Crosstalk: Miss Manners Retires From Hip Hop Hooray After 15 Years, and More Music News

DAWA Fund apps open May 15 and Lizzy McAlpine melts ACL Live

"...Hip Hop Hooray host Leah Manners – aka Miss Manners – announced retirement from the..."

May 12, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Playhouse’s Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

In its rush to be fun, the show fails to tap all the potential of this rom-com sequel to Pride and Prejudice

"...fandoms, there are novels, films, and plays such as Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

F*ck

Like the very word this documentary examines, F*ck can be found all over the place.

"...political ammunition. Commentators as varied as Hunter S. Thompson, Miss Manners, Steven Bochco, Sam Donaldson, Bill Maher, Alan Keyes,..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reading the Right Things in Texas

New state reading standards may include mandatory set texts

"...president Kathy Miller.) But former Temple educator and self-appointed Miss Manners of the lexicon Donna Garner has sent the..."

March 26, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Geisha and Other Books of 1997

Dusting off the Bookshelf

"...In 1976, Paul Fussell received the National Book Award..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Books Feature

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...shun you, we'll only offer you some additional suggestions... Miss Manners, Cokie Roberts, an ape named Ishmael, nostalgia, better..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

A Stranger Among Us

"...during a bust. Consequently, she's handed this innocuous, low-profile missing person case that thrusts her cynical, mini-skirted butt into..."

July 24, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Miss Manners once passed along an MP3 file to fellow..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Mic Exchange

Tuesdays are hip-hop open mic night at Spider House

"...mic began earlier this year as the brainchild of Miss Manners, host of Hip Hop Hooray on KOOP Radio,..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

Coach's Corner

"...new player must come to grips with would overwhelm Miss Manners. For example, while on the green, never, ever,..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Luv Doc: Stolen Wedding

Imitation is also the most sincere form of ridicule

"...They say that imitation is the most sincere form..."

May 3, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

The Faces Behind the Beats

Thursday’s Flamingo Cantina Beat Battle puts mugs to the thuds

"...Yours truly and KOOP Radio “Hip Hop Hooray” host Miss Manners are slated as judges. The night should give..."

April 30, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

The AggreGAYtor: September 18

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• Is there such a thing as sweeps week..."

Sept. 18, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Gay Place

Get bent this week: Drag, yoga, and more

"...by Huerta Culture, Vitamin C, and DJs T-Kay & Miss Manners. BYOB! Fri., July 6, 9pm. EsquinaTango, 209 Pedernales,..."

July 6, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

SXSW Film

Interviews and reviews

"...holy cow! (or should that be "holy fuck!?") – Miss Manners. Regardless of your verbal cant, Anderson's rollicking, smart,..."

March 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Speaking of Queer Eyes: Hey, don't look at us … everybody calls it SoCo. And everybody seems to love the new Nordstrom … including our Style Avatar.

"...tries not to act like one; and Jai, the Miss Manners of the bunch who seems to be thrown..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

"...seems very reasonable, but there is a critical step missing. A new councilmember committed to eliminating waste in city..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Column

Public Notice

"...lyrically titled La Loteria Con Muchos Cosas Real Neat-O. Admission, which covers food and drink, is $15 at the..."

May 5, 1995 Column

Crossing Literary Borders

Rolando Hinojosa-Smith

"...and demeanor. Hinojosa-Smith embodies perfectly the Shavian dictum that manners mean "not having bad manners or good manners or..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

Playback: Nancy Fly Waves Bye-Bye

Pioneering Austin booker Nancy Fly retires, and ATX gets a hip-hop festival

"...treated me like dirt," reveals Fly. "They were very dismissive and sometimes demeaning."..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Richard III / The Rivals

In its rotating repertory of 'Richard III' and 'The Rivals,' the Austin Shakespeare Festival shifts between polar extremes: violent tragedy and frothy romance

"...smiles, as if he's performing for his family, a misshapen jester seeking to please. It's only some 14 lines..."

March 17, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...calculating as the up-and-coming actress who moves in on Miss Channing, first ingratiating herself with the diva and eventually..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Review: Austin Playhouse’s Murder on the Links

Agatha Christie’s 1923 mystery gets a surprising remake as a farce

"...1923 page-turner that achieves true parody. As local police Commissary Lucien Bex, Huckaby delivers a hilariously on-point portrayal of..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

The Luv Doc: What's Right With the World

Even the prettiest of trophies get dusty eventually

"...put in the fucking work. Decent people with good manners, a positive attitude, an open mind, a sense of..."

May 6, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Lady Windermere's Fan

Austin Playhouse's take on this Oscar Wilde treat is straightforward and buoyed by terrific performances

"...to Oscar Wilde's comedy of marriage was hard to miss. I might have rolled my eyes. But after Act..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

A Double Shot of Wry

Author Neal Barrett, Jr.

"...and ushered me in with his deeply ingrained Texahoma manners on full display...."

Nov. 28, 1997 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...you'll get to see it: Another one not to miss when Film Movement releases it on demand and in..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Darkon, new episodes of The Powerpuff Girls, and an unmissable night with a true movie legend. Burt Reynolds (subject..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: A New Invite to The Birthday

Corey Feldman and Eugenio Mira restore an FF original

"...The supernatural comedy of manners premiered in December 2004 at the prestigious Sitges Festival..."

Sept. 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...finally tumble into bed, Troche crafts a comedy of manners which knowingly documents the mating rituals of the queer..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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