DVDanger: Of Manos and Mosquito
Two schlocky classics get a pre-Halloween restoration
"...appeal to fans of z-grade legends. Like Manos, 1995's Mosquito has a peculiar position in cinema history. It's not..."
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Oct. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Mosquito Coast
"...this week's program is co-sponsored by the Environmental Committee. Mosquito Coast was adapted for the screen by Paul Schrader..."
Oct. 14, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Premium Pre-Mosquito Season Patio Hang Zones
Sawyer & Co. is full of culinary maximalism
"...out and nosh before the misery of summer and mosquito season descends. Basically anywhere with a cute outdoor area..."
April 19, 2019 Food Column by Emily Beyda
Zika 101
Travis County to conduct a two-day survey on the mosquito-borne virus
"...understand the public's knowledge about the Zika virus and mosquito prevention...."
June 16, 2016 News Post by Annamarya Scaccia
Twilight
One is human and the other's vampire: What's a pair of young soulmates to do?
"...Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Gigandet and Nikki Reed. I've had mosquito bites that were more passionate than this undead, unrequited,..."
Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
To Your Health
What makes certain individuals more attractive to mosquitoes than others, and what can we do to repel them?
"...Q. Mosquitoes seem to bite me more than other people. Does..."
Aug. 27, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.
We Regret to Inform You Central Texans May Now Add “West Nile Virus” to the Worry Jar
Another reason to stay inside this summer
"...news about COVID-19 to announce a positive pool of mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus has been identified in Austin..."
July 16, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones
Five Dark Events to Beat the Heat
Nighttime distractions that flip off the sun
"...from the Driskill Hotel, Sixth and Brazosaustinghosttours.com Enjoy a Mosquito Massacre on Congress Avenue..."
July 21, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker
Birds, Bees, & Butterflies
"...Editor. As spring approaches, forgo spraying your lawn for mosquitoes to preserve our birds, bees and butterflies! Mosquitoes are..."
March 22, 2022 Postmarks
Austin Bats Face Uphill Battle After Freezing During Winter Storm
The road to rehabilitation begins at Austin Bat Refuge
"...have far-reaching effects. Bats are responsible for keeping the mosquito population in check, so mosquito-borne illnesses could increase if..."
April 23, 2021 News Feature by Haley Welch
Invisible Life
Brazilian drama divides sisters from each other
"...where Eurídice slaps her hands together to kill a mosquito buzzing around the kitchen as her husband reveals that..."
Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Monos
Colombian child-soldier drama is a bleak look into the cruelty of innocents
"...the Andes’ cloud banks and into the slippery, slimy, mosquito-infested primeval jungle, internal and external chaos rises incrementally until..."
Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Those Who Canelle Don’t Get Bitten
New cinnamon-based spray keeps the mosquitos away
"...eaten alive this summer – by all the goddamn mosquitos everywhere you go outside...."
May 15, 2019 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Public Notice: Earth Day Redux
Early showers stretch timeline for Earth Day celebrations
"...for free for recycling, just in time for prime mosquito-breeding season. They'll also take prescription drugs, as part of..."
April 26, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro
ACL Live Shot: Pearl Jam
Seattle institution puts the pedal to the metal
"...of folk rock (“Love Boat Captain”), roots rock (“Red Mosquito”), garage rock (“Do the Evolution”) and punk (“Mind Your..."
Oct. 6, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
Werner Herzog focuses on Siberian fur trappers in his latest documentary.
"...to make skis, traps, and boats, as well as mosquito repellent and other things. Herzog’s narration venerates these men..."
March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Juggling Fire
Stroke survivor Alex Lemon chronicles the hard times in his memoir, Happy
"...is the author of two previous books of poems: Mosquito (2006) and Hallelujah Blackout (2008); in press is a..."
Jan. 22, 2010 Books Feature by Michael King
Jollyville Salamander Not So Jolly
Save Our Springs Alliance files suit against U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to respond to petitions to add the rare Jollyville salamander and Val Verde County's San Felipe gambusia to the endangered species list
"...Williamson counties. Some 250 miles south, the gambusia, or "mosquito fish," is struggling for survival in San Felipe Creek,..."
Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith
Disney's Teacher's Pet
Animated film about a dog who wants to be a boy – unusual fare from Disney that will please kids and alterna-adults.
"...alligator boy (Paul Reubens, stealing the show once again), mosquito girl (Megan Mullally), and worse. Krank, in the tradition..."
Jan. 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Austin Stories
"...it makes its way across the South and West. Mosquitoes spread West Nile from birds to humans, but you..."
Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature
Vertical Ray of the Sun
"...also her roommate. (Their beds adjoin, with one thin mosquito net between them; Lien has an uncomfortable way of..."
Sept. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Fresh Air Fiend: Travel Writings
"...why. Theroux, who has written 23 novels (including The Mosquito Coast) and postings from locales as exotic as Malawi..."
June 23, 2000 Books Review by Amanda Eyre Ward
Mosquito
"...Mosquito aka Blood Fever, Nightswarm..."
June 16, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw
Coach's Corner
Pre-season NFC predictions to assist you in your betting pools.
"...NFC: The state bird of Minnesota should be the mosquito. Nasty, viscious, bite-through-khaki, man-eating creatures that see golfers as..."
Sept. 17, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton
Day Trips
"...Great Texas Mosquito Festival in Clute gives up the fight with the..."
July 23, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Ridicule
An earnest visionary devoted to improving dire conditions back home must play games of wit with the court of Versailles in order to win backing for his drainage project.
"...rid his home region, the Dombes, from its deadly mosquito infestation. He arrives a dedicated, earnest visionary devoted to..."
Dec. 25, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Day Trips
"...The Great Texas Mosquito Festival Tribute to Willie Manchew in Clute is a..."
July 19, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips
"...The Great Texas Mosquito Festival Tribute to Willie Manchew in Clute is a..."
July 19, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips
"...The Great Texas Mosquito Festival in Clute welcomes visitors to Community Park to..."
July 21, 1995 Column
Barton Fink
This Coen brothers' comedy has a wicked sense of retribution.
"...strange noises emanate behind the walls, and an ever-present mosquito perches on the wall above his bed, lying in..."
