Birthday Girl
"...he takes the proverbial bull by the horns and e-mails for a Russian mail-order bride, he gets -- only..."
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Feb. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Original Sin
"...simple businessman who takes the ever-pouting Jolie as his mail-order bride and ends up losing his heart (and pretty..."
Aug. 3, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Fight Club
There's no middle ground in Fight Club: Either you go with its berserker ethos or go nuts.
"...a job he despises and his nights ransacking the mail-order catalogs of Ikea, Sharper Image, and the like, desperate..."
Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
How Are We Going to Vote?
While the U.S. moves toward voting by mail, Texas digs in its heels
"...Nearly everybody loves voting by mail. While only seven states currently enable universal voting by..."
June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King
The Common Law
Late delivery on holiday present – do I still have to pay?
"...I ordered a Christmas present for a friend out of a..."
Dec. 29, 2006 Column by Luke Ellis
The Common Law
I ordered a holiday present, and it never showed up
"...I ordered a gift out of a mail-order catalog that I..."
Dec. 28, 2007 Column by Luke Ellis
Supremes to Texas Voters: Drop Dead
U.S. Supreme Court Won't Lift Stay on Vote by Mail
"...In a terse order issued Friday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to..."
June 26, 2020 News Post by Michael King
Postcards from the Fringe
Guerilla Media Collective Searches For the D.I.Y. Truth
"...advertising (a little joke from the editors) and a mail-order catalog selling everything from the interactive "MacJesus" game (which,..."
Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Brad King
Mrs. Claus Delivers
Food Gifts for the Holidays
"...cookbooks and videos, magazines and newsletters, cooking classes and mail order foods. Any or all of these things are..."
Dec. 15, 1995 Food Feature
The Latest Effects of Coronavirus on Texas Elections
Abbott postpones run-offs, Dems sue to expand vote-by-mail
"...14, and the Texas Democratic Party sued to expand vote-by-mail...."
March 23, 2020 News Post by Michael King
The Notorious Irving Klaw
My grandfather's photography studio made him rich and Bettie Page famous. It also made him into a target for Fifties censors. So, what has director Mary Harron made of him?
"...that Klaw started his bookstore, he also began a mail-order magic trick business, the Nutrix Novelty Library. Like book..."
March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Rick Klaw
The Common Law
I Ordered a Holiday Present, and It Never Showed Up
"...I Ordered a Holiday Present, and It Never Showed Up..."
Dec. 26, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis
The Common Law
Can I cancel an order and get my money back because the item is taking so long to get here?
"...I ordered a sweater out of a mail-order catalog that I..."
Dec. 26, 2003 Column by Luke Ellis
Food-o-File
Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood samples marvelous mail-order food and relates more local donut news.
"...Marvelous Mail-Order Food..."
Dec. 15, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Paxton Threatens Election Officials With Prosecution [UPDATE]
AG says he'll prosecute those who advise mail ballots to avoid COVID-19
"...and Election Officials," threatening prosecution of anyone who counsels mail ballots for those not "physically disabled."..."
May 4, 2020 News Post by Michael King
Outside Regular Channels
"...Dave Sanger, Chris Wall, and Matt Eskey photograph by..."
Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer
Point Austin: Expiation Day
If apologies are in order, the line forms here
"...morphed into the Great City Council Rude Remarks in E-mails Scandal. We're not done, of course – County Attorney..."
March 11, 2011 News Column by Michael King
Democrats and Abbott Settle in Voter Suppression/Fraud Case
Both sides claim victory
"...saying that they were merely trying to deliver the mail-in ballots of a friend or relative, and that the..."
May 28, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols
Candyland, TX
A Lamme family portrait prompts a sweet walk down memory lane
"...Colorado River, the pralines were made only by special order until the 1920s. According to Pam Teich, current company..."
Dec. 23, 2005 Food Feature by MM Pack
I Shall Be Released
Putting Out Your Own Album
"...illustration by Jason Stout There's not a lot you..."
May 2, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer
Food-o-File
All you can read ...
"...was likely to provide a good boost for his mail-order pie business. He even overhauled his Web site in..."
Nov. 3, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
The Common Law
Free stuff - is it really free?
"...You open your mailbox to find a free item from a company that..."
Nov. 25, 2005 Column by Melissa Devine
The Flavors of Mexico
Gastronomic Gateways to Cuisine South of the Border
"...unique tourist attraction, drawing hungry foodies south of the border to experience the native fare. These days, tourists are..."
May 29, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Day Trips
Pendery's World of Chiles and Spices offers 'gourmet spices for the discerning chef'
"...regional supplier of hard-to-find seasonings. Mary expanded the company's mail-order catalog to include more kitchen aids, and it now..."
July 3, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Capital Idea!
On the phone, on the Web, on the farm, or in the store: giving a little Austin to the foodies on your gift list
"...their aprons, T-shirts, and cookbooks. No credit cards or mail orders. -- V.B.W...."
Dec. 5, 2003 Food Feature
The Name of the Game
Raising deer, oryx, antelope, and more on central texas ranches
"...and the general public about venison. Sidney maintains a mail order Web site (see left) and is a fixture..."
June 7, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack
Electronic Edibles
Virginia B. Wood and Barbara Chisholm have spent some time going through a mountain of catalogs to cull some very interesting suggestions for the food lovers on folks' Christmas lists.
"...your halls are decked with slippery stacks of glistening mail-order catalogs full of eye-popping four-color photographs (as mine are),..."
Dec. 10, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Do-It-Yourself Girl Revolution
For the last two years Miranda July's work in fanzines, performance art, music, and movies have allowed her to support herself off her art. "No day job" - how many performance artists can say that?
"...because, as she explained in a recent correspondence via e-mail, "The innocent woman is only innocent because she knows..."
Sept. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Ada Calhoun
Winning in the Rain
Sauce Contest Results Pour In
"...(Will be available at Whole Foods Markets by mid-September, email orders Austnspice- @aol.com.)..."
Aug. 30, 1996 Food Feature
Alex & Emma
"...must deliver an entire novel in 30 days in order to pay off some Cuban mafioso. He hires stenographer..."
June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
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