Battle the Bat Pinball Tourney

Head to Pinballz for this super tournament

"...Austin's pinball palace, the almighty Pinballz Arcade, is hosting a "Battle the Bat"..."

July 13, 2012 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Backe to Make Rehab Start for the Express

"...fan favorite and Galveston native Brandon Backe is on the road to recovery after undergoing Tommy John ligament replacement..."

Aug. 7, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...thinks about quitting, Alan Zinter looks you straight in the eye, barely blinking, not a hint of a smile..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

This is the finest Potter film yet – darker, funnier, and more epic than everything that has come before.

"...Rhys Ifans, Jason Isaacs, Helen McCrory and Peter Mullan. "These are dark times," the Minister for Magic (Nighy) announces..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Grudge Match: 'MVP 06: NCAA Baseball' vs. 'MLB 06: The Show' for the PS2

"...The debate over whether professional or collegiate sports is more..."

April 26, 2006 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

The Real Deal

The Texas Documentary Tour

"...Say what you will about Austin-at-large -- one thing the capital city will never lack is innovative film programming...."

Sept. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Pressing the Flesh

The world's leading adult toy manufacturer for men wants to take the stigma out of sex

"...Steve Shubin, inventor of the Fleshlight and founder and CEO of Interactive Life Forms,..."

May 11, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Eye of the Media Storm

On the block, the Statesman fiddles while the industry burns

"...From his office atop the Bat Cave, the Austin American-Statesman's lakefront headquarters, new Publisher..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Art of the State

Retiring director Rick Hernandez reflects on three decades with the Texas Commission on the Arts

"...When Ricardo Hernandez started working with the Texas Commission on the Arts, Dolph Briscoe was in..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postcards from the Fringe

Guerilla Media Collective Searches For the D.I.Y. Truth

"...meet Virtual Reality on 42nd Street." That's one of the phrases Paco Nathan, president of Fringeware, Inc., has used..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Brad King

Austin Bats Face Uphill Battle After Freezing During Winter Storm

The road to rehabilitation begins at Austin Bat Refuge

"..."The bats were just like the rest of us –..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Haley Welch

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

This animated Batman is from the same folks behind the TV cartoon series, and is a diverting take on the Caped Crusader.

"...by: Eric Radomski and Bruce W. Timm. Not exactly the Dark Knight you'll always remember, but a diverting one,..."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Shaun of the Dead

This "romantic comedy … with zombies" has a note-perfect mix of humor, horror, love, and death.

"...Wilton. You don’t have to be a fan of the zombie epics of George Romero (Night of the Living..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pop Goes the Western

Bob Boze Bell Gets Graphic About the Old West

"...alternative media such as books on tape, CD-ROMs, and the Internet are about to kick books (you know, the..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

On the Right Path

"...Dear Editor, On Feb. 8, I sent the Chronicle an e-mail with a change for “What in..."

May 6, 2008 Postmarks

Texas on the Brink of Enjoying Beer Like Every Other State in America

Beer-to-Go passes Texas Senate as TABC Sunset Bill amendment

"...“What is dead may never die,” as they say in Westeros and apparently in the war room..."

May 23, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Hightower Report

Battle of the Green; and Taxpayers Art Museum

"...Battle of the Green..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Chris Hrasky wishes there was a better backstory to Big Bend (An Original..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Davis Cup, or Welcome Home, Mr. Roddick

Erwin Center to host prestigious tennis event

"...The Frank Erwin Center has hosted mammoth music acts and..."

March 25, 2011 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Fight to the Death With the Dead Tree Brigade

Literary Death Match throws down at the Ritz

"...There's an awful lot of jousting going on in the..."

March 26, 2014 Books Post by Monica Riese

The Long and the Short of It

It's an uphill battle securing a future for a short film

"...The life cycle of a short film is kind of..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Beside the Point

In the spirit of 'BoA,' BTP presents Best of What's Happening at City Council This Week

"...wonderful about Austin (and our advertisers), when we deliver the fattest issue of the year (and biggest headache to..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Bats Injured During Winter Storm Uri Heal Up at Austin Bat Center

"...Bats who were frozen and injured during the historic winter..."

April 22, 2021 Photo Gallery

The Hispanic Factor

Place 5 Poses Moral Quandary for Some Latino Voters

"...Bobbie Enriquez declines to endorse either Spelman or Zuniga. photograph by Alan Pogue Bobbie Enriquez..."

May 16, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

Off the Record

Seaholm Power Plant reboots, reuses, recycles

"...Flick of the Switch..."

May 13, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

DVDanger: The Evil That Men Do

Nothing Bad Can Happen, and other meditations on darkness

"...This is a battle, between the pettiness of malice and the naivete of..."

Oct. 14, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Temple-Inland Reads the Writing on the Wall

The Fortune 500 firm abandons its SOS-busting, job-boosting plans

"...The finger-pointing that followed Temple-Inland Inc.'s decision last week to..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Women of Antone's, underground MCs, FuckEmos, and more recommended shows

"...matriarch Susan Antone, women built Austin's world-famous Home of the Blues, now staging three separate spotlight events on the..."

March 24, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Local and National Gifts for the Politically Minded

Goodwill to all and coal for a few

"...Who says the News desk can't deliver some holiday peace and goodwill..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

State of the Union

A Fourth of July film roundup that goes beyond Independence Day

"...at a bit of a high watermark for doing the right fucking thing these days, you know, as Americans,..."

July 3, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

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