Chronicle Recommends: Animal Movies

Let these furry friends act their way into your heart

"...The kicker? Connelly has a psychic link to the insect kingdom. Argento choreographs disturbing setpieces of houseflies, arachnids, maggots,..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Dear Glutton: Halloween Eats

Where to find spooky snacks for a Halloween party

"...what is it with the perennial popularity of sexy insect costumes?), spending all weekend violating your HOA by turning..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

"Meet the Beetles"

This Art.Science.Gallery exhibit celebrating the order Coleoptera in art will have you screaming "Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

"...of fondness, perhaps an inordinate amount, for the diverse insect order Coleoptera. Which fondness would suggest that ... ah,..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Convextion

2845 (A.R.T.less)

"...techno's most fascinating figures. From the opening moments, alien insect disturbances and lake-thick pads of "New Horizon" lay out..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Music Review by Conor Walker

Fantastic Fest Wave Three

Multiple monsters, sequels, and regulars (and RZA)

"...researchers search the globe for the best flavors the insect world has to offer in an attempt to make..."

Sept. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Between Ships and Static

The "grandfather of Austin's avant-garde," Rick Reed, only don't call him that!

"...Bridge, twilight hung back against a chorus of rising insect noise. Twenty of us gathered for a field recording..."

May 20, 2016 Music Feature by Conor Walker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head...."

April 15, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

SXSW Film Review: Learning to See

Photographer captures unrecorded insects of the Amazon

"...the Colombians around him, then of hummingbirds, then of insects. With the aid of a local assistant with the..."

March 13, 2016 Screens Post by Joe O'Connell

Making VR Look Good

Local personalities show you how to rock those awkward headsets

"...Your Natural Environment Butcher Bear Prolific musician, jefe at iNsect Records, co-creator of Exploded Drawing, full-time bear Playing Chili..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

It's Harvest Time at Flat Creek Estate

Area vineyard needs grape pickers

"...suggest volunteers come prepared with the following items: sunscreen, insect repellent, a hat, sneakers, gardening gloves, and a favorite..."

July 22, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

DVDanger: Things That Go Bump

Ghosts, nightmares, and flashlights in this horror roundup

"...psychological horror film that touches on incest, sexual abuse, insect eating, bucket shitting, and the fine line between torture..."

May 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Video Premiere: Bee vs. Moth

Jazz-rock monkey business

"...release show at Spider House Ballroom that bills the insect enthusiasts with equally virtuosic oddballs Peter Stopschinski and Foot..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Down Low Deconstructs the State Divide Part 2

Texas techno with Bill Converse

"...Insect songs curdle omnipresent and I’m pretty sure our audience..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Music Post by Conor Walker

If We Plant It, They Will Come

Monarch butterflies have a simple request

"...are also essential breeding grounds for our Texas state insect. By creating an hospitable environment – simply adding a..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Hopper Energy Bars Ready to Jump Into the Local Market

Mixing it up with peanuts and honey and crickets and more

"...bars and enjoys it, they're open to the whole insect thing. Our mission is to approach the problem of..."

June 17, 2014 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Enchanted No More

Rising tax bill forces owner to put art venue on the market

"...that is thrown away because there might be one insect bite. But you cut that bite out and you..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Insect Sex Act

"...of Fiona Apple, Scratch Acid guitarist Brett Bradford leads Insect Sex Act on a muddy combat crawl through groaning,..."

April 4, 2014 Music Review by Greg Beets

Playback – SXSW: Zero Hour

SXSW started early this year, but now – as usual – everything hits at once

"...Bradford's current project, Insect Sex Act, plays Friday, 8:40pm, at the Grackle, where..."

March 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Unconventional Love Stories

1, 2, 3, 4, tell me that you love me more

"...Ana share a bed separated from Axel by only insect netting erected to deter the real-world versions of the..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Plight in Flight

Can Austin save the migratory monarch by planting pit-stop snacks?

"...the food chain rarely include mention of the state insect of Texas. Yet the rapidly declining population of migratory..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

EAST: 'Eclosion'

'Eclosion' portrays the natural glories of insectdom with ingenuity and wonder

"...expression, could have opened its display of artwork about insects just as the Entomological Society of America has its..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Game On

It's all fun and games at this indie developer showcase

"...is pure aesthetic pleasantness. Tap, slide, and guide your insect friends through paper-craft forests, fields, and starscapes. Astro Duel..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...against the invisible hairs above the earlobe, almost imperceptible insect steps moved along the ear's ridge before the fluttering..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

Robert Nathan Allen Wants You to Eat Some Bugs

And you could, too – especially this Saturday in Zilker Park

"...of Little Herds, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing edible insects to market, is thwarting my expectations...."

June 26, 2013 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

News Ticker: June 7

All the news that's fit to blog

"...found that Hunter Ellis had transformed into a giant insect...."

June 7, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Bug Up and Educate Yourself on Entomophagy

Saving the planet, one bug at a time

"...They don't taste like chicken, but insects do have their own unique – and delicious –..."

May 29, 2013 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Honey, I'm Home

The bees of Block 21 get busy on top of the W

"...of the 100 most important food crops depend on insect pollination for successful harvest...."

May 17, 2013 Food Feature by MM Pack

A Butterfly's Life, From the Inside

Beautiful 'Farfalle' allows kids to step into a bug's world

"...the piece progresses through the various stages of the insect's existence...."

Feb. 23, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

This Weekend's Your Last Chance to See the Human/Animal Hybrids

Brought to you by painter Malcolm Bucknall at the Wally Workman Gallery

"...cats and reptiles and even, a few times, bizarre insect-mammal combinations that might have recently immigrated from New Crobuzon...."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Utopiafest Survival Guide, Version 20.12

All the info you need for a truly epic weekend

"...tarp if you want to be extra prepared. ▪ Insect repellant: DEET for the skeeters; we also recommend you..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Events Post by Courtney Byrd

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