Enron's Masters of the Universe

A Conversation with Robert Bryce

"...sounds obvious when you say it -- but revenues plus profits did not equal cash. That became the key..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Dancing About Architecture

The outdoor shows continue …

"...lot at Fourth & San Antonio. Admission is $5 plus a donation of two canned or packaged nonperishable food..."

April 19, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...delayed adoption of a neighborhood plan that took citizens two-plus years to create. Only the influence of DNA's new..."

March 15, 2002 Column

Readers' Picks

Arts & Entertainment

"...Best Comedy ClubBad Dog Comedy Theater..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Best of Austin Feature

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...the overlays, but the printer screwed it all up. Plus there wasn't much of a distribution system. The cover..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Woodshock, forever turbulent.

"...of cool bands at Emo's is in itself a bad thing, mind you, but let's back up a bit...."

June 1, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

A flood of weather (and music) following SXSW

"...SP co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone responded, "Whatever bad things people have gone through can't compare to the..."

March 30, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Saving Silverman

"...come off as the most sympathetic characters in a bad bunch. Their Animal House stylings (Black is particularly Belushi-esque)..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Peter Frampton

"...Jimmy Page, Frampton was (is?) a pretty decent player. Plus, didn't every other person on planet Earth pick up..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Music Review by Michael Bertin

A Man and a Half

Hanging with music industry legend Jerry Wexler

"...Jerry Wexler, who in his 50-plus years in the music business signed, worked with, and/or..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Time to Bounce

Rapping with Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, the funkiest Connecticut Yankees in King Arthur's Court

"...hip-hop, they continue this tradition on The Good the Bad and the Funky, the first Tom Tom Club offering..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Feature by John G. La Briola

Postmarks

I never thought the letters in "Postmarks Forum" were real until this happened to me ...

"...prohibitive ($2,000 minimum per month to do it right). Surplus zoo cats get dumped into the private sector and..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column

Scary Movie

Keenan Ivory Wayans' broad spoof of the horror/comedy Scream series.

"...this spoof of the Kevin Williamson-helmed Scream series takes bad filmmaking to a whole new level. Rarely am I..."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Articulations

A new performance space in South Austin: the Bad Dog Comedy Theater

"...additional spaces for performance, educational events, and film screenings, plus abundant parking. Yet another rhapsody about the Long Center..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Perfect Storm

"...there's a memorial in the Gloucester harbor commemorating the 10,000-plus men from that area who've lost their lives to..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Los Van Van, La Zona Rosa, May 3

"..."Pedrito" Calvo, nicknamed the Cuban James Brown, stole the two-hour-plus set during the band's racy "El Negro Esta Cocinando,"..."

May 12, 2000 Music Review by Melissa Sattley

The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...Quality Protection Zones are not an issue any more. Plus, we've put our money where our mouth is in..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Grandfather

"...renders it a marathon of sheer endurance. On the plus side, The Grandfather was clearly nominated for several excellent..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Going for Broke

Fruit Salad Days

"...buckling under the marketplace pressure of the larger chains, plus the 1997 bankruptcy of Alliance, one of the nation's..."

June 18, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Idle Hands

"...the early, gooier work of Kiwi auteur Peter Jackson (Bad Taste, Dead/Alive) but with a more Americanized view of..."

April 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...every kind of weird drum you can think of (plus their own six feet stomping on the stage). The..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Jawbreaker

"...the wry wit, Blackboard Jungle sans the fun, Very Bad Things with more ick. Like the high school it..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Full Monte

"...of course; most of what's on the charts is bad. I don't dig everything I hear, but the stuff..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Record Reviews

"...standards, which leads to lines like: "Yesterday wasn't so bad/ I thought it was a little worse than it..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Review

Postmarks

The Executioner

"...* Traffic is bad and getting worse...."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column

Postmarks

"...we decided to include them. Perhaps we made a bad judgment call, but we did not want to disappoint..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

Postmarks

"...we decided to include them. Perhaps we made a bad judgment call, but we did not want to disappoint..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Column

Smart Women, Dangerous Men

Dracula and Fur Tempt Females With the Dark Side

"...people, yet Nena, played by Elaine Williams, wants this bad boy and will do almost anything to have him...."

Oct. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Killing the AMN Softly

"...AMN may be more than just a victim of bad timing...."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Michael Bertin

Postmarks

Environs Observer

"...The adage goes "It's the bad 5% ruining it for the remaining 95%." Many rafters..."

July 25, 1997 Column

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