Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...Commission on Envi­ron­mental Quality after being "overwhelmed by the smell of garbage." Another woman, Colleen Mikeska, with her toddler..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Talking Trash

A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.

"...in March, and so far today, Trek English hasn't smelled the familiar rotten egg odor that often fills her..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Not Clucking Around

East Texas chicken magnate Bo Pilgrim wants a state permit to build a bigger chicken slaughterhouse and waste disposal facility -- right across the creek from Sen. Bill Ratliff's in-laws' vacation home.

"...Pilgrim, and the source of that resentment can be smelled by any visitor. In Pittsburg, it's the smell of..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Luv Doc: That Elusive Global Pandemic Silver Lining

A lot of nice things are going to come from this extended period of isolation

"...meetings, I can't tell. I also won't have to smell him, but I swear I can still hear him..."

April 3, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Upstairs, Downstairs: The Metaphors of Parasite

Bong Joon-ho on his obsession with stairs, Psycho, and how we eat

"...Kim (Song Kang-ho) overhears Mr. Park comment on his smell, comparing it to the pungent stench that reeks throughout..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Upstairs, Downstairs: The Visual Metaphors of Parasite

Bong Joon-ho talks stairs, smells, and Psycho

"...Kim (Song Kang-ho) overhears Mr. Park comment on his smell, comparing it to the pungent stench that reeks throughout..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Luv Doc: Drop Crotch

The difficult conversations we don't have are often the ones that alter the course of our lives

"...is wrong and maybe somebody else will notice the smell first."..."

March 15, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Hold It

Until you can get to that forest where the tree falls and no one hears it

"...too. You know why? Because no one wants to smell your goddamned burp either – especially one that made..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Life for Baking Pot? Maybe Not

WilCo drug prosecution lacks probable cause and a warrant

"...after neighbors called the police to complain about the smell of marijuana coming from an apartment where Lavoro was..."

July 24, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

The Good Eye: Perfume Is a Country

Two local perfumers make natural magic in Austin

"...the hippocampus and amygdala. Evolutionarily speaking, our sense of smell is part of a reward-and-punishment system that links pleasant..."

June 6, 2014 Column

Letters at 3AM: Today, 100 Years Ago

On Feb. 7, 1914, the world first beheld Charlie Chaplin on the screen in his iconic getup

"...I swear, I smelt baking bread. Strong smell, too. From where, who knew? When we were little,..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Page Two

The nose knows when SXSW is coming

"...was breathing deeply of the night, sucking in the smell of Austin, but more than a smell really: something..."

March 19, 2004 Column by Louis Black

How to Clean a Wine Glass

"...Wine glasses have two common causes of bad smells: insufficient rinsing that leaves either a detergent or a..."

April 7, 2000 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Postmarks

Don't Cry for Rainey

"...I have not been inundated by the wretched sour smell of three-day-old sweat coming from a fucking hippie/loser who..."

July 23, 1999 Column

Inside Sightseer Coffee's Roasting Operation

"...the start, the beans will have an almost wheatlike smell, but as they reach a deeper caramelization, Gibson describes..."

Oct. 9, 2023 Photo Gallery

The Five Devils

Scents unlock memories and secrets in this French drama

"...straight to the brain in a way that connects smell almost directly to memory: And memory is, after all,..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Short and Sweet: "Once a Glacier"

A moving XR project that explores the fragility of ice

"...so we have a scent dispenser, so you can smell the glacier, the swamp, the museum, the freezer. It's..."

March 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Banana Peel, a Diaper, and a Plastic Bag Walk Into Austin's Composting Program

How can a whole city compost, is it working, and can we reach zero waste by 2040?

"...says another common theme of her Q&As is the smell created by compostables and the ways to mitigate odors:..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

The Luv Doc: The Trouble With Trouble

Never let insurmountable facts get in the way of your deeply entrenched belief system

"...I would think that to arrive at such a..."

June 16, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Cop Car

Two boys go on the lam in Kevin Bacon's cop car

"...See “I Smell (Kevin) Bacon,” Aug. 7, for an interview with the..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...of the real stuff in the bottles, just the smell and flavor will take you to the next level..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

When Moving Near an Existing Music Venue …

"...one of our senses. What if we talked about smell instead? If you move next door to a KFC,..."

July 18, 2008 Postmarks

South for the Marijuana

The gringo travels to Mexico in search of weed and wisdom.

"...so sure.) The weakness in his theory was the smell. The smell had gotten him in trouble once before...."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

The Five Senses

"...a bisexual house cleaner who believes that he can smell true love (Smell). Robert spends much of the movie..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Day

First Place

"...open a tray and stirred a fingertip in the sweet-smelling granules...."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Karl Monger

The Bitter End

"...City Lager Austin Pale Ale Michael Bertin 18 Bad smell -- like what they use to clean the floors..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

Park Party Poopers

"...to properly pick up dog poop without the nasty smell of dog poop lingering in the air. Like maybe..."

April 4, 2022 Postmarks

Making the House of Torment a Home

After a shuttered year, Austin's oldest haunted attraction reunites the family

"...If you smell waffles, be afraid. Be afraid, very afraid...."

Oct. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Those Who Canelle Don’t Get Bitten

New cinnamon-based spray keeps the mosquitos away

"...“It smells so good, we were thinking of calling it Canelle..."

May 15, 2019 Design Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: Happy Grunting!

There are certain smells that even love can't overcome

"...web ad would have you believe, poop does not smell like rainbow sherbert. Not even if it swirls out..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

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