Rat Race

"...emulation is the dubious goal of this new movie Rat Race, things actually turn out better than one might..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rat Race: ACL 2012 Musings

What two weekends of ACL next year could solve

"...to find these days. Their cover of Bob Marley’s “Rat Race” was reggae taken to another mesmerizing level. I’m..."

Oct. 17, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Qmmunity: Hark! A New Season of Drag Race

Where to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 and more queer happenings

"...– glory to the new season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 14 of the much-loved drag competition series kicks..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Column by Beth Sullivan

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...allowing the voters to gather and evaluate a sizable brace of their current or potential representatives. Not every invited..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

It's All Nice on Ice

Sno Cone Inc. traces one man's exit from the rat race

"...questions about the point of it all. "In the rat race, even if you win, you're still a rat,"..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

The Belko Experiment

A gory social experiment gone wrong

"...Corporate cubicle office life demeans the worker and too often..."

March 31, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reel Paradise

This documentary shows what happens when famed producer’s rep/author/gadabout John Pierson convinces his family to move with him to Fiji, where, if all goes according to plan, he can leave behind the indie-film rat race, immerse himself in a completely foreign culture, and, best of all, screen all sorts of movies for the natives.

"...went according to plan, leave behind the indie film rat race, immerse himself in a completely foreign culture, and,..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Take This Job and Shove It

Hugging it out with the cast of Party Down

"...The term "rat race" had been coming up a lot recently –..."

July 1, 2011 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

Blockers

Butt-chugging gags can't hide Blockers' big heart.

"...The latest from the Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg R-rated comedy machine, Blockers has the heart that their tediously..."

April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Not Your Usual Song and Dance

Indie Meme film showcase explores independent Indian cinema

"...secular India. The shorts range from documentaries about Mumbai's rat killers ("The Rat Race") and the adoption of organic..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life as We Know It

It's Two Singletons and a Baby, starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel.

"...without stretch marks and morning sickness, fatherhood without the rat race and monogamy. In this improbable story, Holly Berenson..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gifted and Talented Education Programs Turn the Lights Out on Non-White Students

"Race is the greatest predictor of who succeeds and fails in American public education"

"...presented to her daughter was not too challenging, but rather not challenging enough, leading to Yasmine's boredom and frustration..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Autumn A. Arnett

Playback: ACL Mania

The ACL zeitgeist in review

"...Sometimes I feel like a rat that's chewed through a wall and found itself in..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Postmarks

Sucking Us Dry

"...and the incredible traffic jams. The truckers would be grateful. I would be grateful. Who cares what Amy Babich..."

May 21, 1999 Column

Texas Platters

"...that are poised to revive it, not a second generation Black Crowes rip-off who so shamelessly owe their melodies,..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Music Review by Your Side

Raise Your Glass to National Tequila Day

Here's where to celebrate

"...the hubbub). I need to get out of the rat race and fast. My Real Simple subscription is almost..."

July 24, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

The Urban Experience

Dâm-Funk's intergalactic jam

"...15 sets in four days – to talk about extraterrestrials, his favorite feline, and bullshit genres like chillwave...."

March 16, 2010 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Savlov's Top Ten Redux Part One: The Good, the Badass, and the Weirder

Savlov's other Top Ten

"...I prefer to snack on edamame, and my dreams-to-nightmares ratio benefits from a superior audio/video system and precious few..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Abandoning the Nest

Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight

"...Texas finally joined the incentives race in 2007, when the film industry banded together as..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Postmarks

Bush on Borderline

"...would like to correct what I believe is an inaccurate impression left by your article "Borderline Bush" [Vol. 18,..."

June 11, 1999 Column

Ah, Laughter's Sweet Release!

"...night, after all -- but the Zombies of the Rat Race typically need a decent night's sleep to let..."

April 9, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

AI Experts Gather in Austin to Consider Ethics, White Men, and Mass Layoffs

Preparing for an AI world

"...only Tim’s first name to protect his identity, but rather because he is a bot who is simply “Tim.”..."

Sept. 25, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Bee Cave Wines, Bee Cave Dines, Bee Cave Now Shows All the Signs of … Becoming a Worthy Destination Unto Itself?

The Sonesta's great for exploring this nearby escape-from-the-city

"...And so we wondered just how accurate that Bee Cave boast might be – especially as,..."

Dec. 29, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: An On-the-Ball Housedaddy

Would a moat increase your property value?

"...awesome. It wouldn't necessarily get him out of the rat race though because – news flash – rats can..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

TinyFest Texas: Let’s Get Small

Tiny houses on wheels, shipping container homes, and more

"...Have you been wondering, O tired-of-the-rat-race citizen, about tiny homes? Wondering about what they’re like?..."

Sept. 23, 2021 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...blue lights first descended from the skies, the once-killer extraterrestrials known as ‘Pilots’ have had their biology altered to..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Craft Brewers vs COVID-19: Austin Beerworks and Jester King

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 1)

"...at a dozen local breweries this past week, I celebrated. And while buying beer is a ludicrously banal thing..."

March 27, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Super Thief

"...crafted its best work by converting the mundane into inspiration. Over punishing start-stop rhythms and guitars exhaling distortion –..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Fuzz

Ty Segall’s Sabbath-loving jokesters

"...Ty Segall, who clocks countless musical side projects including collaborations with fellow FFF performer Mikal Cronin, trades his guitar..."

Nov. 8, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Sleater-Kinney Atomizes Austin City Limits

Reunited power trio warms up for sold-out Stubb’s gig Friday

"...other in the book of rock, they arrived obviously invigorated...."

April 16, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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