Music To Know America By

Letters at 3AM

"...hard for me to take seriously any vision of America that doesn't include its music. For our music is..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

This Is America: Part Two

More from the Notes From the Field cast on living black

"...The first part of the discussion with Zell Miller..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Changing Your Name and Gender Marker in Trump's America

A guide to doing it yourself and where to find help

"...the Chronicle, “It’s clearly a change in the political environment. People are scared and everyone’s really on edge.”..."

March 3, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Maddox Price

McCain Bad on Environment

"...Dear Editor, Because Austinites care a lot about environmental concerns, I think they should know this. Two weeks..."

March 1, 2008 Postmarks

The Greening of Michael McCaul

Austin congressman breaks with GOP on environmental vote

"...Caucus – devoted to pushing "the importance of healthy, environmentally friendly schools that promote learning and save school districts..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Site Unseen

"America Starts Here" shows how the pioneering artistic team of Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler made the overlooked visible

"...Mount Rushmore is the first piece you'll encounter in "America Starts Here," a survey of Ericson and Ziegler's gallery..."

March 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

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.

"...Tinkering With Eden: A Natural History of Exotics in Americaby Kim Todd..."

May 18, 2001 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Congressional Scorecard

Environment America takes a look at the enviro votes of 2009

"...Congress has gotten markedly greener, and even the notoriously anti-environment Texas delegation has improved a bit. That's according to..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Feeling a Trifle Damp?

Global warming report predicts 'extreme precipitation'

"...Weather: The Science, the Forecast, and the Impacts on America," released Wednesday by Environment America. According to the report,..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

The Ones We Owe

Barbara Ehrenreich's 'Nickel and Dimed' lionizes America's minimum-wage heroines

"...book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, which proved to be not only a bestseller but..."

April 1, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

License to Shrill, Uncensored

A conversation with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman

"...for Democrats to push back against what he calls America's "new Gilded Age." In the midst of his 20-city..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin's Most Famous Atheist

The life and death of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, The Most Hated Woman in America

"...you counted Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the infamous founder of American Atheists and the woman who got the Supreme Court..."

March 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Guys Like Me

Was America Really Made for Dick Price?

"...and No Place to Go," Dick Price claims that America was made for guys like him:..."

April 6, 2001 Music Feature by Clay Smith

Rats Saving a Sinking Ship

America's Alternative Theatres Unite

"...come into a rough circle to invoke a new American theatre...."

Oct. 13, 1995 Arts Feature

The Code We Share

How a nice Jewish boy like Lorne Opler found G_d at a Christian seminary.

"...to a full-blown teaching position. Finding myself in an environment where my faith set me apart from everyone else..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Features Feature by Lorne Opler

Now Streaming in Austin: Nothing But The Blood

Austin-made evangelical horror sees the insidious terror of belief

"...locally made titles to watch while self-quarantining. Why does America seem to beset by religious sects? Daniel Tucker, director..."

Aug. 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chefs Discuss What It’s Like to Be Women in Austin’s Kitchens

Three James Beard award nominees on International Women's Day

"...America’s culinary community is in the midst of a reckoning...."

March 8, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Saturday's Sí Se Puede! Wants to Mobilize the Vote

"It's about time we had a Texas senator who looks out for all the people"

"...(Tuesday, Nov. 6), mobilizing for a better Texas, and America, is of immediate importance...."

Oct. 18, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

With USA World Cup Qualifying Match, Austin Can Join Shortlist of Top Soccer Cities

UNMNT vs. Jamaica kicks off 6:45pm on ESPN2

"...for us,” one U.S. Soccer representative told me as America’s best male soccer players jogged around a field in..."

Oct. 7, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Sun's Out, Report's Out: According to Environment America Research & Policy Center's "Shining Cities 2020" report..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature

SXSW Recap: Bozoma Saint John

The marketing trailblazer's keynote on authenticity in branding

"...It’s no secret that the cultural landscape of America and beyond is shifting at the speed of light...."

March 20, 2019 SXSW Post by Tucker Whatley

MLA Subconference: Politics for Scholars

Two-day event takes place at Cheer Up Charlies

"...This week the Modern Language Association of America’s annual convention will be held for the first time..."

Jan. 6, 2016 News Post by Amy Kamp

Nick Broomfield Tells Tales of the Grim Sleeper

Filmmaker talks about his new HBO doc, LA, race, and death

"...If convicted, he may go down in history as America's most butcherous serial killer. But what interests filmmaker Nick..."

April 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Something to Cluck About

Kate X feels compassion for the kids behind the counter at Chick-fil-A

"...our beaks in this chicken controversy. Who knew that America's new culture war would be stomach-churning yet so delicious..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

New Bike Nation!

U.S. DOT announces new pro-biking policy

"...Today at the National Bike Summit, Transportation Secretary Ray..."

March 15, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Top 10 in Design 2008

2008 was a great year for design – see what made the list

"...8. Austin ranks 10th in Popular Science's top 10..."

Dec. 30, 2008 Design Post by Andy Campbell

Behavioral Shifts, Anyone?

Michael Webber spoke to a UT audience on potential solutions to the energy problem

"...the risk of beating people's heads in over the environment, please slow down on the highways and keep your..."

Feb. 25, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...check The Austin Chronicle because they invariably endorse progressive, environmentally friendly candidates. However, your "close call" endorsement of Karen..."

March 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the City Council under Mayor Frank Cooksey deserved its pro-environment reputation." This snide, damning-with-faint-praise comment was either due to..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

A Starring Role: Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our man Brenner talks with the famed astrophysicist, because science.

"...I'll talk about the loss of science literacy in America and what we might be able to do about..."

Nov. 26, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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