Anxiety of Influence

Teenagers Georgia and Wyatt Pierson on their family's filmic mission to Fiji

"...outgoing message about the whole operation absconding to a "Fiji film colony," which sounded like a joke or a..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Local teens on TV

Local teens star in reality series, ENDURANCE: Fiji.

"...high schools, as they are now starring in Endurance: Fiji on the Discovery Kids Channel...."

Oct. 10, 2007 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Frat Party Fallout

UT students are disappointed by admin's failure to nip racist parties in the bud

"...The Phi Gamma Delta (aka "Fiji") fraternity brought an onslaught of unwanted attention to the..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

UT, OU Take Different Approaches to Racist Speech

OU takes swift action, while UT declines to punish students, citing freedom of speech

"...Texas frat Phi Gamma Delta, more commonly known as Fiji house, hosted a theme party where guests wore ponchos,..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

No Family Is an Island

The Piersons on 'Reel Paradise'

"...remote movie theatre on the island of Taveuni in Fiji for their Independent Film Channel show Split Screen, she..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Local Author Tim O'Brien Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

'The Things They Carried' author on life, fiction, and truth

"...a novel, "Jack and Jane took their honeymoon in Fiji," you don’t know Jack, you don’t know Jane, you..."

Nov. 14, 2013 Books Post by R.U. Steinberg

Short Cuts

Austin ups its indie status by an icon; Moore misses out on his own party, kind of; and Jesus is a film fanatic

"...Toto, I Don't Think We're in Fiji Anymore Dept.: Why no, Mr. Pierson, you're not: For..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Remembering Rod Moag, The Pickin' Singin' Professor

Jeff Moag honors his academic, musician, and KOOP radio host father

"...taught at the University of Missouri and then in Fiji, where he spent three years studying and writing the..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Music Post by Jeff Moag

Do UT Frats Have a Race Problem?

Longtime Longhorn Sees some improvement; room for more

"...Phi Gamma Delta member sold shirts depicting "a Sambo-like Fiji islander," and a Delta Tau Delta member painted "a..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Table No. 21

A free trip to Fiji turns into a nightmare in this Bollywood film.

"...thriller, an Indian couple win a free trip to Fiji. The delight turns to terror, however, when a truth..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Step Right Up

The terror and the wonder of the Museum of the Weird

"...finery, from two-headed chickens and piglets to an actual Fiji Mermaid (a recent acquisition): She's half-human, half-fish, and all..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Four Christmases

From the director of the hit documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters comes this holiday-themed romantic comedy that stars Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. Opens Wednesday.

"...exposed just before departing for a two-week getaway to Fiji, the couple decides to make amends by cramming four..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Hightower Report

Why Not 'Drink Local'?; and Clogging Up Congress

"...Such places profit handsomely from offering Perrier, San Pellegrino, Fiji, and other designer waters, paying a dollar or two..."

July 6, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Eat, Memory

The food staff on their fondness for holidays past: epiphanies, friendship, near-disaster, disaster, and always a full plate

"...tradition, anyway. Our cohorts from Japan, Philippines, Hawaii, and Fiji liked the idea, but somehow turkey and cranberry sauce..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Food Feature by MM Pack

Ceviche Sublime

Cool ceviche -- with its clean, fresh flavors of citrus-cured seafood -- is proving to be the hot dish in restaurants all over Austin this summer.

"...on tables in the South Pacific as well, with Fiji, Tahiti, Hawaii, and the Philippines each possessing its own..."

July 6, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Cap City Comedy Club Anoints 2024 Funniest Person in Austin

Liz Splatt earns the cape and crown

"...interpretive dance (Ross). Other finalists joked about everything from Fiji water to clowns with fetishes, showcasing incredible ingenuity in..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Arts Post by Valerie Lopez

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events

Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights

"...Fun Time Sideshow Circus is any indication, a few Fiji mermaids, jars of eyeballs, and animal skeletons are a..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

For Some Countries, Slow Fossil Fuel Phaseout Already Has Life-and-Death Stakes

A Fiji climate activist explains “1.5 to stay alive”

"...is a rapidly-approaching existential threat. Rev. James Bhagwan of Fiji explains the indigenous practice of community conversation called Talanoa,..."

Dec. 13, 2023 News Post

Love and Cinema: Janet and John Pierson

Texas Film Awards honorees and indie cinema's fairy godparents Janet and John Pierson look back on 40 years at the movies

"...York City, and we fed them," says Janet. Intermission: Fiji, 2002..."

March 3, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Flatiron Pictures Acquires The Naked Rower

Studio to develop story of Olympian Rob Hamill

"...the intention of of shooting in New Zealand and Fiji...."

Nov. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Greg Abbott Signs "Beer-to-Go" Bill at Austin Beerworks

Texas becomes final state in the country to allow such sales

"...not into drinking Rolling Rocks until sunrise at the Fiji house: Beer-to-Go in Texas is official!..."

June 17, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Things to Do Downtown During the Texas Tribune Festival

Take a break with these hot spots within walking distance of the Capitol

"...Sixth), a haven for all things strange, such as Fiji mermaids and shrunken heads. Nighttime Entertainment..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

Playback: A Nomad in Austin

Abhi the Nomad drops anchor, Whip In’s new soul, and Wilson Marks makes his mark

"...emigration, largely growing up in China, India, and the Fiji islands, before attending college in Southern California. Much of..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Soccer Watch

"...Oceania is in action, with home-and-away series between New Zealand-Fiji, and Tahiti-Papua New Guinea...."

March 24, 2017 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Monuments to Pop Culture

Fiji mermaids, vintage toys, and a Cathedral of Junk

"...other weirdnesses, shrunken heads, the Texas Bigfoot, mummies, the Fiji mermaid, and the Minnesota Iceman, a manlike creature in..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

A Shortlist of the City’s Most Memorable Museums

Gaze upon objets from the weird to the sublime

"...heads. It’s supernatural phenomena galore with the Texas Bigfoot, Fiji mermaid, and mummies lurking about. The $12 admission may..."

June 16, 2016 Columns Post by Mary Cantrell

Tea and Sympathy

SquareRüt spreads the gospel of kava

"...is felt most in the muscles. "Waka" comes from Fiji and is the cafe's "premium" strain, suggesting both mental..."

March 4, 2016 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Headlines

"...camouflage. While members of Phi Gamma Delta, aka Texas Fiji, have defended the theme, complaints of cultural insensitivity led..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature

Farmers’ Market Report: March 1-2, 2014

Sausages, snapper, shrimp, soap, and scones

"...organic sweet Fuji apples to all markets. The sweet Fiji apples are exquisite baked, with just a sprinkle of..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

A Picnik Fit for the Primal Diners of the Future

South Austin's new healthy-eating trailer

"...I guzzled a refreshing 16-ounce bottle of green Fiji juice ($9), made with all organic vegetables and fruits...."

Aug. 16, 2013 Food Review by Jessi Cape

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