Brain Teaser

Author and legendary 'Jeopardy!' champ Ken Jennings comes to the Texas Book Festival

"...More Than Three Million Dollars on Jeopardy!, is coming to the Texas Book Festival this weekend to promote his..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Then There's This: Fight or Flight

Council tries to find balance between developers, enviros, and the Lege

"...thing we now know about the proposed "emergency" action to abolish parts of the city's development code is this:..."

March 29, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Alone in the Lab

FronteraFest gives solo performers plenty of room to experiment

"...had two different people help me. They were my directors, kind of," she says, "and I was thinking about..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Point Austin: The City's Tired Story

Fleet Services may be cleaning up those tires, but there's still a big mess

"...wake of embarrassing publicity, the city has taken steps to clean up its scrap tire disposal program. What's not..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Column by Michael King

More Gifts for Gamers

Three giftable video games for the younger set

"...2010, and Axel & Pixel. All three have kid appeal but only two might be appropriate for the pre-teen..."

Nov. 19, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Culture Club

Aaron Mace's Church of the Friendly Ghost rattles the fringes of creative and musical expressionism

"...Well, no one else in town was going to stage a marathon reading of 50,000..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Food-o-File

Check out foodie wishes for the new year, local foodie fundraisers, and the Year of the Ox

"...list for 2009. Here are some things I'd like to see in the coming year: 1) Rain for area..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Smith Takes 'TM' Helm

Monthly presses on in wake of layoffs, shrinking budget

"...not running pictures of Brangelina's spawn is struggling, longtime Editor Evan Smith, a nebbish Yankee with slicked-back hair and..."

Aug. 29, 2008 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Point Austin: One Small Step

Gov. Rick Perry spares the life of Kenneth Foster

"...Chronicle readers anticipated reading. But Perry's decision last week, to accept the 6-1 recommendation of the BPP and commute..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Column by Michael King

And I Approved This Instant Message

What will page views, YouTube clips, and MySpace friends add up to for Web-savvy Democratic hopefuls?

"...have a prayer. And, no, it doesn't have anything to do with his idiotic remarks about Barack Obama's personal..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Robert Bryce

WilCo 'Snit' Writ Large

Fight over whether county commissioners violated the law when they slashed Precinct 1 Constable Gary Griffin's budget moves to 3rd Court of Appeals

"...they slashed Precinct 1 Constable Gary Griffin's budget last October – two months after the annual budget had been..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Endorsements

Democratic and Republican Primaries, March 7

"...more difficult than usual because both current Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn and writer-performer Richard "Kinky" Friedman will be collecting..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature

People Get Ready

Excerpt from Kevin Phinney's 'Souled American'

"...Within days of John Kennedy's victory, nearly 1,000 white New Orleanians showed up to prevent..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Kevin Phinney

Black Sheep Boys

Okkervil River navigates the headwaters of its career

"...Seven years have passed since Okkervil River humbly shuffled onto the Austin music scene with their self-released Bedroom EP...."

April 1, 2005 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Day Trips

Join Capt. Day Trips on a one-hour dolphin tour

"...have their own theme song. If getting on a tour boat to see the dolphins doesn't get you humming..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Change in the Weather

A different kind of summer for the city arts funding process

"...applicants for city arts funding and the moneys allocated to those applicants by the Austin Arts Commission have sparked..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two

Left-leaning criticism is not the same as political extremism

"...In response to last week's column criticizing a certain shared attitude of..."

July 9, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Nader: Think Global, Act Texan

Ralph Nader dips into Texas politics while pursuing ballot access

"...week, still pushing for the requisite number of signatures to get him on the Lone Star State's presidential ballot..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two

The Rodriguez and Avellán film team rocks; the guv and Lege do not; waiting on Will Wynn & Company; and in Let Us Now Praise Famous Chroniclers.

"...as well as an impressive collection of talent. Multihyphen to dwarf most multihyphens, Robert Rodriguez and producer/partner Elizabeth Avellán's..."

July 25, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Dr Pepper, Texas

What makes the Dr Pepper in Dublin, Texas, so much better than that made anywhere else?

"...out that a U.S. soft drink company had rights to the name, they changed the "Dr." to "Sgt.," and..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Features Feature by David Lynch

Naked City

UT President Larry Faulkner's comments about minority hiring and recruitment anger many minority members of the Texas Legislature.

"...UT President Larry Faulkner had reason to recall that old saw last week, as he..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Killing the Messenger

John C. Danforth's Indictment of Whistleblower Bill Johnston May Lead to a Nasty Courtroom Showdown

"...If John C. Danforth was trying to bury his final report on Waco, he could scarcely..."

Nov. 17, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Salt of San Marcos

Journalists Who Write Like Scholars - and Vice Versa

"...Juan Palomo and David Barton of The Salt Journal photograph by Jana Birchum Although..."

May 29, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

A Potpourri of Pages

On the Bookshelf

"...Detailed to the point of obsession, The Highwaymen: Warriors of the..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Books Review

Voter Backlash Rehashed

A Whole Lotta Trouble for a Little Less Corruption

"...S.O.S. ordinance. They did it again when they tried to sneak a $10 million baseball stadium proposal into existence...."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Record Reviews

"...records from artists other than those living here in town. Here then is a sampling of what some Austin..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Music Review

Cats With Purrrpose

From the Eastside to South Austin, these feline employees are the cat’s meow

"...out in a sunbeam or a black shorthair sunken into a couch cushion. In other words, y’all think cats..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW

One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical

"...backing away from someone in the music world talking to me about NFTs. Roughly one-third of them are espousing..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...hour after hour, the message came like a slap to the face. "There are currently no appointments available. As..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 11-17

"...All of that cash is yours, having been given to you no-strings-attached by an anonymous donor. You're in joyful..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

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