Estate Sale Roundup: May 8-11

So many options, so little time.

"...runners, tablecloths. To entertain, vintage stemware; Spode Christmas dinnerware; tea sets; silver-plate platters; ruby red stemware; crystal cordials; wine..."

May 8, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Austin Fashion Week Recommended: Friday, April 25

Eat your Wheaties, grab your wallet, and let us plan your day

"...S. Congress, 2-8pm). Naturally, it's now high time for tea. Hit up the Piece of Pake Adult Tea Time..."

April 24, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

The Farmers’ Market Report: April 12-13, 2014

Rhubarb, artichokes, asparagus, lamb roasts, and dog shampoo

"...almond croissants, apple turnovers, peanut colada energy bars, green tea scones, black cherry marshmallows, coffee caramels, chocolate crackle cookies,..."

April 11, 2014 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Ordinary Days

This chamber musical about two male-female duos in NYC is a refreshingly modern study of intimacy

"...told, I don't usually go in for musicals, preferring instead the brooding intensity of the Mamets and Marbers of..."

April 4, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

The ancient art of foraging for food is aged to perfection

"...Knight, one of the Earth Native Wilderness School's main teachers of edible and medicinal plant classes. "It's part of..."

April 4, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Hightower Report

To start a movement, start moving!

"...into a privatized utopia for unfettered corporate greed and Tea Party wackiness...."

April 4, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Estate Sale Roundup: March 21-23

Rested up from the fest? Let's explore residences, past and present.

"...boy of Scandinavian decent and enjoyed careers as a teacher, mechanical engineer, and credit union president. He led a..."

March 20, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Gay Place: Total Gayhem

Where my queers at? GayBiGayGay, b'duh.

"...BRIGHT FUTURES DAY PARTY Afternoon "tea" (aka booze and food) at Austin's beloved house of..."

March 14, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Remember! It's a gay-marathon, not a gay-sprint. Here's your Fri-gay lineup.

"...the street's festival barricades and left a trail of tears and mayhem. Here's a shout out to all of..."

March 14, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Awwwww, is this really our last day of ya? Come on, stay 'til Sunday!

"...BRIGHT FUTURES DAY PARTY Afternoon "tea" (aka booze and food) at Austin's beloved house of..."

March 14, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Point Austin: Primarily Texas

Musings on the day after a frozen vote

"...Certainly Davis' team is learning quickly that running statewide is very different..."

March 7, 2014 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

There are no stops on Ted Cruz's ego trip

"...as usual. Cruz is a product of the far-out Tea Party fringe, and he's trying to impress them with..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Field Trip

Ben Wheatley's historical horror tackles the English Civil War

"...was Badlands with sweaters and a nice cup of tea. But Field returns to the madness of war, a..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

HD 50 Run-Off Enters Final Lap

Campaigns get back into gear ahead of early voting

"...early voting. Justin Perez, Israel's campaign manager, says their team isn't taking any chances, despite HD 50's built-in Democratic..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Christopher Hooks

Top 10 Most Embarrassing Moments in Texas Politics

2013: The year Texas sent in the clowns

"...when the shit hit the fan, he told Waco Tea Party President Toby Marie Walker that he had seen..."

Jan. 8, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Top 10 Lege Stories

Wendy Davis' filibuster, redistricting, and the lottery fiasco

"...9) SCRATCH THAT The geniuses of the Tea Party delegation briefly disbanded the Texas Lottery Commission –..."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

ZZ Top

Tracking the beards

"...America on TV, even if Dusty Hill likes to tease that the musical superhero called him "Billy Gibson." Recently,..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Food Events

Dec. 13-19

"...› Holiday Tea at the Driskill Adults can sip Champagne while the..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Food Column

The Hightower Report

Congressional victims of alcoholism ... and hypocrisyitis

"...Recently, though, a Tea Party Congress critter from Florida added a clever refinement..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

Libertarians Line Up for 2014 Election

Far right could pose major headache for GOP next November

"...bad news for a simple reason. Even as the Tea Party has dragged the GOP to the small-l libertarian..."

Dec. 12, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Conservatives Blast Cruz for Praising Mandela

Senator's supporters yearn for the days of apartheid

"...most members of the press ignore them. But his Tea Party supporters still pay great attention...."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

Lawmakers who force the poor to take drug tests should be drug tested

"...Yet, pandering at all costs to the Tea Party fringe that dominates Republican elections, state lawmakers won't..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...If you stir a cup of warm tea, you are adding kinetic energy to it, but not..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Statewide Candidate Filings Trickle In

A slight attendance dip and only a couple of traffic hiccups in event's second year

"...there. His primary challenger is Chris Mapp, a hardline Tea Partier whose platform tells the unemployed, "If I had..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

News Ticker: November 5

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Texas Tribune, Sen. Ted Cruz remains extraordinarily popular with Tea Party Texans. Lawn chairs also remain inordinately popular. We..."

Nov. 5, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

12 Years a Slave

Brutal yet elegant, Steve McQueen's latest is a beautifully rendered punch to the gut about the most shameful chapter in American history.

"...is utterly heartbreaking. And Woodward’s cameo as a well-dressed, tea-sipping house slave who has learned to work the system..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Point Austin: What's at Stake

Health care is just the hostage to a fanatical attack on democracy

"...rather than be obstructionist, the enrollments have reportedly been steady...."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...Travis County Republican running for governor. On Oct. 8, Tea Partier Lisa Fritsch – a quasi-regular talking head on..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Feature

Inequality for All

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich tackles income inequality in this documentary.

"...it makes sense to him that groups like the Tea Party and the Occupy movement are thriving at this..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Feds Take Wind Out of Dread Pirate Roberts' Sails

Austinite accused of being one of Internet's biggest crime lords

"...and Europe. However, he wasn't helping trade silk and tea. The Silk Road was a trading place for illegal..."

Oct. 3, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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