Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The 1900 model of the Woods Electric car could go 100 miles on one charge...."

Dec. 27, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mother’s Day Events and More in This Week’s Community Events

Lots to celebrate this week around Austin

"...Imole: Fantasy Faire..."

May 10, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...In 1981, Medicare and Medicaid accounted for 9.5% of all..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago and whose..."

March 27, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Vampire bats, watermelon, and more to sink your teeth into

"...Scuba diving was invented in the 1940s...."

Aug. 12, 2011 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Carl Reiner: The Interview

On 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' Mary Tyler Moore, and Mel

"...Two days before his 92nd birthday, Carl Reiner is showing no signs of..."

April 4, 2014 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

If it's late August, it must be heaven for Austin chile heads; plus, paying visits to husband-and-wife teams living their restaurant dreams

"...Husbands & Wives..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Re-Re-Re-Reruns

"...In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

"Neighborhood Bound: Austin's Mobile Libraries" & Unbound: Sin Fronteras

"...In the fall of 1951, around the time that I..."

July 10, 2015 Arts Feature

Day Trips

Develop a crush at Messina-Hof Winery's Harvest Festival

"...Messina Hof Winery in Bryan has rows of vines heavy..."

July 26, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

News Roundup: Tragedies and Textbooks

Another officer-involved shooting; Waco shootout update

"...In this week's News Roundup: A man is shot by..."

July 13, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

TV Eye

George Lopez goes live

"...When comedian and actor George Lopez strode onstage in San Antonio..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Present Laughter

You may think you know what a Noël Coward comedy is like, but the Zachary Scott Theatre Center production of Present Laughter is light years ahead of your expectations

"...Running time: 2 hr, 30 min..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

... In With the New

More on Upgrades for PCs

"...Last week we looked at internal upgrade options for your PC. This week we'll talk..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Aging Gracefully with Slug

MC matures ahead of Friday’s sold-out Atmosphere show

"...Sean Michael Daley, aka Slug, isn’t as limber as the young..."

March 1, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

10 Minutes with Eliza Gilkyson

Things that go bump in the night: ‘The Nocturne Diaries’

"...Further evidence of Eliza Gilkyson being amongst the most revered contemporary..."

March 26, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

October is Texas Wine Month

Festivities begin all over the state this weekend

"...Last night, nestled in the country town of Lometa, about an..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Land of the Freberg

Interview with radio-comedy pioneer Stan Freberg

"...grand old age of 78 years, most folks are enjoying their retirement, sitting back in a comfortable chair watching..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

TV Eye

From Ethel Mertz to Margaret Cho, we examine how the small screen has portrayed big women; also, a look at Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends.

"...Comedian Margaret Cho is making a comeback after nearly dropping..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Nickelodeon for Your Thoughts

TV Eye

"...The Mary Tyler Moore Show Of the many things to be grateful for this season, oh reader, thank..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Jack Goes Boating

Philip Seymour Hoffman directs and stars in this drama about a nebbishy middle-aged man with minimal social skills.

"...Directed by: Philip Seymour Hoffman. Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Two Weeks Notice

"...Directed by: Marc Lawrence. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Stealing Beauty

"...Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci. Starring: Liv Tyler, Sinead Cusack, Jeremy..."

July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Women Who Run With Warrior Princesses

Reneé O'Connor ROCs

"...Renee O'Connor, Eddie and Sandra Wilson, and Lucy Lawless photograph by Geoffrey..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Quake

Every visit to Hyde Park Theatre brings a discovery of something new, and in the case of Quake, it's playwright Melanie Marnich, whose surrealistic tale of a woman in search of a perfect love, a big love, a love that makes the earth move, is witty and perceptive.

"...Quake: The Journey Is All..."

June 6, 2003 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

"...Directed by: Kaos. Starring: Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry,..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

While You Were Sleeping

"...Directed by: Jon Turtletaub. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter..."

April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Peanuts Movie

Happiness is a warm animated cartoon called <i>The Peanuts Moviei>

"...Directed by: Steve Martino...."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

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March 9, 2001 Music Feature

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal, since..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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