Letters at 3AM: Behold The Maslin

The Maslin is not a person but, rather, a function of virtually every book-review staff in the Western world

"...in The Unnamed has a "peculiar condition": He can't stop walking. Walks compulsively 'til he drops. His condition: "Is..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...he wanted to, we could see if we could stop them because they were going on Cameron Road," he..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

The Parlor family serves pizza by the slice at the Monarch, Zeale gets down with Grooveline Horns, and crunching numbers for South by Southwest

"...Mayberry of the booking venture Tangled Snark (see "Parlor Game," Feb. 27, 2009) tested the waters there in 2008..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

City Gets Into the News Biz

'CityView' debuts on Channel 6

"...Channel 6, your one-stop cable destination for City Council meetings, boards and commissions..."

Jan. 11, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"..."He started to play," recalls Balin, "and then just stopped. He said 'I can't do this.'" As Paul Kantner..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

GOP Speed Dating

Senate candidate Serafine and others meet the press

"...attempt to snag some air time before today's big game, the Travis County Republican Party assembled several of its..."

Jan. 7, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Handicapping the decade in Austin music and playing favorites for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...Is Still the King" and Buddy Holly's "Learning the Game." Relive the circus on the immaculate 4-DVD set, The..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

City Hall Hustle: Top 9 City Council Stories

"...Brewster McCracken's forward-thinking campaign couldn't coalesce constituencies, and his endgame had no game. (Brew­ster Nation, anyone?) Carole Keeton Strayhorn..."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

This Week's Waste of Time

A little cyber self-annihilation for the holidays

"...still exhausted from our marathon romp through the Independent Games Festival nominees. But that doesn't mean the free browser..."

Dec. 17, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Guv's Race Shuffle

White shifts to the governor's race, and the candidate lineup follows

"...from some Democratic activists, but it did nothing to stop other Dems from rallying behind White. By midday Saturday,..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luck and the Literature of Football

Longhorns live to fight another day

"...with absolutely no offense. None. Zilch. Uh uh. Cornhusker game plan? A half-yard, a prayer, and a smashmouth defense...."

Dec. 7, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

McCoy Eyes the Prizes: National Title, Heisman Trophy

A lot at stake this Saturday

"...It all comes down to one game for Colt McCoy. His opponents are, in order: Nebraska,..."

Dec. 3, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...nights a week, plus seven home bouts, multiple traveling games, speed classes, hosting boot camps for rookie skaters from..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...on the line for Thursday's UT vs. A&M football game. The Austin and College Station mayors have wagered a..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature

Fans’ Man Crush on Shipley Blocks McCoy’s Heisman March

Mr. Perfect owns this town

"...after a former Heisman winner. Just congratulate him, Colt. Stop that muttering under your breath...."

Nov. 13, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Day Trips

The Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands north of Decatur are where the wild things live

"...rugged landscape is now home to healthy populations of game and a number of species of birds...."

Nov. 13, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

It's Halloween, Do You Know Where the Scariest Football Game Is?

Stillwater, my friends

"...physicality and ramrod play that is killing opponents' running games...."

Oct. 30, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Take Three

Texas film incentives don't always carry sufficient funding

"...Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau, to serve as a one-stop contact shop for content producers and moviemakers. What subsidies..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: The Smartest Guy in the Room

Professor Spelman breaks down the cost of WTP4

"...that not only "demonstrates that she can play the game but also that building a city doesn't have to..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

This Week's Waste of Time

What if Mario went blind and turned into a bunny?

"...This week's free online game asks the question, what if you had to play..."

Oct. 29, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

D Sends Horns Toward Imperfectly Perfect Season

While the offense remains quiet

"...will win out, dominate in the Big 12 Championship game and play Alabama for the national title. Whether or..."

Oct. 22, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Williamson Primary Plans

Expect some red-on-red action to the north

"...First stop up I-35: Georgetown Republican Rep. Dan Gattis’s House District..."

Oct. 21, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 6

Or 'how to throw a college career away, pt. 2'

"...you're doing. We don't approve. But we won't really Sstop you...."

Oct. 16, 2009 Sports Post by John Razook

Longhorn Football Season Is a Sitcom in the Making

Watching tape, both football and funny

"...a pinch and just might take over the running game if given the chance...."

Oct. 9, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Hightower Report

Hyatt Riot; and The Chicken War

"...the governor has threatened to direct state agencies to stop doing business with Hyatt, even the chamber of commerce..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Frontiers

I was a tweenage Journey fan

"...day, when I hear the opening strains of "Don't Stop Believin'," a sort of Morse code starts beeping in..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Faithfully

I was in a Journey cover band!

"...grill, and one junior high school prom. Then bigger game came our way: Hole in the Wall, Whisky Bar,..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Music Feature by John Erler

After a Fashion

Old men shouldn't throw stone canes in glass nursing homes …

"...a car, and there are no such things as stop signs to impede you. The first night Annie was..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Almost Lights Out at the Ballpark

Emo's turns off KOOP, Wheatsville SKUs skewer BookPeople, Waterloo Records grounds Vampire Bats

"...turned into what has to be the most rescheduled game in Alternative Softball League history. I think they tried..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

The Hightower Report

Dog-Sniff Jurisprudence; and Gov. Goober's Border Cams

"...fund a pet project that he said would help stop illegal trafficking into the U.S. from Mexico. His plan..."

July 31, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

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