Ratgirl's Holy Rockin' Christmas

With Ratgirl's Holy Rockin' Christmas, Ratgirl proves herself a real artist by tossing the yule's manifold manifestations into an artistic blender, from which she serves up holiday cheer in a mighty mythological melange, a veritable Xmess.

"...Evil Ratgirl and Evil Jobber Ratgirl -- their very beards inspire terror! -- contemplate mass mayhem in exquisitely cultured..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Look Ma, No Wrapping

DVD boxed sets, no assembly required

"...of inside cast anecdotes and detailed breakdowns of balrogs, beards, and battle scenes...."

Dec. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...WEARY BOYS: Cowboy hats, beards, vests, a Telecaster, and an upright bass. That could..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Coach's Corner

Every Joe Fan thinks he could run a sports franchise -- and maybe he's right. After all, there are plenty of examples of how easy it is to run one badly.

"...nation -- guys with sour cream stuck in their beards, Pringles crumbs on their soiled Packer jerseys, and five..."

April 27, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Austin Confessions

Chris Gray gets laid.

"...ongoing feud with Li'l Cap'n Travis over who brought beards back to Austin. Bassist Jimmy Smith's facial foliage was..."

March 9, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...sit on the laps of old men with fake beards and tell him all the things they want...."

Dec. 22, 2000 Column

How It Was for Me: Stories

"...and a lesbian who marry out of convenience, as "beards" for their families and the rest of the disapproving..."

May 5, 2000 Books Review by Martin Wilson

Making History Personal

History is more than a bound collection of facts; it is something personal, something intimate, something that, even in contradiction, demands to be shared. Robi Polgar gleans that immediate sense of history from two plays currently running in Austin theatres: E Pluribus Unum: Barbara Jordan -- One Voice and The America Play.

"...that he is black. With a complete set of beards for all of Lincoln's historical looks (including the aberrational..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Othello: Brought Low by the Patriarchy

Local Arts Reviews

"...it with "lesbian." Much of the cast is gender-bent (beards on girls, drag queens, etc.), though Iago is played..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Beginning to See the Light

"...the gills, with our de rigueur long hair, straggly beards, and T-shirts, while the rest of the sold-out house..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

A World in Which All Worlds Fit

"..."There wasn't no long hair, no beards, nothin' like that," recalls James White, Broken Spoke proprietor..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

The Bible Tells Us So

"...eat rare meat or cut the corners of men's beards...."

May 29, 1998 News Feature

God's Own Clothesline

In Search of Far Flung Adventures With Butch Hancock

"...and tight minidresses clashed with wide shoulders and full beards. Fromholz was playing that night, decked out in a..."

May 15, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Live Shots

"...Top to march on that stage with just their beards, shades, satin jackets, and three little mock African huts..."

May 30, 1997 Music Feature

A-B-C-Gastronomy

"...sensual and critical appreciation of its aesthetic qualities." The Beards ate better than most, not due to class or..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Books Feature

The Scene Is Gone But Not Forgotten

The Evolution of Austin's White Blues

"...Texas pachuco. Long hair was shorn and slicked back, beards were clipped into debonair mustaches and imperials, and jeans..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...and soon the smell of whiskey hangs on three-day-old beards. From there, it's a descent into madness. A shot..."

June 21, 1996 Music Review

The Faces of "New" Country Buck and Hag Revisted by Lee Nichols

"...to a direct emulation. The long hair and scraggly beards have increasingly been replaced, at least among the new..."

May 26, 1995 Music Feature

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