Ancient Astronauts

Friday

"...lush soundscapes where galaxy-trotting space aliens beatbox atop Mayan temples. Their futuristic world is brooding, bass-heavy, and under the..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Gaming the System

Applying the mechanics of play to the everyday

"...there may be those who treat their bodies like temples, there are many more who treat them like trash..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Ian McLagan: Paint From Pain

What may seem initially to be dark images of pain are also a wild revel of color

"...aspirin, in which people with stricken expressions rubbed their temples as animated lightning bolts stabbed at them or jagged..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Fresh and the Cured

Two local charcuterie wizards surf the old wave

"...delis, which enabled Runkle to work in such holy temples of cured meat as the Fatted Calf in Napa..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Happy Birthday, Mr. Strummer

Feral tribute to the Clash man

Aug. 19, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Event Menu

A guide to holiday foodie events around Austin

"...include holiday decorations, musical presentations by choirs from area temples and synagogues, the lighting of the first menorah candle,..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Hard Times in the Land of Plenty

Service nonprofits and their funders face the economic gale

"...rural communities and small- and medium-sized towns – the Temples, the Killeens – you see very different impacts from..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Arthouse

It takes a village to raise a city

"...knee-high. Stepping over it into the profusion of miniature temples offered the uncanny sensation of being Gulliver walking in..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The 24 Hour Roman Reconstruction Project

Arthouse creates a cardboard scale model of ancient Rome twixt one midnight and another

"...and, throughout the 24 hours, dozens of volunteers crafting temples, monuments, bridges, arenas, houses, and other historical structures from..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas BBQ: Photographs by Wyatt McSpadden

Photos likely to induce hunger and a deep appreciation for Texas barbecue

"...John Morthland detailing the regular pilgrimages to Texas barbecue temples that inspired the photos, but McSpadden's pictures truly tell..."

May 29, 2009 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Temple Stone

Japanese psych warlords Ghost won't be as illusive as their name suggests after Saturday's show at Mohawk

"...stations and primitive caves to the ruins of ancient temples and abandoned ashrams. The earliest known footage of the..."

May 15, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Letters at 3AM

Homer, the epic poet of ancient Greece, invented the cinematic close-up

"...judge me as I judge others? So who needs temples or priests? Jesus says it is better to pray..."

April 24, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...and chariots, except to transport construction materials for the temples of the gods or for other great public works..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Three-Card Monte

"...on some Hi-Test with the sweat running down your temples because you don't want to run the AC on..."

July 26, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Rush

"...world map in the next 10 years and huge temples going up shortly thereafter. So maybe it's just half..."

July 25, 2008 Music Review by Michael Bertin

Living Maya

Austin becomes a hotbed of past and future Maya knowledge

"...of the Maya's Classic Period, with construction of towering temples and extraordinary achievements in astronomy and art, came to..."

May 2, 2008 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Natural Science

Rush

"...(drum solo) Hope Spirit of the Radio 2112: Overture/The Temples of Syrinx Tom Sawyer..."

April 24, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

he benefits of exercise and alcohol together, why Tibetans loved to be devoured by dogs, and more

"...Ages, Tibetans placed dead bodies of loved ones in temples. There, holy dogs were allowed to devour the corpses,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

On Watching Cine las Americas' La Hora Fria and John Huston's 'Under the Volcano'

While getting ready to go

"...Screens) and a preview of the Texas Book Festival ("Temples and Playgrounds," Books). That's partly why I'm leaving after..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

'Krishnam Vande Jagatgurum': Saluting the Guru to the World

Silambam Dance Company of North America treats Austin to an Indian classical ballet dramatizing the life of Krishna

"...ancient dance called Cathir. "Cathir was originally performed in temples hundreds of years ago," says Lavanya Rajagopalan, Silambam's lead..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Fault Is the Government's

"...which requires huge tithes for the building of new temples. For instance, one new luxury condo high-rise requires $20..."

July 23, 2007 Postmarks

The Return of Mary Beth Harrell

Former Congressional candidate now on television and radio

July 18, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Word Up, Showdown

Austin's teen poets unfurl their flag in Silicon Valley

"...although you can't keep me from bowing at the temples of Eliot and Pound, you can (as it turns..."

July 13, 2007 Books Feature by Stacy Alexander Evans

Drug Abuse Is a Medical Problem

"...I taught my children that their bodies are the temples of their souls. Because of that, I also taught..."

July 9, 2007 Postmarks

Keepin' It Jungle

Austin company plans an eco-colonial retreat in Mexico

"...swim in a glassy lagoon underneath the crumbling Mayan temples. Despite the high-end construction to the north, Tulum still..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Joe Strummer: 'Punk Rock Warlord'

May 15, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Music Is Pretty Much Incessant

P. Kellach Waddle, the River City's 'educated hillbilly,' composes himself a life

"...them would mention the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, those local temples of eclectic moviegoing goodness, as one of the reasons..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

'The Sporting Life': Pocket Billiards

"...   His hair is grayish, receding slightly at the temples, and brushed back. His skin is leathery and tan,..."

Oct. 16, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Shocked at Electroshock

"...that the amount of electricity does not burn the temples of the head. There is a review of the..."

July 25, 2006 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

We have mo bananas today

"...is one of the sacred symbols of the Masonic temples...."

April 21, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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