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Carl Sagan's novel about the celestial mysteries is embodied onscreen by Jodie Foster as the astronomer heroine and Matthew McConaughey as her spiritual counterpart from the other side of the fence

"...cerebral approach that makes this adaptation of the late Carl Sagan's novel a poor fit with the seasonal raft..."

July 11, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Gravity

Sandra Bullock is lost in space – alone with the beauty, terror, and the laws of gravity.

"...your tether, severing all communication between you and what Carl Sagan called our “pale blue dot.” (There’s nothing pale..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Pagan Cheer

"...Amy Babich Goodbye, Carl Sagan Editor:..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Column

Ted 2

Mark Wahlberg and the irrepressible Seth MacFarlane return for a sequel

"...when he signed on to executive-produce the reboot of Carl Sagan’s groundbreaking PBS series Cosmos, this time hosted by..."

June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2016

The Chronicle music staff picks their favorite local records

"...3) Hayes Carll, Lovers and Leavers (Hwy 87)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Carl Sagan's Skate Shoes

"...A handful of tracks into local trio Carl Sagan's Skate Shoes' debut, you can't help but wonder,..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Music Review by Libby Webster

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Watch and prepare for your Oscar pool

"...nothing to do with either Neil deGrasse Tyson or Carl Sagan, although I suspect both would appreciate this humorous..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An Honest Liar

Bio-doc about world-famous magician James "The Amazing" Randi

"...I’d include theoretical physicist Richard Feynman, Bill Nye, and Carl Sagan among them – used their intellects and proficiencies..."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Field Collision: Dave Culpepper, Rebecca Marino, and Andrew McCloskey

Exhibition of photography and mixed media carries emergent Austin art to new heights

"...When confronted with questions regarding humanity, Carl Sagan, the great astrophysicist and astronomer, noted how easy..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Beerland Handed Down

Austin Jukebox group takes over Red River punk cavity

"...in the Water guitarist/singer Aaron Blount, Steve Pike from Carl Sagan’s Skate Shoes/Exhalants, and Sam Whitworth...."

Dec. 17, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Off Beat: Porcelain Infuses Noise Rock with “Realistic Ambition”

Intense quartet launches self-titled debut on Feb. 16

"...Guitarists Pike (Exhalants, Carl Sagan’s Skate Shoes) and Ryan Fitzgibbon (TV’s Daniel, US..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

AFF Review: The Stars at Night

Texas-filmed doc laments the night sky lost to light pollution

"...connection to the cosmos that has inspired storytellers from Carl Sagan and Joseph Campbell to the Ancient Greeks and..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Charting an Earth-Based Trajectory Among the Stars in It's Quieter in the Twilight

All Earth’s voyagers must meet their end of days

"...Jones – interspersed with historical media coverage (Hey, there's Carl Sagan! Look, it's Jimmy Carter!) and an array of..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Review: The Hunt for Planet B

We’re gonna need a bigger telescope ...

"...to underscore the need for just such extraterrestrial exploration. Carl Sagan, seen in a clip from The Tonight Show..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

People Talk Funny at Austin Sketch Fest

The annual jubilee of jokes leads off with a spoof of a Trump-Biden debate and a speech on toxic femininity

"...Bat City, Chlane, An Evening and Possible Morning With Carl Sagan, Pendulum, Prayer Circle, and Victrola...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Book Review: Barn 8

Deb Olin Unferth reveals humor and humanity inside a hen heist

"...numbers alone are jaw-dropping: eggs being produced at a Carl Sagan Cosmos rate – i.e., "billions and billions" –..."

March 9, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

"The Sorcerer's Burden: Contemporary Art and the Anthropological Turn"

This ambitious exhibition reveals inquiring anthropologists within today’s artists

"...– love blossomed between researcher Ann Druyan and astronomer Carl Sagan, and it's her heart beating for him that's..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

"Demons & Devils" at Recspec Gallery

Because we could all use a little more aesthetic exorcising, couldn't we?

"...do. We're still living in a demon-haunted world, as Carl Sagan warned in his bestseller of 1995, still navigating..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Exhalants

"...Rabon's rapid-fire drum patterns. (Pike and Indelicato conspired in Carl Sagan's Skate Shoes; Rabon hails from Body Pressure.) "Public..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Music Review by Rachel Rascoe

There Will Be Substrate Phantoms in Austin on Saturday

SF author Jessica Reisman releases new novel at Malvern Books

"...if living in a demon-haunted world – thank you, Carl Sagan – isn’t harrowing enough, now we’ve got to..."

May 24, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Levitation Live Shot: Animal Collective

Electro-Cajun country hoedowns to Afro-club hybrids

"...modular synth maven Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, who went full-on Carl Sagan in a deep-space interlude. Clever manipulations, along with..."

May 1, 2016 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

That Eighties Film

How Everybody Wants Some!! re-created history

"...or having a character reading the right edition of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. It was about re-creating a culture, one..."

April 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback – Agents of Change: Downtown Clubs vs. Downtown Hotels

Can clubs and hotels coexist in Downtown Austin?

"...Westin Downtown Austin General Manager Kris Carlson didn't return a call for comment...."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sehr Flash: Fiction Becomes Music

Austin composer Russell Podgorsek teams with lit journal NANO Fiction to create short short stories with original scores

"...Pale Blue. (pronounced "pale blue dot," in tribute to Carl Sagan's description of our planet when viewed from some..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Shark vs. Peacock

You are not the bait. You are the shark.

"...is no extraterrestrial life in the universe. Not even Carl Sagan would say that, and regardless of his haircut,..."

April 10, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Yellow Ostrich

"...Taking its name and inspiration from Carl Sagan's iconic PBS series, Cosmos finds frontman Alex Schaaf..."

March 14, 2014 Music Review by Austin Powell

Episode Guide

Breaking down SXSW Film's newest programming track

"...Neal deGrasse Tyson revives Carl Sagan's defining science series for PBS, Cosmos: A Personal..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Well, Bridge Farmers, Spiritual Wives

"...proved themselves worthy contenders as well. Preceding young duo Carl Sagan's Skate Shoes vacillated between anthemic grunge and SST-inspired..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Music Review by Michael Toland

A Starring Role: Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our man Brenner talks with the famed astrophysicist, because science.

"...Austinite, the man whom media wags refer to as Carl Sagan 2.0...."

Nov. 26, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Elementals: Earth

Vortex Repertory Company's ritualistic celebration of earth may make you want to dig your toes into the dirt

"...two dozen sources – William Blake to Black Elk, Carl Sagan to Rumi – and deliver them with the..."

March 29, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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