The Hightower Report

Awash in Money; Fighting FrankenFish

"...are different than you and me ... check your shower curtain...."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

78/52

An effusive doc on the shower scene from Psycho

"...act of symbolic cleansing, she steps into a bathroom shower at the Bates Motel, the burden of her sins..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Hightower Report

Look out – the 'yummies' are coming!

"...overcoat that looks as if he has draped a shower curtain around him (albeit a cashmere shower curtain). "We..."

May 16, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Bargains in the Mist

Where to find the missing link

"...Shower Curtain – Monkeys on clear curtain – $26..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Features Feature

The Hightower Report

Tyco stays the course, and the USDA rolls over for Big Beef

"...furnished with Tyco money. His furnishings included a $6,000 shower curtain. Imagine. Six K for a shower curtain! Could..."

April 23, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

"...window? (This time it's an inflatable clown behind a shower curtain.) Remember how he becomes a miniature Rambo, physically..."

Nov. 20, 1992 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Other Worlds Austin Proclaims No Men Beyond This Point

Sci-fi fest adds battle of the sexes mockumentary as centerpiece

"...Curtain D: Jaron Henrie-McCrea Texas Premiere, USA, 73 min. Danni..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...was coming. The art deco, morgue-green porcelain; the half-drawn shower curtain; the thing in the tub. It wasn't as..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Idiosyncrasies of America’s Pastime

"...the winning team, leaving the loser ready for a shower...."

May 16, 2008 Sports Post by Christopher Bond

The Luv Doc: Where is Dan Savage?

The Luv Doc's knowledge of analingus is abominably sparse

"...circa 1983. It used to hang proudly in the shower curtain-enclosed broom closet I occupy deep in the bowels..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Blood on the Austin Stage, Paint on the Texas Walls

And, go ahead, paint a little on Brenner while you're at it

"...(Probably a repurposed shower curtain, that plastic. Decorated with whatever you decide to..."

Nov. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Seasoning's Greetings

A look at the savory and the tweet of Hilah Cooking

"...includes a $20 light set from Target and a shower curtain ("diffuser," Johnson corrects)...."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

sxswf: Little Deaths

British sex-and-horror anthology reviewed

"...awry. (What is it that lurks behind the ratty shower curtain?!)..."

March 16, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

In Search of a Well-Set Table? Bring Back the Bling

Set formal holiday tables this year with thrift store finds

"...one edge is unlike the others...buttonholes here...it was a shower curtain in someone's Nineties' bathroom! A new seam down..."

Nov. 30, 2009 Design Post by Anne Harris

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

"...outdoors, while Bishop confesses that in one hotel he "showered quickly, careful not to touch the shower curtain or..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Books Review by Jess Sauer

The Hightower Report

Messing With Meat; and From Wealth to Jail to Divorce

"...his lavish lifestyle. Apartments, antiques, and even a $6,000 shower curtain were billed to Tyco. Also, he purchased a..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

From Stuff, Art

The 21st 'New American Talent' exhibition features a whopping 72 works of art, many of them created from everyday objects

"...Plexiglas, spandex, faux leather, acrylic paint, wire, and a shower curtain. Hung on a wall, the work vaguely resembles..."

July 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Otaku* Overload!!!

After Monster Island Studios sank, Austin's acting community and Houston animé giant A.D. Vision unleashed talent bent on vengeance and redemption (*otaku = animé geek)

"...of America itself. Sony owns half of Hollywood, my shower curtain is from Sanrio, and I pilot a modified..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Live Shots

"...couldn't quite punch through that Frank N. Furter wall (shower curtain?) and camp up the tunes and delivery the..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postscripts

Mixed Notes

"...working on "learning to hang upside down from a shower curtain rod... masturbating... and teaching it to teenagers.") Call..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

How Austin Handles Mental Health Emergencies

Police, EMS, and Integral Care work together to serve people in psychiatric crisis

"...to their crisis. The client is offered a private shower and fresh clothes. Wilson-Slocum believes a shower offers its..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Looking for Las Vegas

An Austin playwright discovers Sin City by going to Louisville

"...show at the Humana Festival of New American Plays. Curtain is in 90 minutes. It's a 50-minute flight. You..."

May 5, 2006 Arts Feature by Dan Dietz

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Alexandre O. Philippe A feature-length documentary about the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, 78/52 takes an unprecedented..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Return of ... the Cassette

The Walkman revolutionized portable music. Can their fodder – cassettes – jump the shark?

"...rock and punk to be smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, spread the Ayatollah Khomeini's anti-Shah sermons through Iran before..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Valentine's Day Sadness

"...surprise inspection. I tried to hide her in the shower, but he pulled the curtain back and she said,..."

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