The Luv Doc: Some Secret Grotto

Men don't fear commitment

"...The new year is fast approaching and I haven't met..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Gone Soft

Has the Luv Doc gone soft?

"...actually been dishing out some sound advice lately. What the hell's the matter with you? Where is your bitter,..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Writes of Spring

Off the Bookshelf

"...First published in theNew Yorker magazine in 1996, "The Fourth State of Matter"..."

April 3, 1998 Books Review

Turkey Day Game for the Texans

Sneak by Jags in OT

"...As the Texans sit atop the NFL at 9-1 we can..."

Nov. 21, 2012 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

The Luv Doc: A Nicely Dressed Window

True friends will hound you mercilessly until you get your act together

"...that no one really cared too much about how their vagina looked – probably because they were covered in..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Buttering Your Muffin

Never discount the sexual voraciousness of a pimply-faced teenager

"...I've discovered a wonderful cure for the stress I endure when stuck in Austin's awful traffic:..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Good Eye: New Year's Resolutions

Weight, weight, don't tell me

"...I hate New Year's resolutions. There are plenty of personal goals I hope..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Austin Sommelier Runs Second Marathon of Triple Crown of Racing in NYC

Local runner follows his dreams

"...Completing one marathon is often enough of an accomplishment for many runners. But how..."

Nov. 8, 2010 Sports Post by Natalia Angulo

Media Watch: Unwinding the Twine at KUT

Listeners protest cutbacks of legendary DJs Paul Ray and Larry Monroe

"...The growing protest against KUT-FM's decision to cut back the..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Esther's Follies: The Laughs, the Gossip, and the Story Behind Texas' Most Celebrated Comedy Troupe

In his history of Esther's Follies, author Jesse Sublett follows the flow of four decades of frivolity

"...To give you an idea of just how long Esther's Follies has been peddling its..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Monogamous Leftovers

Polyamory, like communism, is much harder in practice than in theory

"...I am not so sure I am totally against the idea. He said he truly loves me and values..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Trying to Be Attractive

Carefully cultivating a look of masculine nonchalance

"...Wouldn't it be awesome if men spent as much..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview

The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books

"...will love you back.” So says Morwenna "Mori" Phelps, the 15-year-old protagonist of Jo Walton’s weird, wonderful, genre-bending book..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

The Gray Band

How can a band singing almost exclusively about serial killers engender so much life?

"...A sonic hiss slithers poisonously from the right channel to the left and..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Daily Hustle: 4/30/10

By the time I get to Arizona

"...Sorry to be late, but the Hustle just got back from having breakfast tacos with..."

April 30, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Island of Dr. Ersek

Austin's media-friendly Robert Ersek is the king of pop cosmetic surgery

"...If there was ever a perfect man for a perfect moment..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...Death is not the end; there remains the litigation of the estate. --..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

The Joys of Meanness

Scott Blackwood's initiation into the writing life

"...and white, studded with restaurants and stores, mere copies of restaurants and stores that had been thought up someplace..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

The Ongoing Tradition

The Taos Talking Pictures Festival has carved out a place as one of the country's top 10 film festivals with an eclectic, mellow mix of artists, activist politics, panels, and New Age philosophy.

"...You know you're at the Taos Talking Picture Festival when the first question a..."

April 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital

What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?

"...It used to be lovely. There was a lake, with boats, and lily ponds, and..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Luv Doc: Rejection

An effusively positive affirmation of your undeniable awesomeness

"...woman in my mid-40s trying to get back into the dating scene. I don't really even know if a..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Mary Moody Northen Theatre's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

This gangster spectacle based on Hitler's rise feels more than timely in the current election year

"...If ever there was a case for letting sleeping dogs lie, it's..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

News Roundup: MLK, Chris Kyle, and the Lege

Get ready to celebrate "Chris Kyle Day"

"...In this week's News Roundup: The NFL continues to face scrutiny for its domestic violence..."

Feb. 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

The Confidence Game

In Bart Layton's slippery documentary 'The Imposter,' it's a battle between dupe or be duped

"...When Bart Layton's The Imposter played at the South by Southwest Film Festival..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

The Way We Watch Now

Is theatrical-on-demand the next big thing?

"...On any given week, the average cinema screen runs at 15% capacity...."

June 22, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Beside the Point

The plots thicken at City Hall

"...soon as City Council returns from break, so does the lingua franca of modern municipal corruption and back-channel chatter...."

July 27, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Page Two: All in the Family

Debunking the hippie Mafia theory, and starting to say goodbye to Rollo Banks

"...stop yourself from counting mile markers, you suddenly hit the moment when you are on the stretch of road..."

April 20, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Iron Man

Longtime local stage phenom Ken Webster has a record to rival that of a Baseball Hall of Famer

"...The lights come up, and there he is, like a..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Benda Mask

Untold secrets of Jean Arthur

"...Behind the Mona Lisa cast, the tennis match between eyes and..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Across the Universe

Gearing up for a new national tour of her hit show The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Lily Tomlin took a few minutes to talk about connectedness -- her connectedness with The Search, with audiences, and with Austin.

"...things that are not surprising about a conversation with the brilliant actress Lily Tomlin -- One: She laughs. Ever..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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