Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

There are more germs on your body than people in the United States, and more

"...Feeding chickens fruit-juice pulp can result in them laying brightly..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

aGLIFF/Polari

"...Whoa, Nellie. It's time to sit in the dark with your kin, at our beloved Austin..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

The Hightower Report

The Cluelessness of Wall Street CEOs; and Grumpy Bushites

"...This is going to sound silly, given the massive bailouts that Wall..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Back Street

"...Street D: David Miller (1961); with Susan Hayward, John Gavin, Reginald Gardiner, Natalie Schaefer. A typically lush Ross Hunter/Fanny..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Mister Smarty Pants Knows

"...When the Italian liner Andrea Doria sank, it was carrying..."

April 17, 1998 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...became the first tricycle rider to cover 100 miles in less than four hours...."

Nov. 12, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Soccer Watch

Barcelona knocks Arsenal out of Champs League, and more

"...For the second year in a row, Barcelona has knocked Arsenal out of the..."

March 11, 2011 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Culturally Vacuous

"...Dear Editor, I click on the Discovery Channel and find a story about Ardi, a 4-million-year-old human ancestor, which..."

Nov. 5, 2009 Postmarks

Naked City

Local energy experts gather to discuss the peak oil theory

"...the day on Friday, Aug. 5, crude oil was selling for $62 per barrel, an all-time high. So it..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...There are towns called Michigan City in Indiana and Mississippi, but not in Michigan...."

Aug. 29, 2003 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Record Review

"...Cave & the Bad SeedsNocturama (Anti/Mute)Dirty ThreeShe Has No Strings Apollo (Touch & Go) Here comes Nick Cave, prayer..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Jimobous Flanigous Takes Cedar Park

Or something like that …

"...extremely bitter about the results of the 2016 election, when businessman and former Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of..."

June 29, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

First Look: Juliet Ristorante

High design and easy sipping on Barton Springs Road

"...If Austin’s newest restaurants battled on a cable makeover show, the..."

July 10, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Phoenix Keeps Austin Weird

French quartet wows ‘Austin City Limits’

"...a massive crowd despite the early festival drag. The swelling foretold the band’s runaway success with fourth album Wolfgang..."

May 8, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Il Generale Della Rovere

Il Generale Della Rovere is the bridge between Rossellini's move from neorealism to artificial realism

"...Perhaps overregarded in its time yet all but neglected in the intervening..."

April 10, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal's essays are marshaled into two halves – literary and political – in this streamlined, eminently readable volume

"...Often offering his observations and remembrances under the guise of a..."

June 20, 2008 Books Review by Wells Dunbar

Books Gift Guide

A Life of Picasso: The Triumphant Years

"...is that Picasso's true story is mirrored, and dated, in his countless paintings and drawings. If this was meant..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Books Feature by Sofia Resnick

Riding With Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books

It would be reasonable to imagine that all roads inside lead to Snoresville, but it would also be wrong

"...Riding With Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Books Review by Jess Sauer

TV Eye

The best and worst of 2005: Jennifer Love Hewitt is a joke, but not nearly as funny as the ones on 'Arrested Development,' 'My Name Is Earl,' and 'The Daily Show'

"...show a success? What Kool-Aid do you have to drink to believe that Jennifer Love Hewitt is an actress?..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Coffeehouse Chronicles: Episode 4

"...Artwork: Showings by local artists..."

April 23, 1999 Food Feature

The Strip Club: Spending Time With Gino, Tinos, and Lord Purrington at Plaza 183

Exploring the far northwest strip mall for good eats and more

"...Welcome to The Strip Club, highlighting Austin’s destination strip malls. Where else can you eat..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Luv Doc: The Definition of a Double Standard

There's no difference other than the equipment

"...girlfriend of more than two years had been secretly spending time with one of her old boyfriends. When I..."

March 8, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Music Poll Blues

"...hate popularity contests, however I still fill out an Austin Music Awards ballot because I know others care and..."

Nov. 15, 2018 Postmarks

Austin Film Festival Announces Second Wave of Films

Jeff Nichols' Loving gets a Texas premiere

"...The Austin Film Festival dropped more of its 2016 lineup today,..."

Aug. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Basic Instincts

While one of the characteristics of umami is subtlety, Umami Mia Pizzeria is anything but

"...Umami Mia Pizzeria1500 Barton Springs Rd., 512/428-5175 Sun.-Thu., 11am-10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Food Review by Melanie Haupt

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Author Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) created a costumed supercriminal called "the Bat." Bob..."

June 22, 2012 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

TV Eye

Caprica, a prequel series to SyFy's Battlestar Galactica, is out of this world

"...When the rebooted Battlestar Galactica first set sail, I missed..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Susan Collis: Why Did I Think This Was a Good Idea

The first exhibition in Lora Reynolds' new gallery tricks the eye in delightful ways

"...'Susan Collis: Why Did I Think This Was a Good Idea'..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Arts Review by Andrew Long

A Man for All Seasons

In Austin Playhouse's 'A Man for All Seasons,' David Stahl's immaculate Sir Thomas More stands his moral ground with humility, humor, and insight

"...Austin Playhouse, through Nov. 6..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

The Taste of Summer

The perfect meal, searching for seafood tamales, eating wild strawberries stoned, and more memories of heat and hunger

"...Deviled Eggs, Angelic Eating Not too long ago, I attended a potluck buffet..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

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