Anna Hanks
Pop Culture Analyst
Austin, TX

A Pop Culture Analyst and freelance journalist who often writes about what’s going on in the pop culture universe... and what it all means.


Essay and Opinion


Austin American Statesman

   

     Life in Latvia

     The burnt orange gates

     Meet a foster-care kid who built himself a life

     I am a video-game widow

     The hot, red-headed Scotsman I loved – then returned

     When volunteering is scary

     At least Iceland's rich in talent

     Helping the evacuees, one family at a time

     On Oscar night, thank your lucky stars you're not famous

     It's a long way from Latvia to a SXSW show

     Forensics: It's more than CSI

     Vehicular Easter eggs: Now that's a smashing concept!

     In Austin, we follow a beat all our own

     All I want on the radio: cool tunes, quiet voices

     Beating the blues; Antone's was home away from home for a lonely UT freshman

     The Geico gecko's gone working class — why?

     Saluting our freedom to celebrate summer

     Celebrate the beauty of just being yourself

     Pirates break all the rules — and we cheer

     Films offer a glimpse of our global neighbors

     As victims bite the dust, 'Snakes' fans bond

     ACL Fest is just too much of a good thing

     As the Stones say, you can make it if you try

     If you must eat animals, kill them with kindness

     Patchwork of fond memories keeps us warm

     For me, the holidays are just ho-ho-hum

     Fantasy Films Draw their lifeblood from Austin

     When locals and luck collide

     Which Ghouls rule on Halloween? In Austin, that’s a no-brainer



The Austin Chronicle

     The Case of the Changing Icon

     Meet the SYMPLES

     The Year of the Bunny

     Say Hello to Kitty

     This Essay For Entertainment Purposes Only: Over the 8 Ball

     Book Me, Danno!

     The Reason For the Season

     Top 10 Y2K Top 10 Lists (January 7, 2000)

     Our favorite things about the change of the millennium


www.austinist.com

    Wear For Art Thou, Outfit? (www.austinist.com, February 27, 2008)

    Skin + Bones+Tattoos = SXSW Hotness (www.austinist.com, March 12, 2008)

    Is it Latvia...or ACL? (www.austinist.com, October 16, 2008)


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You can contact Anna at anna@anna-hanks.com or PO Box 22, Austin, TX 78767