"Nobody's Right"

Latest Ken Burns documentary to explore all sides of Vietnam War

"...Documentarian Ken Burns visited Austin Thursday, promoting his latest film project: The Vietnam War...."

April 27, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Subject to Control

American Berserk Theatre's debut is a heady, funny treat, smuggling heavy ideas in a light package

"...as the living space for a Conduit (Beeler). An old-school overhead projector displays the rules of the play's world..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The Trans Experience in Comedy

Local comics use comedy to spin difficult subjects into gold

"...a dick-tucking monologue, one comic in particular stood out. Austin Smartt is a local trans woman comedian who’s been..."

April 20, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Faye Fearless

SXSW 2010 Kicks Ass, Drops Some Names

SXSW Film announces Opening Night Film Kick-Ass, docs on SNL and Motörhead

"...night film: comic book adaptation Kick-Ass, about a high school wannabe superhero who figures if he dresses the part,..."

Jan. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

My First Etsy

"...best friend Kristi received our sophomore year of high school – a vest made by her grandma out of..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Design Post by Nora Ankrum

TV Eye

Jack Kerouac is turning over in his grave while middle-class kids "following their bliss" in The Open Road mangle his vision.

"...of hitting the road in search of adventure and self-discovery. But soon after their comically rocky start, I found..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Spells-bound

Seattle's 33 Fainting Spells, which enchanted local audiences with the dance drama The Uninvited in 1997, makes its long-awaited return to Austin.

"...long a wait, 33 Fainting Spells is back in Austin...."

Aug. 2, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Quiet Light Celebrates Debut Album Fourth of July With a Heartfelt Homecoming Show

Independence Day arrives July 1 for folk-minded pop artist Riya Mahesh

"...Hole in the Wall, booked by friends made at UT-Austin radio station KVRX...."

June 27, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...vote in the May 1 special election. Check out austinchronicle.com/elections for how to register, vote-by-mail instructions, and what's on..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature

ATX Film News: Fundraisers and a Special Delivery Scare Package

Is Austin giving the world the next Game of Thrones?

"...Austin Film Society is opening the new Creative Media Center..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Time After Time

Fest to honor Nicholas Meyer, director of the beloved chrono-romance

"...and director who saved the Federation. Now Other Worlds, Austin's preeminent science fiction festival, will honor him as the..."

Aug. 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Spatula City Limits

Austin music journeys to the desert – and you're not invited

"...There's a secret tradition amongst a certain sect of Austin musicians and venue workers. In late March, after the..."

April 6, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

FronteraFest: The Place to Start

Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks' annual performance festival keeps giving artists a spot to launch a stage career in Austin

"...entering its 23rd year, has become a tradition in Austin's annual arts calendar. For years, Hyde Park Theatre and..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Council Divided But Moving on With Bond

$385 million package passes first vote, but nays not quitting

"...Let the horse trading, erm, continue! This morning Austin city council split 4-2 in the first vote to..."

Aug. 15, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Stitch in Time: Revisiting Stitch V

In lieu of an event, a virtual trip around the online crafting world

"...in the middle of a busy fall, making the discovery that we don't even have the luxury of a..."

Nov. 23, 2008 Design Post by Anne Harris

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...In January 1999, Iraqi elementary schoolteacher Akbal Thyab heard a U.S. cruise missile slam into..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Prints Charming

Marking Austin's Museum of Art's "Fresh Ink" Exhibit

"...doorstep expecting to be entertained, I'd include on our Austin tour "Fresh Ink," the current exhibition in the Austin..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...story of one woman (Annaleigh Ashford) contending with the discovery that her father, Keith Jesperson (Dennis Quaid), is the..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

For the Record

"...To The Austin Chronicle and its readers:..."

May 15, 1998 Column

Dissecting Mercer's Anti-Evolution Editorial

Because shooting fish in a barrel is fun!

"...In a "Newsdesk" posting a few days ago, I..."

Feb. 16, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...love, acceptance, and understanding. I fondly remember vacation Bible school where, in addition to learning how to make rather..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Column

Sara Smile

Those teeth, those lips, those songs -- the one and only Sara Hickman

"...occasionally turbulent."Go Create Something" Sara's house in deep South Austin is as full of life as her music. It..."

May 11, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

AISD: Math Fight Resolved ... For Now

Board of trustees votes to select middle school math text favored by majority of middle school teachers

"...resolved a split between district administration and faculty over middle-school math textbooks Monday, voting to select Holt, the text..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

Nik Wallenda: Life on the Wire

In which we send an aerialist to talk to a stuntman. Whoa.

"...In last week's Chronicle print edition, we ran a..."

May 19, 2011 Arts Post by Raven Hinojosa

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...To accompany the Austin Chronicle previews, we've invited local movie maven Harry Jay..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Science of Injustice

Capital murder case highlights Texas courts' resistance to physical evidence

"...through the woods that Saturday, Raglind made a grisly discovery. In a clearing not far from where a deer..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Something Worth Living For

Michael Fracasso's World in a Drop of Water

"...and hence most common reference points given for the Austin-based singer-songwriter: Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison. While from a..."

May 8, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

On the Lege

It turns out that the State Board of Education knows more about science than real scientists!

"...Prize ... start looking into the nation's best dental schools...."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Lee Nichols

On the Funding Front

New funding helps the Blanton get wired and kids at Zach and KHDC get inspired

"...will feature materials for families and students in grade school as well as on the university level. This donation..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D

Robert Rodriguez adds a dimension with this kids fantasy movie, but only in the most literal sense – 3-D.

"...early, homemade shorts than a creative advance for the Austin-based jack-of-all-cinematic-trades, who writes, shoots, edits, composes, and does whatever..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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