Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

"...with the lack of attention his favorite band -- Half Japanese -- was getting that he decided to do..."

May 27, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Half Step Garners Top Industry Nom

UPDATED: Chris Bostick hoping to take home 2014 Spirited Award

"...the short months since opening his craft cocktail house, Half Step, on Rainey Street, he’s found his concept to..."

June 6, 2014 Food Post by Gracie Salem

Half Nelson

Ryan Gosling's bleakly hopeful turn as crack-addicted teacher Dan in Half Nelson is matched only by the smoldering realism of newcomer Shareeka Epps.

"...seemed hand-delivered by the Postal Service, and now with Half Nelson, he's entered into Wilco territory (with a soundtrack..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Glass Half Full Theatre's Once There Were Six Seasons

Using innovative puppetry, Glass Half Full Theatre dukes it out with climate change in an invigorating way

"...There Were Six Seasons, the latest production by Glass Half Full Theatre. Under the picture, I wrote: "I'm reviewing..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Half-Baked

Cameos from Steven Wright, Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, and Janeane Garofalo help stoke this addled comic premise about selling pot to raise a buddy's bail.

"...have any use for the wheezy pothead humor of Half-Baked: no one I can imagine. As director Tamra Davis'..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Half Magic

Heather Graham turns director in empowerment comedy

"...The slightly preternatural Half Magic is a witches’ brew of female desire, a..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

We're still wild about Harry, even though this new adventure prefers to flush pink with its lovesick teens than forward-thrust toward the mammoth battle of good vs. evil.

"...a world at war. The opening frames of The Half-Blood Prince further the series’ urgency and panic: Voldemort’s agents,..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Dark Half

"...than Hitchcock could shake a stick at, The Dark Half never really comes to life, unlike Stark. It's hard..."

April 30, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Listen to This: Half Dream Insists “I Am My Own God”

Dream folk conjurors enlist Thor Harris on powerful single

"...slow, powerful, and eruptive. The vocalist and songwriter behind Half Dream has can inhabit a lyric so thoroughly that..."

Aug. 4, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Is FronteraFest Even Half Human?

Two local brothers deck the Long Fringe walls at Ground Floor Theatre

"...and Eric, better known by their industry name of Half-Human: They’ve got nothing and everything to do with this..."

Jan. 23, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Abortions in Texas Fell By Half After Ban, Study Finds

Displaced patients strain capacity in neighboring states

"...The number of abortions performed in Texas fell by half – the largest documented decrease of the procedure in..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Cop and a Half

"...reason to see this movie, but Cop and a Half is actually stupider than its basic premise. This is..."

April 9, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Half Made Man

Humanistic transitions and understanding from Ben Sollee

"...at the Cactus Cafe on Saturday night, Nov. 3. Half Made Man, his fourth disc, arrives as both a..."

Oct. 31, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Half Price Books: Where Rare Is Well Done

Does the rare books room at Austin’s North Lamar location owe its success to alchemy?

"...vinyl records, magazines, and more) are what's sold at Half Price Books, the Dallas-based chain of stores that's been..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Theatre en Bloc's Bright Half Life

For Tanya Barfield's two-character drama, Theatre en Bloc couples an intimate story with a relentlessly personal performance space

"...and experience become a character unto themselves. With Bright Half Life by Tanya Barfield, Theatre en Bloc couples an..."

April 8, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Verde Report: Debating Austin FC After the First Half of the Season

Our soccer columnist argues with himself over how bleak (or is it bright?) the Verde outlook really is

"...Austin FC is at a crossroads. With just under half the season left in their debut MLS campaign, the..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Half Brothers

Screwball road trip comedy should have stayed in the garage

"...comedy concepts, the “odd couple on a road trip,” Half Brothers works very hard to present itself as a..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Day Trips: Half-Way Oak, Breckenridge

Citizen uprising turns 200-year-old historic oak into a folk hero

"...Half-Way Oak, near the midpoint on U.S. 183 between Breck­enridge..."

July 1, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

UT Football: Half Glass Full?

Horns in sight of a bowl; while Missouri raises other possibilities

"...There were some interesting ideas used in the second half, especially the Heard’s featured roll-outs, which could force defenses..."

Nov. 10, 2015 Sports Post by Kahron Spearman

Santa Claus said WHAT at Half Price Books?

Austin's top bibliophilic re-sellers go all jingley for you.

"...Except that it's also like Dial-A-Half-Price-Books-Employee and, when you do, you get to hear them..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Photokem, Half Ton Pet

Layered experimental rock EP swells to quizzical excitement

"...Dean Blunt-deep vocals of Nana Acheampong on the quartet’s Half Ton Pet. He moves all over, flexing from spoken..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Glass Half Full’s Cenicienta

The bibbidi-bobbidi-boo in this bilingual Cinderella story lies in the storytelling

"...Cenicienta, originally created by Austin's Caroline Reck of Glass Half Full Theatre in partnership with Rupert Reyes of Teatro..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Glass Half Full Theatre's Yamel Cucuy

Modern-day Mexican folktale rallies against things that go bump in the night

"...Glass Half Full Theatre has earned the reputation for creating intriguing..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Asleep at the Wheel and ACL Celebrate a Half Century of History

New KLRU retrospective wrangles two Austin icons

"...Wheel that has maintained and evolved over the past half century, with the band gracing the ACL stage more..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

Glass Half Full Theatre's Polly Mermaid: Apocalypse WOW!

This playful eco-fable by Caroline Reck and Indigo Rael creates a surprising plastic paradise under the sea

"...appalling. But in the marine milieu conceived by Glass Half Full Theatre Artistic Director Caroline Reck and Indigo Rael..."

June 1, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Glass Half Full Theatre's Don Quixote de La Redo

This imaginative spin on Cervantes tells of walls and the stories that inspire us to tear them down

"...Miguel de Cervantes himself narrates Glass Half Full Theatre's incredibly imaginative and well-executed production of Don..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Heroes on the Half Shell

The oyster is Austin's world

"...and Alcomar, Quality Seafood and Mongers Fish Market, Foreign & Domestic, and Justine's Brasserie, Hillside Farmacy, and even Lucy's..."

May 6, 2016 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Texas Book Festival: A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing

Eimear McBride's haunting debut novel reviewed

"...A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Books Post by Danielle White

The Luv Doc: Sweaty, Half-Naked Humping

To tell or not to tell?

"...and I saw my ex-boyfriend humping on a sweaty, half-naked woman who wasn’t his wife (he has been married..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

'Face Off' Recap: Double the Work, Half the Pay-Off

Giant successes and monstrous mistakes this week on SyFy's FX show

"...than even Glenn Hetrick, master of the bait-and-switch complisult (half compliment, half searing insult). Ah I guess he's still..."

Feb. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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