Life of Pi

This time Ang Lee's tiger is not crouching; this animal has its claws out and has only an adolescent boy for companionship – or vice versa.

"...Soon, however, Life of Pi leaves the stunning Indian garden and drops us into..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pi

"...American Film Institute grad Aronofsky recalls such low-budget sci-fi epics as Tetsuo: The Iron Man and more traditional paranoiac..."

July 31, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How to Make a Piñata

Honorable mention

"...find anything that shows you how to make a piñata of a tumor...."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Jenny Browne

Heavy Cumbia: Celso Piña

9:15pm, Hierba stage

"...More than 30 years ago, Celso Piña introduced cumbia into Mexico and established his native Monterrey..."

May 10, 2013 Music Feature by Priscila Mosqueda

Disappointed by 'Pi' Review

"...disappointed by Marjorie Baumgarten’s superficial review of Life of Pi in the Nov. 23 Film Listings section. It is..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Postmarks

News Roundup: Planned Parenthood, Piñatas, & Pink Bikinis

City Council goes long

"...on short-term rentals, including the possibility that “Type 2s” (non-owner-occupied STRs) would be phased out of residential areas altogether...."

Oct. 19, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Celso Piña

"...Celso PiñaMexican American Cultural Center, Friday, March 15..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Computer Crash? Call a PI!

A new law pertaining to private investigators may inadvertently require your computer tech to take on a whole new career

"...turning the law into enforceable rules, handed down an opinion. "Computer repair or support services," the bureau wrote, "should..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Two Pals Pop Their Pie-Making Cherries for National Pi Day, March 14

A sordid tale of two pie-making neophytes rolling in dough

"...since the age of 14, I was still a pie virgin. I’ve certainly been around a zillion pies as..."

March 14, 2013 Food Post by Mick Vann

'Pi' Aronofsky's Template

"...his film processing. However, prior to that was his Pi, in 1998, which is truly the real template for..."

Dec. 15, 2010 Postmarks

Summer Fun Playlist: Forget the Piñatas

"...Ayo Tamz, "Rompelo," "Omhoog": Popping minimalist space-hop sex twerks, Spanish-language ATX femcee propositions casually,..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

City Hall Hustle: An F1 Piñata

Break it open, and out streams council confetti

"...Keeping the controversy moving: In what may eventually be seen..."

June 24, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Cumbia Sobre El Rio

Monterrey's Celso Piña and his 21st Century cumbia

"...revolutionary with long hair and Buddy Holly glasses peers suspiciously over his menu at an overworked bureaucrat. Two Lolitas..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Jumpolin Supporters Claim a Victory

Convince party host to change venue

"...SXSW-timed party at the site of the demolished Jumpolin piñata store on the city’s Eastside has pulled out of..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Post by Tony Cantú

Mom and Dad

Nic Cage goes crazy/crazier in this kid-killing black comedy

"...… or not. Equal parts Parents, Joe Lynch’s recent masterpiece Mayhem, Randy Quaid circa right now, and the grimmest..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Salesman

Gripping drama from the director of A Separation

"...Alidoosti, Babak Karimi, Mina Sadati, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini, Mojtaba Pirzadeh, Maral Bani Adam and Emad Emami...."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

News Roundup: Never Give Up

Fight against marriage equality continues; F&F looks for a new venture

"...the marriage equality rabbit back in the hat; notorious piñata foes F&F Ventures are still looking for a profitable..."

March 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Sorority Row

Things go badly when these sorority sisters try to cover up a prank gone wrong and a serial killer enters the fray.

"...scantily clad and perpetually gratingly buxom sisters of Theta Pi decide to get back at one of their own's..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Requiem for a Dream

Portrait of a young junkie – and those he loves.

"...Marlon Wayans. In Darren Aronofsky's sophomore effort, the human spirit does not prevail; it barely even endures. By the..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Run Lola Run

"...at the screen with the merriment of an exploding piñata. The story begins as the small-time gangster Manni (Bleibtreu)..."

July 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jumpolin Lawsuit Settled

But terms of the settlement aren't being released

"...The court case centered on the Jumpolin piñata store – a longtime Eastside fixture before its demolition..."

Dec. 3, 2015 News Post by Tony Cantú

Proof of Nothing

When you were busted for public intoxication, were you drunk? Or did you just piss off a cop?

"...According to the Texas Penal Code, a person commits PI "if the person appears in a public place while..."

June 24, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...appreciate exponentially, developers have descended upon the city to capitalize on the hot real estate market. But the positive..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Sign of the Times?

Plot thickens in Eastside demolition saga

"...behind last week's sudden demolition of a Hispanic-owned, Eastside piñata business, expressed his contrition in response to an email..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Book Reviews

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories

"...lightning conversion to Judaism after he has a taxicab epiphany: "Ping! Like that it came. Like a knife against..."

June 11, 1999 Books Review

Gentrification Refugees

Jumpolin demo a long time coming, according to city records

"...records indicate. The Feb. 12 demolition of the family-owned piñata business has become a touchstone of community debate about..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

FF2012: 'Young Gun in the Time'

Korean time travel with a twist and a lot of heart at Fantastic Fest

"...bargain-basement antics. This year, he's back with the even loopier Young Gun in the Time, and I'm glad of..."

Sept. 26, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Your Libraries at Work

Plus parties for the environment, and the Dead

"...1, you can stop by any APL location to pick up one of the gorgeous, free EAST catalogs while..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Jumpolin Seeks New Home

Rising rents send owners to new neighborhood

"...The owners of the Jumpolin piñata store, who made national headlines when their Eastside storefront..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Anti-Latino Prejudice in Austin

Despite having a large immigrant population, city isn't always so welcoming

"...David Goujon read about the saga of the Jumpolin piñata store and its owners in East Austin – the..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

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