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An integral creative talent of the past and present in this extraordinary town, Cast Away screenwriter Bill Broyles makes the perfect cover subject for this publication as we cross over into the new millennium.
Louis Black, Column, Dec. 29, 2000
Louis Black, Column, Dec. 22, 2000
Let's Get Drunk and Read Poetry
Michael Ventura, Column, Dec. 22, 2000
Louis Black, Column, Dec. 15, 2000
Wondering why Tony Sanchez is on this issue's cover?
Louis Black, Column, Dec. 8, 2000
The collapse of the American political process in Election Year 2000 is
both an event in itself and a world-class metaphor: The American
Century is over.
Michael Ventura, Column, Dec. 8, 2000
Focusing the urban growth spotlight on Stratus Properties.
Louis Black, Column, Dec. 1, 2000
Chronicle editor Louis Black on Election 2000: This isn't a crisis; this is a robust burp.
Louis Black, Column, Nov. 24, 2000
The current election crisis proves the strength and integrity of our political institutions.
Michael Ventura, Column, Nov. 24, 2000
Sifting through the election fallout.
Louis Black, Column, Nov. 17, 2000
Politics Editor Louis DuBose examines the ramifications of the Presidential
and Light Rail votes.
Louis Dubose, Column, Nov. 10, 2000
One week before the election, Michael Ventura examines the candidates’ campaigns and finds that Nader played to our fear of consequences, Gore to our fear of intelligence, and Bush to our fear of complexity.
Michael Ventura, Column, Nov. 10, 2000
Light rail: "It's the future, stupid."
Louis Black, Column, Nov. 3, 2000
The opposition to Light Rail is rebutted by our Editor.
Louis Black, Column, Oct. 27, 2000
Michael Ventura reflects on the gateway of Time.
Michael Ventura, Column, Oct. 27, 2000
Editor Louis Black weighs in on the Light Rail question.
Louis Black, Column, Oct. 13, 2000
Being president of America is not good for one's health.
Michael Ventura, Column, Oct. 13, 2000
It's time to start thinking of the upcoming election's other candidates and issues.
Louis Black, Column, Oct. 6, 2000
Editor Louis Black takes the light rail argument into Austin's farther future.
Louis Black, Column, Sep. 29, 2000
Michael ventura mediatates on the permeability of reality.
Michael Ventura, Column, Sep. 29, 2000
I find myself watching the goings-on Down Under with an almost complete lack of cynicism.
Nick Barbaro, Column, Sep. 22, 2000
Welcome to our annual free-floating thought-association game.
Louis Black, Column, Sep. 15, 2000
Austin's Best Novelist
Michael Ventura, Column, Sep. 15, 2000
Rather than legislating by principal and vision, the influences on Bush are special interests, short-term voter response, and accident.
Louis Black, Column, Sep. 8, 2000
There'll be no hoolpa over our 19th anniversary.
Louis Black, Column, Sep. 1, 2000
Al Gore is the only presidential candidate who's hot and bothered about global warming.
Michael Ventura, Column, Sep. 1, 2000
Cut up your jalepeños and get down to Waterloo park this Sunday.
Louis Black, Column, Aug. 25, 2000
Anarchists being politic?
Louis Black, Column, Aug. 18, 2000
Preparing for War With Europe
Michael Ventura, Column, Aug. 18, 2000
Welcome to The Austin Chronicle Summer Smut/Back to School issue!
Nick Barbaro, Column, Aug. 11, 2000
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. would call it a Wampeter.
Nick Barbaro, Column, Aug. 4, 2000
Hot news about global warming.
Michael Ventura, Column, Aug. 4, 2000
If we must choose between avoiding conflicts of interest or writing of the community from the inside, we choose the latter.
Louis Black, Column, Jul. 28, 2000
Light rail is a gamble, but an important gamble.
Louis Black, Column, Jul. 21, 2000
Follow the yellow brick road to Wounded Knee in this
account of L. Frank Baum's effort to tame the
untamable.
Michael Ventura, Column, Jul. 21, 2000
Louis Black, Column, Jul. 14, 2000
Welcome to summer in the new Austin.
Louis Black, Column, Jul. 7, 2000
Robert Bly's translations of 20th-century poets enrich our language.
Michael Ventura, Column, Jul. 7, 2000
Louis Black, Column, Jun. 30, 2000
North by Northeast introduces club-hopping to
Toronto.
Louis Black, Column, Jun. 23, 2000