The Hightower Report

Standing up for working families, the middle class, and the poor; and National Guard preying on the desperate

"...their votes with the multinational corporations. Had they not abandoned Democratic principle and constituencies, we would not now have..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Keeping Cesar Alive

Actor Ed Begley Jr. explains how he was inspired to write a musical honoring his friend Cesar Chavez

"...If all you know of Ed Begley Jr. is his work on television or film..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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Our readers talk back.

"...Letter to the editors of The Austin Chronicle,..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column

Cowboys vs. Hippies: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Subtext

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reflects Austin's culture in 1974

"...Hansen – all were UT grads. Teri McMinn, who played the ill-fated Pam, was almost a UT student herself,..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Otaku* Overload!!!

After Monster Island Studios sank, Austin's acting community and Houston animé giant A.D. Vision unleashed talent bent on vengeance and redemption (*otaku = animé geek)

"...Some of my earliest memories are of woefully dubbed English emanating from the mismoving mouths of Japanese people...."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Under-Stated

"...The Texas I saw in the darkened rooms of my youth was, without question, a magnificent..."

July 2, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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Postmarks Scandal!

"...Dear Editor:..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...Editor:..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Column

The Sporting Life

John Posey's Father, Son & Holy Ghost is football on the field on the stage.

"...John Posey, he told me about a Web site called FireRonZook.com. He and I had arranged through e-mail to..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...It's through Tuna that these two theatre artists have received their greatest attention: playing Broadway, appearing on network talk..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Jeremy Piven stars in this swift-moving, cynical, equal-opportunity offender about a team of used-car liquidators.

"...Directed by: Neal Brennan. Starring: Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Elegance Out of Town

Monica's 701 is fine dining, indeed

"...Fine-dining restaurants are appearing more frequently nowadays in small towns near and around Austin. Places like Wild Horse Grill..."

April 23, 2004 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Radio

The mentally handicapped again are used as vehicles for our own best intentions.

"...Directed by: Michael Tollin. Starring: Ed Harris, Cuba Gooding Jr.,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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Bush on Borderline

"...Editor: Without taking a side on the question of Bush's..."

June 11, 1999 Column

Why I Moved Back

Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be

"...to graduate school out of state; it seems I've completed my degree. So I've moved back home after 18..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Gretchen Phillips

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...to grab a napkin before feasting on the newly announced list of authors for the 2016 Texas Book Festival...."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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Our readers talk back.

"...Dear Editor,..."

June 18, 2004 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...Editor:..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Column

Wasn't It FABulous?

Economic and environmental consequences of high tech plant closings are potentially grim.

"...Gary Hoover stood in a Northwest Austin bookstore and conjured bleak images of Flint, Michigan, a hardscrabble town of..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Will Travel for Food

Texas Restaurants Worth Visiting on the Road This Summer

"...Founded by Alsatians in the 1840s, historic Castroville retains the..."

May 26, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

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The beefs this week: Chronicle reporter Robert Bryce on CNN, genetically engineered foods, Steamboat, John Aielli, Paul Minor, and more.

"...Well-Groomed by Chron Standards..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the fate of the Austin Music Network could be decided. After delaying action the past two weeks, the council..."

Aug. 28, 1998 News Feature

Maintaining the World's Most Expensive Record Collections

Austin's Small Label Scene

"...From the moment Sam Phillips determined that what his bank account could stand would be..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Music Feature

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced its first wave of movies and shows, with new..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Bob Dylan Nobel: Live From Stockholm

Local Dylan scholar reports from Sweden on Prize festivities

"...Here's the report he filed prior to the actual awards ceremony on Dec. 10:..."

Dec. 11, 2016 Arts Post by David Gaines

Q&A: Mike Watt

Econo-jamming bass man headlines an alternate ACL

"...The 57-year-old Minutemen founder fielded a call at his home in San Pedro, Calif.,..."

Oct. 1, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Following January’s tease of six titles, SXSW Film has unloosed its 145-film strong slate for the 2015 festival...."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Summer Fun: Season’s Screenings

Austin filmmakers pick their favorite summer movies

"...on the couch (popcorn optional). To that end, we asked eight Austin filmmakers to name the movies that most..."

May 14, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM: The Future Loose Amongst Us

Digitalized fabrication changes everything we know about work and government

"...What's so new about that? Whereupon he would have harnessed up four pairs of horses to it and driven..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Fran Lebowitz in Town Tonight

Social commentator to speak with Frank Rich at Bass Concert Hall

"...commentator Fran Lebowitz, Nino Rota's 8 1/2 score is sprinkled throughout. You can't help but wonder if it's an..."

Nov. 14, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

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