Showers of Sound

The Bubble, the only place to record for Austin's indie elite

"...in San Francisco recording their Warner Bros. debut, Emits Showers of Sparks, with ex-Reiver John Croslin producing. Late one..."

March 29, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Showers of Art and Lit

Let's not call the New South Festival of Literary Arts and Cartooning a perfect storm of indie media, please

June 5, 2015 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

April Showers

Turning expectations into gratitude, part 47

April 17, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Starship Troopers

In this spectacle, lethal insects from outer space do battle with student soldiers. When in Austin recently, Oliver Stone called Starship Troopers "One of the best war films in recent years."

"...alien creepy crawlies. Howard Sternesque single-entendre humor, coed military showers, and battlefield sex all remind us that this is,..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Spanking the Monkey

"...requires her son to attend to her while she showers and carry her to the toilet and listen outside..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pepi, Luci, Bom

"...funny and perverse images and jokes about farting, golden showers, big penis contests (Almodóvar cast himself as emcee), sexual..."

Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Edward II

"...friend and lover, Gaveston (Tiernan), to his side and showers him with gifts, titles and abiding love. His love..."

May 1, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: New Orleans School of Cooking

Cajun cooking made simply good

"...It was a rainy weekend in the French Quarter. Showers and lightning had canceled the last acts on Saturday..."

May 18, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Mixing Up Your Environmentalism

Plateaued on your earth-friendly efforts? Here are a few ideas to help.

"...might be a little cramped. Reducing Electricity – Electric Showers..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Events Post by Bonny Chu

Perseid Meteor Shower 101

We chat with the experts about when and where to see the night-sky show

"...constellation Perseus, which gives the shower its name. Other showers also follow this convention. For example, the Leonids shower..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Chronolog Post by Ashley Moreno

A DIY Approach to Helping the Unhoused Pays Off at Camp Esperanza

No funding? No resources? No problem.

"...began towing it to the city's larger camps, offering showers, toiletries, and sack lunches...."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Son of Saul

Hungarian Oscar entry finds original way to present a Holocaust drama

"...the trains, the “prisoners” are split up and promised “showers and bowls of hot soup” to follow; of course,..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Amid Record Heat, Texas Locks Prisoners Down, Reducing Shower Access

Advocates feel decision is retaliation

"...Now in lockdown, prisoners’ access to showers has been reduced to three times a week, a..."

Sept. 7, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips

"...drinking water and restrooms, although only three have indoor showers...."

Aug. 30, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Top Nines

Greg Beets

"...2. Sixteen Deluxe, Emits Showers of Sparks (Warner Bros.)..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Music Feature

Sixteen Deluxe

"...Emits Showers of Sparks (Warner Bros.)..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Music Feature

Cover Corrupt Prison Practices

"...on lockdown. Not only are the heat conditions intolerable, showers infrequent, and laundry rarely washed, but inmates are unable..."

Sept. 28, 2023 Postmarks

Showing Up

Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams reunite for this tale of middling artists

"...in her backyard. Meanwhile, Lizzy, who has to scrounge showers from friendly galleries, is caught between her bureaucrat mother..."

April 14, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish out a hot summer with a cool adventure

"...Perseids Meteor Shower Aug. 11-12, Night Sky, www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar..."

Aug. 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Shakespeare, sandcastles, and celebrations all over Texas

"...Alpha Capricornid Meteor Shower July 30-31, Night Sky, www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar Editor's Note: A previous version of this article included..."

June 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Transforming Tent Cities With Windows and Doors

The Other Ones Foundation hopes to install personalized shelters at the Esperanza Community

"...hygiene clinic called the Box of Rain that provides showers, toilets, phone charging stations, and lunches at locations around..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Croods: A New Age

Pointless prehistoric sequel hasn’t evolved at all

"...There are crops, a treehouse of wonders, and even showers that leave you smelling like vanilla. Trusty boyfriend Guy..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Joy of Shower Beer

Advice: Get sudsed up with these eight Austin craft brews

"...of my advice column: Take an evening shower. Morning showers are for white-collar stiffs, amigo. Up at 6am, there's..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Food Feature by Eric Puga

New French Shorts

Queer and immigrant stories, satire and romance give new perspectives on French culture

"...after - the homeless people who depend on the showers, his drunk neighbor who can't find his keys -..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Dancing on Our Own … Together

A Qmmunity-curated playlist, plus some cute to-do’s

"...April Showers Sabel Scities hosts this virtual fundraiser for Project Transitions,..."

April 24, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Greener Grass

Something weird in suburbia (again) but this is no Blue Velvet ripoff

"...these domestic minefields of children's birthday parties and baby showers, all within the confines of little boxes by the..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Annabelle Comes Home

Anybody want a slightly soiled, demonically possessed doll?

"...biweekly prayer visitations from Father Gordon (Coulter) and regular showers of holy water, Annabelle nonetheless manages to again wreak..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips: Life’s a Beach, Corpus Christi

The islands across the causeway offer sun, sand, and surf all summer long

"...it all – swimming, fishing, camping, plus restrooms and showers. The park is 5 miles north of the intersection..."

May 19, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Transgender Students and Parents Say the State Is Putting Children in Danger

Is Texas' refusal to implement a national mandate state-sponsored bullying?

"...intensely shy in the restrooms, locker rooms, and gym showers. By age 12, Gabriella had a crush on a..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Love

Gaspar Noé does the impossible: He gives us a boring, 3-D sex odyssey

"...Love, as an erect member faces the camera and showers the viewer with semen, which then may or may..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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