The Hightower Report: Monsanto's World Food Farce

Montsanto's world food farce

"...to go to Des Moines, Iowa recently for a World Food Prize extravaganza recognizing a Monsanto researcher's work against..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters

Absurdist non sequiturs and deadpan pauses emanate from an animated milkshake, a box of french fries, and a ball of ground beef.

"...on the popular Cartoon Network TV show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters is every bit..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

In a World …

Lake Bell wrote, directed, and stars in this ambitious comedy about about a female voiceover artist trying to make it in Hollywood.

"...narration. When a fictional film studio in In a World … decides to revive his catchphrase for their upcoming..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tomorrow, the World

Craig Hella Johnson's company of voices has long been world-class; now the world is hearing it

"...that could bring them well within a breath of world domination. Not that Johnson himself would ever say so..."

June 20, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio have produced what can only be called an extraordinary book

"...Hungry Planet: What the World Eats..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Food Feature by Mick Vann

World Book Night Doesn't Happen Overnight, You Know

BookPeople hosts planning session this Monday

"...World Book Night, a UK initiative that's now including our..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Ebony Stewart's Hunger

Spoken-word artist Ebony Stewart enters a new stage with her solo show Hunger

"...Austin slam team into the top eight in the world at the 2014 Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Candidates Should Make Global Hunger a Priority

"...how they plan to address the issue of global hunger. Bringing this issue to the forefront is especially critical..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Postmarks

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

Katniss Everdeen goes from Hunger Games victor to emblem of the revolution

"...The first two films were better at world-building. Returning director Francis Lawrence doesn’t do anything especially interesting..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

That Other Hunger

The writing -- and much, much more -- is on Ryan Richardson's wall.

"...very special book that challenged us to see the world with fresh eyes, pushed us toward our potential, and..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

Until the End of the World

Writing is not what I live for, it’s how I live

"...that year or the next I almost died of hunger. I don't know if my hospitalization made it into..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Feature by Michael Ventura

Local Bakers Feed a Hunger to Serve Their Community

Making cookies and sandwiches is critical to community health

"...Record numbers of people across the world turned to baking, for many reasons, during the pandemic..."

May 21, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Are You There, World?

Watching Charlie Kaufman try to work it all out

"...film, Synecdoche, New York. He is already arguably the world's most celebrated contemporary screenwriter, but this film – a..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The World on a Shelf

"...when you go, go early and bring along your hunger, because this is one place where you'll definitely want..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

SXSW Eco: The Culture War to Save the World

Punk, hip-hop and literature sign up for the eco fight

"...Change the culture, and you'll change the world. The genius of Ronald Reagan and the fossil fuel..."

Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Welcome to Will's World

So many items, so little time

"...agenda for its first meeting since June 8, Will's World takes another week off this week; at its next..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature

SXSW Panel Recap: The $7 Billion F-Word

Technology & empathy are key to eradicating the current hunger crisis

"...and audience] could be the game changer on global hunger,” said the energetic moderator, Femi Oke, an international journalist...."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Carrie Brownstein Stays Hungry

Sleater-Kinney slayer reps BookPeople on the Sabbath

"...the rock & roll fantasy, but not Carrie Brownstein’s Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, which begins, “I’ve always..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

YA dystopian trilogy finally comes to a close

"...after the YA apocalypse trend has seemingly crested. The Hunger Games had its last supper in 2015. Its heir..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Detainees Strike for Freedom

Hunger strikes call attention to plight of women and children refugees

"...A recent hunger strike at a Karnes County detention facility has reaffirmed..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

One Peace at a Time

Austin-based writer, actor, and filmmaker Turk Pipkin urges us to work for solutions to world problems in this personal documentary.

"...filmmaker Pipkin is the first to admit that the world’s problems are vast. No arguments there, although most of..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bitter Harvest

In 1930s Ukraine, young lovers fight Stalin and forced starvation

"...the dystopian comedy pink while the rest of the world gnaws its nails to the quick. The period drama..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Event Menu

May 8-14

"...by Feed Projects, a nonprofit she co-founded to combat world hunger. Each $29.99 organic cotton and natural burlap shopping..."

May 9, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Winter's Bone

Set in the Ozark Mountain backwoods of Missouri, this tense drama is an exceptionally good film.

"...(Lawrence) admonishes her younger brother and sister. Despite their hunger and destitution, the Dolly clan will know the difference..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cruel Intentions

In its fourth film rendition, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is adapted for the high-school set.

"...other, but like the faces they show to the world at large, it all feels coolly false. Despite the..."

March 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The 5th Wave

Chloë Grace Moretz battles Earth's fifth wave of alien attacks

"...featuring a teenage female protagonist out to save the world (what hath The Hunger Games wrought?), the movie recounts..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Beauty Academy of Kabul

This documentary shows how real power flows not from the barrel of a gun but rather a can of hairspray.

"...businesses in Afghanistan – and the rest of the world. An added plus for the Afghans is that these..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Their Finest

How to make a propaganda film in World War II England

"...the commercial workplace while male employees were off fighting World War II. In particular, the art and commerce of..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

"...the death of his father Thomas (Hanks) in the World Trade Center attacks, Oskar is convinced his father has..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Letters From Iwo Jima

In his companion film to Flags of Our Fathers, Clint Eastwood again shows the process by which young soldiers become unwitting fodder for their country's war effort.

"...Jima instead looks at the story of the 36-day World War II battle for the island of Iwo Jima..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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