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"...you’re a dork. Own up to it. You can’t be cool 24/7. If for some reason you think you..."

May 14, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

'Never the Same Again'

Jesse Sublett's 'Rock 'n' Roll Gothic': an excerpt

"...senior advertising account executive here. This is Sublett's eighth book.]..."

May 7, 2004 Books Feature

A Revolution in Acting

The SITI Company's J. Ed Araiza is transforming the way Austin actors view their art

"...swirl around them. A tall, yellow-haired boy pauses just behind a smaller girl, his chin poised above her head...."

April 9, 2004 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

A Shining Star Goes Dark

A tragedy at Reagan High School evokes a mother's courageous response.

"...wedding photo taken in March, picturing her smiling family members fanned out in front of an altar. On March..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...three Austin acts the former Ely drummer, forever Booze Weasel-turned-booker books: Hank Williams' illegitimate honky-tonker, Wayne Hancock; twang-bangers the..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...singer Mike McCoy returning to Kansas, Austin's American People will not be going the way of the dodo. Their..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Safety Net

Chillin' with a trio of Austin's hippest emergency-services personnel

"...door for the likes of Limp Bizkit and P.O.D., maybe one in 10 raise their hands...."

Nov. 2, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

For 2001, a Kubrick Odyssey

In this biographical film documentary, legendary film director Stanley Kubrick is exposed by his brother-in-law and frequent collaborator Jan Harlan for the artist and family man he was.

"...would probably have turned out the same, had it been made while he was alive...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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Our readers talk back.

"...other officers come forward to join officer Farris in becoming good cops ["Bad Blood," Feb. 23], APD will remain..."

March 2, 2001 Column

Coach's Corner

Coach goes the Davis Cup quarterfinals at the Great Western Forum in L.A.

"...Venerable is a stretch. But in Southern California, where everything is new and shiny, venerable is yesterday's leftover tofu..."

April 14, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Whole Package

With Margaret Wiley, you didn’t have a one-trick pony; you had a multitude of talents and personalities in one big and big-hearted woman. Wiley’s friends and colleagues at Esther’s Follies offer their memories of this exceptional Austin comedian who died November 2.

"...from sketch scripts to screenplays, decorating to designing, always looking for another way to stretch her talents? With Wiley,..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...OK, here's a little good news/bad news for you: The..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature

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Bush on Borderline

"...Latino voters, I would like to correct what I believe is an inaccurate impression left by your article "Borderline..."

June 11, 1999 Column

Record Reviews

"...the shadows, hidden, so you go back to the crooked boards masquerading as a cabin. There's nothing to do..."

June 21, 1996 Music Review

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...its greatest heroes, but there's still some avenging to be done. Now Captain America: Brave New World, the 35th..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...hear the latest Austin Chronicle Power Rankings dropped? You’re looking right at ’em, pal. And this is the year,..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...Fourteen months after the Land-Development-Code-rewrite-that-shall-not-be-named went down in flames, amid squabbles over parking requirements..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Painful Splits Along the Way to Stopping Sexual Assault in and Around Austin

Different approaches to accountability lead to rifts throughout the county

"...with her as they urged the adoption of Council Member Alison Alter's resolution – which passed unanimously – to..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Kevin McNamee-Tweed: The Exit Interview

As he leaves Austin, curator and artist Kevin McNamee-Tweed reflects on the city's artists and art community

"...To be a part of Austin's nascent art scene is to..."

March 10, 2017 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Undocumented, Unafraid

Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests

"...Texas State University student fixed her eyes on a YouTube video showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...in the U.S. we think this message of inclusion will resonate not just through her keynote but throughout much..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

What's Historic?

Latest arguments over historic zoning sound like déjà vu

"...few basic criteria including age and structural soundness, must be significant in at least two of the following areas:..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Council's Got ... Talent?

At intermission, we talk to the headliners

"...Between the rained-out barbecues and the gray layers of humidity..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Forgotten Storm

One year later, Rita's invisible evacuees still wait in the shadow of Katrina

"...a degree from an Ivy League school. You may be just as deserving, but you keep getting overlooked because..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Letters at 3AM

Right now, and for at least the next three years of this administration, the United States of America is not being governed. Hurricane Katrina demonstrated, and Iraq every day confirms, that the powers-that-be are dysfunctional. We are on our own.

"...myself and to you about the crisis I see before us ... just when I wish hardest that I'm..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

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Our readers talk back.

"...Biscuit wore his hair in a buzz cut. I remember when he cut a one-inch-by-four-inch bald rectangle that showed..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Column

Delay of Game

Seaholm, Block 21 challenge the Downtown Domino theory

"...Like trailers for long-awaited blockbusters that won't be released for a year and a half, the models..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Faith and Freedom

Samantha Smoot recounts her work with the Texas Freedom Network

"...1, 2005. Smoot assumed leadership of the organization, which describes itself as "a mainstream voice to counter the religious..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Girl of Their Dreams

Disney was struggling to find a young star for Young Black Stallion. Then, Austinite Biana Tamimi found them.

"...imagined that by the age of 13 she would be starring in Disney's new IMAX movie, Young Black Stallion...."

Dec. 26, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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Our readers talk back.

"...Austin Identity Being Lost..."

July 11, 2003 Column

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