I Interviewed My Dad About Marijuana

The Family (Smoke) Circle

"...AC: What is life all about and how does cannabis aid it?..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Mayor's Book Club Says: "Read Local"

The 2020 choice? Three dozen books, all by Austin authors

"...A Hedonist's Guide to Living a Decadent, Adventurous, Soulful Life – Alcohol Free..."

July 2, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Harry Edohoukwa Climbs His Mountain

Personal and creative growth manifest on debut LP

"...It’s a forever tussle that keeps the progression of life going...."

Dec. 9, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Celebration

Long-suppressed documentary of Yves Saint Laurent is style and substance

"...later be sold off to Gucci). His co-founder and life partner, Pierre Bergé, commissioned Meyrou to make the doc,..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Interview: Every Body Has a Story in The Mortuary Collection

Ryan Spindell brings period creep to the horror anthology

"...When the corpse is dead and decayed, what a life really comes down to the stories we tell, and..."

Sept. 21, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Ex-Shtupping Girlfriends

Sometimes friends will let you down – sometimes in really big ways

"...I am a loyal follower of your sage and..."

July 12, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Get in the Shower

If someone offers you a breath mint, you take the fucking breath mint

"...get someone to tell me what my problems are. That's like asking your mechanic if anything is wrong with..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Truth Tellin'

Being diplomatic isn't being deceptive; it's being thoughtful and caring

"...One thing I have always admired about my partner..."

March 16, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Rejection

An effusively positive affirmation of your undeniable awesomeness

"...I am a recently divorced woman in my mid-40s..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Buttering Your Muffin

Never discount the sexual voraciousness of a pimply-faced teenager

"...he promised me free lemonade and chicken nuggets for life...."

Nov. 3, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Break It Off Easy

Who gets the cat and the flat-screen?

"...wanted to marry him. I wanted to spend my life with him and all of our big dreams. Then..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Go Forth. Be Memorable.

"...everyone is getting older and married or becoming parents. That's great and all; I know everyone grows up. Thing..."

July 21, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Willing

Western Europeans through most of the last few thousand years haven't been very enthusiastic bathers

"...My boyfriend is great in a lot of ways,..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: Worthless

Everyone is a snowflake and we all have something unique and special to contribute

"...we all have something unique and special to contribute. That's why losing a shitty job feels extra shitty. Yes,..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc: Prohibition

God help the affable, chubby, slow kids with thick glasses

"...My best friend has been living with his girlfriend..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Beware the Righteous

Way worse than robots

"...I love my boyfriend and we get along most..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Should I?

If we have learned anything from the last 4,000 years of recorded civilization it’s that deception and conspiracies are always a good idea

"...that sounds like a really sad ending, remember this: Life isn't Hollywood. It's way more bizarre...."

March 25, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Titty Bar Lunch

The chef knows what medium rare is, so don't send your steak back because it's undercooked

"...e. Phonetically it's "teetee." And while we're at it, that's a soft "t" as well – more like "teedee..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Outside of Society

Does Austin have enough room for two queer film festivals?

"...was very happy with what Curran programmed," said Dinger. "That's what got me re-engaged."..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Heroes and Villains: Mike Love

Q&A with Beach Boys mainstay prior to Sunday’s Moody show

"...year, has dedicated every ounce of his being and life to the Beach Boys. That shouldn’t be undervalued...."

Jan. 18, 2014 Music Post by Luke Winkie

The Luv Doc: I Am a Sexaholic

Several hundred words of highly uninformed and recklessly speculative commentary

"...Dear Luv Doc, I lost my virginity last Thanksgiving...."

Jan. 17, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Deus Ex Analysis

Tutto Theatre's 'Zeus in Therapy' gives new voice to the late, great UT classics prof, Douglass Stott Parker

"...a profoundly self-aware and self-ironizing contemporary man grappling with life, lust, and a complicated, many-faceted psyche...."

Aug. 16, 2013 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

A Little TLC for NKOTB and BSB?

Backstreet boy bands and Spice girl groups return?

"...Olympics left me craving more Spice (Girls) in my life, and the Viva Forever musical tribute to the UK’s..."

May 2, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

War and Pieces

Mayor's Book Club takes on Kevin Powers' 'The Yellow Birds'

"...seem at once to be defining moments in his life and also completely dissociated from it, and the book’s..."

April 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Austin Psych Fest Live (Sunday): Roky Erickson/The Black Angels/The Moving Sidewalks

Lone Star lysergia’s frontier days past and present

"...psychedelia’s exploratory impulses inward to document his tortured inner life, continued his unlikely resurgence with a halting but fitfully..."

April 29, 2013 Music Post by Scott Schinder

Moontower, Day 3: IFC Screening of 'Maron'

The comic's new cable show digs into what makes Marc Maron tick?

"...encounter, something he admitted being terrified of in real life) and even managed a few moments where the nervous..."

April 27, 2013 Arts Post by Dan Solomon

There’s a Blue Note in Each Song That I Sing Since You’ve Been Gone

George Jones, 1931-2013

"...best performances made me proud to boast all my life that I shared a September 12 birthday with George..."

April 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Pain & Gain

One of the dirty secrets of modern American filmmaking is what a skilled director Michael Bay really is.

"...Boys II being very good) but rather cold, explosive, larger-than-life, CGI cinematic thrill rides. Here the focus is more..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Disconnect

This mawkish, preachy picture about technophobia has already dated itself.

"...broom. As signaled by the title, it ultimately takes real-life crises for these characters to truly “connect.” Not an..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Austin Psych Fest: Rain Parade

Q&A with headliner/bandleader Matt Piucci

"...was a kid, I would’ve shit in my drawers. Life is weird, man. When you don’t care, that’s when..."

April 25, 2013 Music Post by Greg Beets

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