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"...to take a controversial position, but there are several ways he could have helped his confusion: reading another article..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Column

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Lola, happily child-free at 40, confronts an unexpected pregnancy, triggering a clash with societal norms. Amidst her reluctance to..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Survival, and Hope in How Austin Handles Sexual Assault

As their legal battle continues, women look forward to political change

"...During her four years as district attorney, Moore, her..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Hideout Theatre's Dance Dreams

The improv artists in this production do an impressive job of detailing the falling and rising fortunes of a ballet company

"...Hasandras, Margaret Hunsicker, Lisa Jackson, Marc Jalandoon, Nicholas Marino, Erin Molson, and Way Spurr-Chen put together, completely off the..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Fast, Cheap, and in Control

Cost-of-living increases are making local artists do more with less

"...venues by creating more art, not less. It's a counterintuitive move given the circumstances, but it's also a classic..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...rush hour – it's just starting to look that way. The number of candidates who have filed campaign treasurer..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Page Two: Ten Ways of Looking at an 'Austin Chronicle'

In celebration of our 25th anniversary

"...Nothing has changed. Erin Collier, our beloved marketing director; Carol Flagg, fabled ad..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...H.W. Brands, thrillmeister Dean Koontz, novelist Yaa Gyasi, activist Erin Brockovich, NPR host Steve Innskeep, novelist Jonathan Lethem, poet..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...game-changing moments have, rather, set the stage for new, not-always-easy conversations as our city leaves its (20)teens for its..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

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

"...The star power continues with The Highwaymen, the true story of Frank Hamer, the Texas Ranger..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Why Did KUT-FM Muzzle Its Watchdog?

Austin’s NPR affiliate publishes, then removes two investigative stories detailing a troubled newsroom culture

"...investigation into allegedly inappropriate comments from Brown. On her way out, Smith was prepared to kill that piece until..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Page Two: Things Blow Up for No Reason

Still weekly, free, and a little stunned, we enter our 25th year

"...dragged as interminably as the second hand making its way around the classroom clock about 15 minutes before the..."

July 21, 2006 Column by Louis Black

In Person

Disregarding any traces of overstatement, it was hard to not think of Jean Genet while studying the work of Floyd Bell, whose studio is the Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, Ore. …

"...languish in unjust conditions can achieve. "It's a good way for [prisoners] to vent, to get something off their..."

March 28, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

After a Fashion

Our Style Avatar goes to Hollywood (well, via his TV set!) and reports, Oscar style!

"...across the board -- her nude-colored Versace wasn't very flattering … and where, may I ask, did that bustline..."

April 6, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Chronicle Endorsements for 2022 Travis County Elections

Our picks for state and local races

"...the new Austin. He got shit done when his ways were prepared by like-minded Austin voters, volunteers, activists, advocates,..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

City Acknowledges Its Debt to Sexual Assault Survivors

Seen and heard

"...this a better city. There is still a long way to go, but you have set us on a..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...pandemic really took hold. However, it didn't simply walk away from its 2020 filmmakers or their projects. The festival..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Long Lines and Close Races Defined Super Tuesday in Travis County

The votes are in!

"...and his coalition both made an impact all the way down the ballot. As expected, many marquee races for..."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Point Austin: About That D.A. Race ...

Point Austin dissents from the Chronicle Editorial Board’s view of the incumbent

"...we can come to a consensus choice, but not always. This year my colleagues and I couldn't agree on..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Column by Michael King

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...list, aGLIFF Artistic Director Jim Brunzell, said, “aGLIFF has always had a strong ‘familial’ quality to it, with filmmakers..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Logan Lucky

A different kind of heist film from the Ocean's 11 director

"...Denman, Seth MacFarlane, Hilary Swank, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson, Katherine Waterston and Macon Blair...."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Equal Treatment for Victims

APD detective spearheads effort to train officers about same-sex domestic violence

"...might not be apparent to everyone, but Crumrine and Erin Good­ison, the director of Supportive Housing for SafePlace, are..."

July 10, 2015 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Free to Brew

Tech to help aid the home beer- and coffee-maker

"...home baristas are in luck. Coffee enthusiast and educator Erin Meister, who has contributed to Good Eats, The Boston..."

March 13, 2015 Food Feature by Ashley Moreno

Gay Place

Do you know BoyMonroe?

"...Wright on the black & whites is a great way to kick off your weekend. Thursdays and Fridays, 6-8pm...."

Aug. 22, 2014 Column

You're Next

What begins on a familiar slasher/home-invasion note quickly escalates into a hellishly suspenseful, take-zero-prisoners affair.

"...You’re Next has been skulking around the darkened hallways of indie-film release since it first debuted in Austin..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday night blurbage of SXSW

"...Rahbary and his land-mine Iranian band finally arrived (by way of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Istanbul, Turkey) at..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Going the Distance

Drew Barrymore and Justin Long explore the difficulties of long-distance relationships in this rom-com.

"...passable – or at least it has worked that way in the past. But Going the Distance has a..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cave

A crack team of cave divers encounters untold horror in the form of bloodthirsty sea slugs.

"...to, somewhat less obviously I suspect, Leni Riefenstahl’s Teutonic mountaineering epic Der Heilege Berg. Here, however, the sacred mountain..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Stephen reminisces about his early love for drag and brings it all up to date with some S&M: 'Standing & Modeling,' of course

"...1973. I was 15, and in the interest of furthering my gay education, my father took me to the..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Food-o-File

Local foodie friends throw a party to help David Pitre and Tecolote Farm, some sweet gift ideas, and more.

"...decorators, such as Jimmy McMillan of the Driskill Hotel, Erin Hernandez of Barton Creek Country Club, Penny McConnell of..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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