Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

"...As far as the most salient points of the Columbus mythos, screenwriter Mario Puzo (!) sticks to the broader..."

Aug. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Christopher Columbus Apologists Gang Up on Council

Indigenous Peoples’ Day, not everybody’s idea of a great holiday

"...who originally inhabited what eventually became the Americas when Christopher Columbus arrived (Oct. 12, 1492). In the local context,..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Goodbye, Columbus

City Council declares “Indigenous Peoples’ Day”

"...latter resolution – replacing the official local celebration of Christopher Columbus Day with a recognition of the Americas’ “First..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Even the Rain

Amid citizen unrest in Bolivia, a Spanish film crew attempts to mount a revisionist history of Christopher Columbus.

"...film crew attempting to mount a revisionist history of Christopher Columbus amid citizen unrest in Bolivia – a location..."

April 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Christmas With the Kranks

Holiday pap and circumstance.

"...pockets of the unholy three: director Joe Roth, screenwriter Christopher Columbus, and attorney-turned-cottage industry John Grisham, upon whose novel..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Earth and the American Dream

"...Quilt.) Beginning with the arrival on these shores of Christopher Columbus, the movie examines the modes of thinking that..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips

The Best of "Day Trips"

"...Museum of Science and History. Three full-scale replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships, built by the Spanish government to commemorate..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A History of Pigs in America

"...At Queen Isabella's insistence, Christopher Columbus took eight pigs on his voyage to Cuba..."

April 10, 2009 Food Feature by Mick Vann

'Madden 08' Drops August 14

"...If Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 8) is observed as a national..."

Aug. 13, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

The 12 People You Meet at Sam’s Town Point, Austin’s Real-Life Roadhouse

You’d never know the South Austin honky-tonk is there, but wait 'til you meet its cast of characters

"...decades, people discovered Sam's Town Point the same way Christopher Columbus "discovered" America: by accident – while lost. Camouflaged..."

April 26, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

South Indian and East Texas Cuisine Come Together at Puli-Ra

Chef Deepa Shridhar revamps her model but stays true to her vision

"...In fact, she enjoys giving guests themed feasts: a non-Christopher Columbus pop-up, Peruvian-Indian, Moghul Empire, and whole-table-as-a-charcuterie-board supper clubs...."

Jan. 11, 2019 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

Gina Chavez Tour Diary 5: Dominican Republic

A vibrant lesson in infectious polyrhythms and communal spirit

"...It’s odd to me that there’s still pride in Christopher Columbus’ legacy, which we now know is tragic to..."

April 29, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

Pawn Shop Rock

In hock? We've got just the ticket!

"...followed suit in 1415. Queen Isabella of Spain financed Christopher Columbus' passage to the New World by hocking her..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Christopher Columbus was the first European to taste chocolate. He..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

'The NFL Beat': Senior Bowl Recap

And a li'l Super news

"...asked by one scout who he would rather meet: Christopher Columbus or William Shakespeare. You simply can’t make this..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The oldest cement, the coldest McDonald's, and more exciting facts of life

"...Researchers believe Christopher Columbus and crew discovered syphilis and brought it back..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

A Night at the Opera

Opera for dummies: Name one male tenor

"...suggest that he discovered the New World instead of Christopher Columbus (www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfqa27jMIgc)...."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Times New Roman, Keith Richards, and much more

"...Christopher Columbus believed that Japan and Hispaniola were actually the..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Cuba Libris

Through Alfredo José Estrada, Havana speaks freely

"...story, beginning with the history of its "discovery" by Christopher Columbus in the 15th century and ending with the..."

March 30, 2007 Books Feature by Sofia Resnick

Shirley Valentine

Only one woman in Austin could play Shirley Valentine with the charismatic hold of a storyteller, and that would be Bernadette Nason, who stars in Onstage Theatre Company's production

"...feet and onto his boat and whom she dubs Christopher Columbus for rediscovering her orgasm. By the end of..."

July 14, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Puggles, Labradoodles, and Christopher Columbus

"...Christopher Columbus never sat for a portrait...."

May 12, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Austin @ Large: Highway Ho-Ho-Ho!

As concrete Christmas arrives, who's got the last laugh now?

"..."They all laughed at Christopher Columbus, when he said the world was round,..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

To Your Health

I've heard that beans are good food, but I have a problem with excessive gas after I eat them. Are they worth it?

"...over 2,000 years ago, legumes got an entire chapter. Christopher Columbus took chickpea seeds with him on his voyage..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

All Creatures Great and Small

With the current state of the environment, long belabored by activists and scientists who point to any number of warning signs of planetary collapse, it makes sense, Chronicle contributor Dan Oko writes, that writers with deep green inclinations would juggle literary aesthetics and scientific data in their efforts to jar us from the stupefying impact of too much information and too much bad news.

"...exotic species in America has changed the landscape since Christopher Columbus first set foot this side of the Atlantic...."

May 18, 2001 Books Feature by Dan Oko

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...back in the Sixties with the Austin music scene's Christopher Columbus, Willie Nelson, and carried forward by a cabal..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

TV Eye

The world is not ending anytime soon -- but neither are television specials about the twilight of the millennium.

"...a 15th-century Chinese eunuch had discovered America instead of Christopher Columbus. Tracey Ullman, Barbara Walters, Donald Trump, and Jackie..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

On the Pork Trail

Noel Coward once declared that "Any part of the piggy / Is quite all right with me" but we found five pork dishes at Austin restaurants that are more alright than others.

"...provenance. Some insist that it did not exist until Christopher Columbus discovered the New World and brought back numerous..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Fellow Travelers

"...of his novel, Fast Greens, is at Warner Bros. Christopher Columbus' production company, 1492, is "currently making offers to..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature

Mister Smarty Pants Knows

"...According to one source, Christopher Columbus was known for smoking cigars by inserting them..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Sxsw

"...like good chicken-fried steak. (Brazos Street Stage, 7pm) -- Christopher Gray..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

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