Lit-urday: Children's Edition

Five new releases, fun for kids and their handlers

"...The Hug Machine..."

Nov. 1, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

The Luv Doc: Stick in the Mud

How to be sober and not want to kill yourself

"...hands in the air like you just don’t care, hug everybody and say yes to life. Wear the lampshade..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

In the Room

First-place winner

"...She leans in, and gives me a hug. A real hug. "Tomorrow. Three? Save me a drink...."

Feb. 28, 2014 Books Feature by Raul Garza

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"..."Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2 - Time" (UK) Directors: Becky..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Faking It

Some really heavy, dark, first world, existential shit

"...unconditionally – maybe give him a good, long, soulful hug. Naturally, he will think you are secretly planning some..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

Of Barbecue and Vampires

An interview with Todd Lowe, True Blood's Terry Bellefleur

"...touching moment of you and Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) hugging because he had made a speech to a church..."

June 13, 2013 Screens Post by R.U. Steinberg

The Hightower Report

A blanket of PR to make you want to hug a drone

"...A Blanket of PR To Make You Want To Hug A Drone..."

March 22, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

Sex on Fire

Nakia’s epic first-hand account of 'The Voice' tour

"...like a well-oiled machine. No time to chat. A hug here, a handshake there. Luckily, for the fans, they..."

Sept. 8, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Letters at 3AM: Some Kind of a Man

After a certain age, there's no avoiding how death is a permanent part of life

"...with a smile in his voice: "Give me a hug and leave."..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

ACL Music Fest Saturday Interview

Making children's entertainment serious business

"...regarded singer-songwriter released a collection of children's songs called Hug Trees, which featured appearances by Dennen, Victoria Williams, and..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

My Dinner with the Tornados

Texas Tornados celebrate a new CD with a lengthy stay in Austin

"...wife Cheryl, who scoots around beside me with a hug. Flaco Jimenez and his son Leonard, Ernie Durawa and..."

March 9, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Hightower Report

Wall Street's Sacrifice; and Hug a Banker

"...For Wall Street's barons, even "sacrifice" is luxurious. Hug a Banker..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Everybody's Fine

Robert De Niro is the father of grown children (played by Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, and Kate Beckinsale) in a family that has trouble communicating.

"...with a sentimental, patently false, feel-good, holiday ending. Group hug, everyone (and make sure this is the shot used..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

There Can Be Only One

Fronting and posting at B-Boy City 16

"...4) No oversized shirts and/or pants, unless you're a thug...."

April 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Seek and Destroy

One Swordsman's 'diary' highlights of three months on the road with Metallica

"...arm around me like he was giving me a hug, mumbled something, and then totally unexpectedly slapped the glasses..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Music Feature by Trivett Wingo

Savage Grace

You can almost smell the desperation in the twisted psychosexuality of Savage Grace, the film purportedly based on the true story of a mother-son relationship that went tragically wrong.

"...Tom Kalin. Starring: Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Dancy, Barney Clark and Elena Anaya. You can almost..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Arab Star

Texas journalist Aziz Shihab on Does the Land Remember Me?: A Memoir of Palestine

"...in the streets of Jerusalem, and people come and hug you and say, "Where have you been?" It's like..."

July 20, 2007 Books Feature by Michael King

Hug

"...Hug..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Music Review by Austin Powell

When the Bough Breaks

In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.

"...to develop better boundaries with his classmates. He often "hugged and squeezed children who did not want to be..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

IAF: The Promised Land Visits the Hilton

Preachers quiz the gubernatorial candidates – and ban them from preaching

"...evacuees now living in Houston as mostly "crackheads and thugs." Militarizing the border and demonizing hurricane evacuees were unlikely..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Art Outside

Art Outside reinvents the art show by placing art outside of its normal context, in a wood filled with 120 plots, each occupied by a different visual artist

"..."Plus, we have strolling bands like the Sour Mash Hug Band or the International Troubadours or the Dolomites," says..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Family Stone

This likable romantic comedy runs the gamut of emotions – hitting tenderness, rage, remorse, and everything in between – but there are too many characters with too little chemistry to be a real keeper.

"...one another, even quicker to smother it with a hug. There’s a lot to like here, including the nonissue..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips

Two Grannies' Downhome Cookin' in Glen Rose hands out hugs like most restaurants hand out mints

"...Two Grannies' Downhome Cookin' in Glen Rose hands out hugs like most restaurants hand out mints. It's pretty difficult..."

May 27, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Spanish Home Cooking/Cocina Casera Española

"...someone you love is like giving that person a hug. Whether it's your spouse, your mother, a friend, or..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Food Review by MM Pack

The Delgados, Arab Strap, Aereogramme

Record Reviews

"...The DelgadosHate (Mantra/Beggars Banquet)Arab StrapMonday at the Hug & Pint (Matador)AereogrammeSleep and Release (Matador) The Delgados: most..."

April 18, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Piglet's Big Movie

"...not have been more serendipitous had it been National Hug a Pig for Peace Week. At the end of..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Live From SXSW's Screening Room

"...jumped off the stage and gave the woman a hug, and the freaky good vibes were restored. Nothing like..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael May

Cumbia Sobre El Rio

Monterrey's Celso Piña and his 21st Century cumbia

"...feet and engulfs the music legend in a bear hug. Piña, reared in Colonia la Campana -- one of..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Spotlights: Okkervil River

Local folk-popsters look for the doom in their Wheaties

"...like it was reaching out and giving you a hug."..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

We Were Soldiers

"...learn about Ia Drang. No need to make us hug your kids, too...."

March 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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