Connecting More Than Dots With Cloud Tree Artist Brian David Johnson

Wood and resin beautifully encode philosophies in this new solo show

"...Johnson’s a woodworker, and his best-known objects, so far, are these series..."

Sept. 13, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Death Watch: The Quality of State Killings

Why is the TDCJ so reluctant to test death drugs?

"...that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed Jeffery Wood's execution – remanding the case back to Wood's Kerr..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Your Fantasy House

Where reader types would own a vacation home if it could be anywhere in literature

"...cottage inside heritage oak, western edge of Hundred Acre Wood; running water (courtesy of adjacent stream); stunning view of..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Good Eye: Killer Outfits – Anna's Blue Dress

Isabelle Adjani is a devil in a you-know-what

"...Last year the New Yorker's book critic James Wood asked, in all seriousness, whether a great novelist could..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Estate Sale Roundup: May 29-31

Get your loot while the sun shines – we're estate sailin'.

"...black and gold sofa table; brass tray table; Italian wood and velvet chair; vintage wooden desk; antique sofa table;..."

May 29, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Estate Sale Roundup: February 28-March 2

Cowboy up and head out for this week's loot.

"...front; an American antique curved front china cabinet; four Rosewood chairs; two corner chairs with mother of pearl inlay;..."

Feb. 27, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Swamp Dogg Lotions Up

After midnight at the Continental Club Friday & Saturday

"...1942, Jerry Williams became an accomplished songwriter and mid-tier R&B balladeer in the Sixties, though it wasn’t until he..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

DVDanger: What's Your Point of View?

For Halloween, some beastly releases of the haunting month

"...elements, but they seemed mostly hidden from the world – domestic assaults from the uncanny. V/H/S/2 has apocalyptic hellbeasts,..."

Oct. 20, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Says You're Drunk?

Bars and bartenders may help you tie one on – but they're also expected to cut you off just this side of 'intoxication'

"...the morning of Sept. 22, 2011, 23-year-old Erica Lynn Nash-Wood took a wrong turn off Highway 360 and ended..."

July 5, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

It's Only Rock & Roll: Thirty Years Married to a Rolling Stone

Jo Wood practically invented rock wives

"...It's Only Rock & Roll: Thirty Years Married to a Rolling Stoneby Jo..."

June 21, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Emerging Foodscapes

Austin restaurants get serious about design

"...backseat.) Food at places like Uchi, Barley Swine, Foreign & Domestic, and Sway is about experimentation, novelty, and, increasingly,..."

June 14, 2013 Arts Feature by Rachel Feit

Mapping Time

El Anatsui charts the geography of Africa from then to now

"...Nothing is new in El Anatsui's world. The wood is weathered and scored with deep lines as if..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Howard, Neil Await Ruling

Either Howard keeps seat or voters decide ... again

"...Howard's attorney Buck Wood fired back that Nixon's argument was long on rhetoric..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...Main St., and now Keith Richards' sensational autobiography Life – published Monday – the Screen's Greatest Rock & Roll..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Music Fest Friday Picks

The blurbing of ACL 2009

"...more acoustic touch on new EP Two Years Ago. – Doug Freeman Prescott Curlywolf..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature

Perla's

A SoCo seafood joint serves up delicious oysters in land-locked Austin

"...Perla's1400 S. Congress, 291-7300 www.perlasaustin.com Lunch: Monday–Friday, 11am-3pm Brunch: Saturday-Sunday, 11am-3pm Dinner: Sunday–Wednesday, 5:30-10:30pm; Thursday–Saturday, 5:30-11pm..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Blind Items

With plantation window coverings, you'll never squint again

"...a relic of dilapidated antebellum mansions, the thick, louvered wooden blinds are the window treatments of choice, from summer..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Blind Items

With plantation window coverings, you'll never squint again

"...a relic of dilapidated antebellum mansions, the thick, louvered wooden blinds are the window treatments of choice, from summer..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Oh, the Joy of Double Dipping

Perry staffers serve double duty

"...contact number for Black, in his role as committee spokes­man. Only, the phone number was for the main switchboard..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...Vipers," Bessie Smith's "Gimme a Reefer," and Stuff Smith & the Onyx Club Boys' "You're a Viper."..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

P.J. Hornberger's Folk Art Gallery looks like a doll house beside U.S. 290 in Carmine

"...Hornberger's art is a mixture of paintings and wood carvings in the grand tradition of American folk art...."

May 18, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Zydeco

"...by Roger Wood, photography by James Fraher..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Music Review by Belinda Acosta

Letters @ 3AM

On this drive, the universe condensed into one word: invitation.

"...in Nebraska, between McCook and Ogallala, driving U.S. 6 – 6 once rode from Provincetown to Long Beach and..."

June 23, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Sneaker Freaker: The Book: 2002-05

The book attempts to provide an overview for the uninitiated and validation for the already sold. Unfortunately, the attempts range from mildly frustrating to obnoxiously mind-numbing.

"...by Simon Wood..."

April 7, 2006 Books Review by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...you would expect on a typical city bus route – the endpoints of the route are logically where the..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Column

Day Trips

Artists have tried to replicate the method of creating cement sculptures that look like wood, but few have mastered the technique like Dionicio Rodríguez

"...of creating sculptures out of cement that look like wood, but few have mastered the technique like Dionicio Rodríguez...."

Feb. 4, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Peter Pan

There's a definite sexual tension between Peter and Wendy in this live-action Pan that's heavy on the special effects.

"...by: P.J. Hogan. Starring: Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Olivia Williams, Ludivine Sagnier, Geoffrey Palmer, Harry Newell, Freddie..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

"...beauty in every piece that comes out of their wood-fired kiln. The dinnerware and cookware displays the vibrant tones..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

At once a fanboy's wet dream and an engaging, emotionally supercharged epic adventure

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Billy..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Miguel and the Miracles

Why Austin's most revered restaurant, Fonda San Miguel, is still in business against all odds.

"...and sour, intensely colored, rich sauce invented by Roberto Santibañez, a former Fonda chef. Santibañez's mole is an example..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Food Feature by Clay Smith

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