivor Robert Reyes gets another lease on life

"...a walker. Two weeks later, he switched to a cane. His eyesight was slowly correcting itself, and his speech..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Roar: The Blood Stays in the Picture

Star John Marshall on lions and the world's craziest home movie

"...respected us. The lion handlers would have a hog cane. If you break up lion fights, you use this..."

April 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Estate Sale Roundup: January 23-25

Swing your wallet in any direction, and you'll find an estate sale.

"...More Mid-century modern black leather from Italy; love seat; cane rockers, three total with two cane chairs; Dalhart Windberg..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Design Post by Anne Harris

Running to Daylight

Blind runner and teacher determined to see what he can do

"...blind, though he's legally considered such, and keeps two canes in his bedroom. He lost his vision three years..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Range War at the Dobie Ranch

A bulldozer's intrusion onto 'enchanted' property uncovers the struggles of UT's historic retreat for writers

"...cedar-and-cactus-strewn land, he occasionally walks with a blue aluminum cane. He was carrying the cane when he met me..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

Parental Guidance

The actors deserve credit for the professionalism they bring to this family comedy stinker.

"...hambones so vaudeville-ready we expect their necks to get cane-yanked out of the frame at any moment...."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

If I Had My Way

Guitar hero Evan Johns lives!

"...is to the present. The man hunched over a cane in front of Watson looked 80 years old...."

Sept. 28, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Fizzy Logic

Drink local soft drinks – from Dublin to Maine

"...Dublin Bottling Works lost its contract to bottle the cane-sugar-sweetened Dublin Dr Pepper, Texans emitted a collective howl of..."

March 2, 2012 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

One Day at a Time

The lines start early on distribution day at the St. John Community Food Center

"...Oliver Taylor, 56, arrived at 6am after a 45-minute, cane-assisted limp from his home in an apartment complex a..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

After a Fashion

The good (Gail), the bad (the big snip), and the fugly (Kim Kardashian) as deigned by Your Style Avatar

"...I'm frequently unsteady on my feet and use a cane, walker, or wheelchair (it depends on whether I'm going..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Carlos Rivera Pineda

Remembering the visual artist and longtime cultural affairs administrator who died May 4

"...came from the silver-haired man who walked with a cane, the spirit was that of a 4-year-old. You couldn't..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

New Cocoa Puro Products in My Kitchen

Virginia trys out new products from the local Cocoa Puro line and describes the delicious results.

"...satisfying blend of Venezuelan chocolate, Costa Rican cocoa, and cane sugar with a touch of Chipotle chile powder and..."

Jan. 26, 2009 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Texas Gets Spirited Away

Taste-testing Texas liquors against the world

"...future in margarita, strawberry margarita, rum punch, Cape Cod, hurricane, and piña colada flavors...."

Dec. 28, 2007 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Double Standard?

Federal Emergency Management Agency bars employees from entering stored travel trailers – the same ones it gave tens of thousands of hurricane evacuees in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas to reside in

"...the same ones it gave tens of thousands of hurricane evacuees in Alabama, Louisia­na, Mississippi, and Texas to reside..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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