Happiness is a Plastic Brick

The return of the Lego pit at SXSW interactive

"...Oh, SXSW-Interactive-enormous-pit-of-Lego, how we have missed thee...."

March 17, 2009 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Mark Deutrom Questions Happiness

Ex-Melvins local previews new LP

"...“The pursuit of happiness is being confused with the pursuit of materialism,” insists..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Happiness

Solondz uncovers suburbia's dirty secrets.

"...Adams, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara, Jared Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Louise Lasser, Camryn Manheim, Rufus, Cynthia..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Simon Pegg stars as a shrink trying to heal himself.

"...Collette, Rosamund Pike, Stellan Skarsgård, Jean Reno, Barry Atsma, Christopher Plummer, Ming Zhao, Veronica Ferres and Togo Igawa...."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Q&A Hole: Can Money Buy Happiness?

With Edmo, Carina Magyar, and … Gloria Steinem? Yes, and more.

"...Everybody’s always asking this question, as if the answer’s not obvious – because..."

Oct. 18, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Double Happiness

"...Frances You, Johnny Mah, Callum Rennie and Donald Fong. Multiculturalism as a concept is something to which most of..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

He Happy Is

For Mark Pickell, Capital T Theatre is a source of joy

"...for a little kaffeeklatsch with the press. And it isn't as if the director's beret is the only hat..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Living Proof: HIV and the Pursuit of Happiness

"...Directed by: Kermit Cole. This is a documentary about living with AIDS and the..."

March 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

This Is 40

Growing old gracefully is not an option in Judd Apatow's world.

"...Judd Apatow. Starring: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Albert Brooks, Jason Segel, Megan Fox, Robert Smigel,..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pure Happiness

Unassuming Austin singer-songwriter stumbles upon the big time.

"...prank phone call was the last thing either Bruce Robison or Kelly Willis needed. In fact, when they saw..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Watch This: Life is Going Pretty Great for Chief White Lightning in “Mr. Miyagi” Video

Nothing could possibly go wrong from here… or could it?

"...This day could not be going any better for Chief..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Taxation Is Confiscation

"...Dear Editor, The Fourth of July is an appropriate day to respond to Mr. Black's contention..."

July 5, 2005 Postmarks

Transgender Students and Parents Say the State Is Putting Children in Danger

Is Texas' refusal to implement a national mandate state-sponsored bullying?

"...Gwendolyn Gross-Noriega, a Round Rock mother, recalls this moment as the first of several over the course..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Happiness of the Katakuris

Katakuris is something of a departure for Miike, seeing as how it's chock-full of robust romance and – we kid you not – musical numbers. While this is ultimately a crazy meditation on family values and the like, it's still mind-bogglingly goofy filmmaking, at once deeply moving and deeply annoying.

"...by: Takashi Miike. Starring: Naoto Takenaka, Tetsuro Tanba, Naomi Nishida, Shinji Takeda, Keiko Matsuzaka and Kenji Sawada. If you're..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Is Delta-8 & Best Place to Buy Delta-8 Gummies, Carts & Flowers?

Know what Delta-8 is, and top delta-8 brands to buy from

"...the last couple of years since the legalization of cannabis across the United States, delta-8 THC has become a..."

July 12, 2021 Ads Post

Opinion: Gratitude Is Good for You

It’s the perfect time to thank the people in our lives who never get enough recognition

"...that we have created. Almost like magic, our waste disappears. But it isn't magic. Someone drives that truck every..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Column by Kriya Handa

Planet K Sacrifices 'Pursuit of Happiness'

Part of the controversial mural comes down

"...Is the pursuit of happiness dead? Well, maybe not entirely,..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Double Happiness

"...Chinese family transplanted to the United States in Double Happiness. Family problems often transcend cultures, and this holds true..."

June 14, 1996 Screens Feature

Conversations With Builder Paul Lamb and Architect Don Crowell Is This My Beautiful House?

"...by Anne S. Lewis So you're thinking about buying a house; it's summer..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

Health, Wealth, and Happiness on E-Night

Hospital district backers top the list of happy people

"...A-OK for Hospital District..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Gentrification Is Cultural Genocide

"...of the Downtown area. It seems that success and happiness for companies and elitist entrepreneurs has always meant poverty..."

May 28, 2012 Postmarks

Budgeting for Happiness

Parks and Rec Finds Its Bottom Line

"...Barnett Every year, city processes align fortuitously with the rising temperature as the annual budget talks begin. Administrators are..."

July 28, 1995 News Feature

God Isn't What Is Wrong With U.S.

"...Dear Editor, It is so sad that apparently so many believe that what..."

July 6, 2006 Postmarks

7 and 7 is

"...hounds prowling the floor of the Austin Record Convention this past weekend. Ol' Don McLeese was hawking a couple..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Music Feature

Opinion: Decriminalizing Homelessness is Working. Now Austin Needs Investment to Take the Next Step.

The ordinance changes in Austin, designed a year ago to decriminalize the basic human need of having somewhere safe to sleep, have done exactly what they were crafted to do

"...about how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact homelessness in Austin/Travis County, but one thing is clear: The changes City..."

July 17, 2020 Column by Matt Mollica

Capital T Theatre's It Is Magic

This captivating staging of Mickle Maher's comedy debates theatre's enchantments where Macbeth meets "The Three Little Pigs"

"...her new adult adaptation for the stage – that is, if she can just cast the Big Bad Wolf...."

Nov. 15, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

All Life Is Precious

"...devoted to either. But when I read the article “Is the Austin Aquarium Fishy?” [News, Oct. 18], I was..."

Oct. 29, 2013 Postmarks

The Luv Doc: Is Your Neighbor a Prostitute?

Unless you hear the sound of chain saws or the whinnies of horses, you probably don’t have anything to worry about

"...day and night. They don’t make a lot of noise but sometimes I can tell that they are having..."

June 28, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

Counter Culture Is Closing and Rents Are Rising, Brunch Is Opening at Asti and Maie Day and Side Eye and Pretty Much Everywhere In Town, Gift Guides Are Clamoring For Your Hard-Earned Spondulics, and OMG What Is This Armadillo Rangoon?

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

"...News Buffet” for the second week of December in this ever-more-difficult-to-afford hub of humanity …..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Q&A Hole: Why Is Marijuana Still Illegal in Most of the U.S.?

With Ngaio Bealum, Alan Metoskie, Chris Nicholas, and Maggie Gallant

"...Q&A Hole about how a person might succeed in this world, here's this week's call and response:..."

Jan. 19, 2015 Chronolog Post

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