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The Austin Table Tennis Association: Looking for Gumps
New facility shines
"...The Austin Table Tennis Association is a growing society in Austin. Started..."

Nov. 13, 2012 Sports Post by Carly Yansak

'Table Tennis' for the Xbox 360
"...the retro-hip Warriors, decides to lower the stakes with Table Tennis. Their latest release focuses less on style and..."

June 16, 2006 Sports Post by James Renovitch

It's Not About Tennis Courts
"...Notice: Ted Gordon Believes,” News, June 23) references the “tennis courts” of the Ann Richards School for Young Women..."

June 29, 2017 Postmarks

At the Table
Our panel of service experts
"...long list of established customers who request (demand) his tables and eagerly anticipated his return to the restaurant after..."

March 31, 2006 Food Feature

A Place at the Long Table
The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later
"...know how they used to bring those long, long tables, they had rows and rows of long, long tables..."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

Pong
Pong bounces up from the ashes of Austin'd legendary Ed Hall.
"...a nickname in Thailand. Then there's the old-school computer table tennis, a simplistic Seventies electronic game where the controllers..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Squid and the Whale
In this expertly acted piece about the coming apart of a family of New York intellectuals, humor is served not with a smirk but with a helpless shrug.
"...The opening line lays it all out on the table: "It’s Mom and me versus you and Dad." Young..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon
Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list
"...Aftershock Directors/Producers: Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee Following the preventable deaths of their partners due to childbirth complications, two..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pages as Presents
2001's crop of coffeetable books
"...More an anecdotal memoir than the sleek, charming coffeetable book blessed with beautiful vintage photographs that it first..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Four Non-Alcoholic Bevs We're Buzzed About
Pick your sips, from a sparkling yerba mate and sugar cane water to faux-bourbon and "mood-lifting" CBD cocktails
"...Bhopalkar signs off on the label as "Former International Table Tennis Athlete." (If I was a former international table..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Food Feature by Kimberley Jones

Sports Gaming Guide
Holiday Edition '06
"...Table Tennis..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

For 2001, a Kubrick Odyssey
In this biographical film documentary, legendary film director Stanley Kubrick is exposed by his brother-in-law and frequent collaborator Jan Harlan for the artist and family man he was.
"...we could not address like his love for sports, tennis, soccer, American football, boxing, etc. -- his great knowledge..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Coach's Corner
Patrick Ewing deserves better. And so does the Coach, who's been forced to watch (gasp!) the Olympics.
"...lip kissing by male, Eastern European jocks is a lamentable byproduct of the fall of Communism. Back in the..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Easy Tiger
'Top Chef' alum turns out swell sandwiches
"...by Veronica Koltuniak, all dark posts and heavy wooden tables offset by cream walls and sleek, brushed stainless light..."

May 11, 2012 Food Review by Melanie Haupt

Friday SXSW Picks
"...The Eddie Spaghetti cancer fund still needs your merch table donations. – Tim Stegall..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Foraging Near Zilker
"...Chicken, fresh-cut fries, and milkshakes. Sit at a picnic table on the patio. Dogs get a free biscuit. 404..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Foraging Near Zilker
"...chicken, fresh-cut fries, and milkshakes. Sit at a picnic table on the patio. Dogs get a free biscuit. 404..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Food Feature

Foraging Near Zilker
ACL Festgoers' guide to nearby restaurants
"...chicken, fresh-cut fries, and milkshakes. Sit at a picnic table on the patio. Dogs get a free biscuit. 404..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Food Feature

Foraging Near Zilker
"...chicken, fresh-cut fries, and milkshakes. Sit at a picnic table on the patio. Dogs get a free biscuit. 404..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Food Feature

Neil Gaiman and Cast Tease Amazon Prime’s Good Omens
Fantasy legend talks collaboration & adaptation, and brings the stars
"...referring to the process as “a fun game of table tennis.” It’s a lovely image: two writers, Gaiman and..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Saturday Fun Fun Fun Fest Interviews
Welsh punk act regroups
"...sound has changed dramatically. I suppose it's more like table tennis now, with aggressive and melodic lines emanating from..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Righteous Cause / Cool Swag
Summer Indie Movie Challenge
"...Ping Pong Summer, an Eighties-set coming-of-age comedy combining hip-hop, table tennis, and Susan Sarandon in high-waisted pants (debuts June..."

June 6, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: 'Ping Pong Summer'
Boombox beats, best friends forever, and (no) sex on the beach
"...lands somewhere between the lessons of Karate Kid, the predictable hilarity of National Lampoon’s Vacation, and a raunch-free version..."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

'Ping Pong' Earns Match Point
Table tennis doc features seriously seasoned champs
"...their training and matches at the 2010 Over-80 World Table Tennis Championships. We see them at home, we flip..."

May 28, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

In Play
The PlayStation Move makes a play for the Wiimote's fan base
"...Champions, designed to show off the Move's moves, from table tennis to disc golf. The majority of the game's..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Sports Gaming Guide
Holiday Edition '06

Dec. 8, 2006 Screens Feature

David vs. Goliath
The retro revival takes on some of the hot recent releases

June 16, 2006 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Luv Doc Recommends: Lone Star Country Dance Sport Invitational
Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol, Friday, August 20, 2004
"...a bitch, mainly because no one really cares. Badminton? Table tennis? Fencing? Sailing? Love them though you may, you’d..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Desert Island Games
"...Atari game. Elementary beyond argument, but challenging nonetheless, this table-tennis title boasted one of the earlier examples of multiplayer..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Coach's Corner
Aging stars and aging boomers spell an ongoing decline in the popularity of tennis, Coach muses, while dropping a bundle in a Vegas sports book.
"...I like to play craps. I come to the table properly capitalized. I make the correct bets -- staying,..."

April 28, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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