McConaughey and Harrelson Ask Texas Senators for New Film Incentives

New fund would smooth out cash crunches ... for culture warriors

"...There is an existing incentive program called the Texas..."

April 1, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FronteraFest Celebrates 30 Weird and Wild Theatrical Years

New and returning artists flock to this year’s 30th edition of the theatre fest

"...Hyde Park Theatre and basically the Godfather of the Austin scene Ken Webster has been at Frontera since its..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The 10 Biggest Austin News Stories of 2024

A year of upheaval and settling dust

"...year of upheaval and realignment for city government in Austin. The police department and city broke through a long..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by the News Team

As Trump Prepares to Take Office, UT Professor Says Journalists Should Take a New Approach

Solidarity journalism puts vulnerable people first

"...law enforcement crackdown in April for demonstrating against Israel’s bombing of Palestine. Those students, Varma said, may not fall..."

Nov. 29, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Blitz

Steve McQueen's history of the London air raids misses the target

"...early stages of the Blitz, the German Luftwaffe’s prolonged bombing campaign against civilians. In response, the government enacted Operation..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...whatever-that-was joke was just the start at the rally. Austin comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island..."

Nov. 1, 2024 News Feature

Austin Film Festival Review: Blitz

Steve McQueen’s history of the London air raids misses the target

"...early stages of the Blitz, the German Luftwaffe’s prolonged bombing campaign against civilians. In response, the government enacted Operation..."

Oct. 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Glen Powell Clears His Throat for The Best Man's Ghostwriter

Austin's movie A-lister on his new Audible audiobook comedy

"...[inset-1-right]Austin native Powell calls the show (which debuts Sept. 12)..."

Sept. 11, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Elders: Meet Stan Brooks, the 102-Year-Old World War II Vet Who’s Lived to Serve

He remembers Barton Springs before the cement

"...years old, he may have the earliest memories in Austin of any resident alive today...."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Bombing Rafah: In Rafah, where tents of displaced Gazans stretch..."

May 31, 2024 News Feature

Palestinian Woman Finds a Friend in Austin and a Plan to Escape From Gaza

How a Snapchat message turned into an evacuation campaign

"...Gaza, and Kelsie Fitzhenry, a 25-year-old digital marketer in Austin...."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Four in 10 UT Protesters Arrested Weren’t UT Affiliated. Were They “Outside Agitators”?

What UT calls outside disruption, students call a movement

"...arrests of demonstrators at the recent pro-Palestine protests at UT-Austin shows that roughly half are current UT students...."

May 10, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Opinion: We Need a Ceasefire Now

Anti-Palestinian violence is not “on the other side of the globe.” It’s here in Austin, too.

"...a 23-year-old Palestinian man, after a pro-cease-fire rally in Austin. As a community, we need to reject the notion..."

March 8, 2024 Column by Sophia Schlesinger

Opinion: City Council Must Call for a Cease-Fire

Raising our voice in Austin is the minimum moral action we can take

"...within this context that on November 6, 2023, the Austin Human Rights Commission passed its Resolution on Combating Antisemitism,..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column by Garrigan Stafford

“Dumb” Rounds to Be Manufactured Nearby, Amid Calls to Stop Sending Them to Israel

Imprecise and massive Howitzer rounds kill civilians

"...Gaza – a city half the geographical size of Austin and much more dense – the U.S. is sending..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Protesters Call for Mayor Kirk Watson to Support Cease-Fire in Gaza

Religious groups, students gathered at City Hall

"...like Hamas," around 50 people stood in front of Austin’s City Hall, chanting, “cease-fire now” and “stop killing kids.”..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Qmmunity: Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin's LGBTQ comics

"...against a pretty small pool of LGBTQ comics in Austin. Why weren't there enough queer people, an inherently funny..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by James Scott

The War for Change in Kandahar

How Austin filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh made the first major Western film in Saudi Arabia since Lawrence of Arabia

"...doesn't do anything easy. A former stunt coordinator, the Austin-based filmmaker made his reputation as a director of crime..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...for state employees. It's a million-dollar view of Downtown Austin, free to innocent trespassers...."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Review: The Arc of Oblivion

Documentary explores the beautiful effort of human record-keeping

"...far outlast humanity’s – rings of trees marking atomic bombing, bat guano marking weather patterns – and invites a..."

March 11, 2023 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jackie Venson, Dangerous Toys, Zachary Williams, Cordae, Matthew Logan Vasquez, and more local shows to see

"..."I spent the last two years atomic bombing my following into exponential growth, so this album was,..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Opinion: It’s Time to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable

We do not need another TikTok video inviting or suggesting school violence

"...of a viral TikTok video warning of an impending bombing or shooting. Even the Austin ISD Police Department beefed..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Column by Annika Olson

Breaking the Internet With Neill Blomkamp's Demonic

Terror and terabytes create a new vision of possession

"...Austin Chronicle: You've spent the last few years doing experimental..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Rise and Fall of Jason Dusterhoft (and His Frenemies)

A trip down APD's Memory Lane, from the Chronicle archives

"...Floor" – home of the executive team of the Austin Police Department – is such a long-running soap opera,..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature

The Ugly End to Jason Dusterhoft's Police Career Was Only the Beginning for APD

Three chiefs gone in Austin

"...into a City Hall meeting room. Manley had become Austin's interim chief of police six months earlier, and Dusterhoft..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Manley Makes His Exit

Police chief's 30-year career at APD will end March 28

"...Austin police Chief Brian Manley announced Friday that he will..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley Announces Retirement

Manley's 30-year career with APD will end March 28

"...Austin Police Chief Brian Manley will retire on March 28,..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

We Have an Issue: A Home of Its Own

In this week's cover story, Robert Faires previews classical music station KMFA's stunning new $11 million facility in East Austin

"...taken aback at the astonishing $11 million sum KMFA, Austin's long-running classical music station, was sinking into building a..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Austin Chronicle: Your album last month, Vintage Machine, feels distinctly..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

How I Won the War Against Stress With A Little Help From Vinyl & Tequila

Giving praise before the altar of the turntable

"...Baez seething antidisestablishmentarianism alongside Country Joe & the Fish F-bombing Vietnam. The Sony Walkman appeared in high school, so..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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