As our 30th anniversary (Sept. 4, 2011) approaches, “30 Things” – our lists of 30 notable (or laughable or lamentable) takes on the Chronicle‘s coverage, culture, and commentary from the past three decades – is reaching a fever pitch.
As is their way, the Chronicle proofreaders quietly posted the usage bomb “30 Overused and Abused Words” last week.
This week, look for Food Editor Virginia B. Wood’s “30 Local Culinary Milestones,” “30 Margaret Moser Covers” from the legendary La Moser herself, “30 Mr. Smarty Pants Factoids,” and much, much more.
You can find it all on our website: austinchronicle.com/year30.
30 Things: The Recap
1) 30 Things People Say When They Visit the ‘Chronicle’ Offices
2) 30 Terms From ‘Chron’-style Volleyball
3) 30 Clooneys
4) 30 Crazy Carole Moments
5) 30 Pages of Back Page Art
6) 30 Personals/Messages/Shots in the Dark
7) 30 Essential Environmental Stories
8) 30 Ideas, Institutions, Musical Genres, etc., the ‘Chronicle’ Has Declared Dead
9) 30 Angry Letters
10) 30 Sites Around Austin That Were Transformed Into Stages
11) 30 Band Names
12) 30 Oopses: Errors We Regret
13) 30 ‘Chronicle’ Covers of Note
14) 30 Things We Thought Were Important at the Time
15) 30 ‘Chronicle’ Halloween Mask Covers
16) 30 Plays Born in Austin That the Rest of the Country Got To See
17) 30 South by Southwest Moments
18) 30 Overused and Abused Words
This article appears in August 19 • 2011.