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The Daily Texan

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter

Analise is a junior journalism major from Folsom, California, and is now based in Austin. She’s currently a Life & Arts senior reporter and Comics illustrator. When her brain stops working, you will often find her fangirling over her cats, hanging out with her sisters or making lattes at a cafe.

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Austin Kiddie Limits makes live music accessible to families

Austin Kiddie Limits makes live music accessible to families

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 3, 2024

Amongst the hustle and bustle of people rushing from stage to stage, watching their favorite artists perform and soaking up the sights and sounds of Austin City Limits Music Festival, a miniature version...

QUIZ: Which Chappell Roan song are you?

QUIZ: Which Chappell Roan song are you?

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 30, 2024

One of the most highly-anticipated artists making their Austin City Limits debut this fall, Chappell Roan mesmerizes audiences with her avant-garde persona and undeniable talent. The Daily Texan put together...

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert’ allows audiences to relive shared childhood nostalgia with immersive musical experience

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert’ allows audiences to relive shared childhood nostalgia with immersive musical experience

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 24, 2024

With the amount of teary eyes in the audience, the orchestra seemed to possess water-bending abilities when playing the music of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” at Bass Concert Hall on Sunday. Fans relived...

Director of “Meanwhile on Earth” Jérémy Clapin talks animator origins, in-between worlds, fascination with space

Director of “Meanwhile on Earth” Jérémy Clapin talks animator origins, in-between worlds, fascination with space

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 18, 2024

French animator and director of the Oscar-nominated Netflix film “I Lost My Body,” Jérémy Clapin releases his first live-action film “Meanwhile on Earth” on Nov. 8. The film follows the story...

Suki Waterhouse’s Memoir of a Sparklemuffin feels nostalgic, new all in one

Suki Waterhouse’s Memoir of a Sparklemuffin feels nostalgic, new all in one

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 15, 2024

Suki Waterhouse — best known for her hit “Good Looking” — released her second studio album Memoir of a Sparklemuffin on Friday. With sounds alluding to ‘90s and early 2000s soft rock, the dream-pop...

Comics 08/30/24

Comics 08/30/24

Analise Pickerrell, Angela Leon, and Ana Campos September 11, 2024

Editor’s note: This comic was originally published in The Daily Texan’s Aug. 30 Flipbook. 

Michael Valencia, owner of Mikey V's hot sauce, serves samples of his hot sauce at the hot sauce festival hosted by the Austin Chronicle on Sept. 8.

Victory tastes hot: Contest winners at Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival turn passion for spice into businesses

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 10, 2024

Locals know the Austin Chronicle’s Hot Sauce Festival for its tasty sauces of all flavors and heat levels, live music and the annual hot sauce contest. For some, winning the contest was the peak of their...

Associate Curator Claire Howard gives a tour of the "Long Live Surrealism!" Blanton Art Museum art exhibit on Sept. 6.

Expect the unexpected: The Blanton’s new exhibit celebrates 100th anniversary of surrealism

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 8, 2024

Dream-like and distorted images of the bizarre decorate striking pastel pink walls — what curator Claire Howard (art history, ‘20) said pays homage to a 1959 international surrealist exhibition in...

Team bot or team human thought?: Comedians, word-players face AI in com-pun-tition

Team bot or team human thought?: Comedians, word-players face AI in com-pun-tition

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 3, 2024

From producing visual art to chaotic memes, artificial intelligence has been showing up in new and unexpected ways, drawing concern from creatives about the new technology’s abilities.  Local pun...

Inner peace at no cost: Where to take advantage of Austin’s Free Day of Yoga

Inner peace at no cost: Where to take advantage of Austin’s Free Day of Yoga

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 1, 2024

On Labor Day, participating studios across the city open their doors for free in honor of Austin’s Free Day of Yoga. Whether a downward dog seems like a heroic feat or a five-minute headstand feels like...

Asha Imuno talks musical experimentation, stream of consciousness, Austin tour stop with BLK ODYSSY

Asha Imuno talks musical experimentation, stream of consciousness, Austin tour stop with BLK ODYSSY

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter August 27, 2024

Young artist, producer and songwriter Asha Imuno will accompany Austin-based artist BLK ODYSSY on his upcoming “The Fantasy House Tour,” which stops in Austin this Saturday at Antone’s Nightclub....

The exterior of the Paramount Theatre during a Summer Classic Film Series screening of Steel Magnolias on August 22, 2024.

Austin’s historic Paramount Theatre celebrates 50 years of classic films

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter August 26, 2024

Locals and tourists know the Paramount Theatre as a historic site and entertainment staple of downtown Austin, but 50 years ago, the business struggled to keep its doors open. Built in 1915 for vaudeville...

Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet tastes a little bland

Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet tastes a little bland

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter August 25, 2024

With her catchy hit singles “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” topping charts recently, Sabrina Carpenter seemed to be solidifying herself as a leading pop icon this summer. However, Short n’...

‘It Ends with Us’ breaks pattern of bad book-to-screen adaptations

‘It Ends with Us’ breaks pattern of bad book-to-screen adaptations

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter August 12, 2024

Book lovers have learned to keep their expectations low when a favorite novel announces its upcoming film adaptation. However, cast such worries aside, because “It Ends with Us,” the best-selling novel...

Patrimonio, historia, sanación: la nueva exposición del Blanton muestra trabajos basados en la fotografía de artistas contemporáneos nativos americanos

Patrimonio, historia, sanación: la nueva exposición del Blanton muestra trabajos basados en la fotografía de artistas contemporáneos nativos americanos

Nota del editor: este artículo se publicó por primera vez el 4 de agosto de 2024 por Analise Pickerrell y fue traducido al español por Citlali Martinez Hernandez. Vinculada a los temas de la...

Heritage, history, healing: Blanton’s newest exhibition showcases photography-based work by contemporary Native American artists

Heritage, history, healing: Blanton’s newest exhibition showcases photography-based work by contemporary Native American artists

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter August 4, 2024

Tied by themes of indigenous identity, historical trauma and reverence towards tradition, the Blanton Museum of Art’s newest exhibition, “Native America: In Translation,” features over 60 works...

The Daily Texan’s playlist to soak up the last full month of summer

The Daily Texan’s playlist to soak up the last full month of summer

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter July 26, 2024

With about a month of summer left, The Daily Texan compiled a list of songs to best encapsulate the late summer feeling and remind fellow Longhorns, whether vacationing, taking summer classes or simply...

The cast of Legally Blonde: The Musical, starring Megan Hudson (center) as Elle Woods, finishes a dance number on Sunday.

Longhorns perform in Zilker’s annual summer musical ‘Legally Blonde’

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter July 23, 2024

Pretty in pink and accompanied by her emotional support chihuahua, Elle Woods takes the stage for Zilker Theatre Productions’ 65th annual summer musical. From July 12 to Aug. 17, audiences can see “Legally...

‘Fly Me to the Moon’: One small step for man but no great leap for filmmaking

‘Fly Me to the Moon’: One small step for man but no great leap for filmmaking

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter July 14, 2024

“Fly Me to the Moon,” directed by Greg Berlanti, comedically draws on a 1960s space race conspiracy theory through the lens of a romance between a launch director and an advertising specialist determined...

‘Dancing about art’: The Blanton swings into July with ‘Second Saturdays’

‘Dancing about art’: The Blanton swings into July with ‘Second Saturdays’

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter July 4, 2024

The Blanton Museum of Art decided to shake things up this summer, taking advantage of its newly-renovated grounds by “dancing about art” every second Saturday. On July 13, the museum will put a spotlight...

The 8 minute mile pace group for the RAWDAWG Run Club runs up a hill at the end of the 2.5 mile loop during the run on Saturday. Hundreds of people meet up every Saturday morning in Austin, Texas to run with the club.

RAWDAWG run club inspires young people to find community in active way

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter June 24, 2024

Instead of looking for a lifelong soulmate in a bar at 2 a.m., young people should try running two miles at 8 a.m. to find their match — or so the viral RAWDAWG Run Club believes. Four fitness fanatics...

Courtesy of Avery Wong

From Austin to Alaska: How high school teacher inspired her former student to bike across country

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter June 18, 2024

The impact of an altruistic high school teacher can go far, but for Avery Wong, a neuroscience and Plan II sophomore, the impact went extremely far — over 4000 miles, to be exact. On May 25, Wong...

The Daily Texan’s playlist to celebrate Earth Day

The Daily Texan’s playlist to celebrate Earth Day

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter April 22, 2024

With Earth Day just around the corner, The Daily Texan compiled a playlist to accompany the soothing sounds of nature and get students in the mood to celebrate the beautiful planet. Find a nice, grassy...

Sculptures by Irene June and oil paintings by McKenzie Drake are on display in UT’s Visual Arts Center on Thursday. The pieces are part of the 2024 Studio Art MFA Thesis Exhibition.

‘All Else’: Studio art graduate students showcase work in final exhibit before receiving MFA

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter April 18, 2024

The culmination of two years of unobstructed artistic investment, six graduate  students prepare for their final exhibition before receiving their Master of Fine Arts degrees. “All Else,” the 2024...

The Mantelito de sol/Sun Doily sculpture (left) by Julio Martinez and the Jupiter oil painting by Lauz Bechelli (right) pictured in the reflection of a mirror at the Visual Arts Center on April 6, 2024. The art pieces celebrating the solar eclipse are on display from March 5 to 9, 2024.

‘Soon Moon’: Upcoming eclipse-inspired gallery showcases art of UT creatives

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter April 8, 2024

Eclipses make for rare and captivating phenomena, stimulating the creative imaginations of humans for millennia. As an ode to the upcoming solar eclipse on Monday, UT’s Visual Arts Center hosted its...

UT Psychology professor Michael Domjan plays the music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach on the solo viola on Tuesday. Cello Suite No. 1 and other Bach pieces echoed up the Main Building stairs as students gathered to listen.

‘Bach in the Subways:’ Psychology professor offers classical music tribute through public performance

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2024

The entrancing music of J.S. Bach floated up the stairwell of UT’s Main Building on Tuesday afternoon as a psychology professor played his Tetris viola, participating in an international celebration...

Actor and puppeteer Ayhan Hulagu demonstrates how his puppets are used during a puppet-making workshop on Tuesday. The puppets depict Karagöz and Hacivat, the lead characters of traditional Turkish shadow puppet plays.

‘It chose me’: Kurdish artist tells his story through centuries-old shadow puppet show

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter March 21, 2024

Few people knew about traditional Turkish theater before Kurdish immigrant and professional artist, Ayhan Hulagu, arrived in the United States. Despite challenges with linguistic and cultural barriers,...

Psychology freshman Leslie Alina wins the Texas Revue talent competition on March 2, 2024.

2024 Texas Revue continues century-old tradition, showcases diverse array of student artistic passions

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter March 4, 2024

From acapella groups to yo-yoers, a diverse array of talent took the stage at Texas Revue at the newly-renovated Hogg Memorial Auditorium. First hosted in 1920, this century-old tradition highlights a...

Students in the Texas Union Theater at the 15th Texas Union Film Festival on Feb. 22, 2024.

Student films highlight grief, climate crisis, cultural heritage during the 15th Texas Union Film Festival

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter February 26, 2024

Dressed to the nines in attire inspired by Hollywood award shows, student directors and film enthusiasts grabbed some popcorn and found a seat for the showcasing of 10 short films submitted by UT students...

Local improv actors put twist on Jane Austen style

Local improv actors put twist on Jane Austen style

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter February 14, 2024

The success of Jane Austen’s works emphasizes the human desire for slow-burning romances and light-hearted comedies. Her classic novels, such as “Pride and Prejudice” and “Emma,” inspired numerous...

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