The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc graduated without honors from the University of Texas in 1988, receiving a BA in English, his first and only language. He has received numerous awards and accolades including but not limited to: A blue ribbon for being best on the balance beam in kindergarten at Louverture Elementary in Wichita, Kansas; the "Big Stick" award for the hardest hitting defensive player on the Norman High School football team in 1983; and three consecutive Austin Music Awards for "Best Country Band" in 2014, 2015, and 2016 respectively. He has been employed by The Austin Chronicle since 1987 and has been writing the Luv Doc column for the last twenty years, give or take.

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The Luv Doc: Freedom Fry Day
The Luv Doc: Freedom Fry Day
Advice for the Fourth of July 2025

Columns, July 11, 2024

The Luv Doc: Apples to Oranges
The Luv Doc: Apples to Oranges
Nitpickers. They’re worse than nose-pickers.

Columns, July 3, 2024

The Luv Doc: STFU
The Luv Doc: STFU
An exceptionally hard message to convey

Columns, June 27, 2024

The Luv Doc: Mutually Assured Destruction
The Luv Doc: Mutually Assured Destruction
A pretty bum deal if you ask me

Columns, June 20, 2024

The Luv Doc: Money ... It’s a Crime
The Luv Doc: Money ... It’s a Crime
Share it fairly but don’t take a slice of my pie

Columns, June 13, 2024

The Luv Doc: Cowardice
The Luv Doc: Cowardice
The yellow flag goes to the Lone Star State’s largest Roomba

Columns, June 6, 2024

The Luv Doc: Trending Lately
The Luv Doc: Trending Lately
Two-hour workweeks and super-slutty robot sex slaves

Columns, May 30, 2024

The Luv Doc: Absolutely Mental
The Luv Doc: Absolutely Mental
Parents are crazy in a way that non-parents can’t even begin to imagine

Columns, May 23, 2024

The Luv Doc: Moby Dick McConaughey
The Luv Doc: Moby Dick McConaughey
People have been spinning tall tales about celebrities in Austin for years

Columns, May 16, 2024

The Luv Doc: Ask the Muleskinner
The Luv Doc: Ask the Muleskinner
You go down there

Columns, May 9, 2024

The Luv Doc: Dirty Piggies Everywhere
The Luv Doc: Dirty Piggies Everywhere
Eeyore’s is pretty much a foot fetishist’s dream come true, as long as hygiene isn’t an issue

Columns, May 2, 2024

The Luv Doc: Something Relatable
The Luv Doc: Something Relatable
When you need a wet vac, you usually need one lickety-split

Columns, April 25, 2024

The Luv Doc: An Orgasm Party
The Luv Doc: An Orgasm Party
Like bringing egg salad to a family reunion at the lake in August

Columns, April 18, 2024

The Luv Doc: Settling
The Luv Doc: Settling
Who do you want? Mr. Wrong or Mr. Reliable?

Columns, April 11, 2024

The Luv Doc: Be Patient
The Luv Doc: Be Patient
What next? People with “Baby on Board” stickers?

Columns, April 4, 2024

The Luv Doc: What Grindr Is Not
The Luv Doc: What Grindr Is Not
It’s the singular artistic achievement of the Eighties band Escape

Columns, March 28, 2024

The Luv Doc: AI Casanova
The Luv Doc: AI Casanova
Maybe you’re not the Cyrano de Bergerac that reeled them in

Columns, March 21, 2024

The Luv Doc: Single Women With Grocery Dogs
The Luv Doc: Single Women With Grocery Dogs
Flying a nondescript gray flag and trolling through shallow waters

Columns, March 13, 2024

The Luv Doc: Smells Like Gold Bond
The Luv Doc: Smells Like Gold Bond
Wear something extra sexy ... with a plunging neckline

Columns, March 7, 2024

The Luv Doc: Office Cuck
The Luv Doc: Office Cuck
Maybe “Remember Fellatio!” will become the new Texas battle cry

Columns, Feb. 29, 2024

The Luv Doc: Middle-Aged, Caucasian, and Cranky
The Luv Doc: Middle-Aged, Caucasian, and Cranky
Middle-aged white guys have it tough all over, not just in Texas

Columns, Feb. 22, 2024

The Luv Doc: She’s Not My Friend
The Luv Doc: She’s Not My Friend
Never be the designated driver

Columns, Feb. 15, 2024

The Luv Doc: Purebred
The Luv Doc: Purebred
His heart was the size of a peppercorn

Columns, Feb. 8, 2024

The Luv Doc: Maiden Name
The Luv Doc: Maiden Name
Unlike real kids, Sour Patch Kids don’t disappoint.

Columns, Feb. 1, 2024

The Luv Doc: Thermostat Settings
The Luv Doc: Thermostat Settings
Wherein the Luv Doc offers up a piping hot soup bowl of solutions

Columns, Jan. 25, 2024

The Luv Doc: The Price of Admission
The Luv Doc: The Price of Admission
Emotionally unstable, overly dramatic people have a real flair for creating stark memories

Columns, Jan. 18, 2024

The Luv Doc: Sketchy PPE
The Luv Doc: Sketchy PPE
A real godsend for all the beefeaters with dodgy gnashers

Columns, Jan. 11, 2024

The Luv Doc: Resolve
The Luv Doc: Resolve
No one is satisfied with just being better

Columns, Jan. 4, 2024

The Luv Doc: Your Gaping Existential Void
The Luv Doc: Your Gaping Existential Void
Surprise! Unlike Jesus, the Luv Doc doesn’t have a sure-fire formula for eternal happiness.

Columns, Dec. 28, 2023

The Luv Doc: Belief Is Magic
The Luv Doc: Belief Is Magic
Nobody comes to Jesus because of the rigorous scientific scrutiny of the Christian religion

Columns, Dec. 21, 2023

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