Once Upon a Time in Spain

Guillermo del Toro on fairy tales, facists, and everybody's new favorite movie

"...blood, and an inviolable lesson worthy of the Old Testament: Thou shalt not do this, or this will surely..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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"...Kudos to Amy Smith for her article on the current outcry among..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Column

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"...new procedures, and three candidates running against me, I am hard at work trying to earn votes in what..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column

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"...mind, he writes a column even crazier ["Letters @ 3AM," Aug. 18]. Now the Israelis are the moral equivalent..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column

Lear Jaunt

Matthew Radford explains how a professional British actor wound up playing Lear in a Central Texas barn

"...the barn. Shakespeare at Winedale, the UT English department program that has been mounting Shakespearean plays in a 19th-century..."

July 28, 2006 Arts Feature by Clayton Maxwell

Libertarian's Common Sense, Pro-Freedom Agenda for Governor

"...Austin,” News, July 14). I beg to differ. I am the only candidate for governor of Texas who advocates..."

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"...Richard Fonte, who used them as part of a campaign to keep college employees from expressing their opinions to..."

May 12, 2006 Column

'Substance' Means It's My Opinion

"...Dear Editor, 1) “This is a campaign of semantics and good intentions, with supporters seeming to..."

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"...The Champion tract, 2222, the Gables Project, and AMD "deal," all..."

April 7, 2006 Column

Air America and KOKE

"...Dear Editor, Re: Air America [“Skies Partly Cloudy,” News, March 17]: Nice article, but..."

March 21, 2006 Postmarks

Page Two: Sticks and Stones

The paradoxical pleasures of the religious right

"...PART 1: Name-Calling..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Karen Mason

'Sweetest of Nights' isn't just the title of Karen Mason's new CD, it's what you can expect from the musical sensation's Austin Cabaret Theatre appearance

"...a song Mason didn't get to sing during her Drama Desk-nominated turn as Tanya in Mamma Mia! on Broadway..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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"...Have a heart and think next time. I am absolutely appalled at your insensitivity this week...."

Nov. 25, 2005 Column

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...and just north of Port Lavaca, in 1954, the same year the rural community earned its first moment in..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...News, Sept. 30] – saying his nuptials to someone named Bruno and finding out what it really means to..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Column

Weekend at Casey's

Thousands converge in the president's back yard to make a stand with Cindy Sheehan

"...last sweltering weekend of August. Here is a small sampling of what we experienced.SATURDAY..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Jokes Are Old and Tired

"...with mild cases are able to work and maintain families; the sickest are housebound for years. I fall between..."

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Off-Off-Broadway Bound

An Austinite's account of taking the stage in New York City

"...Fringe Festival, the largest theatrical fringe festival in North America, gets under way, the 200-plus show lineup will include..."

July 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Lowell Bartholomee

Page Two

Never mind the consipracy theorists, the death of literacy, and the Democrats' chronic foot-shooting – 'Page Two' needs a break.

"...geographically defined. Now they are much more inclusive, even among the more bigoted believers (politically conservative fundamentalists rarely limit..."

July 15, 2005 Column by Louis Black

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"...I am a regular reader of the Chronicle, and despite my..."

July 1, 2005 Column

Help Get the Word Out

"...Dear Editor, My name is Greg Black. I have been a statistical analyst..."

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Rare Bird

From her office vantage point, beside the rosy glow of the majestic Capitol dome, 78-year-old feminist, political powerhouse, and gay rights lobbyist Bettie Naylor keeps a watchful eye over the doings at the legislature

"...wild land, looms an endangered species. Outfitted in the same plumes as iconic, outspoken progressives like Ann Richards, Barbara..."

June 3, 2005 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

We All Will Be Held Responsible

"...we hear of a story by Newsweek that had, among many disturbing things, an article about the mishandling of..."

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Austin Most Covertly Racist City in Texas

"...City Manager's Office held. They were "focus groups" for African-Americans. I expected a chilly reception. Talk about hard stares,..."

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Brian Beattie! Brian Beattie! Brian Beattie!

"...Capacity,” Music, April 29] and didn't even mention the name of my best friend (referred to in the article..."

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Infinite Capacity

Kathy McCarty explains why it took her a decade between albums

"..."What have you been doing since your last record came out?" Waiting tables is only a fraction of the..."

April 29, 2005 Music Feature by Kathy McCarty

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"...In his Dec. 31 "Page Two" column, Louis Black, lamenting how the Democrats have been labeled with the charge..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Column

President Bush and the Left Are the Same When It Comes to Illegal Aliens

"...many workers there have legal status. Now, picture my predicament. I am trained and work in many of those..."

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"...At this point I am not aware of the Chronicle having run any story..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Column

Sound Ordinance Woes

"...it goes. I own my own home and I am in a band. We have had rehearsals there for..."

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