Summer Reading

"...Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity, and Rotten Luckby Paul Collins..."

June 1, 2001 Books Feature by Stuart Wade

Definitely Maeby

15 minutes with Alia Shawkat

"...evolving career beyond the quirky cult-classic that made her famous at 14...."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Russ Espinoza

She Said

The journalistic investigation of Harvey Weinstein gets the rage but not the tension

"...celebrity sources to allow herself to be quoted, without anonymity, in her accusation of sexual harassment against Weinstein –..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Out Front

Profile of newly minted solo artist Gurf Morlix

"...room of Shaggy's. "I like a little bit of anonymity. I mean, I have a lot of anonymity!" Yes,..."

April 14, 2000 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Don't look to the past, don't repeat other's mistakes, and don't read the Chronicle's movie reviews.

"...The Booze Brothers Act, and who could forget his famous Ed Dylan and "If Not for Jews"?) was one..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column

The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Crew Has Answers

Nine pro chefs and YouTube personalities tackle our burning food Qs

"...the magazine-only days? Does the extra exposure (and lessened anonymity) have any drawbacks?..."

March 20, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...of his theatre. "Now I've got to make it famous. So it can stay." Show and Tell..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

TCB

Lubbock or leave it, with Buddy Holly, the Flatlanders, and some dude who says he's James Dean's bastard son

"...Even 45 years after the infamous plane crash of Feb. 3, 1959, the legacy of..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Taking Pictures

This year, for whatever reasons, Dick Holland writes, we have been blessed with photography books of great beauty and intelligence. Several of the leading figures in the canon of 20th-century photography are represented in this season's unusually rich outpouring, among them Eugéne Atget, Walker Evans, and Edward Steichen.

"...documented the South (resulting in Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, written by James Agee) that has interested collectors..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Suburban Blight

Austinites' Escape to the 'Burbs Backfires

"...Orfield, a Minnesota state legislator, has become famous for illustrating - with reams of data and elaborate..."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Madness of King Geek

Harry Jay Knowles' Cool Movie News

"...long gone, but I remember having 30,000 copies of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine crammed in my room when..."

June 6, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Yo! MTV Laughs!

The Long, Strange Trip to TV for Three Austin Comics

"...media process. Bands that might have otherwise languished in anonymity found that a catchy video could turn them into..."

May 30, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Fantastic Fest: Scumdogs of Eternity in This Is Gwar

New documentary gets under the latex of the monster metalers

"...without seeing"), plus it comes with the perk of anonymity. It's the costume that's famous, not the musician underneath...."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rondo And Bob Goes to Times Square

Joe O'Connell's documentary gets world famous billboard space

"...just any billboard. The poster will appear on the world-famous 77-foot "Godzilla" board on Broadway between 45th and 46th,..."

July 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...or my personality to reflect poorly on the music. [Anonymity] allows you to be vulnerable to strangers, but not..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

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

"...a federal investigation following the release of her now infamous photo depicting President Donald J Trump. (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Live Music Recommendations for the Week

Here are a few good reasons to go out on a school night

"...San Francisco multimedia art collective the Residents have been famous for their bizarre stage shows, prolific release schedule, mainstream..."

April 30, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...The Red Guards operate in anonymity. Their lone spokesperson wouldn't go on the record, and..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Where 'Friend' Is a Four-Letter Word

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin explores the fractious founding of Facebook in The Social Network

"...Night, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, is famous for his characters' distinctively brisk speech patterns (as his..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters at 3am

A bounty to getting older is that you grow tired of the uselessly dramatic aspects of yourself, and most of your fears evaporate

"...clear of this neighborhood. Killings on that block were famous, though not as frequent as fights and muggings. By..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Public Notice

Gather 'round the Yule log and the figgy pudding, get out a paper and pen, and jot down some of these items form our Annual Holiday Wish List 2000. Local organizations need you!

"...remain, for the sake of this column and her anonymity, nameless, despite her up-and-coming stature as world-famous underground artist),..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

Mueller re-development is a rip-off and "affordable housing" is a sham.

"...of water and maintain (in a city which is famous for not maintaining its existing parks -- like Patterson..."

July 7, 2000 Column

Exhibitionism

(Re)Flex: Opposing Dance Camps

"...the way we communicate or even wage war. The anonymity of e-mail, computers, faxes, and other technology of the..."

June 18, 1999 Arts Review

No Green Acres

Crumbling Landmarks

"...more than $1.7 million in infrastructure repairs. Other, less famous, sites haven't been so lucky in getting the legislative..."

April 16, 1999 News Feature

Women Who Run With Warrior Princesses

Reneé O'Connor ROCs

"...know, you may be the sultry Leonard Nimoy [laughter] famous for this one character. How does that feel, so..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

The Permanent Warning

Neglecting the Past Dooms Readers

"...muzzle faculty members, and so on -- including his famous maxim, "I don't fund anything I don't control." Then..."

Sept. 13, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

Bully Pulpit II

Jim Hightower Stages an On-Air Comeback

"...for that," says a local broadcasting expert who requested anonymity. "If he'd had good ratings, he could have demanded..."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters