Effendi

Talking jazz with piano great McCoy Tyner

"...In the Eastern Mediterranean, the term "effendi" is reserved for a..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Music Feature by David Lynch

Summer Reading

Words gone wild! The best and the breeziest for beating the heat in 2002

"...Part two of Darin Strauss' four-part The Real McCoy (Dutton, $24.95) opens with a quote from..."

May 31, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Texas Beats Hogs, Dreams of OU

"...Play time is almost over for the Longhorns, and they just maybe are ready. That's a..."

Sept. 29, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

A Very Brady Sequel

"...by: Arlene Sanford. Starring: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Tim Matheson, Henriette Mantel, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Rupaul and Christine Taylor...."

Aug. 30, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tech Game a True Test for Longhorns

Revenge? Nah. Longhorns channel Travalena in prep for Tech.

"...The Texas Longhorns have been doing their best Fred Travalena..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Magic 8-Ball Sez: Horns Win Out, Tech Tumbles

A battered, beaten Longhorns team limped out of dusty Lubbock with chapped lips and their first loss

"...Lubbock with chapped lips and a first loss of the season. Here's the good news: it will likely be..."

Nov. 4, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Chocolate vs. Those Damned ’Ronas

How about some comfort for you while weathering the current situation?

"...If anything can help you through the struggles induced by these lousy pandemic times of ours,..."

Aug. 17, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Summer Reading

Our Books writers beat the heat with the summer's best -- and breeziest -- books.

May 31, 2002 Books Feature

Ceviche Sublime

Cool ceviche -- with its clean, fresh flavors of citrus-cured seafood -- is proving to be the hot dish in restaurants all over Austin this summer.

"...taken, strangely enough, at a table in Paris, inside the hushed, suit-filled dining room of a Japanese restaurant in..."

July 6, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

In Person

Though the crowd at New York literary lion Darin Strauss' June 27 appearance at BookPeople was thin, he still read and signed The Real McCoy, while telling Mike Shea all about the life of a "hugely talented" young writer.

"...The audience was surprisingly thin in BookPeople's third-floor events room..."

July 5, 2002 Books Feature

Texas' 2011 Season as Predicted by 'NCAA 12'

Simulating the Longhorns season, video-game style

"...If I had told you last year that the Texas Longhorns would finish their football season with a..."

Sept. 3, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

UT's Day After Tomorrow Is Here

Maybe Dennis Quaid was right about UT athletics

"...We should have seen it coming. The writing was on the wall, but we all chose..."

Sept. 22, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Longhorns, It's Time for Your Close-Up

It's all about attitude from here on out

"...A few days after the Texas Longhorns defense, if not its offense, manhandled Oklahoma..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Holiday Viewing: Doctor Who at Christmas

Which are the best (and worst) of the BBC classic's Xmas specials?

"...Eggnog. Sparkling lights. Boxes and bows under the tree. All fine and sprightly, but nothing says Christmas..."

Dec. 11, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Latest UT-Aggie Matchup Is More Joke Than Game

How many Aggies does it take …

"...How many Aggies does it take to beat the Texas Longhorns? All of them and they might want..."

Nov. 25, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Page Two: A Personal Journey, Part 1

Smelling the jasmine with Vince Martin and Fred Neil

"...If the jasmine don't get you..."

May 18, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Faust

Austin Lyric Opera closed its season with a haunting and powerful production of Gounod's devilish work

"...FaustDell Hall at the Long Center, 701 W. Riverside April 27..."

May 3, 2013 Arts Review by Natalie Zeldin

Soup Is Good Food

"...son with a warm bowl of Campbell’s Chunky Soup. The bruises on McNabb’s hip from Charles Grant's helmet make..."

Oct. 16, 2006 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

Austin Symphony Orchestra with Andre Watts

Maestro Peter Bay zeroed in on early 20th century France, and the results were magnificent

"...For the Austin Symphony Orchestra's midseason performance, Maestro Peter Bay zeroed..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Nouveau Bistro

On any given evening, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry writes, Zoot's cozy, warmly lit dining room fills with a cross-section of the city. Seated around the white-clothed tables you find young and old, dates and small groups, black-clad hipsters and the obvious "out of towners," all nodding in approval as they spear forkfuls of sautéed veal sweetbreads, roasted chicken, or seared duck.

"...gimmicks or glitter to draw its customer base. Although the restaurant's kitchen guard has changed frequently, particularly over the..."

March 30, 2001 Food Feature

Act of Valor

Navy SEALs conduct a rescue mission in this film that employed actual soldiers and their experiences in its making.

"...Directed by: Scott Waugh and Mouse McCoy. Starring: Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Jason Cottle, Lt. Rorke,..."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sad Stories and Steel Guitars

Tearjoint Troubador Ted Roddy's Country Soul

"...Ted Roddy's first recording since 1995's Full Circle and the first under his velveteen-country Tearjoint Troubador guise, is perhaps..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

UT Players Learn Quickly They're All Replaceable

Just ask Beyoncé, she'll tell ya

"...Lark Rev or Valet Work Err. Let’s go with the last one for the Texas Longhorns fourth-string QB who..."

Oct. 1, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Fearsome Freshmen Phenom Fantasies

"...In the old days before scholarship limits, the University of Texas..."

Sept. 24, 2007 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Red Raiders Look to Test Longhorns

Musings on the big game from a former Red Raiders walk on

"...I was raised by mother who was a graduate of the University of Texas,..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Sports Post by Justin Sanders

Woodshock

Moody, marijuana-tinged drama

"...Asbaek, Steph DuVall, Jack Kilmer, Susan Traylor and Joel McCoy...."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark to Light

Issues of sensitivity and clarity hamper this dance program

"...Dark to LightAustinVentures StudioTheater, March 3..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Bad News Horns

"...Did the Texas Longhorns play their best, most-complete game against Texas..."

Nov. 13, 2007 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...schedule set? Well, throw that draft calendar out, as the festival (running March 11-20) has unveiled a whole extra..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Friday Night Lights

'Friday Night Lights' is the story of Odessa's Permian High School football dynasty in the 1980s. It's a good story, but did Hollywood pull off a film rendition of Odessa high school football?

"...Friday Night Lights is the story of Odessa's Permian High School football dynasty in..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Screens Review by Ed Baker

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