The Luv Doc: An Imbecilic Piece of Legislation

The "good-Barney-Fife-with-a-gun" theory of school safety

"...build boys out of something other than snips and snails and puppy dog tails, because every time one of..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...nobility. They get their name because in England periwinkle snails are eaten by using a pin or other pointed..."

May 5, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Otoko’s New Sake Is Available at Watertrade, and Watertrade (and All Its Pleasures) Is Available for You

Chef Yoshi Okai raises the beverage bar to match his sushi mastery

"...passionate about escargot as we are, consider ordering the snails at Watertrade as well.)..."

Jan. 11, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sicilia!

Restored Italian experiment is more form than substance

"...history, broaching everything from happy memories of bypast meals (snails and wild chicory!) to bitter recriminations about a philandering..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Hopfields: Escargot in Red Wine Shallot Butter

Gastropods from a gastropub? Gastronomically brilliant.

"...24 snails – jarred or canned – from a specialty foods..."

Aug. 17, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...least 28 species, including 11 fish, two birds, three snails, two plants, 9 wild rats, and a “trivalved” brachiopod..."

April 10, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Coexisting With the Coyotes of Travis County

Austin’s wildlife management program goes countywide

"...to see what the animal has been eating (hint: snails and bird seed)...."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Top 10 Local Tastes of Heaven on Earth

A seemingly random assortment of flavors linked by excellence

"...I wrote an article about the local availability of snails and I'm still completely knocked out by the always-available..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

On the Trail of the Local Snail

Austin, in one way or another, has it escargot-ing on

"...Where can you find good snails in this town? Not just any snails, but good..."

July 20, 2018 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Celebrate Bastille Day in Austin

Parlez-vous français?

"...most famous jailbreak, your yearly chance to eat some snails, listen to Edith Piaf and, I don’t know, blow..."

July 13, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Top 10 Constant Cravings

"...8) Escargot, Le Politique Eating snails seems so exotic for many diners, but when they're..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin Playhouse’s Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

In its rush to be fun, the show fails to tap all the potential of this rom-com sequel to Pride and Prejudice

"...Lady Catherine, arrives, and he's really enthusiastic about ... snails. He loves science and reading, and he doesn't understand..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Headlines

"...population will help keep environment-destroying invasive species like Asian snails and zebra mussels out of Town Lake...."

May 26, 2017 News Feature

The Luv Doc: Meathead

Vegetarians are a little farty and occasionally sanctimonious

"...creatures delicious. Imagine if the Irish decided to cook snails? Thank God for Irish vegetarian cuisine – and by..."

May 20, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

L. Shapley Bassen's "Portrait of a Giant Squid"

First Place winner

"...had no structural bones. But unlike gelatinous clams and snails, giant squids did possess a paddle-shaped internal support, called..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by l. Shapley Bassen

Lovely Day

You're never too cool for breakfast

"...brew and pair it with perfect pastries like Danish snails, tiger claws, and pain au chocolat. It's only $5..."

March 20, 2015 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Patricia Highsmith

The crime writer's dark world is stranger than (literary) fiction

"...very much.) She preferred the company of her pet snails to most humans, so much so that she smuggled..."

July 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

47 Ronin

Keanu Reeves is a samurai warrior fighting supernatural forces in this twist on the ancient Japanese tale.

"...The film moves so slowly that snails pass it, with dialogue so predictable that one could..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Turbo

A snail wants to race in the Indy 500 in this new animated comedy.

"...a man who drives a taco truck but races snails for entertainment. Together, they get a shot at accomplishing..."

July 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

News Ticker: April 16

All the news that's fit to blog

"...provided by face-eating zombies, gunslinging dogs, and now giant snails, it seems certain that the biblical apocalypse will only..."

April 16, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

The Gorgeous Hands

7 & 7 Is

"...Formerly the Magnificent Snails, this clever pop quartet finds all the right parts..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Dining Out for New Year's Eve

"...paired with wine. Is roasted Scottish langoustine with basil, snails, persimmon, and curried shellfish nage wild enough for you?..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Food Feature

David Foster Wallace: The Last Interview

Melville House issues a collection worth collecting

"...* Or maybe coffee and alcoholic beverages, and some snails in a delicate curry-inflected sauce as an appetizer before..."

Dec. 26, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

FF2012: An Hour With the Gamemaking Frenzy

Fantastic Arcade incites a 48-hour creative explosion

"...against crabs to overcome a fear of the ocean Snails, snails, snails (every game was supposed to incorporate one)..."

Sept. 17, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

deEP end

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"...ingredients for a good pop song. Trio the Magnificent Snails' Baby Acid Trips doesn't sound quite as mind-altering as..."

June 3, 2011 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Day Trips

At the Mineral Wells Fossil Park, visitors are guaranteed to find 300-million-year-old fossils and may keep what they find

"...at the park might also find nautilus-shaped straparollus, conical snails, or even ancient teeth from a shark. Since the..."

May 14, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Stitch Lab Grand Opening Redux

A little bit of the grand opening, a little bit of the history

"...Cheerful bananas and friendly owls and squids and snails grinned up at me, all hand-stitched appliques. The crush..."

Dec. 23, 2009 Design Post by Lei-Leen Choo

Will Travel for Food and Wine

Well-made wine, exquisite food, and great art – Spain should be on anyone's short list of travel destinations

"...clams, eight clams, all on a bed of sea snails. Sitting on the ocean shore with a bottle of..."

June 26, 2009 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Food-o-File

Adam Cotorceanu plays with his latte at Quack's, while spring brings changes around town

"...artist along the way. While he can make butterflies, snails, hearts, rosettas, birds, and self-portraits (with mustache) in the..."

April 10, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Page Two: Inertia, Inverted

It isn't the outside world but oneself that most often determines the nature of experience

"...walked. Even more ironic and myth-denuding was to have snails, cartoonlike, passing the car. A pure vision of speed,..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

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