Theatre Review: The Shark Is Broken Charts Jaws’ Troubled Waters

Jarrott Productions offers a claustrophobic play diving into artistic egos

"...Scheider during the notoriously difficult Jaws shoot. Playwrights Joseph Nixon and Ian Shaw (yep, there is a relation –..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2023 Award Nominees

Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer lead field

"...The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon), two horror films (Emily Hagins' comedic Sorry About the..."

Jan. 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Inoculating Society Against Lies

New documentary Shot in the Arm examines the infected body politic

"...incredibly clever communicators. They've manipulated things like the iconic David versus Goliath story. They want always to be seen..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...have worked for. Cast List: Maxine Eigenman, Leanne Best, David Hayman (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...(The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon)?..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Parquet Court’ing Catastrophe

Brooklyn Indie stalwarts bring divisive, funky new album to Austin

"...Adam Savage’s totally devitalized post-modernist chant. Coming on like David Byrne reading his grocery list, he murmured in lockstep..."

Nov. 20, 2021 Music Post by Julian Towers

Gift Guide: Mojo Nixon

The Mojo Manifesto (Manifesto Records)

"...A 10-CD box set of nearly all of Mojo Nixon's studio albums proves a helluva lot of Mojo to..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Final Results for Travis County's March 3 Democratic Primary Election

Numbers ONLY include Travis County voters

"...William Foster III: 2,681 (14.19%) Rick Kennedy: 8,612 (45.57%) David Anthony Jaramillo: 7,607 (40.25%)..."

March 4, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Travis County Early Voting Results for the March 3 Democratic Primary Election

Numbers DO NOT include election day or non-Travis Co. votes

"...William Foster III: 1,082 (13.14%) Rick Kennedy: 4,104 (50.24%) David Anthony Jaramillo: 3,054 (36.62%)..."

March 3, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

March 3 Primary Endorsements (No Filler)

All our endorsements collected on one easy-to-print page

"...District Judge, 167th District: David Wahlberg..."

Feb. 13, 2020 News Post

Chronicle Endorsements for the March 3 Primary Election

From local judges and representatives to the presidential candidate, here are our recommendations

"...Bill Flores is retiring). He has two nominal opponents (David Jaramillo and William Foster III). We recommend Kennedy. U.S...."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature

March 2020 Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Democratic primary?

"...David Anthony Jaramillo www.jaramilloforcongress.com ENDORSEMENTS: Austin Environmental Democrats, Texas AFL-CIO..."

Feb. 4, 2020 News Post

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...The semi-autobiographical comedy starring SNL's Pete Davidson and directed by Judd Apatow kicks off today's lineup..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AGLIFF Closing With Mapplethorpe

Festival adds major bio-pic, plus complete line-up

"...talent propelled a cultural shift so powerful it pushed Nixon into action. Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, Kathleen..."

July 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Think Globally, Vote Locally

Why your country is depending on you to vote no on Prop 1

"...That's been a truism in American politics since the Nixon era, though the principle goes back at least to..."

May 6, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin's Paramount Theatre Turns 100

As the grande dame of Austin theatres turns 100, it matters more than ever

"...about as much life left in her as the Nixon presidency. The once-glamorous vaudeville house, which in its first..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ringo Starr’s Still the Greatest

Beatle’s All Starrs jukebox first of two Moody Theater shows

"...drummer Gregg Bissonette did not perform any of his David Lee Roth accompaniments (“Yankee Rose”)...."

Oct. 9, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Book Festival 2014: The Full Party List

Among the 275 authors: Oates, Ellroy, Mosley, Lear, Dean

"...Richard Nixon won't be in attendance (for obvious reasons), but his..."

Sept. 11, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Writers on Kennedy

What we think about when we think about JFK

"...were not at a loss for words. Show composer David Lee and lyricist Herbert Kretzmer quickly penned "In the..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

News Ticker: August 26

All the news that's fit to blog

"...David Dewhurst focuses on the family, Harvey Hilderbran risks an..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Lee Daniels' The Butler

The stars shine bright in this broad yet moving overview of the last 90 years of African-American history.

"...Directed by: Lee Daniels. Starring: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lenny Kravitz, John..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

His Cup Runneth Over

Tipsy Texan David Alan is having the time of his life

"...David Alan is having the busiest year of his life...."

July 5, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Five New Things In Austin's Comedy Scene

A quintuple shot of Lakkalikööri for all my friends

"...except that the venue's powers-that-be commissioned the talented Lara Nixon of Bad Dog Bar Craft to concoct those con-cocktails...."

March 22, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film 2013: The Janet Pierson Guide

Film fest chief talks themes, screens, and surprising changes

"...films from Sundance - Prince Avalanche from Austin transplant David Gordon Green, John Nichols' Mud and Richard Linklater's conclusion..."

Jan. 31, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Computer Chess, Jeff Nichols’ Mud, Yen Tan’s Pit Stop, David Gordon Green’s Prince Avalanche, and Hannah Fidell’s A Teacher..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The House I Live In

Eugene Jarecki examines America's war on drugs and the collateral and self-inflicted damage it has caused within one African-American family.

"...routings quixotic crusade initiated 40 years ago by President Nixon. We’ve seen 40 years, too, of documentaries both for..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hornucopia

Goodwin shakes the 'Obama curse' in big win over Ole Miss

"...couldn't stop the Horns' Occupy End Zone movement. Quarterback David Ash perfected the underthrow for more than 300 yards..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Sports Column by Michael Corcoran

Portraits of Presidential Losers All Over the Walls

SVT Gallery goes national with its newest exhibition

"...Howard Taft busted. Tim Doyle gives old Tricky Dick Nixon the Nakatomi-flavored whatfor...."

Sept. 19, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Horns Run, Pass All Over Ye Olde Miss

Ash is almost perfect, defense not, in 66-31 win

"...D couldn’t stop the speedier, more powerful Horns. QB David Ash perfected the underthrow for over 300 yards passing..."

Sept. 16, 2012 Sports Post by Michael Corcoran

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...to do – and those are halcyon days. Remember, Nixon was going down, and there was a period of..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

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