Belated Replies

"...use reality rather than know it. ... We get drunk in order to confess; they get drunk in order..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

In & Out

"...only cloud hanging over this glorious moment in gay history is that Brackett not only professes to be 100%..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Life and Times of an Emotional Transient

Poetry Festival Salutes Albert Huffstickler

"...explains, is "there's not that much in my real history I'm that proud of. Lots of things that are..."

March 28, 1997 Books Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Where 'Friend' Is a Four-Letter Word

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin explores the fractious founding of Facebook in The Social Network

"...have two important things in your hand: You have history, and you have somebody's life. And, yes, you can't..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thanks, Canada

Blood-soaked nights on the road to punk rock with the Krum Bums

"...Williams Whiskey. Everyone is very cool, and the owner's drunk as hell, doing shots with us every five minutes...."

July 11, 2008 Music Feature by David Rodriguez

Who Killed Father Ryan?

A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence

"...prosecutors to try Reyos for the crime. Reyos had drunkenly told police that he'd beaten Ryan and sliced the..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Platters

"...such scorchers as "Town In the Middle of Nowhere," "History," and "She's on the Road." The album bogs down..."

June 5, 1998 Music Review

Naked City

"...The Austin Public Library is unveiling a first-ever multimedia history of the city, Austin Past and Present, in time..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

Letters at 3AM

A Little Late, For Bix

"...28) -- at best, a lyrical parenthesis in the history of America's music. Most writing about Beiderbecke veers between..."

May 16, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Chronicle History: The building is set on fire in March1991. We..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Back to Black

Amy Winehouse biopic gives you all the details you’ll recognize from the singer’s tragically short life – but not much beyond that

"...know how important a venue that is in music history already, Back to Black does nothing to inform you...."

May 17, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Out of the Blue

Dennis Hopper’s lost film murders the Seventies

"...to beat Out of the Blue’s opening scene: A drunk Dennis Hopper, Linda Manz in clown makeup riding shotgun,..."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

25 Years Ago, Sublime Arrived in Austin and Cut One of the Decade's Biggest Albums

Local producer Paul Leary put some Austin in the Long Beach surf/punk/dub trio's mix

"...said, 'We start recording at noon and we're already drunk. We need to start earlier in the day.'"..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

You Never Had It: An Evening With Charles Bukowski

Lost tapes of a drunken night with the dissolute apostle

"...relies on a lost interview: In this case, a drunken evening with the professional barfly and his soon-to-be long-suffering..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Exposed Nipples

Unlike our president, a warm, sweaty, glitter-speckled nipple is nothing to be embarrassed about

"...Queen Vic had nine children with her first cousin/sex..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...Dec. 24, 1999], Lucinda Williams stated that she wrote "Drunken Angel" for Blaze, "although it could have been about..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Luv Doc: Breadwinning

There's a pretty good chance that the robot uprising is probably just around the corner

"...drive themselves (or at least better than the average drunk teenager) and there's a pretty good chance that the..."

July 13, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals

Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds

"...a heart attack, he was rehabilitated at a California "drunk school" and reportedly stopped drinking in the early Eighties,..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Perry's Third Felony?

Governor's war of words against jurors backfires with legal warning

"...every opportunity, Perry's supporters replay the footage of her, drunk and abusive in police custody. The subtext is clear:..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

When the Clock Strikes 12

Bill Haley died for rock & roll – in Harlingen

"...something more specific than "western bop" and "cowboy jive." History credits radio deejay Alan Freed with popularizing the phrase..."

May 16, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Griffin Family Sues Nestande and Bar

Family of hit-and-run victim seeking $1 million in damages

"...served Nestande after it was clear she was already drunk, "was obviously intoxicated and presented a clear danger to..."

March 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Griffin Family Sues Nestande and Bar

Seeking more than $1 million in damages

"...served Nestande after it was clear she was already drunk, "was obviously intoxicated and presented a clear danger to..."

March 11, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

2010 Texas Book Festival

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made the National Lampoon Insanely Great

"...'Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Books Feature by Audra Schroeder

Charlie Bartlett

If Ferris Bueller and Max Fischer of Rushmore joined together and had a child, their spawn would most certainly turn out something like Charlie Bartlett.

"...would like to go back to being a simple history teacher instead of the school’s chief disciplinarian. Although Charlie..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'He's Forked Himself'

Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'

"...Eddy, and talked about DeLay, his political and ideological history, and his remarkable hold on the Congress. The following..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Montana Blues

Great-grandmother Marie died of a broken heart in Billings, Mont.

"...separating the miners from their wages.A Life and a History The transcript of the inquest is fairly entertaining. It's..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Postmarks

The environment, the alleged marijuana, the traffic, Ventura's highway, and more.

"...has been done by the fine organization, Mothers Against Drunk Driving...."

June 8, 2001 Column

After a Fashion

What was up with that tacky television coverage of Austin's local New Year's Eve celebration? Find out inside!

"...was the seemingly unattended camera that allowed legions of drunk people to behave stupidly in front of it, spouting..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...with cover bands and rock bands, but that was history once I heard Willie Dixon. I immediately bought my..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Waters' Edge

"...about Pink Flamingos. You know what it means? They're drunk. That's all. The audience that vomits is drunk when..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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