Taste of Cherry

"...critical sensibility is that the latest film, Taste of Cherry, by the esteemed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, is a..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mary Poppins Returns

The perfect nanny returns, the same as last time

"...Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep and David Warner...."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...exactly where Adam (Joseph Mawle, Game of Thrones, Ripper Street) and Clare (Bojana Novakovic, Drag Me to Hell) find..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Q&A With Author Aaron Teel

Flash-fiction champ reads at Domy tomorrow

"...Shampoo Horns, Teel paints the emotionally charged story of Cherry, a trailer park dwelling 12-year-old boy clad in superhero..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Austin and the Academy

'Tree of Life,' 'Bullhead' score Oscar nominations

"...The Tree of Life, filmed throughout Central Texas by longtime Austin..."

Jan. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Spotlight: KT Tunstall

KT Tunstall, what a difference a year makes

"...ever sounding overtly cocky. Her "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" sounds like nothing else on radio. It's two-and-a-half..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 15-21

"...to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.” That sounds very romantic. What does it mean?..."

March 15, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Liar

Austin Playhouse's colorful production gives heightened dimension to an already heightened farce

"...ago, long before our first president and that, ahem, cherry tree incident. But Ives, who is perhaps best known..."

March 7, 2014 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Revolutionary Score

The Founding Fathers' first declaration: 'We're an American band!'

"...the same folks who paint him chopping down that cherry tree). And, by his own admission, the sage of..."

June 29, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sisters of the Skin

A heartfelt community theatre production that aims to rescue a lost tale of Civil War courage

"...for high production values: a lovely backdrop featuring a cherry tree that blossoms over yellowed book pages, sweeping hoop-skirted..."

May 18, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Letters at 3AM: Amber's Question

The question 'What's your favorite word?' launches a contemplative journey toward the answer

"...subway, reading it over and over from the 86th Street stop in Manhattan to Burnside Avenue in the Bronx:..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Pretend That We're Dead

"...last night at the Parish, sandwiched mid-bill for 35 ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb minutes, but she killed nevertheless. Killed...."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

KT Tunstall

"...corporate meddling. The album's kicker, "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," is the tune everyone's already heard and is..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

TV Eye

Projecting a landslide victory for the WB's latest effort

"...learned the story about George Washington cutting down the cherry tree. Do they teach that story anymore? The story..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Letters at 3AM

McGuffey's Readers helped establish American education as we know it (or knew it).

"...who invented the tall tale of young George Washington's cherry tree, which was still taught as fact (and in..."

April 27, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Preaching to the Converted

"Troubling Era"

"...were picketing outside the Convention Center and indulging in street arguments with attendees, including, memorably, Councilmember Willie Lewis...."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mary Karr Reviewed

"...Cherryby Mary Karr..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature

Season's Grazings

"...dark sky as snowflakes cascade in front of twinkling streetlights and white lights strung through the trees, my moist..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Food Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...PerfumeTree PERFUME TREE: While major-label trip-hop divas get their navels..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Austin Playhouse's Monroe

In Lisa B. Thompson's tender drama, young African-Americans work out where they belong in the world

"...object and holding it tight. Might it be some tree in the northern Louisiana town that gives the play..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Cherry Picking Statistics..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is full of festivals and flowers

"...art events of the year. There’s music under the trees, food trucks lining the street, and championship rock stacking..."

March 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Untapped Austin Releases Full Beer List

Forget about 2016 with 334 brews

"...Rye Witbier – 8.2% Komorebi – Tripel – 11.2% Cherry Bexaliner – Berliner Weisse – 6.43% Despertado en Manzanilla..."

April 28, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live-Action

An uneven selection does not represent the best narrative shorts

"...scene: a donkey wandering along with a pair of cherry-red headphones covering its ears. The ass turns out to..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

24 Frames

Iranian master filmmaker plays with the almost-moving image.

"...film by Iran’s master filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry, Certified Copy) is the experimental endeavor 24 Frames, which..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Farmers’ Market Report: April 12-13, 2014

Rhubarb, artichokes, asparagus, lamb roasts, and dog shampoo

"...at Mueller they will be selling cinnamon cayenne, pistachio/dried cherry, 60% dark, 85% dark, sea salt/almond, and cacao nib..."

April 11, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

HAAM Day, Ron Carter, and Pecan Street Festival lead our recommended shows

"...Simply unmissable for jazz fiends.  – Michael Toland Pecan Street FestivalSixth Street, Saturday 16 – Sunday 17..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Catch up on Texas travel news and plan some spring sightseeing

"...Cherry delight. The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is often..."

April 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW 2019 Announces Art Programs

Seven installations and conference sessions on art scheduled

"...artist Lisa Park has created a 13-ft. tall, three-dimensional cherry blossom tree outfitted with biometric sensors that respond to..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Banks of the Blanco

Environmentalists and Hays County clash over river-clearing project

"...it's hard to top a clamshell excavator dumping full-grown trees onto a bonfire. That's the scene a group of..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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