Seven Pounds

Will Smith stars in this dramatic film about a man who whose melancholia compels him to devise a unique plan to redeem what remains of his life.

"...ever bothered to write about flesh-eating zombies. Now, with Seven Pounds, the transformation of Will Smith is complete: Gone..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

UFC Fight Night Pounds the Erwin Center

Edgar dominates, but it's a mixed night for Texas fighters

"...little more damage.” Showing off ground-and-pound perfection, Edgar completed seven takedowns and earned 16 passes on the ground, setting..."

Nov. 24, 2014 Sports Post by Mac McCann

Former Fleet Services Manager Says Scrap Tires Only a Symptom

Fired whistleblower says city has ignored serious problems for years

"...in the city's tire management program as long as seven years ago...."

Aug. 4, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Powerhouses Begin to Emerge in the ASL

Waterloo, Wheatsville, and C3 Presents remain undefeated

"...Waterloo Records Pounds Out 27-26 Win Against Emo’s Lounge..."

April 20, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Texas Barbecue Icon Rick Schmidt Passes Away

Former Kreuz Market owner helped shape the Lockhart barbecue scene

"...Rick Schmidt barbecue party package from Kreuz Market: five pounds of beef brisket, seven pounds of pork spare ribs,..."

Feb. 12, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"...Your Love, Babe," Barry White At close to 400 pounds, Barry White carried a bottomless baritone whose every utterance..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Food-o-File

Not business as usual

"...grandfather Jack Gilmore, Field was 20 inches long and seven pounds, four ounces at birth. Staff and friends at..."

May 1, 2015 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Once a Cardinal, Always a Cardinal

Josh Hancock, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, dead at 29

"...Cincinnati Redlegs during spring training 2006 for being 17 pounds overweight. I have been at least 17 pounds overweight..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Council Unanimously Votes to End Low-Level Pot Enforcement

Manley responds: "APD will still enforce marijuana laws"

"...Seven months after a new state law prompted county prosecutors..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

'The NFL Beat': Lombardi and Kopay

A gay player's memories of a legendary coach

"...And headlines we've gotten. Dan Marino has a secret..."

Feb. 3, 2013 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Too Early to Tell

It's too early to tell how UT's baseball team will fare this season

"...by Rice, 10-4. Texas played well against Tennessee with seven extra-base hits but couldn’t capitalize on their runners in..."

March 4, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

'Romeo'

First place, the 13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...very short, like five-three, not as much now, more five-seven. I met him when he was maybe fifteen, he..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature by Bob Byington

Austin Yards Where Weird Finds a Home

Seven front lawns that push beyond garden gnomes

"...he played bass in the Butthole Surfers during their Seventies days in San Antonio – Stevens has shown Cooper’s..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

Chewing the Fat About Austin-Made Barbecue Documentary For the Love of Meat

10th anniversary screening comes to the Bullock

"...before and after, and he and I both gained seven pounds in the course of 10 days. It was..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

#VanLife Isn’t Just a Trend Anymore. It’s a Tether to Home.

A cross-country trip to unite a family in the pandemic

"...Homeric. Then again, I was a wreck. I'd lost seven pounds, my eyes were crimson from lack of sleep,..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

Red Horn Brings Specialty Coffee and Craft Beer to Cedar Park

Single-origin beans and hoppy IPAs without the drive

"...United coffee stout, which uses six specialty malts and seven pounds of coffee grounds...."

Aug. 12, 2016 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Found a Reviewer to Trust in Rosenblatt

"...was very close to my own. I just saw Seven Pounds and again searched for some reviewer whose reaction..."

Feb. 2, 2009 Postmarks

Hello, Emily Austin Shade-Shell

City council member has baby girl

"...addition to the household weighs in at a healthy seven pounds 10 ounces...."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Stuff the Cooler – With Black Tar Heroin!

APD trumpets big heroin bust

"...Department’s Organized Crime Division. During the investigation, more than seven pounds of Black Tar heroin and more than $150,000..."

March 12, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Born Free

Dissecting delectably devious Dexter

"...millennium later, Manhunter’s FBI profiler, actor William L. Peterson, pounds CBS’ CSI beat into syndication. Call my lawyer! No..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants

"...The toad cururu weighs as much as seven pounds...."

March 16, 2001 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood recounts just how busy the fall has been: births, new books, graduations, and prizes.

"...at Seton Hospital. Young Master Wintle weighed in at seven pounds, eight ounces and is 20 inches long. We're..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Page Two

Remembering actor-filmmaker Paul Bartel (Death Race 2000, Cannonball, Eating Raoul)

"...new member to the family. Adele Marie Corder weighed seven pounds nine ounces at birth and is 20 inches..."

May 26, 2000 Column by Louis Black

Squares for Rock Stars

Spending a show with chefs Luke Bibby and James Holmes backstage at the Backyard

"...though. Some riders are three pages long, some are seven pages long, and once we got one that was..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Drug Warriors

Hays County drug war is costing lives and money.

"...force's numbers in its first year were unimpressive: 43 pounds of marijuana seized, 1.4 pounds of powdered cocaine, and..."

Nov. 5, 1999 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Local Supplement Brand Pledges to Clean Up Litter With Every Purchase

fitppl sees the link between healthy food and a healthy planet

"...fruits ("greens and reds"), including cereal grasses, algae, and seven traditional and exotic fruits that can be used in..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Analyzing the Texans Draft: Part 1

In what will be remembered as the 'Phillips draft'

"...end to weak outside linebacker, or “WILL." At six-feet seven-inches and 290 pounds, Williams will be the largest linebacker..."

May 10, 2011 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

Fish Tales

Eaves Bros. Quality Seafood, At the Sign of the Neon Lobster

"...last isn't too surprising, considering that an astonishing 8,000 pounds of seafood arrive every day at this unassuming white..."

March 22, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

The Souvenir

Joanna Hogg's dreamlike memoir of love and loss in 1980s London

"...Peter's Friends (a sort of Return of the Secaucus Seven for wealthy Cambridge grads). But she has hazy ambitions..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Veni, Vidi, Vici at Vaca y Vino

Multitasking hospitality pros tackle a 1,000-pound steer at benefit event

"...Argentine chef and culinary trendmaker Francis Mallmann's award-winning cookbook, Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way (Artisan). Mallmann himself demonstrated..."

May 3, 2013 Food Feature by Mick Vann

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