Such Great Heights

The agony and ecstasy of Powell and Pressburger pictures

"...on a fracture line, at that uneasy place where ecstasy tips into madness, something the legendary editor Thelma Schoonmaker..."

June 11, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Raves for Marc Savlov's recent article on Ecstasy.

"...The Ecstasy Answer..."

June 23, 2000 Column

Reefer Madness

Is "Extreme Ecstasy" a serious or pretend problem?

"...narcos to abate the illicit market for the drug Ecstasy are being hampered by the spread of a new..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...raising awareness of the knee-jerk Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act making its way through Congress ["Weed Watch," March..."

March 21, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In response to "The Agony of the Ecstasy," [Nov. 16] I am much more than saddened at..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column

Whip That Crack!

"...The "Ecstasy Prevention Act of 2001" was introduced last summer as..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Allen Ginsberg in Hell's Kitchen

"...Ginsberg's finest poems were rebellious because ecstasy by its nature is rebellious. Ecstasy short-circuits our compromises..."

April 25, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Weed Watch

Latest dispatches from the drug war

"...a pilot study to determine whether the psychedelic drug Ecstasy can help terminally ill patients suffering with "end-of-life" anxiety..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Why We Listen to What They Say

"...East Coast intellectual, search angst and replace it with ecstasy, you'd have somebody like Doug. These days, he has..."

April 23, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 11-17

"...CANCER (June 21-July 22): "Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right..."

March 11, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Pills, Thrills, and Bellyaches

Irvine Welsh's first novel 'Trainspotting' is one of the most successful first novels in recent history, but in this interview with Chronicle writer Marc Savlov, Welsh, whose new novel 'Glue' brings him to BookPeople on Monday, June 18, at 7pm, admits to thinking that "you had to be a bit strange to be a writer, to sit in your room, spending all this time with people that don't actually exist, you know?"

"...continue in a similar vein with Marabou Stork Nightmares, Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, and Filth, which followed..."

June 15, 2001 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

The Life of the Party

Marc Savlov talks with San Francisco-based director Greg Harrison about his new film, Groove and the burgeoning rave movement it depicts.

"...those selfsame beats, and the wildly popular designer drug ecstasy, have been around for more than a decade, but..."

June 30, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...Your article on Ecstasy ["Countdown to Ecstasy," June 9] was nice: balanced, informative,..."

June 16, 2000 Column

Lou Reed Ecstasy (Reprise)

"...Lou ReedEcstasy (Reprise) The spare and halting guitar that kicks off..."

March 31, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Hess

I Wanna Take You Higher

"...Generation Ecstasy and Rave Culture by Simon Reynolds Little, Brown and..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...Maybe there's a reason why ecstasy is the young person's synthetic molecule of choice. MDMA's..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Effy Gibbes Is Making Wrestling Gayer

The queer athlete dishes on his upcoming Austin match

"...go up against Ricky Starks at Inspire Pro’s New Ecstasy of Gold event in Austin on Jan. 19, is..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Off the Record

Handicapping the decade in Austin music and playing favorites for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...by South-west Music Conference with 80 minutes of apocalyptic ecstasy (see "Off the Record," March 20, 2009)...."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Weed Watch

The draconian R.A.V.E. Act sneaks back into Congress, but reform advocates are pushing drug bills across the nation -- including in Texas

"...The proposed, and extremely draconian, Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy (RAVE) Act has reemerged this Congressional session -- although..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Weed Watch

"...drug warriors will be stepping up efforts to bust Ecstasy users and dealers. As reported by the Drug Reform..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dancing About Architecture

The strange border tale of Tish Hinojosa

"...reportedly telling the authorities she believed the pills were Ecstasy. Don't expect a great outpouring of further information on..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

About AIDS

"...purposes. Additionally, about two-thirds of them mixed it with Ecstasy and/or amphetamines. Speed (included in Ecstasy) makes it difficult..."

June 21, 2002 Column by Sandy Bartlett

What's the Buzz?

Guide to Summer Films

"...All the RaveIn Search of Ecstasy, Glowsticks, and the Perfect Party..."

May 26, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fusebox Facts, Sullivan’s Travels, and More Recommended Events

Some recommendations for the week ahead

"...– Richard Whittaker “Transcendence: A Century of Black Queer Ecstasy, 1924-2024”..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Caleb de Casper, Money Chicha, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Classical, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and much more

"...“Femininomenon.”   – James Scott Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Tour..."

July 5, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara

Based on a true case, a 6-year-old is ripped from his Jewish parents by the Catholic church

"...Harrison as Julius II in The Agony and the Ecstasy. He’s both zealot and politician, absolutely convinced of the..."

June 14, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

AFS Celebrates Culture-Defying Movies With Film as a Subversive Art

Revolution in the cinema

"...a landmark depiction of female sexuality in cinema, 1932's Ecstasy...."

July 15, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...disintegrated.  – Michael Toland Full of Hell Blows Trumpeting EcstasyThe Belmont, Friday 13, 2-7pm Vio-Lence Relives Eternal NightmareEmpire, Saturday..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 4-10

"..."Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquility." Instead, he said that meditation..."

March 4, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Concourse Project Brings the Raver Spirit Back to Austin

High-capacity event space looks to diversify their sound

"...of 20,000 – local law enforcement happily used the Ecstasy Prevention Act of 2001 and existent "crack house" statutes..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

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