Although the year has just begun, George Saunders’ “Tenth of December” is sure to become one of 2013’s most prominent and talked-about works of fiction.
“Tenth of December”...
Local ensemble A Is Red has managed to take what should be a displeasing cacophony of culture and transform it into an enjoyable fusion of sound and – for some people – color.
The band title...
Few shows last year drew more insipid criticisms than Lena Dunham’s “Girls,” which burst out of the gate with a roaringly funny pilot and charges varying from nepotism to racism. No matter...
The first film I saw in 2012 was Joe Carnahan’s riveting “The Grey,” and the last was Gareth Evans’ action masterpiece “The Raid: Redemption.” In between, an extremely...
Name: Jasmin Carina Castanon
Gift: bucket of gourmet popcorn from Cornucopia
For: friends or family who like to snack and don’t have braces
Price: $20-90
Where: Cornucopia, 1914 Guadalupe...
One of Austin’s highly regarded Christmas traditions has been suffering a slow and steady death over the past few years.
The Christmas lights displayed by the residents of West 37th Street once...
Editor's note: A 30 column is a chance for departing permanent staff to say farewell and reflect on their time spent in The Daily Texan’s basement office. The term comes from the old typesetting...
While the 2 a.m. Wendy’s run for french fries and a Frosty is a frequent and tempting stress-management method for many UT students during finals, there is a healthier way to cope with the strain...
Surrealism is usually a cinematic touch that rubs me the wrong way; something about the level of self-indulgence and intentional audience disconnect is simply grating. But Leos Carax’s “Holy...
For Rundong Du, a first year mathematics graduate student, the two “happiest times of the week” are 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, when he joins 10 other graduate students in a small...
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Your Genes and Your Birth
We often wonder what makes us who we are: is it the genes our parents gave us, the way...
Folk-pop band Dark Dark Dark has emerged from, well, the dark with their third full-length album Who Needs Who. The band is currently touring after a brief two year respite spent recording, and perhaps...
