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Documentary “Stories We Tell” delves into director’s parentage

Alex Williams June 11, 2013

Documentaries often focus on social issues in dire need of change or stunning depictions of nature, but it takes true fortitude for a filmmaker to make a documentary about themself. Sarah Polley's...

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Craftsman carves out local works

Sarah-Grace Sweeney June 10, 2013

Adam Young, 38, is a “maker,” or that’s what he calls himself. He is an artist, a wood and metal worker, a skateboarder, a father, a husband and a man of the past. He mentions a “buddy”...

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“The Purge” suffers from shallow, simple characters

Alex Williams June 10, 2013

Many great horror films deftly sneak a message about the human condition in amongst the blood and guts, like intellectual vegetables to compliment the red meat of jump scares and arterial spray. Unfortunately,...

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The Sir James Paul McCartney Experience

Hannah Smothers May 28, 2013

How does someone who has grown up worshipping the Beatles reflect on seeing one of them live in concert? Are there any words too grandiose for describing the experience of seeing a knighted member of the...

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The Taylor Swift experience

Sarah-Grace Sweeney May 22, 2013

There were a few things I knew going into the Taylor Swift concert at the Frank Erwin Center last night. I knew I was going to be surrounded by mostly preteens, there was going to be glitter and a...

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Undergraduate Wins Keene Prize for Literature

Kelsey McKinney May 14, 2013

Katherine Noble, a poet with long blonde hair and a way with words, has recently added another prize to her list. The English department announced on Monday that Noble is the most recent recipient...

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Go out every night of finals and don’t study

Elizabeth Williams May 3, 2013

Finals are almost here, so The Daily Texan wants to help you procrastinate to your fullest potential. What better way to avoid studying than to go out and take advantage of all the quirky entertainment...

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Third Iron Man film overstuffs excellent script with excessive villains

Alex Williams May 3, 2013

The law of diminishing returns is the bane of Hollywood executives’ existence and often pushes them to stuff sequels to the point of bursting simply because audiences expect the spectacle to get...

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Actress-writer Brit Marling talks about traveling, writing for herself, and “The East”

Alex Williams May 3, 2013

Writer-actress Brit Marling first came to South By Southwest two years ago with low-key sci-fi films “Another Earth” and “Sound of My Voice.” “The East,” her newest...

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Time travel technology remains in the future

Robert Starr May 2, 2013

The International Journal of Modern Physics published a strange paper in 2008. In it, the authors proposed that the reason the Higgs Boson, sometimes called the “God Particle,” remained so...

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Explore Port Aransas’ nature and wildlife this summer

Stephanie Robalino May 2, 2013

Soft sand and warm gulf water draws countless tourists to Port Aransas every summer. Conservation efforts made by the city allow visitors to enjoy clean, well-maintained beaches that are teeming with coastal...

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Lost Maples State Park offers a Hill Country escape

Olivia Arena May 2, 2013

Red and orange leaves set the normal vegetation ablaze. The vibrant hues of the maples cannot be seen anywhere in the southern United States but here. These “lost maples” attract nature enthusiasts...

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