You Can't Go Home Again

Chronicle writer Jesse Sublett on why James Crumley, whose mystery The Final Country has recently been published, is the best writer from Texas to disown the state.

"...First, the answer is yes: James Crumley's new novel, The Final Country..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Tragedy Brings Out the Worst in 'Chron'..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

History Repeats

A writer and his artist aunt explore cave paintings and see more than just writing on the wall.

"...Judy Miller is sitting on a couch near the back of the gallery; she looks..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Features Feature by Eli Kooris

Three Canyons

The Southwest Edge of Texas Hill Country -- Home to Lost Maples and Garner State Park -- Is Rich in Both Beauty and History

"...There's a beautiful place about 150 miles southwest of here. It..."

May 18, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

"...The great thing about presidents is their vulnerability. Nothing is easier..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

Postmarks

I never thought the letters in "Postmarks Forum" were real until this happened to me ...

"...Don't Cage the Cats..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Treeless Houses..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

Postmarks

The Gotham backlash continues.

"...Dumb Growth?..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column

Art Fights the Power

The Liberating Artwork of Malaquías Montoya

"...I Pledge Berkeley, California,1968: The Chicano Movement is born. Cesar Chavez and his..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Postmarks

Warren Responds

"...Dear Editor:..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Column

Just Say No

Council Draws on Tomorrow Plan to Redirect Growth

"...illustration by Doug Potter..."

May 22, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Where Have All the Cowgirls Gone?

Austin's Female Country Singers

"...photograph by Jana Birchum Janet Lynn's voice -- bold, resilient,..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

The Big Films of Summer: Picking the Winners

"...Mira Sorvino stars in Mimic..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature

Grave Matters

The Cost of the Longest Vacation You'll Ever Take

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March 28, 1997 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

Independent Yet Empathic

Jazz Legend Ornette Coleman

"...illustration by Nathan Jensen Music history is full of examples..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...Guadalupe is always good for a carnival-like parade of odd..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Record Reviews

"...HOMEGROAN III (Reservoir)..."

April 28, 1995 Music Review

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...It’s time for a little daytrippin’ under October skies...."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Craft beer has begun its redemption arc. Out are the..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Watch This: Go Fever Spirals in an Australian Pub for New Video

"NYE15" features kangaroos and barroom disillusionment

"...Go Fever songwriter/vocalist Acey Monaro nails the animal act of intoxication in..."

Sept. 7, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...One fundamental story, two plotlines, three basic tales, five boilerplate set-ups,..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Film

Film Reviews

"...SAFED: Todd Haynes; with Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Peter Friedman,..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Film

Film Reviews

"...CLOCKERSD: Spike Lee; Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington,..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Fantastic Fest 2014: Jacky in the Kingdom of Women

The burka’s on the other sex in this gender-reversal fantasy

"...Writer/director Riad Sattouf is a French cartoonist with Syrian roots, and..."

Sept. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

"Goya: Mad Reason" at the Blanton Museum

The images of war in Goya's prints are brutal and immediate, and it is for this reason that we must look at them

"...When painter and printmaker Francisco de Goya died in 1828, he..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Mexic-Arte Museum's "Community Altars"

Mexic-Arte shows the variety in celebrations of Día de los Muertos across Mexico's different regions

"...Traversing the dynamic history of El Día de los Muertos..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Day Trips: Hill Country Pottery

Pottery inspired by the landscape

"...Hill Country Pottery has a gorgeous view of the hills between Sisterdale and..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Once There Were Six Seasons

Glass Half Full Theatre employs puppets to show us a series of visions of the Earth transformed by climate change

"...Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd., 512/474-7886 www.glasshalffulltheatre.com Through June..."

May 30, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Smith

Stateside Independent Screens War Witch Tonight

Award-winning film about child soldiers gets Austin premiere

"...Premiering tonight in Austin is a Canadian film riddled with bullets and washed..."

April 1, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Devotion

The dance sparkles with captivating images of water and weightlessness

"...Power Plant Intake Building on Lady Bird Lake, 474-5664..."

June 24, 2011 Arts Review by Dawn Davis Loring

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