Angels and Insects

"...Henshall, Kristen Scott Thomas and Saskia Wickham. Angels and Insects, the new film from director Philip Haas (The Music..."

March 8, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

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

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

Fear(s) of the Dark

This French anthology of six short animated films, which are thematically linked by their dark tonalities and stirrings of dread, has greater appeal for animation buffs than horror hounds.

"...together, they tap into our deep-seated, primal fears: invasive insects, haunted houses, fierce dogs, mysterious disappearances, the amorphous existential..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Graham Reynolds Bugs Out With Insectum

New Golden Hornet collab project mines the sonic world of insects

"...17th-century German naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian, whose illustrations of insects formed an essential and beautiful archive for researchers. With..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Deliver Us From Evil

A police officer and a priest team battle supernatural forces in this horror thriller from the director of Sinister.

"...mummified cat nailed to a crucifix. A swarm of insects crawling out of a mottled corpse’s eyes. Disturbing imagery,..."

July 11, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

John Dies at the End

Together, Bubba Ho-Tep director Don Coscarelli and Cracked.com editor David Wong created this horror-comedy jumble that's customed-tooled for the midnight hour.

"...anything to do with the movie’s swirling vortex of insects, aliens, and drugs, goes unsolved – or does it?..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

The Secret Life of Bees

Despite the sincere coming-of-age story at the heart of this movie rife with singers-turned-actresses, there's no denying the pleasures found in the film's soulful matriarchy.

"...metaphors comparing the lives and beehives of humans and insects, and the figurative honey often drips off the screen...."

Oct. 17, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Tuxedo

"...I hear you ask. Striders, as in those tiny insects that skim across the mucky stream behind your house..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

My Best Fiend

"...Kinski, Herzog tells us, hated it all, fearing the insects and the heat and the green lushness of it..."

March 17, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

I Married a Strange Person

"...he can think of (for example, a torrent of insects erupting from his mother-in-law's jabbering mouth), and before long..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Starship Troopers

In this spectacle, lethal insects from outer space do battle with student soldiers. When in Austin recently, Oliver Stone called Starship Troopers "One of the best war films in recent years."

"...would mankind respond to an invasion of giant extraterrestrial insects who can travel interstellar space and annihilate millions with..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Macross II: Lovers Again

"...in giant robots and space ships that look like insects. This time around, Macross II picks up some 80..."

July 9, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Amazon

"...with a thick blanket of oppressiveness: the heat, the insects, and the silent, strange Indians all seem to be..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where Did Valentine’s Day Come From?

The beginning was, as for most of us, totally erotic

"...paper-thin hearts. What did they morph from, these metaphorical insects d'amour, and who would disparage their larval stage in..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Eat the Beetles

"...Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Alusio Ten Speed Press,..."

April 2, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

First Plates Extra Helpings: What’s Cooking in the Entomophagy Scene?

Among other things, would you believe … crickets as a Dai Due special?

"...E-n-t-o-m-o-p-h-a-g-y. That’s, you know, the eating of insects – after they’ve been ground to a fine powder..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Unweaving the Tangled Web of Inspector Sun

Director Julio Soto Gúrpide on loving noir and insects

"...taking them to the USA – are all bugs, insects, and arachnids. Just, this being the golden age of..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Eating Bugs Is the Future of Sustainable Farming?

Austin entomophagy advocates bring the crispy, crunchy taste of crickets to the masses

"...Suggesting to the general public that entomophagy – eating insects – is the future of farming might raise some..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Buggin' out at IMAX

Celebratory habits of the Austin arthropodophile: a Saturday at the Bullock

"...– and the premiere's attendant festivities: collections of dead insects, collections of live insects, artwork depicting insects, artwork made..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips

"...millipedes and tarantulas to have a good time. The insects are a part of the behind-the-scenes research identifying beneficial..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Ten Thousand Beautiful Bugs in Your Eyes

New UT entomology project provides stunning public domain images

"...– and that’s due, in part, to the new Insects Unlocked project from the University of Texas at Austin...."

Feb. 8, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Diana Dopson: Biota"

In Women & Their Work's current exhibit "Biota," Diana Dopson creates color photo boxes with insects that draw out the bugs' beauty in unusual ways and nudges our perception of insects from the pestilential to the subtly reverential.

"..."Diana Dopson: Biota": The Secret Life of Insects..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

Up at the Villa

"...her past scripts (The Music of Chance, Angels and Insects, and The Blood Oranges) have been co-authored with her..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Birds, Bees, & Butterflies

"...enjoying the backyard, but treatment sprays kill almost all insects, including bees and butterflies. Killing off these insects reduces..."

March 22, 2022 Postmarks

The Dirt on Grubs and Composting

Are black soldier flies the hot new sustainable fuel?

"...to eat as much, which further cuts costs. Using insects as feed also allows corn and soy, the most..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

The Future of Food Is Now

From drones to cricket flour to apps designed to make food deserts extinct, social justice is at the intersection of food and technology

"...and according to the panelists of "Hacking Meat: Why Insects Are the Future of Food," the answer lies in..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Plight in Flight

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

"...Schumacher), butterflies are one of nature's great pollinators. These insects are credited with pollinating 75% of food crops, and..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Gettin' Buggy With It? Yes: Gettin' Very Buggy With It

The Entomological Society of America's annual shindig: Now in Austin!

"...And this month's Dionysium is all about bugs – insects, arachnids, and the like – as presented by local..."

Nov. 5, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Insectopedia

Raffles immerses himself in the worlds of his subjects and reports on what he finds and what he experiences in lucid and often beautifully constructed prose

"...various human subcultures surrounding, dealing with, or predicated on insects...."

March 26, 2010 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

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