news
'There To Tell the Truth'
Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war
BY MICHAEL KING
Point Austin: Journalism and Memory
What we fail to remember, we will tragically repeat
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Salvaging a Middle Ground
Once a scrap yard, always a scrap yard
BY AMY SMITH
Civics 101
Headlines
Breaking News: Primaries This Sunday!
Just when you thought Texas politics couldn't get any weirder
BY THE 'CHRONICLE' NEWS STAFF
What APA! Wants, APA! Gets
APA! needs a home, and council appears inclined to give it one
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
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BY MONICA RIESE
Hockenyos Gets Creative ... Again
Austin should embrace its identity as a cultural mecca
BY MIKE KANIN
Save Texas Schools Declares Independence
Have Texas lawmakers made 'adequate yearly progress'?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Death Row Inmate Seeks Stay
Appeal charges Hernandez received ineffective assistance by counsel
BY JORDAN SMITH
Render Unto Apple
Approval of the Green Water Treatment Plant master plan development is among next week's council agenda items
BY MICHAEL KING
Downtown Bar Owners Face Federal Drug Charges
Yassine Enterprises, in a Roial mess, forced to cover its Hyde
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report: Meet Big Brother's Corporate Cousin
England has a watchful eye (and its CCTVs) on auto insurance
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Quote of the Week
food
Veg Out!
There's no better place than Austin to branch out into meat-free eating
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Wine of the Week: Handley Cellars – 30 Years of Great Wines
California wines in the Alsace fashion
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
Austinites snag two James Beard Foundation Awards nominations
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
March 30-April 5
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Russell's Bistro
Déjà food
music
The Town Was Hoppin'
Austin's music scene of the Fifties lives on in Ray Campi
BY MICHAEL CORCORAN
One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Nuff Said, Wear Red
What do rockabilly cult figure Johnny Legend, women's health care advocate Marcia Ball, and hit-and-run victim Slim Richey have in common? This weekend.
BY MARGARET MOSER
screens
We Are Most Amused
The Austin History Center celebrates the city's movie houses of yore
BY MARGARET MOSER
A Ready-Made Community
Filmmakers' Connection helps foreigners find their people
BY MARC SAVLOV
In Play
Thatgamecompany puts out another experimental release that dazzles the eyes and the mind
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews
Agent Vinod
Bollywood tries to launch a James Bond-like franchise.
Norwegian Wood
This Japanese film recalls a time when two survivors grow close in the wake of a friend's suicide.
The Raid: Redemption
This Indonesian film truly has a nonstop glut of martial-arts action, so don't worry about the minimalist story and characters.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt are delightfully matched in this offbeat romantic comedy from the director of Chocolat.
Wrath of the Titans
The Greek gods of antiquity must be angry: this sequel is merely loud and uninspired.
arts & culture
Moving Toward the Light
On the heels of its balletic colleagues, Chrous Austin melds music and movement to voice the unutterable
BY ADAM ROBERTS
Dancing What's Overwhelming
Two choreographers tackled weighty topics onstage last week in a remarkable fashion
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Materiality of Impermanence
Sharon Marroquín's dance about her cancer experience was a triumph of life and art
Catalyst
Dance Repertory Theatre's successful spring concert guided its audiences to heaven
columns
Page Two: Shape-shifting
A pause and perhaps a change in direction
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar tunes his TV to Hispanic trolls and crotch-grabbing fabric
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place: Ai, Mami
Bidi bidi bom your bum down to Bernadette's
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Tchoupitoulas Restaurant in Crockett is a culinary oasis
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Why's everybody always pickin' on me?
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Insufferable Narcissists
Just the act of procreative sex is an undertaking of considerable hubris.
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Texas Stars Pucks & Paws & More
What the puck? You can bring your dog to the game!
BY MARK FAGAN
Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
If you think running in circles is boring, you’ve never witnessed the excitement of the Texas Relays
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Alexi Lalas insists the sky isn't falling, and more
