Hurts So Good

Jessi Cape’s top reads of 2014 show welcome signs of improvement in the way women are celebrated in literature

"...fiction, Erika Robuck's Fallen Beauty (NAL Trade) parallels poet Edna St. Vincent Millay and fictional Laura Kelley with lavish..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Telling Stories

Bill Wittliff seeks the "yes" in his debut novel, The Devil's Backbone

"...on the edge of the community. We moved to Edna and again lived in a telephone office. There it..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

You Oughta See the Pictures

Hollywood forever: New film books reviewed

"...of novels that made the leap to screen, including Edna Ferber's Cimarron and Show Boat and R.A. Dick's entrancing..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Screens Feature

First Look: Olamaie

Chef team brings modern Southern food to namesake eatery

"...dash of Tabasco is a perfect case in point. Edna's peas ($12) and the salad of cucumbers ($11) are..."

Aug. 26, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

AISD's Empty Ballot

Still a logjam, still no declared candidates

"...weeks to go. However. AISD director of intergovernmental affairs Edna Butts said she is hopeful there will be more..."

Aug. 7, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lit-urday: Romance and Cigarettes

Novels perfect for fueling the fire of a summer weekend

"...I read some of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poetry in college, but never really..."

June 14, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Letters at 3AM: Snyder 'R' Us

Despite the illusion of autonomy, we have been colonized by the Oligarchy

"...To borrow from Edna St. Vincent Millay's usage: Ah, my foes, and oh,..."

June 13, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Anticipating Olamaie

Rachel Feit and Melanie Haupt pop in for a pop-up

"...steak and cornbread. I see that the chefs reference Edna Lewis among their inspiration for the menu. Her name..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Food Post by Rachel Feit

Bloomsday Confidential

Under the covers with James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

"...the talking-heads literary commentary offered by the likes of Edna O'Brien and various Joyce scholars. (The film's title derives..."

June 7, 2013 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Is the Third 'Graphic Canon' a Decent End to the Ambitious Project?

Does this collection of illustrated literary classics succeed?

"...about that same monochrome-to-color pairing for two works by Edna St. Vincent Millay? Joy Kolitsky's got that gloriously covered...."

April 22, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

AISD Braces for Lege, Court Action

School finance likely to hang fire for several months

"...but, according to the district's director of intergovernmental relations, Edna Butts, it's far too early to know what option..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

Hitchcock's original 1931 take, newly restored, debuts on Blu-ray

"...a larkiness to the Lawrence family – Mom Jill (Edna Best) is a competitive shot, while the only preoccupation..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Mrs. Santa's Book Bag

"...and food writers. Contributors include Tom Colicchio, David Chang, Edna Lewis, Jonathan Waxman, and Molly Wizen­berg (of Orangette)...."

Dec. 7, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Are California Chardonnays Worth Aging?

Winemaker Brian Talley Says Yes and Brings Proof

"...Talley Vineyards grapes come from the Arroyo Grande and Edna Valleys, close to San Luis Obispo, California...."

Aug. 1, 2012 Food Post by Wes Marshall

AISD: Shakeup on West Sixth

Superintendent shuffles cabinet after retirements

"...Intergovernmental Relations Director Out: Christy Rome In: Edna Butts..."

June 21, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

15 Minutes With Loudon Wainwright III

Q&A with Loudon Wainwright III

"...the family guests, I have Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Dame Edna Everage, and Chris Smither...."

June 20, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Hairspray

Zach's irrepressibly buoyant staging may leave you dancing on air

"...Coughlin fills out the colossal frocks of Tracy's mom, Edna, with surprising delicacy, and in the character's duet with..."

July 22, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Daily Hustle: 2/22/11

Job changes afoot at city

"...city says you can also e-mail your comments to edna.santos@ci.austin.tx.us. What, no hashtags?..."

Feb. 22, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Letters at 3AM: The Thing About Words

Words are the property of all

"...if you chant like Walt Whitman or rhyme like Edna St. Vincent Millay or speak the plainsong of William..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life

"...and culinary icons Marion Cunningham, Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl, Edna Lewis, Rachael Ray, Marcella Hazan, and Leah Chase –..."

May 28, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Living La Vida Local

Giving back to those who give back

"...East Martin Luther King and E.M. Franklin. Local treasure Edna Rhambo accepted the award and also turned out to..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

I’ll Give You a Quarter If I Can Bum a Tolstoy Novella

TankBooks, reviving cigarette package design and dead male writers

"...about the ladies, though, huh? We’re thinking some sweet Edna St. Vincent Millay sonnetry – “Only Until This Cigarette..."

March 22, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Bravo/Brava

Paul Soileau trips the light (and the dark) fantastic in his multimedia performance pieces

"...Havemeyer – a lady in the vein of Dame Edna, Kiki & Herb's Kiki, and even the drag queenier..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

The Pleasures of Cooking for One

In her latest, Judith Jones enthusiastically illustrates exactly how to cook delicious, nourishing, and soul-satisfying meals for oneself

"...editing a host of culinary superstars including Julia Child, Edna Lewis, and James Beard, also writes books of her..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Letters at 3AM: Johnny and Speedy

John Ertha was the first in my experience to embody the passion, courage, mind, and rascality that could be: a man

"...his train of thought to exclaim, "And Millay!" – Edna St. Vincent Millay – "It's as in Millay: 'My..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...On their wedding day in Winnipeg, Canada, 1940, Edna Ragland – "Rassy" – beams, anything but self-conscious, while..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Ike's Lessons

Galveston's land-use decisions exposed by storm's wrath

"...because of the island's ensuing economic stagnation, the novelist Edna Ferber once memorably compared Galveston at mid-20th century to..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Tom Curtis

Five Loaves & Two Fish

Here's a picture gallery of the relief effort along the gulf coast.

"...Outside of our group, I saw neighbors from Edna and El Campo who had loaded up trailers and..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

'What I Want Right Now': Title Match

Titling a play can sometimes be a tenuous proposition, as was the case with Tom White's most recent work

"...told Tom: 'The Royal Family is a play by Edna Ferber. You can't use that.' I was also concerned..."

June 27, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Common Law

Immigrant Worker's Rights

"...I've asked Edna Yang, general counsel with Political Asylum Project of Austin,..."

June 27, 2008 Column by Edna Yang

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