Oilcan's
Volume 36, Number 18
news
2016 NEWS TOP 10S
Top 10 Local Political Stories
The city's biggest stories
BY MICHAEL KING
Top 10 City Council Stories
The best from this year's dais
BY MICHAEL KING
Top 10 Things We Won’t Miss About Don Zimmerman
Oh Donny Boy, the gripes, the gripes are calling
BY MARY TUMA
Top 10 Environmental Stories
We've only got one planet
BY MICHAEL KING
Top 10 Labor Stories
Treat your workers right
BY MARY TUMA
Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories
The biggest stories from local cops, courts, and criminals
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Top 10 Social Justice Stories
The year in equal rights
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Top 10 Reproductive Rights Stories
In 2016, the fight for reproductive rights went all the way to the Supreme Court
BY MARY TUMA
Top 10 Education Stories
Reading, writing, arithmetic ... well, that's three!
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Top 10 Election Stories
Vote your conscience
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Top 10 Quotes of the Week
They really said that?
Headlines
News at the end of the year
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Pressley vs. Casar: Appeal Rejected
Court affirms decision that failed Council candidate's election challenge was without merit
BY MICHAEL KING
Yogurt Shop Suspect's Appeal Unsuccessful
Robert Springsteen's bid for full exoneration is blocked
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Mayor Muses 2017 Goals
"Downtown puzzle," music initiative among his priorities
BY MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Report: Why in the World Would Trump Tap Perry to Be Energy Secretary?
From twinkle-toed TV hoofer to in charge of our nuclear arsenal
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
2016 FOOD TOP 10S
Food Events
music
2016 MUSIC TOP 10S
Drank the Lemonade
As album sales give way to streaming services, how much longer will we be able to purchase music?
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
screens
2016 SCREENS TOP 10S
Top 10 Movies of 2016
The Chronicle film staff's overall winners of the year
BY JOSH KUPECKI
Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners
The AFCA laud acclaimed drama and local filmmaker Keith Maitland
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Top 10 Local Video Games
From majestic vistas to mundane offices, it's time to play
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews
Ascension
Enthralling glimpses inside the dark side of the Chinese Dream
Bergman Island
The eternal story: filmmakers making films about filmmakers making films
The Blazing World
Stylish fairy tale-inspired drama is an overstuffed treat
Freeland
Moving stoner drama finds the downside of going legit
Hard Luck Love Song
Austin-made romantic noir is “Just Like Old Times”
The Last Duel
Ridley Scott reinvents the historical drama through the lens of stardom
Most Eligible Batchelor
Telugu rom-com about finding laughs and loves
Needle in a Timestack
Time-travel drama proves the rich can even mess up causality
The Rescue
Bravery in darkness in this Thai cave rescue documentary
The Velvet Underground
The originators of alt music get the artistic biography they deserve
arts & culture
2016 ARTS TOP 10S
Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2016
Works that struck a nerve with the political state of our city and our nation stood out in this year's outstanding theatre productions
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Robert Faires' Top 10 Classical Music / Dance Treasures of 2016
The richest work in dance and classical music this year ran the gamut from a dance in a backyard pool to an opera about Cold War brainwashing
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Wayne Alan Brenner's Top 10 Arts-Related Program Activities of 2016
Uncommon combinations – dance with horses, music with robots, drama with a Tesla coil – made the year unforgettable
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Jonelle Seitz's Top 10 Brave Dance Artists of 2016
The year revealed how much courage and inspiration can be found in Austin's masters of movement
BY JONELLE SEITZ
Sam Anderson-Ramos' Top 10 Takeaways From Austin's Gallery Scene in 2016
From making work to showing it, the visual art scene displayed commitments to risk, innovation, and community
BY SAM ANDERSON-RAMOS
Top 10s of 2016: Books
Take 10 of our favorite books from 2016 and call us in the morning
Arts Reviews
Stephen Harrigan's A Friend of Mr. Lincoln
Stephen Harrigan's A Friend of Mr. Lincoln gives us an ambitious, impetuous president-to-be we grow close to
"Valerie Fowler: Nature and Other Stories" at the Butridge Gallery
The art here tells local stories but is universal in ways that are loud, strange, and reverent for uncontrolled nature
columns
Gay Place
This year's Top 10 local queer heroes & LGBTQ stories
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: 10 Adventures for 2017
Don't wander around next year wondering where to go next; take one of these day trips
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Some Secret Grotto
Men don't fear commitment
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Top 10 Local Sports Stories of 2016
BY CHRONICLE STAFF
Soccer Watch: Top 10 Soccer Stories of 2016
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
