Iggy & the Stooges

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Iggy & the StoogesMohawk, Wednesday, March 13..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Design for Living

Keen direction and outstanding performances bring us into Noël Coward's Thirties dandyism

"...Design for LivingRollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center, 
701 W. Riverside, 474-5664 www.austinshakespeare.org Through Feb. 24 Running time:..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

FronteraFest 2013

Performance jamboree's 20th brings back old faves and welcomes new stars

"...will appear each Thursday night of the Short Fringe – and after two decades, I expect you know the..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mrs. Santa's Book Bag

An international smorgasbord with something for every palate

"...cocktail lovers this year have a distinctly international flare – from a Texas Gulf Coast restaurant to a Japanese..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Mrs. Santa's Book Bag

"...age and you don't love, refer to, or acknowledge Ernest Hemingway as having an impact on your life, then..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Food Feature by Gracie Salem

Then There's This: Redemption, Texas

Theatre en Bloc Brings one gay rights activist's fight to the stage

"...More than a decade after the Texas Leg­islature passed the historic James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act,..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

The Luv Doc: Coming Out Unscathed

You're kind of a superhero when you're unconscious

"...a God, and he really does look just like Ernest Hemingway, may he smite the LuvDoc with a righteous..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...idea for Buffalo wings came from Frank and Theresa Bellis­si­mo in 1964 at their Buffalo, N.Y., restaurant, the Anchor..."

July 27, 2012 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Dark Right Rises

Rhetorical lows of the fringe right after Aurora attack

"...Heritage Foundation, where he blamed the Aurora shootings on … atheism! Gohmert tried to tie this all in to..."

July 25, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Overthinking Man's Fighter

Floyd Patterson biographer W.K. Stratton explains the appeal of boxing's gentleman eccentric

"...Lord's Gym on North Lamar, where former world champions Jesús "El Matador" Chávez and Anissa "The Assassin" Zamarron trained..."

July 6, 2012 Books Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans

Fats Domino you've heard of. Now meet the late Ernie K-Doe.

"...Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleansby Ben Sandmel The Historic New..."

June 15, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dem Results: Few Surprises

Several Democratic incumbents easily secured victory Tuesday night

"...San Antonio. Even there, he defeated Bexar County Tax Asses­sor-Collector Sylvia Romo and also-ran Maria Luisa Alvarado with nearly..."

June 1, 2012 News Feature

May 29 Primary Elections: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...difficult time making decisions in more than one race – some due to more than one good candidate, some..."

May 11, 2012 News Feature

'Dallas Is the Reason …'

It's Texas Frightmare Weekend

"...(Demons), Michael Biehn (The Terminator, The Abyss), and, omfg, Ernest Borgnine (Escape from New York, Oscar-winner Marty) will be..."

May 3, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Whiskey Wednesday with Robert Ellis at Stubb's

Catch the final night of 'Whiskey Wednesday' with Robert Ellis

"...Ray Price, Conway Twitty, and the Texas Troubadour himself, Ernest Tubb. I caught Ellis at Stubb's last Wednesday, where..."

April 24, 2012 Events Post by Cara Tillman

Bedside Manner

The books I haven’t read keep me warm at night

"...The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: 1907 – 1922: To hear the stories, Hemingway’s..."

April 16, 2012 Books Post by Russ Espinoza

Primary Prospects

A rundown of primary election battles shaping up

"...this year's legislative and congressional races. So far the Repub­lic­an, Democratic, and Libertarian parties have all announced their provisional..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro

The other music Halls of Fame have had their say – time to focus locally on the Austin Texas Music Hall of Fame

"...process (see "One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: I Love Rock & Roll," Dec. 2). So, we'll happily do a victory..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Luv Doc Recommends: Jeff Hughes & Chaparral

Broken Spoke, Wednesday, December 21, 2011

"...had some true legends grace the stage: Bob Wills, Ernest Tubbs, Roy Acuff, Hank Thompson, Tex Ritter, Ray Price,..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Hercules on Two Wheels

Could bicycling be bigger than baseball again?

"...former French television sports reporter Christian Prudhomme. (Writers, including Ernest Hemingway, Henry Miller, Dylan Thomas and Walt Whitman, have..."

Nov. 12, 2011 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Bedside Manner: The Book of Levi

Alaskan redneck meets Greek tragedy

"...“A Dog Named Ice,” that echoes Jack London or Ernest Hemingway. And there's another section in Chapter 11, which..."

Oct. 3, 2011 Books Post by Mike Crissey

Perry the Executioner

Texas leads the country in executions, and Rick Perry holds the record tally

"...innocence to come from the row, some more disturbing – or more likely – than others); it was that..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Book Festival

First look at the TBF lineup

"...knows a thing or two about the Middle East – okay, more than a thing or two; he's a..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Pop Culture Pop Quiz

Can you speak geek? Define these Ready Player One references.

Aug. 19, 2011 Books Feature

A.G. Ruling on Arson Probe Is 'Just Weird'

Decision hog-ties commission's role in Willingham case

"...questionable forensic science only if the entity being investigated – a police crime lab, say – was accredited by..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Beau Comeaux: Implied Fictions

These manipulated images offer an eerie, more vivid replica of the world

"...When something's running – a faucet, a gemsbok, a suspected felon – you're..."

July 22, 2011 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who Else Is Running?

A look at local contested races

"...Attorney's Office; and Precinct 4's Maria Canchola will face Ernest Pedraza, an Austin Police Department commander...."

July 22, 2011 News Feature

Letters at 3AM: In a Lonely Place

Film noir is a cinema of failure

"...of the Twenties. But you see noirish lighting in Léonce Perret's 1913 L'Enfant de Paris, and it shows up..."

June 3, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...Kong drew first blood (and how), but even then – 3, 5, 10 years old, I don't know –..."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Letters at 3AM: The Bad and the Beautiful

Film noir cuts through the cant of America's idealism

"...film, the town is rightly suspicious of Mitchum's Jeff – all but Ann, and Jeff's tough teenage friend, Dickie..."

May 20, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

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