Nov | Dec 2017

 

How BookPeople Became the Center of Austin’s Literary Universe

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Walking through the doors of BookPeople, near the corner of Sixth and Lamar in downtown Austin, you may be surprised at not only how a brick-and-mortar bookstore...

 
 

Boomerang Days: My White Whale

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In which our intrepid columnist takes one last wistful lap around the Forty Acres in search of a majestic beast. I’m in search of a legend lurking among the oaks...

 
 

Good Reads: 4 New Books from the Longhorn Universe to Read This November

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Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldy Advice for Everyday Troubles By Taisia Kitaiskaia, MFA ’15 For years, Kitaiskaia ran an advice column for The Hairpin titled “Ask...

 
 

The Way Back: Step Aside, Boys

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Founded in 1923, The Texas Ranger was a wild, raucous student-run magazine that poked fun at just about anything—including our farmer friends to the east. Each...

 
 

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Scenes from Houston after Hurricane Harvey

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Photojournalist Michael Stravato, ’88, has documented destruction in disparate corners of the world, from Bosnia to Latin America. In August, devastation came...

 
 

Japan’s Famous Deep-Sea Divers Give Clues to Better Vascular Health

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A woman bobs up and down in the cold Pacific Ocean surrounding Japan’s Shima peninsula. She remains on the surface just long enough to release a breath she’s...

 
 

UT Student-Run Clinic Offers Real-World Experience in Medicine and Social Work

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It’s a sweltering Sunday afternoon in August. Inside the basement of the Trinity Center in downtown Austin, students clad in scrubs and business casual attire...

 
 

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One Virtuoso’s 40-Year Journey to Build a Music Mecca in Round Top, Texas

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How pianist James Dick turned a city dump into the sprawling 210-acre Festival Hill campus.

 
 

KUT Host Art Markman: The Neuroscience Behind Binge-Watching

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Television is a central focus of modern life. Not only do people spend their days with their faces buried in screens, but they unwind by finding something to watch....

 
 

Nov|Dec Alumni Authors

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Toxic Apps: A Guide for Parents by Barry Crutchfield, BA ’90, Life Member App developer Crutchfield has produced a handy manual for parents to navigate a world...

 
 
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