Top 10 Sweet Treats

"...1) Coffee Ice Cream at Sweet Ritual The ice cream counter housed inside JuiceLand on..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Get Your Depressed Bakery Fix at These Local Sweet Spots

Eat your cake and boost mental health awareness, too.

"...NAMI is using our cultural association between sadness and sweets (think Bridget Jones crying her way through a pint..."

May 15, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Short and Sweet With Other Worlds Austin

Three micro-stories at the SF film fest

"...bring life to the mighty giant ape in Kong: Skull Island, but there's a kinship between his creations. He..."

Dec. 3, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Urge to Break Your Skull

The Coathangers' hook and crook

"...there. [Guitarist] Julia [Kugel] wrote the song, which was sweet, because she literally wanted to break his fucking face...."

July 10, 2009 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

King Kong

Jackson's remake is a corker of an action/monster movie: part RKO serial; part square-jawed, manly romp; and part classic journey into the unknown that recalls and references Heart of Darkness.

"...budget, bigger stars, biggest simian ever); it’s also a sweet-natured romantic fable, albeit one that packs in carnivorous cockroaches,..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Celebrate Father's Day with Vegan Barbecue and Cupcakes

Some dads are really into plant-based food

"...The fine folks at Wicked Healthy and Skull & Cakebones, together with local shroom growers Hi-Fi Mycology,..."

June 16, 2018 Food Post by Alisha McDarris

Exists

This found-footage horror film shot in Austin finds a Bigfoot chased from its home by the Bastrop fires.

"...in the Big Thicket and lets nature have its skull-thumping way. Extreme sports enthusiasts all, the quintet, led by..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Punisher

Strictly from the so-bad-it's-good school of entertainment.

"...the slaughter of Castle’s entire extended family. Donning the skull-emblazoned logo T-shirt his young son gave him moments before..."

April 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Metallurgy

Metallurgy

"...death-metal font and Gene Simmons-goes-Norwegian snapshot backing its debut, Sweet Skull scrubs its vox clean as Burning Brides ("Ride..."

June 6, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton

Music from another dimension Friday at the Frank Erwin Center

"...as did songwriting given the bassist's name on both “Sweet Emotion” and “Janie's Got a Gun.”..."

Nov. 15, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

AC Food Fight: Desserts at ACL

Sweet treats are naturally occurring mood boosters

Oct. 12, 2018 Food Column by Jessi Cape

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your handbook for a happy Friday and Saturday

"...Shake off the working week's headaches with a sweet-sounding spiritual awakening. Our team has your step-by-step guide...."

July 7, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Bigmouth Strikes Again

By way of introduction, please welcome new GP blogger, Rob Cohen.

"...charming man with a thorn in his side. A sweet and tender hooligan. A handsome devil that’s been going..."

Sept. 29, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Rock & Roll Summer Reading Lagniappe: “What Would Keith Richards Do? Daily Affirmations from a Rock & Roll Survivor”

"...off Black Mascara's “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” Yes, “Sweet Virginia,” Keith Richards’ nomination as rock & roll’s Mark..."

July 17, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...the night with their traditional touch. Was that the sweet sound of the fiddle's notes reaching to the seat..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Record Reviews

"...with the man whose eyes bore deathlessly into your skull and let him guide you as you travel down,..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Eat Your Heart Out: A Three-Day Meal Plan for ACL Eats 2022

Paramore, Lil Nas X, and SZA aren't the only acts to watch for

"...in popsicle-adjacent potassium-filled desserts dipped, coated, and drizzled in sweet and savory delights of your choice. Start with a..."

Oct. 6, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Cottage Industries

Eating locally never tasted so sweet

"...Bircher, who's behind the still-developing one-woman operation Sweet Pea Pies, is just one example of the many..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Pirate Jane

Pirate legends, it seems, are the last bastion of childhood, the stuff of imagination for all ages, Margaret Moser writes. And the faces behind the fierceness were not necessarily men.

"...The Sweet Trade..."

July 13, 2001 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Whenever We're Opened

Mortician-for-a-night, Wayne Alan Brenner ponders life as he faces death.

"...He looked like a sweet kid. Like he had been a sweet kid. Tousled..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Cinnamon Rolls to Seek Out in Austin

Plus two more worth leaving the city limits for

"...Camila Velez's rolls are large, gooey, and not too sweet, with a cinnamon-sugar-laced spiral of tender bread robed in..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Stillwater

Torn-from-the-headlines thriller never matches Matt Damon’s everyman

"...from Oklahoma (just take a glance at his bald eagle/skull combo tattoo), he’s surprisingly thoughtful in his depiction of..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Austin's Vegan Options for Your Thanksgiving Feast

No need for meat, but get your orders in fast

"...the holiday classics? Jenné Claiborne, L.A.-based vegan chef and Sweet Potato Soul author, created a soulful vegan menu of..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Food Feature by Alisha McDarris

Dolemite Is My Name

Eddie Murphy pays homage to the comedy genius of Rudy Ray Moore

"...Karaszewski’s smart and – dare I say it? – sweet screenplay. This isn’t their first time bringing a semi-marginalized..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

35 of the City's Best Food Vendors Are Ready to Take Your Order at ACL Music Festival

"...Skull & Cakebones Vegan, handcrafted, sweet and savory treats are..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Food Feature

A Guide to Getting a Beer During SXSW

Ditch the convention center and check these brewpubs

"...ales this side of Portland. Besides, did Noah have sweet Nineties console motel TVs loaded with classic free-play video..."

March 15, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy

More a meditation than a traditional documentary, Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy beautifully employs direct cinema techniques to transport the viewer into the world of an exiled culture.

"...along, we see blessings by the Dalai Lama, endearingly sweet in his younger days with a mischievous grin and..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...from sugar in all their food; you won't find sweet barbecue sauces here. Instead, you'll get a savory meat..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

Sxsw

"...Group, bounces you around like a pinball from one sweet identity to another. Such frenetic pacing is what lifts..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...with her Obvious Child director Gillian Robespierre for this sweet Nineties nostalgia dramedy. In his 3.5 star review, Steve..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

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