Heartland Theatre Collective's The Vineyard

The reasons to see this staging of Nicole Oglesby's new drama are the thorny questions it leaves you to answer

"...forced) answers detrimental to our experiences as readers/viewers/audiences? (*cough* J.K. Rowling retconning Harry Potter on Twitter *cough*) Art doesn't..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...was slang for marijuana. According to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, she came up with the term from the..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...bankrupt. Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dallas. And J.K. Rowling came up with the idea for the Harry..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Present Beware! The Future Beware!

Austin animator Brad Neely drinks beer, hates British children

"...to get at. Between that and distractions from the jukebox, it's worth asking whether the Crown makes the worst..."

June 13, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Dumbledore the Bear?

One for your closeted wizard files.

"...Harry's children, the author quipped, "Hermoine is barren." J/K (Rowling) about that last part...."

Oct. 20, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

From 'Harry Potter's Biggest Fan'

"...cry, so the movie wasn't all bad. I think J.K. Rowling is a fantastic author and that if there..."

July 18, 2007 Postmarks

FronteraFest Short Fringe, Week Two

For an evening that included a mutilated cat, a self-loathing writer, and selling one's soul, the second Thursday at the 2006 FronteraFest Short Fringe proved surprisingly upbeat

"...Harry Potter fan), but the word's origins in the J.K. Rowling series – it's a ball used in the..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Party for the Right to Read

The ACLU wants Banned Books Week to be a wake-up call

"...actual book burnings that the seemingly innocent goings-on in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series ignited a couple of years..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Diana Welch

Bell, Book, and Candle

The comic skill of the actors in OnStage Theatre Company's revival of Bell, Book, and Candle makes magic

"...tickles us, and we lap it up. Just ask J.K. Rowling...."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Seeking the Recipe

Hermeticism has been marginalized academia since the Enlightenment. Can a UT professor and grad student editing a journal change that?

"...that, why not ride the pop-culture groove that's allowed J.K. Rowling, James Redfield, and Umberto Eco to make gold..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Books Feature by Michael Erard

Dig Deeper

Now what kind of mother would take her kids to see a movie about juvenile delinquents serving time in a hard-labor prison camp? A smart one, if she's read Holes, Louis Sachar's wacky, wickedly funny children's book that makes the leap to the big screen this Friday.

"...screen. With the Harry Potter series, for instance, author J.K. Rowling may be the one to blame for insisting..."

April 18, 2003 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Postscripts

Books editor Clay Smith surveys what the September 11 attacks have done to several local bookstores' sales.

"...Siros says, with no new titles from store favorites J.K. Rowling, Terry Pratchett, Neal Stephenson, or Bruce Sterling to..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Autumn Tale

What Movies Look Like This Fall

"...helmed by John Hughes protégé Chris Columbus, adapted from J.K. Rowling's novel by Steve Kloves (who also adapted Wonder..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling..."

March 16, 2001 Books Column

How to Read and Why

"...of complaint"). Recently, we find him trashing J. K. Rowling in the Wall Street Journal, where he aims familiar..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Books Review by Craig Arnold

Straight Out the Trailer

Examining the current overwhelming white trash influence in popular culture

"...ubiquitous on the New York Times bestseller list as J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. In the July 5 issue..."

July 28, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Postscripts

Harry Potter is driving Books editor Clay Smith crazy. It's the publisher's fault.

"...The other books being embargoed this summer seem lackluster..."

July 14, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Bibliomania

Books We Love and a Few Books We Don't

"...Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling 3. The Fires by René Steinke..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Books Feature

Local Bestsellers

This week's list of bestsellers is from Congress Avenue Booksellers, 716 Congress.

"...Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Books Column

Off the Bookshelf

Local Bestsellers

"...8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling..."

June 11, 1999 Books Feature

Off the Bookshelf

Local Bestsellers

"...10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling..."

April 9, 1999 Books Review

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Ado About Nothing, Cold Frame Collective Nola Lafayette (Turnatrix Rowling), Raising Harry Potter, La Fenice Jacquelyn Lies (Bottom), A..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

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