Blast From the Past

"...how Calvin Webber learned to stop worrying and love the bomb shelter. Ex Cal Tech professor Calvin Webber (Walken)..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Blast From the Past: Mark Sanford Edition

Newsdesk recalls a pre-Buenos Aries run-in with South Carolina's governor

"...So who knew that "going up the Appalachian Trail" was actually a euphemism?..."

June 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'The Border Radio Show': Blast From the Past

In The Border Radio Show, a stellar cast of Lone Star artists revive the days when radio towers south of the Rio Grande filled the airwaves with revival meetings, wild product pitches, and all kinds of music.

"...Call it the Lone Star version of A Prairie Home Companion. That..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Page Two: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

The path to a Republican presidency

"...achievable and admirable than critics insist. But especially that the Sanders candidacy is a reinvigorating political new wind, reminding..."

April 8, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Playing on the Past

"...Gorf. QBert. Zaxxon. Kaboom. Yar's Revenge. Hunt the Wumpus. Dig Dug. For anyone who's ever played them,..."

June 11, 1999 Screens Feature by Chris Baker

Readings From the Fringe

"...Mystery and science fiction sometimes go hand in hand. They've spent a lot of time together in the pulp..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Books Review by Mike Shea

The Animation Show 2005

This second incarnation of the Mike Judge- and Don Hertzfeldt-produced animation anthology is, if anything, even better than the first.

"...Directed by: Various. This second incarnation of the Mike Judge- and Don Hertzfeldt-produced animation anthology is, if..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Son of the Pink Panther

"...Peter Sellers rest in peace while he could extract another simoleon from the cash cow that is the “Pink..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Texas Punk Problem

The birth of Austin punk in vivid black & white

"...Bill Daniel arrived younger, straighter, and in awe of the clientele at Drag-bound venue Raul's, birthplace of Austin punk,..."

July 11, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The GOP Friends of Laura Pressley

Council candidate gets Republican backing

"...Now let's remember, the city elections are proudly non-partisan, and that has never..."

May 11, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Winter Is Coming! Embrace the Cold as Night King Greg Abbott.

The Texas governor (dis)graces the Chronicle’s annual Halloween mask cover

"...Be Restored in Austin on Nov. 1. So reads the edict of our stone-cold would-be conqueror Greg Abbott, eager..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Features Feature

Off the Bookshelf

How to Do It

"...No Mom.com. No Girlfriends' Guides. Instead, you might consult The Treasury of Good Health (1586) or the Compendium of..."

April 30, 1999 Books Feature

The Best Imitation of Myself

Chatting with Ben Folds about his new box set

"...little early for a Ben Folds box set. But the North Carolina-born pianist has always been one for doing..."

Oct. 27, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close-to-Home

Fresh sounds that emanate from the Lone Star State

"...Nathaniel Rateliff. Winners of Best New Act honors at the 2019 Austin Music Awards, Sir Woman's steady stream of..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Once-fresh aquatic superhero series smells like day-old fish

"...Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It’s no secret that superhero movies..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Dark Tower

Roland the Gunslinger hits the big screen

"...Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel. Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Jackie Earle Haley, Abbey Lee, Katheryn..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Maps to the Stars

David Cronenberg's film, with a script by Bruce Wagner, is a darkly humorous moral fable aimed at Hollywood.

"...attempt to squash it, it’s hard to pin down the recent cinema of David Cronenberg. Once the master of..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Verde Report: Claudio Reyna’s Future With Austin FC Uncertain After Ugly USMNT Scandal

Let’s hold our noses and review the madness

"...The incestuous oligarchy of U.S. Soccer was struck studs up..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Fallout Theater's The 2020 First Annual Hollywood Awards Show: Live in Hollywood!

A zany yet surprisingly relevant awards show satire dives into the glitzy soullessness of Hollywood

"...Remember when all the neighborhood kids got together and staged a play for..."

March 13, 2020 Arts Review by Madelyn Geyer

Hot Sauce Sampling: Tasting the Scoville Rainbow

When a self-proclaimed wimp becomes a heat-seeker (sort of)

"...appreciate a nice drizzle of Sriracha as much as the next gal. I don’t mind a fresh jalapeño here..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Heathers, the Musical

Doctuh Mistuh's staging of the Eighties cult film is ridiculous in the best possible way

"...case, parents cramping your style, pointless homework assignments. Maybe the best thing anyone got out of the whole experience..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

The Many Heads of Aaron Turner

Speaking the truth with Isis frontman Aaron Turner

"...As the founder of Hydra Head Records and the frontman and..."

Feb. 26, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Contemporary Austin Finds Its New Head in the Headlands

The museum's new director, sharon maidenberg, has run a renowned multidisciplinary arts center in the Bay Area for 10 years

"...Last June, at about the time that Louis Grachos left his post as director..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: "Your Job Is to Get the Paper Out"

On the road from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, overwhelmed with wonder and the terrible history

"...Israel, I was unprepared. Overwhelmed with wonder – at the land, its history, its presence, my past, my ancestors,..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Power to the People

Cue the linemen! 'Trash Project' choreographer Allison Orr is making Austin Energy dance

"...Allison Orr is back in the old routine: up at 5am (5:30 on a "good"..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...Obviously, the job I refer to is not this job (Hi..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...writer and punk musician Tim Stegall. You can read past installments of the “Austin Punk Chronicles” here...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Real Road to Wellville?

Two strange and inspiring stories of the healing power of food – and how terribly it can hurt us

"...years, Austinite Deirdre Earls has made a remarkable journey from the frustrations and despair of chronic illness to burgeoning..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

From Leftist to Left-ish

The "Real" Garbage Can

"...Lloyd Doggett, 1998 photograph by Charles Steck Answer #1: The "real" garbage can -- i.e., the place where you..."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Weird, Weird West

Giddings gets retro-futuristic for Weird West Fest

"...Strap on your best leather chaps and fire up that home-crafted iron horse: The..."

Dec. 12, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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