Coach's Corner

"...the divan, my companions and I developed the following theory we'll call The Tomorrow Directive. The Tomorrow Directive mandates:..."

March 7, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Theatre Review: Wanna Play Tackles Trauma, Tron-style

Color Arc Productions brings 8-bit theatrics to Hyde Park Theatre

"...All the world’s a game, and we’re all just players...."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Eva Longoria's Flamin' Hot Heads up SXSW Audience Award Winners

Snacks and sports win big this year with the crowds

"...title in the narrative spotlight section for The Long Game, drawn from the history of the Del Rio San..."

March 23, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Word Is Your Bond

Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work

"...in the interim is, to varying degrees, a guessing game. Historically, money has been used as an admittedly imperfect..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

In Play

Thatgamecompany puts out another experimental release that dazzles the eyes and the mind

"...JourneyThatgamecompany PlayStation 3, $14.99..."

March 30, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Coach's Corner

Everybody hates a winner.

"...how self-serving it sounds. Campbell points to a '97 game with perennial Texas power Dallas Carter. Evangel won by..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...South by Southwest is a game of numbers: approximately 845 showcases/bands, divided by five nights,..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Coach's Corner

"...and more pretentious the rules and the officials of games become. And that, sportsfans, spells G-O-L-F. Only in golf..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?

Maybe not yet

"...referring to a sadistic character from the TV series Game of Thrones who is fed to a pack of..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Chronicle Recommends: A History of SXSW Headliners

From time travel to baseball, some of our favorite first night films

"...of the curve in its depiction of the multiverse theory, but it also landed on the perfect villain for..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Sky: Myths of Mexico Margaret Bradham Thornton – A Theory of Love Jamel Brinkley – A Lucky Man: Stories..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Where to Get East Coast-Style Bagels in Austin

Bagel culture is coming full circle

"...variables that affect your consistency – it's a constant game of catch-up. I have studied the science behind it..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Council Preview: Short Termers

City Council resumes regular business today, on a short-term fuse

"...thereby driving up housing prices for other residents. In theory, STRs are restricted to only 3% of the housing..."

Sept. 17, 2015 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...F% Out Director: Shannon Sun-Higginson Almost half of all gamers are women; yet, female gamers are disproportionately subject to..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

HBO My

Premium cable network struts its stuff with three premieres this weekend

"...questionable friends may be reminiscent of The Big Bang Theory, but there are traces of the amoral bleakness of..."

April 4, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...the end of World War II. That's been the game...."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Politics Gift Guide

Deck the halls – or get decked – with these last-minute suggestions from the News staff

"...on them. Start them with Euro­pean history and economic theory (Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Soci­e­ties,..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Letters at 3AM

Bad exists in dialectic with good

"...but making sense was not always part of his game. Back Seat could question or answer with the best,..."

June 19, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Beyond Black-Eyed Peas

Eating lucky for New Year's

"...(although the seconds right after midnight are considered fair game). In the Philippines, you need to have the table..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Food Feature by Mick Vann

A Writer's Best Friend

Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award honoree Danny Boyle

"...you work with high-visibility actors, it's a different ball game and pressure. I think I'm better being free to..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

ACL Fest Friday Interviews

Pushing past his Eleventh Hour

"...Del's a student of the game; he fully immersed himself in the study of music..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: Pointed Questions for 2006

When the Lege comes back to school, will they have done their homework?

"...Texas schools as an acceptable alternative to Darwinian biological theory. One might think, with Carole Keeton Strayhorn having bolted..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...pay Stratus $21.25 million for the 58-acre property. One theory suggests AMD, in making the move to buy the..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Radio Dial: New New Rock Alternative Alternatives?

The radio marketeers have rendered adjectives completely meaningless

"...groups. The corporate maneuvering is like an audible chess game – but instead of pawns and knights, they're playing..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

North Central Blues

APD's new North Central Area Command force is bringing community policing to blighted north central neighborhoods

"...pockets of neglect borrows heavily from the "broken windows" theory of policing, generally associated with the sociologist James Q...."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Betty Baker Rules

Love her or fear her, Austin's land-use queen rules the city her own way

"...is it that in a city flamboyantly dedicated in theory to neighborhood and environmental preservation, so many individual planning..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

After a Fashion

"...from the program design, to the packaging, to the game itself. She designed the crucial title sequence for Fight..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Hightower Lowdown

Bill Clinton won't go away; a Harvard economist says you're poor because you deserve to be; Charles Schwab needs taxpayer help … to hunt ducks.

"...remember that Reagan was big on the trickle-down economic theory, asserting that if government helps the rich get richer,..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Postmarks

Kudos for the Lost Austin issue, and much environmental ado.

"...Finally, the "implosion" theory disregards the contributions of the many other groups and..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Another theory floating around is your bitching about Nader supporters is..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column

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