Content about Fiction
We stop by Brasserie Justine's on the East side and see what culinary delicacies they have to offer.
Any thriller’s going to require a certain amount of suspension of disbelief to enjoy the plot, but author Scott Sigler prides himself in minimizing that as much as possible. His latest novel, “Nocturnal,” tells a story that defies classification, mixing police procedural, conspiracy theory and horror.
Spoiler warning: this review contains major spoilers for the first season of “Game of Thrones,” and mild spoilers for the season two premiere.
Spoiler warning: This article contains major spoilers from the first season of “Game of Thrones.”
Illustrations by Holly Hansel.
It can be downright intimidating to parse out the immense character ensemble of the epic HBO fantasy series “Game of Thrones.” Here’s The Daily Texan’s guide to the major players you should know going into the season two premiere this Sunday.
Pete Wentz of Black Cards performs at SXSW.
A hostess and a waitress at Justine’s Brasserie converse before the restaurant opens Monday afternoon. Located on the East side of Austin, Justine’s prides itself on serving authentic, simple French cuisine in a quaint yet comfortable setting.
As far as literary value goes, “Voices of the Dead,” a new pulpy revenge thriller by Peter Leonard, doesn’t have much to offer. The prose is terse, telling the reader exactly what’s going on with little room for verbose flourishes or poetic descriptions. The story is absurd, invoking a Nazi as its villain along with a hero that seems more Jason Bourne than the everyday man that he’s supposed to be.
I’m kind of a picky reader. I read a variety of eastern comics, but for the most part I enjoy realistic stuff—down-to-earth stories without fantasy elements or exaggerated characters. Luckily, I found a manga called Liar Game.
(Pictured: realism)
Forget glittery Edward Cullen and your traditional bat-turning, cape-wearing and victim-stalking vampire fiction. The CW’s drama-fantasy “The Vampire Diaries” offers an incredibly addictive improvement to the genre, which is currently bombarded with corny, romantic supernatural fantasies that can cause more laughter than thrills.
Since the dawn of cinema, Hollywood has been quick to exploit tragedies new and old for cinematic value, not to mention the occasional awards season boost in prestige. It wouldn’t be too difficult to amass an impressive DVD collection solely from films based on the atrocities of the Holocaust and World War II, and the period is represented almost annually in the Best Picture race. Therefore, it’s only fitting that the greatest catastrophe our generation has ever faced, Sept. 11, be mined for similar cinematic gravitas.
David Ash celebrates after scoring on a touchdown reception.
2012 Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain
After three films, there is no middle ground for the “Twilight” franchise — you’re either Team Edward or Team Jacob. The first film was a hilariously awful disaster, and things have been ever-so-slowly improving with each consecutive film, but the “Twilight” franchise remains saddled by its overwrought source material and weak principal actors.
It is a little off-putting to most people at first, the idea of moms obsessing over a teenage romance novel. But with Edward Cullen’s golden eyes and chivalrous gestures, he can be irresistible even to the strictest of mothers.
The internet is so much fun.
When David Ash was offered a scholarship to play football at the University of Texas, he didn’t hesitate to make a decision.
“We were in Coach [Mack] Brown’s office, and our whole family was there,” said Stephen Ash, David’s father. “When they offered him, he said ‘I accept.’ It was a very special time.”
The Student Activity Center was no place for muggles as Harry Potter Fest 2011 transformed it into platform nine and three-quarters and flooded the building with wizards, witches and butterbeer.
Just to be clear, doesn’t the application mentioned in Samian Quazi’s column that ran in The Daily Texan on Wednesday simply make it easier to report illegal parking to law enforcement officials and incentivize doing so? It doesn’t let me call a tow truck, issue a fine, have the car impounded or take any other actions which would substantiate enforcement, right?
I’ll be the first to admit I’m a tad late in posting this. Heh heh, whoops. I’m usually so good about being on time when it comes to comics stuff. But I’d like to take this moment to talk about something that extends well beyond just comics, and if you’re here reading this I can only assume you’ve taken an interest in us that extends beyond our printed page. So let’s talk about the basics of storytelling.
There are three things that any story needs in order to be able to function: A Beginning, a Middle, and an End.
It doesn’t take much deduction to figure out that much of Jeffrey Eugenides’ new novel “The Marriage Plot” is rooted in Eugenides’ own 20-something experience.
The novel has brought a flurry of inquiry about how much of its events and characters are rooted in the informal group of writers, including Wallace and Franzen, that Eugenides became a part of in the early 1990s.
Students rode broomsticks and wore Hogwarts house colors while playing muggle, or non-magical, Quidditch, based on the wizarding sport played by the characters in J.K. Rowling’s young adult book series “Harry Potter.”
Starting at Middlebury College in Vermont in 2007, muggle Quidditch is a sport of increasing popularity which is played on college campuses across the U.S.
The “marriage plot” refers to a storytelling device commonly used by 19th century novelists such as Jane Austen and Henry James, in which the female protagonist can only cement her destiny by finding and marrying the man that will secure her happiness and financial future. Because 19th century women were extremely limited financially, politically and socially, their futures rode entirely on their ability to marry a suitable man.
6th State of the University Address Word Cloud
