Two Actresses, Fat and Thin

Staging Neil LaBute's 'Fat Pig' is a heavy proposition

"...So, wait, the actress playing the fat-girl role isn't fat enough? Seriously?..."

Oct. 2, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fat Albert

Bill Cosby's animated kids get a live-action makeover.

"...have to come up with more appealing films than Fat Albert, this new feature-length adaptation of his popular TV..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Big Fat Liar

"...makes sense they'd co-opt our moral fables next. Big Fat Liar is the “Boy Who Cried Wolf” writ large..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

"...Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Andrea Martin and Joey Fatone. How can you not love a film that revolves..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

This unasked-for sequel goes down like an overdose of baklava

"...Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Elena Kampouris, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Louis Mandylor and Alex Wolff...."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fat Girl

"...of sex, as is the case in her latest, Fat Girl, a story of virginity lost. Titled À Ma..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Good Eye: Swimming While Fat

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

"...the game from lonjas-loathing to curve-embracing. In 2012, self-styled "fatshion" blogger GabiFresh posted pictures of herself looking drop-dead gorgeous..."

May 16, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Fun Fun Fun Live Shot: Fat White Family

London sixpiece doesn’t give a hang and rightly so

"...was short but sweet,” opined one young woman after Fat White Family’s truncated set. The British sextet had obviously..."

Nov. 9, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

New Belgium Brewery Tour de Fat

Touring beer festival and bike ride makes last stop in Austin

"...The Tour de Fat was indeed a ballyhoo of bikes and beer, as..."

Oct. 22, 2012 Events Post by Joe Layton

"For the Fat Girls"

"...One for the fat girls! Camryn Mannheim of ABC's The Practice celebrates her..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

MIDI Pioneer George Alistair Sanger The Fat Man

"...Today, Sanger lives in Austin, calls himself the "Fat Man," and has sold some 20 million copies of..."

June 16, 1995 Music Feature

Fat Bastard Too 'Cheeky' for Austin Radio

Wine ads warp the moral fiber of some – but not all – local listeners

"...they can play a commercial for a wine called Fat Bastard without bringing down the pious wrath of the..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Fat-Washed Cocktails Make a Comeback

Your next drink might involve foie gras and a centrifuge

"...You're forgiven if you aren't already familiar with "fat washing." Without context, you might envision soaping up in..."

June 1, 2018 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Fat Pig

To present an in-your-face play about weight as your first show requires real intestinal fortitude, so consider the Vestige Group, making its debut with Neil LaBute's 'Fat Pig,' a gutsy bunch

"...phrases that carries the power of a roundhouse punch: "fat pig." Taking on the subject of weight shows some..."

June 30, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Those Pizza-Tossin' Dough Boys, Peached Tortilla's Fat City, and a Whole Lotta Schmears Going On

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...of COVID-19’s devastating impact on restaurants,” goes the announcement, “Fat City was born from founder/owner Eric Silverstein’s need to..."

Aug. 5, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Himalaya Kosheli and Fat Dragon Spice Up Spicewood Springs

Nepalese fare and Asian fusion revitalize North Austin shopping center

"...end of the shopping center is bustling family-owned restaurant Fat Dragon, whose mascot – a cheerful, bright red, noodle-noshing..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Renaissance Austin’s My Big Fat Bahookie

Lorella Loftus’ really funny new play preaches that everybody’s got back, and that’s just great

"...is the writing and directing power behind My Big Fat Bahookie, an evening of pure fun that fires back..."

April 28, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

DVD Watch: 'Fat Kid Rules the World'

Matthew Lillard's directorial debut has a big heart

"...Based on K.L. Going's award-winning young adult novel, Fat Kid Rules the World stomped home with the SXSW..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Death Star and Fat Boy

The "invisible hand" of utility deregulation looks an awful lot like Ken Lay's.

"...which they gave juvenile but revealing nicknames: "Death Star," "Fat Boy," "Ricochet," and "Get Shorty." (The point of such..."

May 17, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Fat City’s at Yard Bar, Chicken Salad Shoppe Embiggens, Try Hard Succeeds, and There’s Austin Oysters for Everyone

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Asian-fusion favorite, the Peached Tortilla, has opened their new Fat City joint in Yard Bar, that dog-friendly watering hole..."

July 28, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fat Ice Company Puts the Cool in Your Cocktail

Pure ice means pure imbibing

"...was in the freezer," says Javier Flores, owner of Fat Ice Company. After all, nothing says craft cocktail like..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Letters at 3AM: Why Not Chicken Fat?

The most important political question of our time: Who benefits from military spending?

"...on ... biofuels ... [made from] algae or chicken fat. 'It works in the engines that we have, it..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Enter the Fat Dragon

"...Directed by: Sammo Hung. Starring: Sammo Hung, Roy Chiao, Fat Chung and Hark-On Fung. Trouble follows the character played..."

May 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Are HIV Meds Causing Blood Fat Levels to Rise?

About AIDS

"...in his family, and his abdomen is swollen with fat, even though he's losing weight in the face and..."

July 31, 1998 Column

Sticking it to the Fat, Lazy Americans

International Acts at SXSW

"...I (Dordrecht, Netherlands): This Dutch trio fires off big, fat, punk power-chord riffs then starts singing with the glee..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

Nia Vardalos’ fossilized sequel to a sequel still has its charms

"...Georgoulis, Maria Vacratsis, Lainie Kazan, Gia Carides and Joey Fatone...."

Sept. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Free Brews and Boosters from Jester King; Fat City x Meanwhile = Beer Cheese; William Chris and the Black-Eyed Pea Cook-Off; THC Donuts Postponed; and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...First day of the new year, and here’s Fat City Stacks – that burger joint from the talented..."

Dec. 29, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: Fat Tony Tales

Houston rapper plays sole release show in Austin

"...Fat Tony's new album teems with characters...."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Interview: Fat Tony

Friday, March 15, 1:15pm, Hotel Vegas

"...Last month, Houston rapper Fat Tony arrived home from a New York City mini-tour..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Tour de Fat Videos

"...that I put together from New Belgium's Tour de Fat last weekend. It was a ton of fun and..."

Oct. 29, 2008 Events Post by Logan Youree

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