Mr. Texas

Lawrence Wright’s newest novel isn’t just Mr. Smith Goes to Austin

"...Goes to Washington, starring Jimmy Stewart as a naive, idealistic, greenhorn politician who tries to navigate the endemic corruption..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Stacey Abrams, Lawrence Wright Announced for Texas Book Festival

First wave of authors spans poetry to novels to kids books

"...Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has just been announced as one..."

July 31, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Tribeca Film Review: Let the Canary Sing

Cyndi Lauper doc travels the long path to becoming herself

"...There's an alternate world in which Cyndi Lauper was the biggest pop..."

July 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Secrets and Lies: The Truth of Official Secrets

Martin Bright on the Iraq War, and being played by Matt Smith

"...When the U.S. and its coalition of the willing invaded Iraq in 2002, the simple,..."

Sept. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Dispatches From Beyond Deadline

New book collects final reports of those who gave their lives

"...Although Chronicle readers are generally aware that journalists are sometimes..."

April 12, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Twins, Genes, and Destiny: Lawrence Wright Meets Three Identical Strangers

Texas writer on the study behind the shocking new documentary

"...Three Identical Strangers is one of the year's most bizarre and..."

July 23, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Submergence

Europe's great sentimentalist explores the mysteries of separation.

"...Directed by: Wim Wenders. Starring: Alicia Vikander, James McAvoy, Alexander Siddig, Jannik Schümann, Reda Kateb,..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"...had me squirming. Is it better to be eaten alive or truly seen?..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

The Many Projects of Lawrence Wright

From TV to the stage the local writer has been busy

"...September 11 woke the nation to the reality that America is vulnerable. When the planes hit and..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

12 Strong

High-tech bombs and horseback soldiers fight together in the U.S. war in Afghanistan

"...There's a reason why Afghanistan is called the graveyard of empires – a phrase repeated throughout..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State

by Lawrence Wright

"...Lawrence Wright describes his arrival in the Middle East as "an accident of history"..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Michael King

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...announced list of authors for the 2016 Texas Book Festival. With 280 authors on board – among them Don..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Unlocking the Secrets of Prisoner X

Other Worlds Austin presents political paranoia thriller

"...as part of the Other Worlds Austin sci-fi film festival’s year-round programming. In the adaptation of Robert Reed’s Hugo-nominated..."

June 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unpleasant Truth

"...Dear Editor, While I enjoyed Louis Black's editorial ["Page Two: All or Nothing Is No Way Forward,"..."

June 21, 2016 Postmarks

Deconstructing ISIS

UT professors discuss the rise of the Islamic state

"...by surprise when ISIS announced the establishment of a caliphate (Islamic state) in 2014; ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi..."

March 1, 2016 News Post by Dina Samir Shehata

Don Verdean

Fourth comedy feature from the pair who made Napoleon Dynamite

"...in the comedic footsteps of their previous films (which also include Nacho Libre and Gentlemen Broncos), which take a..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

News Roundup: Congress, Council, & Concealed Weapons

Guns in; refugees out

"...In this week's News Roundup: The retirement of several Democrats in the state house leaves vacancies for Tea..."

Sept. 8, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

SXSW Film Review: They Will Have to Kill Us First

Malian musicians face long odds with high hopes and dope beats

"...Johanna Schwartz’s documentary on the plight of Malian musicians forced to flee their homes after the fall..."

March 19, 2015 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

Bruce Sterling on Social Media Jihads

How good are terrorists' Twitter game?

"...Social media and the Internet itself have steadily amplified humanity's..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin French Nationals Take a Stand

As protests continue, local French community gathers in solidarity

"...Oltorf last Friday to honor those slain in the Al Qaeda attack on France's satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, French..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Post by Blake McCoy

The Luv Doc: A Back Door Man

This is AMERICA, and we can talk about anal sex without speaking in hushed voices or using obfuscating metaphors

"...given keys to the back door and did not ALWAYS have to come and go through the front, so..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

HBO Going Under the Dome for 'God Save Texas'

Lights, camera, point of order in new political drama

"...legislature: HBO has announced it is developing a new political fiction series, set under our famous Capitol dome...."

June 18, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas and the Congressional Suicide Caucus

Lone Star GOP on the losing side of shutdown fight

"...The passage of most Congressional House Resolutions goes blissfully ignored: Not when House Resolution..."

Oct. 17, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: Just Since April

Secret surveillance efforts fly in the face of our Constitution

"..."Shitstorm" isn't a polite or journalistic usage, but an apt equivalent doesn't come to mind,..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hightower Report

Militarizing America's police forces

"...Attention citizens: I have received inside information revealing that global terrorists are targeting us again. Their target..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

Letters at 3AM: Obama's May 23 Speech

Obama deftly weaves vagueness, misdirection, and a few outright lies

"...evening on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow interviewed Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, who said..."

May 31, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Hightower Report: World-class Political Nincompoopism

World-class political nincompoopism

"...considered before deciding which one is the nincompoopiest of all...."

May 17, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

The AggreGAYtor: March 4

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Lech Walesa puts his foot in his mouth, Jodie Foster refuses..."

March 4, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Point Austin: Doing What We Can

Public Safety Commission takes a stand against gun violence

"...control debate has been a tremendous increase in gun sales. ("Shoot First ... Think Later," Jan. 25.) In the..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright explores the origins and alleged abuses of the Church of Scientology

"...the Austin-based Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, concludes his inquiry into..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

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