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The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

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Review: A Consequence of Fire and Blood

Cade Brashear September 7, 2017

The penultimate season of the hit series “Game of Thrones” has just ended and was followed by swift praise and woe from many fans. What started out as a slow and methodical series has evolved into...

Sangria on the Burg

Sangria on the Burg

Raquel E. Alonzo December 17, 2016

from being a utsa student to opening one of sa’s newest up-and-coming restaurants Sangria on the Burg can be easily identified by its marquee sign. It had to be specially fabricated by a metal worker...

Tacos: Food trucks vs. Restaurants

Tacos: Food trucks vs. Restaurants

Raquel Simon Calderon October 4, 2016

Imagine your favorite taco place. Think of the smell of cilantro and grilled onions, so strong you can taste it, and the smoke rising off the hot grill from afar — but where are you? The taco places...

Joseph E. Coffee: Cereal bar

Joseph E. Coffee: Cereal bar

paisano.online1 May 4, 2016

Here’s a new local spot to check out, especially if you’re a fan of cold brew or a good bowl of cereal. Yes, you heard that right. Joseph E. Coffee, opened in September of last year, is San Antonio’s...

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Fiesta still highlights Alamo City after 125 years

Elizabeth Davis April 20, 2016

Aside from NBA playoffs and Maverick Music Festival, April in San Antonio is distinguished by a single, historically impressive and wildly colorful event: Fiesta. Fiesta originated in 1891 as a commemoratory...

Remaking movies signals a deficit of originality

Remaking movies signals a deficit of originality

Kevin Prichard April 13, 2016

The old idiom “don’t fix what isn’t broken” readily comes to mind when considering the veritable deluge of recent movie remakes. My initial thoughts on the topic have been dismissive: “they’re...

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‘Son of Saul’ tackles the Holocaust at a new angle

Aidan Watson-Morris March 12, 2016

Is there a genre more repugnant than holocaust kitsch? The commercial exploitation of the atrocities committed under the Third Reich rarely offers fresh political or moral insight. It is a cheap...

Whiskey Cake: Brunch Edition

December 10, 2015

Paisano Plus rating: 4/5 Brunch is the best thing since sliced bread. Typically served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., brunch is a hybrid of breakfast foods and lunch fare. Even if you enjoy sleeping in,...

The Green Inferno (2015) by Eli Roth

October 7, 2015

Courtesy of Blumhouse Productions ★★★1/2 If you’re a lover of gore porn, Eli Roth’s Green Inferno will satisfy your thirst for blood, guts and absurdity. The story begins...

The new Robbie B

September 22, 2015

Somewhere in Texas there’s a young Robbie B, a fake hippy rocking tie-dye. Somewhere in Texas there’s a young Steve Robs, a fake hippy rocking tie-dye. If the alias “Robbie...

Review: ‘Phoenix’

September 22, 2015

Photo Courtesy of Tribute.ca Relatively slow-moving and sparse in plot points, “Phoenix” is thick with the kind of tension that will test your patience, culminating in a way that...

#3: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time

April 13, 2015

Property of Konami and Nintendo. All rights reserved. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles may just be one of the stupidest ideas ever conceived through smoke inhalation. It’s also one of...

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