The Powerpuff Girls Movie

"...guys at the same time. Sugary light, The Powerpuff Girls movie takes the original show's winning grrrl power formula..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sapphires

Exuberant but fairly formulaic, this Australian film is a backstage story about an all-girl singing group from the outback in the Sixties.

"...experiences, this backstage story is the kind of charming fluff we return to again and again. The twist is..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unclothed for Business

Kitty Kitty Bang Bang keeps burlesque alive in Austin

"...ratio in mind – like I couldn't have five girls that wouldn't wear anything less than an evening gown..."

July 9, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Shooting Spelce in a Barrel

Bush and Bush Land a Free Ad

"...illustration by Doug Potter With all the fluff that takes up space on local television news broadcasts,..."

March 13, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...Summer films = fluff. That expectation can be a pretty fair assumption just..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Qmmunity: Don’t Hibernate This Cuffing Season

From football to The L Word, there’s lots to watch queerly this week

"...grrrls, and holiday high tea! Sun., Dec. 15, 1pm. Fluff Meringues, 4800 Burnet Rd. $30. www.fluff-meringues.com...."

Dec. 13, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...Damn), but Trish Murphy solo is no slouch. 2003's Girls Get in Free flows with nostalgic reflections on her..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Qmmunity: The Queer Adoration of Robyn

Plus Halloween-inspired drag and QTAPI storytelling

"...the Tea With the Beckies A classic combo from Fluff, Maeve Haven, and Alysha Pretty. Sun., Oct. 20, 1pm...."

Oct. 18, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

The Women of Hot Luck Fest Talk Food and Music

15 chefs share kitchen tunes & exclusive bites

"...until it's blasting. Mariah Carey rules, as do Spice Girls, as does death metal, hip-hop, and soul. When it's..."

May 24, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Postmarks

The Clark-Madison brouhaha continues amidst tributes to Mambo John and more.

"...'Public Housing' a 'Fluff Piece'..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Column

What Color Is Your Parapluie?

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

"...I once regarded Umbrellas as woefully contrived and sentimental fluff. I, too, used to wrinkle my nose in disgust...."

July 19, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Everything Old is New Again

The Year in Albums

"...Studios in Paris to record what would become Some Girls (and parts of Emotional Rescue and even Tattoo You),..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...suffering from the death of their mother during the girls' childho od, yet also a fount of unconditional love..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Gay Place: Hop, Bop, Shop

Nothing like gifts for the fam made by your other fam ...

"...GIRLS ON FILM: A TRIBUTE TO WILLEM DUNHAM Fundraiser and..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Shag

"...In a girls-go-to-the-beach film like this, the danger is that it will..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Review by Margaret Moser

Film

Film Reviews

"...points out in voiceover, John's photographing of the adolescent girls in the dorm "performed an important service. We needed..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...the Best Bloody Mary question while contributing to nonprofit Girls Empowerment Network.   – Kat McNevins Tigres UANL vs...."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Review: Zach Theatre's Head Over Heels

The Go-Go's get the jukebox musical treatment by way of Shakespearean bawdiness

"...always a canny blend of punky drive and poppy fluff undergirded by tremendous hooks. In spite of sweet –..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Tee Double Girls Like Us..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

That Obscure Object of Delight

Zach's dreamy Chaperone speaks to the enthusiast in us all

"...were all the rage in the Jazz Age – fluff like No, No, Nanette; Good News; and a slew..."

July 16, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

L'Étoile (The Star)

You can thank your lucky stars for this opera of big, colorful, bouncy fun

"...just when you think Chabrier's nothing but bubbles and fluff, he brings forth a melody so lusciously lush as..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Spinners

In Box

"...Some tunes are historically significant, like 1961's "That's What Girls Are Made For," which features Harvey Fuqua (best known..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Good Things in Small Packages

At Starlite, it's possible -- and exciting -- to belong to the Clean Plate Club, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry says.

"...vegetables to egg, the reason for its lack of fluff, but something that is easily overlooked given its wealth..."

July 27, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Real Estate and Perfect Mates

The Year in Austin Culture

"...not. Still, it provided one honest moment among the fluff of chair-bound script reading by Keach and his divine..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Postmarks

Recent coverage of light rail and of access-TV personality Alex Jones pushes readers' buttons this week.

"...["Media Clips," July 14] was a cowardly piece of fluff. I don't know the guy; I don't know if..."

July 28, 2000 Column

Scanlines

Dazed and Confused

"...hanger-on ("That's what I like about these high school girls. I keep getting older, they stay the same age.")...."

May 28, 1999 Screens Feature

Record Reviews

"...a smile listening to the duo's relentlessly romantic lyrical fluff, especially when it suddenly strikes you that the male..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Music Review

An Easy Read

NPrint Brings Books to TV

"...for the same lowest common denominator market; tidbits of fluff thrown out with a glitzy song and dance designed..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Screens Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

Sultry, Aggressive, and No-Bullshit Blues by Margaret Moser

"...your twenties, you're not some little chick, this little fluff. Like Bonnie Raitt, she's a great role model. She's..."

June 30, 1995 Music Feature