Day Trips

Pizzitola's BBQ is an East Texas-style barbecue joint with a funny name in the heart of Houston

"...funny name in the heart of Houston. You can smell the smoke all the way to the Katy Freeway...."

Aug. 12, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Proof of Nothing

When you were busted for public intoxication, were you drunk? Or did you just piss off a cop?

"...according to the report, in combination with a strong smell of "burnt marijuana" coming from the car, is what..."

June 24, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Girlie Action

Girlie Action

"...wanna hold your hand/I wanna wear your shirt/I wanna smell your smell/Baby take off my skirt." Vanessa LivelyUncovering Stones..."

June 17, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Scenes From a Rubdown

"...nothing erotic about that. Do you mind if I smell them?..."

April 29, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Small Audiences, Large Souls

At the Fusebox Festival, size matters, but that doesn't always mean 'big'

"...audience of 35 shares in opportunities to feel, taste, smell, hear, and see very specific sensory experiences rooted in..."

April 22, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Fruit'

Short Story Contest: Second place

"...for you, and you only found it once the smell was so strong it seeped, maliciously, under her door..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Lydia Melby

After a Fashion

The photo in this week's column isn't NSFW, especially if you work at Anchovies or Midtowne Spa

"...to the homeless shelter so that the homeless could smell pretty, too. I mean, really, just because you're down..."

April 9, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Witty, Pretty People

The real deal on Austin as a reality TV casting mecca

"...things she covers, Lopez reveals that she adores the smell of gunpowder, relating it to her childhood and the..."

April 2, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Chronicle Music Awards

Austin Music Hall, Saturday, March 20, 2010

"...Walk outside. Inhale deeply. Smell that? That’s the smell of fresh meat: thousands upon..."

March 19, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Terribly Happy

This Danish import is a wonderfully unhinged and a painstakingly constructed meditation on a place where good and evil meet, mate, and make sour times sublime.

"...Velvet. However, Texans of the local persuasion, certainly, will smell the simple red reek of two-bit trouble massing against..."

March 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Slow Drift

The eternal winter of our discontent

"...Lying there, enjoying the storm outside and her smell on the pillows, I should have felt fine –..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Another Shadow-Day Knight

The Harry Ransom Center uncasks the curious life and works of Edgar Allan Poe

"...black strands of his yet-unbrooched hair. If you can't smell the genius wafting from the man's uneasy corpus, you..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

My Name Is Bruce

Cult star Bruce Campbell directs and stars here as himself, but the actor is mistaken for his popular character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and is forced to fight a real monster.

"...is on the skids, his fans pester him and smell bad, and his life is in shambles. Early on,..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Daddy Day Camp

Someone should blow "Taps" for this outing and put it out of its misery.

"...about a methane leak in the toilets (you can smell the forthcoming joke from a mile off), and attempt..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Attack of the Crickets

UT suffering under plague of field crickets

"...plague of crickets does bring its own problem: the smell...."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Scaredy-cat Sylvester Stallone and state security smell samples

"...have engaged in was the collection of Geruchsproben – smell samples – for the benefit of the East German..."

June 15, 2007 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Page Two: Lost and Found

'Tis the season when the future is used up yet then renewed by singing each morning out of each night

"...completely without moorings or hope that you can practically smell the putrid rot of his inner self dripping from..."

April 27, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Utah Supremes Say Search was a Real Stinker

Court reminds cops not to be led by the nose...

"...According to the Utah Supreme Court, the faint smell of marijuana coming from behind closed doors is not..."

March 30, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Longhorns Topple Aggies in Double OT

"...showdown should satisfy you. For a while. I do smell a tournament approaching, the smell of blood, sweat, and..."

March 2, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Day Trips

When discussing the finest cuisine in Central Texas, barbecue has to top the list

"...Luling is also famous for watermelons and the sulfur smell from the oil wells around town. When asked about..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

After the Storm

Austin's Louisiana exiles remain suspended between before and after

"...dogs in a desperate attempt to cover up the smell. Braud added her possessions to the dog pile...."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Exit Pole

Jason McMaster reflects on the passing of the Back Room

"...you missed a good time. Fuck, that place has smelled exactly the same for 20 years...."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Twelve and Holding

This disturbing but emotionally authentic story about adolescent life treats its subjects with bravery and compassion.

"...with a head injury that damages his sense of smell. Suddenly repulsed by food, Leonard eats only apples and..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Page Two: Praise and Lamentation

Saying goodbye and a final thank you to Clifford Antone

"...every surface. There used to be an ugly, deep smell of the night before's – and all the nights..."

May 26, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Sneaker Freaker: The Book: 2002-05

The book attempts to provide an overview for the uninitiated and validation for the already sold. Unfortunately, the attempts range from mildly frustrating to obnoxiously mind-numbing.

"...the house and everyone starts asking, "What is that smell?" In a world where "creative" means "the ad department,"..."

April 7, 2006 Books Review by Kate X Messer

Basic Instinct 2

This wholly unwarranted sequel is so outrageously preposterous (and chockablock with bad dialogue) that the end result achieves a basement grandeur of near-epic proportions.

"...freaky kink like Tom of Finland oozes leather. "I smell blood," is Dr. Glass' helpful translation to untethered Scotland..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The MGM Grand is indeed grand, and cancer-sniffing dogs

"...Pine Street Foundation claims it has trained dogs to smell lung cancer on your breath with 99% accuracy and..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

A Better Place

For nearly 30 years, Primarily Primates has offered a refuge for misplaced animals

"...Since that slow, smelly trip southward nearly 30 years ago, Primarily Primates has..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Me and You and Everyone We Know

Performance artist Miranda July's feature-length debut is packed with arresting images, moments, and single lines of dialogue – enough to earn the film top awards at Sundance and Cannes.

"...To wit: a young girl dreamily inhales the chemical smell of a newly opened shower liner; a goldfish’s life..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM

We take cars for granted, yet people have been living like this only a short time, and, when this era exhausts itself, people may never live like this again. What will they think of us, I wonder.

"...retired). And who wants to imagine how those booths smell?..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

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