My Giant

"...sentimental greeting cards with good punchlines. The advertising for My Giant that emphasizes the two-foot size difference between Crystal..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: Building The Iron Giant

Tim McCanlies talks behind-the-scenes of the animated classic

"...few American animated features more beloved than The Iron Giant, and this week's release of the deluxe signature edition..."

Sept. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

UT Professor on the Making of Texas Film Epic Giant

Don Graham's Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film

"...It's a miracle that Edna Ferber's novel Giant ever made it to the big screen, according to..."

April 13, 2018 Books Review by Joe O'Connell

Boxing the Giant: 'Andre the Giant: Life and Legend'

Box Brown debuts the graphic biography at Austin Books and Comics

"...Andre the Giant, as you're likely aware, has a posse...."

May 6, 2014 Books Post by Shannon McCormick

My Summer of Love

This ripe and symbolically drenched coming-of-age story nevertheless pleases due to its rare emotional honesty and the delightful performances of two young newcomers.

"...and running. Erotically charged and steeped in class differences, My Summer of Love captures that sense of sultry summer..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Do My Thing: Ty Segall

Prolific garage rocker wrestles with his ‘Sleeper’ hold

"...from Austin. But OBN III’s are the shit. They’re my favorite Austin band...."

Aug. 26, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

My First Etsy

"...fact, could be summed up in the Christmas present my best friend Kristi received our sophomore year of high..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Design Post by Nora Ankrum

SXSW Film Review: I Love My Dad

SXSW Grand Jury award winner finds humor in an icky setup

"...The premise of I Love My Dad is so icky that the film’s writer, director,..."

March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Want My H&M!!!

Why has H&M left the Lone Star state out in the cold?

"...the mecca of fast, Euro-style fashion: H&M. Much to my dismay, the Swedish clothing giant – which operates more..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Design Post by Christopher Carbone

Fantastic Fest Review: My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

Remarkable animated adventure from graphic novelist Dash Shaw

"...artist/writer turned writer/director, Dash Shaw, brought his debut feature, My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, to Austin...."

Sept. 24, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

L. Shapley Bassen's "Portrait of a Giant Squid"

First Place winner

"...showed Ray that his newly inherited Portrait of a Giant Squid was as color-saturated and indecipherably abstract as MOMA's..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by l. Shapley Bassen

Summertime Eats: Giant Hoagies

Fun outdoor dining ideas

"...One of my all-time favorite fun foods to take on a picnic..."

July 26, 2012 Food Post by Hilah Johnson

'Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out With the Diapers'

Marrit Ingman's new memoir: an excerpt

"...she doesn't get that rainbow-colored feather duster out of my kid's face, I'm going to wrestle her to the..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Cast a Giant Shadow

Evaluating the mayoral legacy of Kirk Watson

"...with one or another epic figure of history and myth. Kirk as Captain Kirk, as Captain Ahab, as Napoleon,..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Giant Steps Productions: Togetherness

D.I.T. concert promotion with James Taylor

"...passion for music into a booking company in 2006. Giant Steps Productions was born with “Sweatfest 2006,” a small..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

Review: Sophisticated Giant

The long-awaited bio of sax legend Dexter Gordon is here

"...Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon by Maxine..."

Oct. 23, 2018 Arts Post by Jay Trachtenberg

Farewell to a Giant

The late Sen. Paul Wellstone was larger than life.

"..."He was a 5'5" giant," said his friend Jim Hightower, "a throwback to the..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Struggling to Connect With My Downtown Life Through Virtual Reality

Immersing my avatar in SXSW XR

"...I used to walk these streets every night, but my feet haven’t hit that pavement in a year because..."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

My So-Called Social Life

What happens when Facebook RSVPs stop being polite ... and start getting real

"...their distinctions between "tweeting," "Facebooking," and "writing"? Was this my (or Twitter's) that's-not-writing-it's-typing moment?..."

June 18, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

My Slammer Vacation

How I Spent...

"...Henry, Genevieve Van Cleve, Susan B.A. Somers-Willett, Wammo, and myself) the actual competition could have left us with a..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West

My Weetzah Days

A case study of one post-Winedale company, the Weetzah Players

"...Tormé rendition, so it's with his undulating voice in my head – when the lonely protagonist, after cheering on..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Clayton Stromberger

Playback: My Top 100 Austin Records of 2018

Kevin Curtin picks his favorite local sounds of the year

"...are the best sounds of our city, according to my 34-year-old, overused ears...."

Dec. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Blinded by the Light: My Bloody Valentine

Kevin Shields’ gods and monsters re-do the Austin Music Hall

"...This wasn’t the first or even the second My Bloody Valentine show in Austin history (you can find..."

Aug. 18, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

My Obsession: The Dick Van Dyke Show

Was the Sixties sitcom a harbinger of horror?

"..."World's Friendliest Man" is full of references to horror, mystery, and the macabre...."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Column by Joe Gibson

My Obsession: Fresh Off the Boat

Asian cinema expert calls this sitcom the series America needs right now

"...a particularly stressful road trip, to publishing her own mystery novel in the show's most recent season...."

June 29, 2018 Screens Column by Jenny Nulf

DVDanger: Sasquatch and Zombies and Demons, Oh My!

Let the Halloween countdown commence

"...easy to kvetch about found footage, but, just like Jeremy Gardner proved with zombies in The Battery, there are..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Landfill Got Trashed by Garbage Giant, Jury Rules

Texas Disposal Systems wins its long-running defamation suit against Waste Management Inc. -- but isn't awarded damages.

"...would soon be entering Travis Co. "It seems in my mind to imply that that would be a bad..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Letters at 3AM

Memories of the first stirring of Self and Soul.

"...5 years old. I watched a group of boys my age kick another 5-year-old almost into unconsciousness...."

Dec. 12, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Mighty Peking Man

This 1977 Shaw Brothers production from Hong Kong is a gleefully silly riff on everything monster movies and was re-released under the auspices of Quentin Tarantino in 1999.

"...Tarantino is around to cough up answers to life's myriad quandaries. This 1977 Shaw Brothers production from Hong Kong..."

April 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Glimmer Twins

Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen instigate A Giant Dog Pile

"...be a totally different artist without Andrew," states A Giant Dog frontwoman Sabrina Ellis...."

May 6, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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