The Lucky One

This latest adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks bestseller is timelessly shopworn.

"...Hicks. Starring: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Riley Thomas Stewart, Blythe Danner, Jay R. Ferguson and Adam LeFevre...."

April 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lucky One

Taylor Swift’s Erwin Center circus proves her worth

"...With the music industry moving further and further into carbonated, diva-rave..."

May 22, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

The Lucky Ones

Tim Robbins effectively heads an engaging threesome of Iraq war vets as they travel across America on a road to personal growth.

"...Annie Corley, John Diehl, John Heard, Molly Hagan and Katherine LaNasa. So far, the box office has not been..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Your Feets Too Big: Book Signing & Screening at the Lucky Lizard

Lyle Blackburn signs his new book on the Beast of Boggy Creek

"...So there you are, your sweetheart and you, camping and canoodling..."

April 27, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Hold the Mayo

The Lucky Bum Film Tour rolls into town with tasty treats for local cineastes with the munchies for movies that bypass the run-of-the-mill.

"...If star-studded film festivals, like the one that just ended a month ago, are a..."

April 26, 2002 Screens Feature by Merle Bertrand

Free the San Antonio Four

And other victims of mass hysteria

"...Anna Vasquez had no reason to mistrust the criminal justice system. That is, until it put her..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Awful/Lucky Martha Kelly

Austin comedian Martha Kelly has two ways of looking at her improbable path to fame

"...with that, this very successful comedian – winner of the 2000 Funniest Person in Austin contest, celebrated co-star of..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Arts Feature by Carina Magyar

The Year of the Rabbit

The Origin

"...photograph by John Anderson The Chinese word "Nian" in modern Chinese language means "year,"..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Party Circuit

The Real Southwest Conference

"...Times are tough on Sixth Street, say both the clubowners and musicians. In fact, all over town, big..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Blanton Bake-Off Returns, Good Food Foundation Taps Austin Winners, Here Comes the Texas Wine Auction, Lucky Robot Hypes the Tuna, Oseyo Gets Streety with Anju Banju on Thursdays, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

April 26, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Comics (Artist) Panel

Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond

"...nervous. And it's certainly more than enough to justify the geek-chic culture. But while Chris Ware reigned through the..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

The Devil's Backbone

Bill Wittliff's debut novel is a picaresque tale with a "Lucky Heart"

"...The Devil's Backboneby Bill Wittliff University of Texas Press, 224pp.,..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Flyrite Turns Seven, Fil N’ Viet Approaches Two, H-E-B Quests for the Best, the Van Zandt Brings In Ledesma, Those Garrisons Garner Multigold, and More, More, More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

March 8, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Checking In: Michael Ramos Signs the Tiarra Girls

“I’m an A&R guy for Lucky Hound Music [and] a staff producer”

"...a little percussion,” wrote critic emeritus Dave Marsh for the Chronicle in 2006. “[In Charanga Cakewalk], what he wants..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Sunshine Patriot

We'll never really know if he's the Antichrist until we shave his orange toupee

"...of Cristal and poppers, but Donald Trump actually won the election and everyone is totally freaking the fuck out...."

Nov. 18, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Eye

"...Hong Kong thriller puts a stylish new spin on the old Hands of Orlac horror motif: transplanted body parts..."

June 27, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Fulfilling the Digital Wish List

The Gift of the Game

"...The gift-giving season..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Screens Feature

The Captain

A bleak warning from Nazi Germany carries modern resonance

"...The apparel oft proclaims the man – an aphorism often..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pete Holmes: The Interview

The comedian on the role SXSW played in boosting his career

"...According to social lore, rare is the occasion when a nice guy doesn’t finish last. But..."

March 10, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Three for the Road

Dream team scions Warren Hood and Emily Gimble add up 58 years of Austin roots

"...Warren Hood grins as bright as the summer sun. The bounce in his step carries him..."

July 12, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Can't Stop the World

Austin's native contribution to the Go-Go's, guitarist/bassist Kathy Valentine, relives 30 years of Beauty and the Beat

"..."There was a guy I met in Austin that worked..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

I Am the Jellyfish That Walks Upon the Land

The Mother of all pop bands

"...-- Bernard Holland, The New York Times, June 18, 2000..."

June 30, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...this climb. Eight stories up on two wheels with one destination: the top of an unmanned parking structure reserved..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...thinks about quitting, Alan Zinter looks you straight in the eye, barely blinking, not a hint of a smile..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Carrying the Burden

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

"...It's the third Wednesday morning of the month. Rosewood Apartments resident..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Film Review: Son of the Congo

Can basketball star Serge Ibaka go home again?

"...sports fans, he’s Serge “i-BLOCK-ah”, a smiling giant in the mold of Shaquille O’Neal with deltoids the size of..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Michael Agresta

The Common Law

Bike Helmets for Adults – What's the Current Law?

"...The bike helmet law has been an ongoing debate in..."

March 14, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

The Hightower Report

Moneyed elites get richer the old-fashioned way: stealing

"...Get ready to swallow your "Statistic of the Day!" But first, to help you absorb the big..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

All Over the Place

Surveying the Geezerville landscape

"...expected, last Friday’s North Mississippi All Stars show at Antone’s was a barn burner. Openers the Hill Country Revue..."

Jan. 21, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Film Review: Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

Our convoluted relationship with everyone's favorite cartoon rodent

"...What would Mickey do? In Mickey: The Story of a Mouse, it seems he would do..."

March 25, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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