Let's Fix That

How New Plays Are Developed in Austin

"...writer is subject to alteration by producers, directors, actors, designers, and often a number of other parties before it's..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Today's lineup additions also include some of the first Austin-linked films for SXSW Film 2020 (March 13-21), starting with..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Having already announced speakers, including Lee Daniels and the Game of Thrones team, plus 125 films, and six catalogues..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...2009 with cannibal shocker Offspring, then was subverted by Austin director Lucky McKee with 2011 feminist deconstruction pushing McIntosh's..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spacing Out in Round Rock

Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on 'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas

"...Carter Oosterhouse, pert and perky hostess Paige Davis, two designers (supersweet native Texan Christi Proctor and our hero, "dastardly"..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Information Wants to Be Worthless

Money was never the most interesting thing about the Internet. Which is a good thing, since now it's gone.

"...If you think the business scene at this year's Austin 360 was morbid, and demoralized, and pitiful, and I..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Bruce Sterling

Uberpong Brings Style to the Table

Graphically designed pingpong paddles straight outta Austin

"...makes pingpong paddles sporting a variety of eye-catching imagery. Designers from all over the world have participated, including Austin's..."

Dec. 26, 2012 Sports Post by Carly Yansak

After a Fashion

Be there or Be Cher.

"...Simple. Let the audience do the talking! Guilded, the Designers' Guild of Austin first ever fashion event was SRO,..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Now Now Oh Now

The Rude Mechs' latest show is a mind-blowing roll of the die

"...Oh Now's first act would be to spoil the game for future audiences...."

May 25, 2012 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Playing Around

Reports From Interactive Panels on Gaming

"...Austin Convention Center, Monday, March 12Warren Spector Presentation: The Future..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Play on Worlds

Now Playing

"...Austin Powers: Operation Trivia Berkeley Systems/Macintosh & PC..."

July 2, 1999 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Stop Writing ...

and Start Storytelling

"...was good enough to immerse players in a video game. That's not to say a text adventure like Zork..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Joey Seiler

Thinking Outside the Box

"...Kenny Braun Back in 1988, while serving tenure at Austin's fabled Origin Systems, expat-Brit Chris Roberts created one of..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Paola Antonelli and Interaction Design

We talk with MoMA's Paola Antonelli about interaction design

"...Maxis for DOS, Mac OS, and Amiga. That video game, a then-futuristic riff on the urban planning god-fantasy pioneered..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

Into the Woods With Gretel & Hansel Director Osgood Perkins

How the retelling of the classic fairytale remained true to its roots

"...Austin Chronicle: Gretel & Hansel oddly fits with Knives Out...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Praise of the Restaurant Restroom

The best bathrooms are for more than business

"...Once white-tile afterthoughts, restrooms have become essential to the Austin dining experience. Sometimes they are a retreat from boring..."

May 12, 2017 Food Feature by Adam Ingram

Out of Ink 2012: Sound Off

Eight playwrights wrote 10-minute plays, and the audience lived happily ever after

"...brand herself. But fortunately, this starving artist lived in Austin, where a magical company called ScriptWorks supported her writing..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

All Over Creation: Acknowledged Gains

When we honor the living, we all get something out of it

"...was filled with actors, artistic directors, stage managers, and designers (plus some riffraff from the newspaper game), all as..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Wiis on the Bus

How the Wii Remote and simulated games are changing the way we learn

"...The line between educational software and games has always been a blurry one. Now educators and..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...business procurement awards." To keep up with SBA's funny-numbers game, contact the watchdog group, American Small Business League: www.asbl.com/fraud.]Disputes..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Column

After a Fashion

Why did Stephen get back into the clothing-design business?

"...fabric is my master. I'm not one of those designers who designs the dress first. I dive right into..."

July 7, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Has your style avatar Stephen found religion … or just joined a cult?

"...HEADY JEWELS We are not lacking in fine jewelry designers here in Austin – in fact we have jewelry..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood offers up a little sample of everything in this week's "Food-o-File."

"...working at Cafe Boulud, making him the second former Austin chef to be playing in the big leagues in..."

June 13, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Epaulets, Hard-Plastic C-Cups, and a Superhero Cop

NCsoft's gaming love-in

"...I scan the big-screened palace for signs of local video-game developer NCsoft's soiree and find none of the cues..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Animation Revelation

Charging toward a movie, TV, or computer screen near you: HorseBack Salad Entertainment

"...an interactive story about four young, interactive animators in Austin who interact in some awfully interesting ways. They have..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Oooh, the fall fashion doin's are doin', what with the Austin appearance of national fashionista Leon Hall, Club DeVille's Fall Fashion Extravaganza, and The Austin Chronicle's own upcoming Drag Ball. Whooo!

"...never-ending quest for sponsoring entertaining and eye-opening events, The Austin Chronicle is proud to present Come As You Aren't,..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Production Row

The Downtown Film Scene

"...Austin Film Center photograph by Bruce Dye For a city..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Jingles With Hair

Musicians for Hire: A Career in Advertising

"...a couple dozen high-profile local musicians finding work in Austin's small but rapidly growing "jingle" market, wherein local musicians..."

June 20, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Qmmunity: Hot & Spicy Homoscopes

Pride Month predictions for what queer events you'll end up enjoying

"...AQUARIUS Stonewall Rally: The Fight Continues Join Austin Pride on the Capitol steps for a rally that..."

June 23, 2023 Column by James Scott

Gay Place

Halloqueers and Dia de las Lezbos, just another wild weekend in the gAyTX

"...FALSETTOS Austin Theatre Project presents this evening of la-la-las from the..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

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