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Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature
Passengers
Bound for a distant planet, two persons awake prematurely
"...galaxy on autopilot from overpopulated Earth to the roomy frontier planet Homestead II, as 5,000 passengers and another 250..."
Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Magnificent Seven
Revisionist remake stars a diverse rainbow coalition
"...Seven gets the job done but hardly sets the bar for fresh and imaginative filmmaking. Sturges’ film wasn’t a..."
Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Million Dollar Baby
Glorious performances and Eastwood's confident direction result in a film that transcends the rules of its genre and shows us, with an unvarnished simplicity, how human beings struggle to come to terms with the unthinkable.
"...Clint Eastwood. Starring: Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker and Brian F. O’Byrne. There..."
Jan. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Top Ten Food Stories of 1997
Best Bites of 1997
"...Threadgill's for several months; snazzy Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar Tocai blossomed in an abandoned bagel store; Señor O'Brien's..."
Jan. 9, 1998 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Love Is a Battlefield
In 'The Holy Land,' indie auteur Eitan Gorlin Feels at home as an interloper in a world of religion, romance, and war.
"...of the film takes place in and around Mike's Bar, a fictional watering hole that Gorlin drew from the..."
Aug. 8, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
100 Local SXSW Music Acts
A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest
"...Sat. 18, Bar 96, 11pm Nearly 15 years on, Austin's Ortiz brothers..."
March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff
Film Flam
Aisha Tyler emcees SXSW Interactive Awards, and more
"...Ben Powell’s short doc “Phil Collins and the Wild Frontier” made its Kickstarter goal of $10,000 with days to..."
Jan. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
FronteraFest Short Fringe: Best of Week One
Improv, Butoh, cabaret, and one of those commanding performance moments that make FronteraFest made up the Short Fringe 2006 Best of Week One
"...As best as could be understood from the program, "Frontier Dance" by Red, White and Blutoh as a trio..."
Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad
The Wrong Cause
"...figures on horseback, chasing the wind across the wild frontier of our imaginations? We all know that the Kid..."
Sept. 18, 1998 Books Feature
Picks & Sleepers
Sxsw
"...a film that's premiering at the SXSW Film Festival, Barbecue: A Love Story. Last year's Deep Fantastic Blue resonated..."
March 20, 1998 Music Feature
Just Desserts
Giving new life to the end of the meal
"...dining establishments of New York. While out on the frontier, simple cream-covered coddled apples cooked in a Dutch oven..."
July 17, 2015 Food Feature by Rachel Feit
Saturday Picks and Sleepers
Saturday night SXSW blurbs
"...8pm, Bar 96 The original Chinese punks, Beijing brothers Gao Xing..."
March 14, 2014 Music Feature
We Built This City
On rock & roll venues opening up left, right, and especially east
"...Dale Watson as possible, opened last week between Star Bar and Ranch 616 on Nueces Street. North of campus,..."
Feb. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest
The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week
"...in the 41st [annual Austin Music Awards],” posted final frontier Austin imprint Spaceflight Records on Feb. 27. “Thank you..."
March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff
Day Trips: Langtry, Texas
Judge Roy Bean and the Jersey Lilly live on in West Texas ghost town
"...By 1882 he was serving drinks and dishing out frontier justice in a railroad camp on the Pecos River..."
March 13, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
When the Bulleit Hits the Bon Appetit
The whiskey company brings three dimensions of win to a new frontier
"...not the sort of person who hangs out in bars and slams drink after drink while traveling the long..."
April 2, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Down & Out in Atlanta
The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics
"...streak of bad luck and humiliations well beyond the frontier of any type of experience I thought remotely "Olympic."..."
Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey
Hacking Whiskey at Treaty Oak Distillery
What’s a brief moment of Brooklyn in a Hill Country paradise?
"...of those people who’ve been paying attention is Daniel Barnes of Treaty Oak Distilling...."
Feb. 14, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Rolling With Austin's Food Trucks
Why moveable feasts define the city
"...Take Radio Coffee & Beer, arguably Austin’s best cafe/bar/hangout spot. It’s Austin society at its truest: a sprawling..."
May 10, 2017 Food Post by Thea Newell
SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced
'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film
"...nine-day film festival and conference. Selections for the Midnights sidebar and the Shorts programs will be announced Feb. 8...."
Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
99 Bands
Ninety-nine local bands on Red River waiting to be heard
"...creativity? Most businesses that still permit smoking are either bars or live music venues, Red River rock havens like..."
July 8, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens
Austin in the Big Apple
If Texas food can make it here, it can make it anywhere. MM Pack explains.
"...kitchens of Jazz Standard/Blue Smoke, the midtown club and barbecue restaurant where a busy spate of Austin chefs, caterers,..."
Feb. 21, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack
Season's Grazings
"...the dense red earth proffered; so, as in many frontier locations, canning and preserving became popular practices. Contemporary Oklahomans,..."
Dec. 18, 1998 Food Feature
Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Inoculating Society Against Lies
New documentary Shot in the Arm examines the infected body politic
"...mattered to us, then television advertising would just show bar charts of their products and how well it compared..."
Nov. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...to prevent another Jan. 6-style insurrection. It would also bar Cruz from singlehandedly objecting to presidential election results. Both..."
Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature
Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW
One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical
"...At a sectioned-off table at a bar taken over by CNN+, a very clean-looking man told..."
March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Biology Professor Brings Field Expertise to Craft of Botanical Foraging
Molly Cummings finds the spirit of West Texas
"...Co. (wildgins.com), and produces two different varieties of gin (WildBark and WildJune) distilled with juniper berries native to West..."
Oct. 15, 2021 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes
Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019
"...Judges and barbecue fans have spoken. The winners of the HOU vs..."
Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Shop AF Pop-Up Spotlights Independent Brands
Plus food trucks, whiskey and craft beer tastings, and a live DJ
"...and high quality products to the market, the overall bar of quality is raised and everyone wins.”..."
Oct. 18, 2019 Events Post by Addie Costello
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center
