Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Giovanni Caselli (1815-1891) invented the pantelegraph, the world’s first facsimile machine. It was capable of..."

March 8, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Matthew Vaughn and the Mystery of the Real Author of Argylle

Director discusses "surreal" TikTok conspiracies

"...Today, The Telegraph revealed that it is the shared nom de plume..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Eugenic Circus Comes to Town

A Downtown hotel is hosting a natalist, eugenics-aligned conference in December. Why Austin?

"...thought leaders of the pronatalist movement. According to The Telegraph, they currently have three children but plan to have..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Clare Hollingworth, a junior war correspondent at The Daily Telegraph, was the first reporter to break the story about..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Silence and Stones in The Banshees of Inisherin

Writer/director Martin McDonagh and star Kerry Condon on creating the isolated world of their new film

"...said, "and you definitely can't find them away from telegraph poles or tarmac roads."..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: South Llano River State Park, Junction

A river runs through it

"...upstream from the park near the ghost town of Telegraph and going as far as the city park in..."

July 30, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Before inventing the telegraph and Morse code, Samuel Morse was a portrait painter...."

July 23, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Luv Doc: Shoeless Joker

A pair of shoes makes a decent funk fence

"...Saturday night, I went with some friends to the..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Séance Shares the History of American Spiritualism

In their sittings, Jake Cordero and Albert Lucio give you the experience of contacting the departed

"...or send a message over impossible distances instantaneously by telegraph, was it so strange to believe that some new..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Once Upon a Time in Austin With Mark Knopfler

Dire Straits deity sells out and serenades the Moody again

"...How time flies here in Peter Pan town. I..."

Sept. 9, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: The Man of Your Dreams

Either you care how people are dressed, or you don’t

"...Good news, Candy! You don't have to nag him..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

The Mountain

Tye Sheridan and Jeff Goldblum in an engrossing experiment in form

"...It’s not as though Andy does anything to fully telegraph his thoughts; the character maintains a nearly catatonic bearing..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Your Annoying Boyfriend

You should never ignore patterns

"...This is truly my favorite type of question because..."

June 7, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: A Real-Life Swipe Right

There is a difference between being likable and having a neurotic need to be liked

"...I am not trying to brag, I know I'm..."

April 5, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Faster Than Sound: Cheer Up Charlies Booker Trish Connelly’s Thoughtful Curation

Community outpours support for booker’s multiple sclerosis treatment, city opens first for-profit venue assistance program, and Las Cruxes’ storefront shutters

"...and Marfa. In an obituary posted by Tyler Morning Telegraph, bandmate Ryan Sambol wrote: "Many songs and even more..."

March 29, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Luv Doc: He Doesn’t Listen

The Luv Doc keeps a list to help him remember the things he will soon forget

"...I have to tell you, the problem may not..."

March 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: Drop Crotch

The difficult conversations we don't have are often the ones that alter the course of our lives

"...Let me start by saying that I have way..."

March 15, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: A Few Thousand Words

Even a few thousand words from a fake doctor are not enough to fix years and years of dysfunction

"...A few years ago, he told me that he..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Alfred Hitchcock loved practical jokes. Once, he bet a..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Luv Doc: A Very Honest Person

The Luv Doc is uncomfortable with the idea of a "hall pass"

"...OK I am about to be brutally honest here...."

Feb. 1, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: Supermodel Shape

Pretty much everybody has six-pack abs

"...Anyway, as I sit here flexing my six-pack abs..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: Square Pegs

You have to allow people the space to build the walls that make them feel safe

"...I am going to crawl out on a rhetorical..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: Dog-Sitting

This gig could go south in a really ugly way

"...First of all, let's not dismiss the high level..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: More Than Just Friends

Life is not a Merchant Ivory Production

"...There is a girl in my office that I..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Girl in the Spider's Web: A New Dragon Tattoo Story

Lisbeth Salander is back, and now she's James Bond

"...motorcycle. These kinds of physical trappings that so easily telegraph her outsider persona often get in the way of..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mid90s

Jonah Hill's coming-of-age story sometimes sparks with authenticity

"...its authenticity, everything in Hill’s feature seems determined to telegraph its intent...."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Ora’s Last Stand?

Running circles around City Council

"...As a reporter, it's useful to be able to telegraph entire discussions days in advance, but the habit is..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Exposed Nipples

Unlike our president, a warm, sweaty, glitter-speckled nipple is nothing to be embarrassed about

"...Nobody will argue that a fully expanded warm nipple..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: The Depravity of a Gruntle

Dragging someone out of black hole is never easy

"...I don't know if this counts as a love..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Fantastic Fest Review: Mid90s

Jonah Hill's surprising debut is best at its quietest

"...its authenticity, everything in Hill’s feature seems determined to telegraph its intent...."

Sept. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

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