The Hightower Report

Pop Goes Our Anti-Poppy Policy; and Name Those Nuts!

"...Okay, John Lennon's lyric was about not poppies but strawberries. However, I started humming the song because..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Poppies Up, Bush Down; and Biotech Mutation of Creeping Bentgrass

"...POPPIES UP, BUSH DOWN Here's some big news on the..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The War on the Walls in Yuliya Lanina's Mother/Land

The UT professor processes the personal impact of the Ukrainian invasion in her new multimedia installation

"...the gallery, creating a visual cordon around eight gigantic poppies – the symbol of peace. Each flower is covered with automatic..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar's connection to Fanny – who knew?

"...KICKSTART Austin clothing line 81 Poppies owner and designer Michelle Weisman has recently launched a..."

July 29, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Day Trips

"...From late March to late May red poppies add to the color of the wildflowers around town...."

Feb. 20, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Xenophobia?

International Acts at SXSW

"...DREAM POPPIES (Brisbane, Australia): "I think we're not just another guitar..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Record Reviews

"...Nine Black Poppies (Emperor Jones)..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Music Review

Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Lido Pimienta, and More Austin Psych Fest Reviews

Dispatches from three days at the Far Out Lounge

"...doesn’t stick. Take an especially spirited performance of “Small Poppies”: ditching any elements of restraint from the seven-minute track’s..."

April 29, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

A Beloved Birthday, Dragon Boats, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Get out before the heat descends

"...Now here’s a field of poppies you won’t fall asleep in à la Dorothy in..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Unpacking Emperor Jones’ Esoteric, Career-Launching Label Catalog

The late Craig Stewart released early works by the Mountain Goats and more

"...Honey... is easily its equal. The Mountain GoatsNine Black Poppies (EJ-02, 1996) Full Force Galesburg (EJ-11, 1997) All Hail..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Feature by Joe Gross

Gardeners and Librarians Join Forces to Catalog Seeds

Seed banking on the future

"...fast as they're added to the collection, and sunflowers, poppies, bluebonnets, blanket flowers, they all fly out of the..."

April 22, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

AFF Review: Fugitive Dreams

Haunting and unorthodox road trip drifts with its protagonists

"...at all. Certain images (a beautiful field of red poppies, a large belt with a nasty buckle) gain power..."

Oct. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Steve Davis

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 12-18

"...Last spring, torrential rains there caused a "superbloom" of poppies. Millions of the golden-orange wildflowers covered many acres of..."

June 12, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Unpacks Longest Lineup List

Soccer Mommy, Caroline Rose, Alyona Alyona, and 351 more

"...Poppies (New York, NY.)..."

Jan. 14, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Courtney Barnett Previews New LP

Mohawk hosts Margaret Atwood-quoting barrage

"...a head on a spaced-out, tweaked-up rendition of “Small Poppies,” all amplified to scratchy, abrasive lyrics screamed by Barnett...."

May 15, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Tenth and Final SXSW Artist List

Action Bronson, Talib Kweli, a Blaze Foley tribute, and 196 more

"...Poppies (New York, NY.)..."

March 1, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sound on Sound Review: Courtney Barnett

Aussie firecracker avoids ATX cancellation 2.0

"...On the chugging, seven-minute “Small Poppies,” Barnett’s off-hand delivery on the recording crumbled into a..."

Nov. 7, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster

Festival of Brites at Zilker Brewing

Craft beer culture thrives in East Austin

"...ascended from the pasture of warehouse blight like remembrance poppies...."

June 5, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Courtney Barnett

"...very funny" on lead single "Pedestrian at Best." "Small Poppies" sways with a soulfully warped Hawaiian vibe exuding apathy,..."

March 20, 2015 Music Review by Doug Freeman

The Good Eye: In Praise of Aunts

On aunthood, from a loving neice

"...The caftan is white, splashed all over with red poppies and yellow butterflies...."

Aug. 22, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Lit-urday: All the Single Ladies

The life cycle of a female worker bee sounds strangely familiar

"...choreographed dance sequences communicate plans: “She danced the falling poppies and the naked fields, she ran figure eights to..."

July 26, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Celebrate Memorial Day the Right Way

PBS concert honors fallen servicemen and women

"...Union and Confederate soldiers. In the early 20th century, poppies became a symbol of the holiday after poet Moina..."

May 26, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Fire

Ignite this summer with fireworks, camp fire, and more.

"...the simultaneous challenge and advantage of the ash. White poppies and purple thistle bloom side by side. Looking up,..."

May 25, 2012 Features Feature by Raven Hinojosa

Playback: Endtroducing

Record Store Day: Don't forget the actual record store, America's 'musical town square'

"...La Zona Rosa. Customers purchasing the band's "Blood for Poppies" vinyl single or preordering its full-length CD can get..."

April 20, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Music Mo'nday: April 16

The gay music yays, nays, and hey-heys

"..."Blood for Poppies" - Garbage..."

April 16, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

That Takes the Cake

Austin cake artists strut their stuff at national show

"...instruction in such skills as cake painting ($65), making poppies and feathers ($100), smooth buttercream icing ($80), Bat­ten­burg lace..."

Feb. 24, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Dr Pepper was caffeine-free until 1917, and more tasty facts

"...a symbol from the poem "In Flanders Fields." These poppies bloomed on some of the worst battlefields of Flanders..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Circle Sky

For your resident Head, the Monkees' Michael Nesmith still lassos 'Circle Sky' country-rock

"..."Daddy's Song," commissioned from Harry Nilsson, sprout up like poppies in the fertile aftermath of "Circle Sky."..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Reefer Madness

Even under a new administration, the nation's drug policy looks the same

"...question putting any money into getting rid of opium poppies in Afghanistan?" Foster asked. "Economically, the trade-off has nothing..."

May 14, 2010 News Column by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

Commander Bush Wins One; and Gifts for a Happier New Year

"...have had to rely on an illegal crop: opium poppies. Indeed, Afghan farmers account for 93% of the world's..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

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