Leaves of Grass

Edward Norton plays dual roles as twin brothers from Oklahoma in this off-kilter mash-up of comedy and drama that co-stars Susan Sarandon and Richard Dreyfuss.

"...comedy, part tragedy, and wholly fascinating, Nelson's Leaves of Grass is strangely affecting and slightly off-kilter; it has enough..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bank Robbers and Texas Rangers Clash in Hell or High Water

West Texas noir

"...with American cinema," and with heist drama Hell or High Water, he crossed the Atlantic to connect the reality..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wood & Wire Hit a High Point in Uncertain Times

After garnering a Grammy nomination, the bluegrassers roll it forward

"...Bluegrass jams aren't as distasteful a premise as the phrase..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

'The Unearthed Treasures Of The Lomax Recordings' Panel

Live Shots: South by Southwest 2001

"...importance of opening up the recording medium to the grass roots," said Chairetakis. The first question to the panel..."

March 23, 2001 Music Review by Greg Beets

How You Became a Criminal

An interview with Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann about his newest film, Grass.

"...material and current and vintage interviews. His latest film, Grass, which will make its U.S. premiere Friday, March 10,..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Nick Barbaro

The Happening

In M. Night Shyamalan's mystery spooker, logic-defying episodes of death and destruction suddenly erupt across America.

"...during a mescaline-fueled all-nighter spent reading Whitman's Leaves of Grass: "Unseen buds, infinite, hidden well … billions of billions,..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Great Are the Myths

Edward Norton introduces Leaves of Grass to Austin

"...That's the kind of detail Leaves of Grass nails – unearthing the specifics of buried memory, things..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Dreaming of Buffalo

Prairie preservationists want to turn Austin's eyes – and energies – eastward

"...Kansas? That ain't prairie. Those monotonous fields of scraggly knee-high grass in the pastures outside town? That ain't prairie...."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Common Law

City code compliance and backyard inspections

"...the moment. My neighbor has complained about the tall grass in the backyard and he's threatening to report me..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Column by Luke Ellis

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...a love letter. It's a Tuesday in December. The grass in the flats is bleached white, and the wind..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...the 900-acre site lies next to the still underused Highway 130 toll road and between two smaller access roads,..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Common Law

My neighbor takes “Keep Austin Weird” to the next level

"...My neighbor's yard looks terrible. Grass, weeds, and trees are overgrown and haven't ever been..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Brick Lane

Brick Lane shows us the life of a Bangladeshi woman, who moves to London to marry a man she's never met, keep house, raise a family, and eventually act on her squelched yearnings.

"...Lane, poetic idylls of Nazneen’s childhood spent running through high grass and low water with her beloved sister that..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Bob Byington's Taking Lousy Carter to Locarno

Austin filmmaker kicks off the festival season internationally

"...us, and Austin director Bob Byington is ensuring a high-profile start for the ATX film community as he returns..."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: The Gay Outdoors

Get out and touch grass at Tawa Threads’ outdoorsy art exhibit. Plus: Austin drag takes a bite outta the Big Apple!

"...You were right. We should all touch as much grass as possible...."

Sept. 9, 2022 Column by James Scott

Until the End of the World

Writing is not what I live for, it’s how I live

"...COCKROACHES SCURRY. A tiger lies still in tall grass for hours awaiting prey. I write. The cockroach, the..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Feature by Michael Ventura

'May the Passenger Pigeon Sing Thee to Thy Rest'

Second-Place Winner

"...Herpville was a little tin house just off the highway next to Festus's single-wide trailer house and his junk..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Books Feature by Perry Tyson Midkiff II

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...older sections of the cemetery being overgrown with tall grass and weeds, out-of-control ivy spreading over graves, and vines..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Girls Town

"...Ventimiglia. “This ain't no 90210,” quips Patti (Taylor), a high school senior in writer-director Jim McKay's provocative and edgy..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Censure of Attention

Coyote Cafe's High Profile Cuisine

"...and relocated Californians. For some, Miller's venture became a high-profile harbinger of the capital's future...."

Jan. 12, 1996 Food Feature

An Intermediate's Guide to Marijuana Edibles

Now is the time to bake and get baked, in the comfort of home

"...between our tree and the neighbor’s pile of dead grass, cheerfully singing as it carried, blade by blade, the..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Alice B. Toker

Weekend Wine: The Sneaky Sauvignon Blanc

How much grapefruit juice aroma is too much?

"...points are aromas that shift gradually from stone/mineral/fresh cut grass to grapefruit juice and then to even more grapefruit..."

April 7, 2018 Food Post by Wes Marshall

SXSW List No. 4

179 acts added to the spring music convergence

"...drops arriving monthly. Today, the Festival shifts into a high gear with the first of its weekly small-batch artist..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

How Many Banned Books Have You Read?

Redefine appropriate, suitable, proper, and honest.

"...read from banned and challenged books, including Leaves of Grass; The Color Purple; Are You There, God? It's Me,..."

Sept. 25, 2013 Events Post by Sarah Sharif

More Vignettes from 2013 Austin Food & Wine Fest

This year's edition a big improvement over rocky debut last spring.

"...and our wine glasses, we got the soft green grass of Butler Park. A much better layout made the..."

April 30, 2013 Food Post by Claudia Alarcón

Embracing Code Compliance

New director Carl Smart discusses his goals for a more user-friendly department

"...is responsible for making sure that properties meet the high grass and weeds ordinance. In addition, there's an ordinance..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Robert De Niro Versus Tony Jaa?

Fantastic Fest release second wave of programming

"...had released the second wave of its gore-drenched, mind-bending, high-kicking 2010 line-up...."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Confessions of a Festival Weenie

Girlie Action looks back at ACL 08

"...The grass was still standing at Zilker Park Friday morning at..."

Sept. 29, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Daniel Lanois and the Improbabilities of Sound

"...and Lanois scans the area. He finally spies a grassy knoll to the side of the bike trail and..."

March 20, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Maker Faire: Happily Ever Crafter

"...and spinning inside the air-conditioned main building. This is grass-roots technology gone apeshit. This is Maker Faire, conjured as..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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