Put the T and V in Thanksgiving

Holiday specials to ease you through the food coma and into the weekend

"...8,000 participants, a Wizard of Oz tribute, and a dreidel balloon for Chanukah, as the holidays overlap for the..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Making Music from the Sound of Speech

Austin's JoySpeak Project brings light from conquered darkness.

"...Lou Who's tree, remember? – but she's doing what Dr. Seuss' green meanie only lied about doing: She's making..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin

A look at the unsung filmmaker, whose collaborators included Jerry Lewis, Jayne Mansfield, and Porky Pig

"...and producer at Fox, Columbia, and Paramount, and a children's book author. Though not a household name, many Americans..."

May 25, 2012 Screens Review by Leah Churner

Take This Awesome Job and Show It

Tim and Eric, tackling big screens and small

"...member or close friend while concurrently boycotting the big-budget Dr. Seuss adaptation The Lorax. Fans send in their footage,..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Our Bloody Valentine

Movie makeup artist Matt Valentine reps Austin on SyFy's reality competition show Face Off

"...It was a candy-coated corruption, part Mario Bava, part Dr. Seuss, and Valentine seemed an unlikely ringmaster for this..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Writer's Vision(s)

A playwright hallucinating crazed figures makes for a frenetic, fast-paced riot

"...John Boulanger mashes up the constructs of Dr. Seuss and A Christmas Carol inside a playwright's loopy..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Bedside Manner: Mogwai's Travel Reading

What Savlov's dog is napping on these days

"...hookers in neon-green plaid pantsuits, or shooting craps with blind-drunk Asian tourists. (Reno, not my parent's house.)..."

Nov. 30, 2010 Books Post by Marc Savlov

Global Fear is Here

Halloween icon Mr Creep is open for business

"...artistic style as a mixture of Joel-Peter Witkin and Dr. Seuss. Anyone catching Joe Nicolosi's Midnight Bumper during SXSW..."

Oct. 25, 2010 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...went. My must-see at the premier listening room was Alejandro Escovedo, beginning in 1992-93, with his solo debut, Gravity...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Oh No Ono

SXSW Music 2010

"...to create new garments out of old fabric. The dreamy wash of "Swim" and more glam posturing of "Helplessly..."

March 26, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Peer Gynt

An unrelentingly fast tempo flattens out the St. Ed's staging of Ibsen's epic

"...you have a story that falls solidly outside the melodrama so prevalent in the late 19th century. Comedy and..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Politics Gift Guide

Let these plum picks from the News staff dance in your head

"...card, of course – accepted everywhere, from the Alamo Drafthouse to Zocalo. Perks differ from place to place but..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature

Opie on Top

AFF to honor Ron Howard's extraordinary contribution to filmmaking

"...and consistently good work Howard’s done behind the camera: children’s fantasy (Willow) and romantic comedy (Splash), summer blockbuster (the..."

July 14, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Strawberry Fields Forever

Future Clouds & Radar float to the magical kingdom of … Peoria?

"...through the looking glass onto the set of a children's television program. Purple curtains hang from antiquated gold rods..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Luv Doc Recommends: The Reivers Reunion Show

Parish, Sunday, February 10, 2008

"...nose that looks like a chandelier out of a Dr. Seuss book, you might start to wonder … how..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Jingle Bell Rides! Not Walk!

"...bicycle – decked out in red-and-white bows, complete with Dr. Seuss’ Grinch strapped to its handlebars … ready for..."

Dec. 26, 2007 Postmarks

Clear-Cutting Austin

Rapid growth laying waste to city's urban forest

"...the trees, for the trees have no tongues." – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Moomin

"...Drawn & Quarterly; 96pp., $19.95 Whimsy. Whimsy of the gentlest,..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sara Hickman

Record review

"...stunningly sad, "The Mirror" is well-suited to one of Dr. Seuss' purple days. "The Thread (of Happiness)," disc two,..."

July 7, 2006 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

TCB

Austin's weeklong goodbye to Clifford Antone, while the club he left behind ponders its own future

"...Trouble and ex-Fabulous Thunderbird Fran Christina doubling up on drums. Antone even made his presence felt during the Eric..."

June 2, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Ford was Leslie Lynch, a scientific truth about horses, nuclear tests on the moon, and calculus

"...In 1939, Dr. Seuss released The Seven Lady Godivas, considered his first..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Austin @ Large: What Happens Next?

Suggestions for a 2004 City Hall to-do list

"...the fish in the pot. Sorry to mix my Dr. Seuss metaphors.) It's been a pretty horrid year --..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta is not amused by the two rich chicks on Fox's farm.

"...bumpkiniest of all bumpkins. They don't know how to dress; they dress their own food; they wear funny glasses...."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Adding Insult to Injury

"...[Re: Marc Savlov's film review of Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat] Your rhyming further..."

Nov. 24, 2003 Postmarks

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The mayor-elect faces opportunities and awkward options

"...poised to lose unless he does something. To quote Dr. Seuss, what would you do if it happened to..."

May 23, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Better Tomorrow

For years, the city of Austin's arts funding process has been mired in perpetual gloom, but with the city reviewing its Cultural Contracts Program, artists and arts companies talking with each other about collaborations and a shared vision of what the arts mean to Austin, there are glimmers of light on the city's arts funding horizon.

"...downward slide of the economy, which led to a drastic decline in revenue from the hotel/motel bed tax and..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The MonkeyWrench Manifesto

Volunteers of America: If you're feeling sinister, North Loop's newest wants you.

"...MEMBERSHIP PER A JULY 30 MEETING. ALL BACKGROUND INFORMATION DRAWN FROM THOSE INTERVIEWS THEREFORE SHARES THAT AUTHORIZATION. IT IS,..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...evidence. It is true that I made errors in drafting the pleading ... probably no more than the Chronicle..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column

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.

"...hue and cry over the loss of breathable air, drinkable water, and the impact of pollution and development on..."

May 18, 2001 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Dancing About Architecture

Sandy and Bob are almost done in, while Kirsty MacColl isn't so lucky, and Pops Staples goes onto his great reward. Dopey the Goat, meanwhile, becomes cabrito.

"...Fresh from the local premiere of Miss Congeniality, snuggle-bunnies Sandra Bullock and Bob Schneider were attempting to take a..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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