Smart Women, Dangerous Men

Dracula and Fur Tempt Females With the Dark Side

"...devil, like the lord of the devil. Really. He's dead now. It was really bad. But he was a..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Luv Doc: Your Volley

Pickleball matches aren’t won on the sidelines

"...our friendship and ask her out? She is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous and way out of my league, but I..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Mother’s Approval

Sadly, sometimes we have to parent our parents

"...well-read, intelligent, adventurous, fun to be around, and seriously drop-dead gorgeous. I feel so lucky to have met her..."

July 19, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Qmmunity: Queertopia

And queer events to take you there

"...Drop Dead Gorgeous Colleen DeForrest and Maeve Haven host this..."

July 5, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Austin Game Devs Shine at E3

Local studios show their wares at the video game megaconvention

"...protagonists with separate abilities to choose between, and more drop-dead gorgeous art design. As it turns out, there are..."

June 20, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

ATX Television Fest: The O.C. Panel and Script Reading

Influential teen drama still resonates more than a decade later

"...a regrettable cringiness, like something out of Girls or Drop Dead Gorgeous, but in mortifying real life...."

June 12, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

The Good Eye: Swimming While Fat

Does this swimsuit make me look fat? I hope so.

"...self-styled "fatshion" blogger GabiFresh posted pictures of herself looking drop-dead gorgeous in what she dubbed her "fatkini." When the..."

May 16, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Manresa: An Edible Reflection

"...dining experiences of my career). The book is a drop-dead gorgeous amalgam of thoughtful words by David Kinch, breathtaking..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Food Feature by MM Pack

From the Vaults: Amy Adams Rules Local Screens

This week's 'It Girl' Amy Adams first enchanted us in 'Junebug'

"...Amy Adams made her film debut in 1999's Drop Dead Gorgeous, a comedy about beauty pageants. The actress..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rose Rage

The Bard is rampant and rules this Hidden Room.

"...the greatest, underappreciated, political revenge tales ever told, with drop-dead gorgeous poetry, gory fights, and sultry love scenes. Unfortunately,..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Love's Labour's Lost

UT makes this lesser-known comedy a heart-wrenching, gut-busting adventure into Shakespeare

"...the school as a no-girls-allowed zone. But when the drop-dead gorgeous princess of France shows up with three blushing..."

April 20, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Tom Waits

"...setting fits the Stone. Other stone classics include the drop-dead gorgeous "Back in the Crowd" and smoky bittersweetness of..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

New Mystery Girl

Girlie Action

"...A motorcycle engine revving the start of "Drop Dead Gorgeous" kicks New Mystery Girl's old persona of..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Big Books: Part 3

Gift guide

"...floral bwana Paula Pryke's latest book, complete with the drop-dead gorgeous arrangement on the cover. While I'll concede that..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Books Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Cabaret

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production of Cabaret embraces the play's sexuality and hedonism but doesn't always convey its debauched defiance

"...production is in-your-face with decadent sex appeal, exhibiting a drop-dead gorgeous chorus of phenomenal dancers who, taken as a..."

June 18, 2004 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

After a Fashion

"...exquisite, presenting a look that is romantic, sophisticated, and drop-dead gorgeous. The store, designed by the venerable MJ Neil,..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Genius of Love

"...gifted, and often downright frustrating package the stork had dropped at their doorstep that fine January morning. While the..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

7 and 7 is

"...that Steve Albini crap. The Shindigs' slightly oversized and drop-dead gorgeous pic sleeve -- with green-vinyl 45 -- should..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature

Tokyo!

This triptych of short films by directors Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, and Bong Joon-ho is a gorgeous, sprawling mess.

"...in and underscored by the titular megalopolis is a gorgeous, sprawling mess. If I had to compare it to..."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Macbeth

Bloody screen adaptation shows what Shakespeare only tells

"...with the child’s end, an abstraction turned corporeal, and dead on a funeral pyre. It’s the first innovation in..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Record Reviews

"...World in a Drop of Water (Bohemia Beat)..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...and white on the big screen isn't for the drop-dead perfect comedic timing of its leads: It's for the..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Claus & Effect

The holiday how-to guide for the perpetually perplexed

"...matters most," Kruger laughs. "To come up with a drop-dead romantic way to present the gift. You know the..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Features Feature by Meredith Barnhill

After a Fashion

A babe on each arm and a case of forbidden Grey Goose: just another fabulous night in the life of Your Style Avatar!

"...of Boudoir Queen on my other. Deborah wore a drop-dead chic silk dress by Judy Masliyah (available at Pink..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar revels in his New York state of mind, having just visited our noble Big Apple. Come along for the ride.

"...11 are evident in every word and every glance... Dropped in on former Austinite Alton O. Spot at Patricia..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Oooh, the fall fashion doin's are doin', what with the Austin appearance of national fashionista Leon Hall, Club DeVille's Fall Fashion Extravaganza, and The Austin Chronicle's own upcoming Drag Ball. Whooo!

"...is the only boutique in town that carries the drop-dead glamorous, high-style evening gowns that we admire in the..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Fortunate Son

Bass player to the stars, past and present, Mark Andes

"...a gray area here. Los Lonely Boys, Trail of Dead, and Eric Johnson count large followings in and out..."

May 19, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

After a Fashion: Wandering Lust

Finally! Details about Your Style Avatar's return to fashion

"...to be announced, but mark your calendars for this drop-dead fashionable evening with the goal of raising $50,000 for..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Outstanding in Their Field

Like father, like son: Two very different restaurants reflect a lot of the same values

"...The drop-dead dish of the meal was a combination of tiny..."

May 14, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

After a Fashion

Stephen pulls a rabbit out of his ... hat

"...like Courtney Love on a good day) wore a drop-dead black-and-silver lamé gown by Linda Asaf (www.lindaasaf.com); Jinny Kwan..."

April 10, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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