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March 31, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Ray Charles
Gift guide
"...Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, 1952-1959 (Rhino)..."
Dec. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri
Page Two
Gratitude and goodbye to Will Eisner, whose comic 'The Spirit' is the epitome of great American art
"...less important than he was. Don't bridle this great genius of the imagination with that classroom term!..."
Jan. 7, 2005 Column by Louis Black
Stop Slinging Crap!
"...National Assembly in representation. You speak of "the extraordinary genius of the democratic process" and "the power of the..."
Nov. 15, 2004 Postmarks
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...the grammatical low-point is the following sentence: "Bush's intuitive genius for resonant political actions is disturbing, especially as they..."
Jan. 30, 2004 Column
In Print
As Chaplin historian David Robinson is happy to report in the introduction to Charlie Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema, "the raison d'etre of this book is not so much the text as the photographs."
"...Chaplin: Genius of the Cinemaby Jeffrey Vance..."
Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Letters at 3AM
A Little Late, For Bix
"...artist than as a cautionary legend: the half-saintly self-destructive genius, fated (because he was white) to perform with lesser..."
May 16, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura
Southern Destroyer
Barry Hannah at 60, in Oxford, and on why -- despite the energy drinks -- he's not feeling up to saving American fiction right this very minute
"...struggling to publish. And I'm not there as some genius, who thinks he knows what to tell these kids..."
Feb. 21, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley
GZA/Genius
Record Review
"...GZA/GeniusLegend of the Liquid Sword (MCA) In 1993, the Wu-Tang..."
Feb. 14, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Coletti
Requiem for Tesla
Genius and madness are the ac and dc of inventor Nikola Tesla's life, as portrayed in the Rude Mechanicals' biographical tribute Requiem for Tesla, and this new version provides the atmosphere and quickening charge of an old Universal horror film.
"...marks his -- though he disparages the word -- genius. Then the man informs us that he is fearful..."
Jan. 31, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Warren Zevon
Best-Ofs
"...Warren ZevonGenius: The Best of Warren Zevon (Elektra) While there has..."
Dec. 27, 2002 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri
SXSW Picks & Sleepers
Picks & Sleepers
"...garnered rave reviews for its Brian Wilson-style unorthodox pop genius. Philly-based Magnet magazine spotlighted hometown rock gods Burning Brides..."
March 15, 2002 Music Feature
Arcadia
Having sat through a Tom Stoppard play, there comes the feeling that a return visit is required to better appreciate all his linguistic, historical, scientific, sexual, comedic, and theatrical flourishes. The Austin Playhouse production of Arcadia, featuring one of the best ensembles to be seen on an Austin stage, may, indeed, warrant repeat visits to fully enjoy its efforts.
"...The genius of playwright Tom Stoppard is his ability to juggle..."
Nov. 2, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar
Big Sweet Life
"...is, in my opinion, one of the handful of geniuses of our generation. He's a big, fat, fucking genius..."
April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
Oh, Lady, You're Good!
Dee Dee Bridgewater
"...and writer. He's crossed all genres. He was a genius. A genius. I think Horace Silver is a genius...."
April 17, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Page Two
"...a champion of exploitation and new talent and a genius of the low-budget film. Corman filmed B classics Little..."
May 16, 1997 Column by Louis Black
Sxsw
"...pens Where'd You Hide the Body, a stark, urbane genius of an album, then gets dropped by Columbia. He..."
March 14, 1997 Music Feature
Coach's Corner
"...East: the emergence of the Pistons and the obvious genius of a hated coach, Pat Riley of the Heat...."
Feb. 21, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton
Please Kill Me
and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996
"...Legs can't help it. Somewhat of a weird, untutored genius, his strengths were more intuitive and attitudinal than journalistic...."
Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature
A Passion for Fashion
Turn to the Left... Turn to the Right...
"...Part Two, "Growing Up as a Genius in the Sixties," is considerably less interesting than part..."
Nov. 1, 1996 Books Feature
Film Reviews
Recommended
"...two seasons). Powder's premise starts strong - a teenaged genius suffering from the dual pangs of albinism and an..."
Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 9-15
"...the least amount of resources. Let’s make the bees’ genius your inspirational role model for the coming weeks, Leo...."
May 9, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny
Thunderbolts*
Marvel assembles a new team of misfit superheroes
"...Quinjet space with super soldiers and sorcerers. Yet the genius of the original run of Marvel films was how..."
May 2, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Captain America: Brave New World
A rampaging demagogue in the Oval Office? Who would've dreamed?
"...freak who believes himself to be the ultimate prophetic genius. Captain America: Brave New World was always intended to..."
Feb. 14, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Dungeons & Dragons, Trivia, Comics, and More Recommended Events
It's a new year! Why not try some new things?
"...of saying that a club dedicated to adaptations is genius, but what else would we expect from the We..."
Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sega franchise returns for a thematically dark and joyless ride
"...and it was a joy to watch the comedic genius behind Ace Ventura and the Grinch flex those muscles..."
Dec. 20, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Anora
An irresistible screwball comedy from the director of Red Rocket
"...three stooges, they never feel cartoonish, and that’s Baker’s genius...."
Oct. 25, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Megalopolis
Bold but frustrating vision of the American empire in decline
"...like. The central figure of Cesar Catilina (Driver), a genius architect and futurist who battles the powers that be..."
Sept. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
DogMan
A thief survives an abusive childhood to forge a soulful connection with canines
"...impossible to imagine another actor except maybe that lost genius giving as much of themselves to the part. It’s..."
March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Crosstalk: Zach Bryan Taps Matthew McConaughey for Sagebrush-Shot Music Video
Plus Mike & the Moonpies’ new name and a UT professor’s MLK docuseries
"...Genius: MLK/X, the fourth installment of National Geographic’s biographical anthology..."
