Get Some Friends When We Watch Zero Charisma

This week's tweet-a-long is the Austin nerdcore comedy

"...Stuck home? Wishing you could set off on a wild adventure across unexplored lands? Maybe vanquish a..."

May 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse’s Rolling Roadshow Presents Jaws on the Water

Scary summer fun at its finest

"...The Alamo Drafthouse’s Rolling Roadshow presentation of Jaws on the Water is about as immersive..."

June 27, 2018 Events Post by Danielle White

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...From a must-see doc on the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., and a contemplative study..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

This legislative session, state GOP lawmakers ran an all-out assault on municipal values

"...In early February, just as the 85th Leg­is­lature was getting going, Gov. Greg Abbott declared Texas would "hammer" Travis..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Page Two: "Your Job Is to Get the Paper Out"

On the road from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, overwhelmed with wonder and the terrible history

"...Preparing for Israel, I was unprepared. Overwhelmed with wonder – at the land, its history, its presence, my..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Why Not More on Drunken Driving?

"...Dear Editor, Thanks for your stories on war and police abuse killing innocent people...."

Jan. 17, 2006 Postmarks

Undercover on High School's Ritziest Glitziest Night It All Goes Down at Prom

"...This is a different high school story than the one you're used to reading about these days. The story..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Sad Songs Holiday Special..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

How Did How Did This Get Made? Get Made?

Paul Scheer brings his live movie podcast to Austin

"...hubbub of movie podcasts, but semi-satirical How Did This Get Made? wasn't just one of the first in the..."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bowie on the Big Screen

Looking back on the rare gems of the Diamond Dog

"...Goblin King. Starman. Man of science. Prisoner of war. Everyone knows David Bowie was everything. But..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fusebox Festival: Sewn on the Street

Sweatshop invites discussion of fast vs. slow garment manufacturing

"...the Fusebox Festival's Machine Shop Series as textile artists Monika Jakubiak of Warsaw, Poland, and Rebecca Layton of Austin..."

April 15, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Sex on Fire

Nakia’s epic first-hand account of 'The Voice' tour

"...With his blind audition performance of “Forget You,” Nakia notched the most memorably..."

Sept. 8, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Fighting the Drug War One Urine Sample at a Time

Texas school districts will get a total of just more than $618,000 from the U.S. Dept. of Education to establish andom student drug testing programs

"...Six Texas school districts will get a total of just more than $618,000 from the..."

Sept. 4, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Living on the Air in Austin

Live Music Flourishes in the Studio

"...The Pilot Ships on KVRX's Local Live, Sunday, April 5 photograph by Bruce..."

April 10, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Do You Really Know Your Parents if You Don’t Go Through Their Record Collection?

Who we are is what we listen to

"...I’ve made a 4 ft wide, 7 ft long landing strip of vinyl records on the living room..."

June 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Council on Cargill: Not Today

Dais rejects Houston nominee for Bond Election Advisory Task Force

"...On Thursday, in a rare rejection of a colleague’s nominee..."

June 9, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Notes on Kamp: Culture Shift

Too many people are finding themselves caught up in the criminal justice system

"...Hiring ordinance, it was a much-needed corrective to the discrimination people with criminal records face. It was, however, also..."

April 1, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

On the Record: Bittersweet Charges

In the end, the facts about the Planned Parenthood case don't really matter to the Texas GOP

"...It's a win for justice when false accusations are absolved, but it's even sweeter when those throwing..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News by Mary Tuma

SXSW Eco: The Culture War to Save the World

Punk, hip-hop and literature sign up for the eco fight

"...Maybe it's the fixation on burlap. but American environmentalism has long been associated..."

Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Black a Coward; Cracking Down on Employers Works

"...Dear Editor, This letter is in response to Louis Black's article "Immigration by the Numbers" [“Page..."

Oct. 29, 2007 Postmarks

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Triple A vantage, Maxo Kream's journalistic eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular,..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...and father passed away when he was young, Alberto Contreras Ramos' older brother took him under his care. But..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Crime Month: Investigating True Crime on Netflix

Which shows deliver the criminal goods and are worth the watch

"...business these days (even the Duplass brothers are in on it), and Netflix is no small player in the..."

July 25, 2018 Arts Post by Danielle White

Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...Getting to ACL can be a bear. Make sure you..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

War of Words

And in This Corner ...

"...difficult is to know when Oppel is just flat-out getting things wrong. That takes a more knowledgeable observer. One..."

Aug. 20, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Keep On Shoppin'

Wheatsville Calls on Old Friends to Stay Afloat

"...as Wheatsville Food Co-op was planning its 20th anniversary celebration last March, the neighborhood grocery store was, in truth,..."

Nov. 8, 1996 News Feature by Amy Smith

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...Director Tom Smith at the November meeting of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club was not unusual..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

War Watch

Cindy Sheehan and others who have lost loved ones in Iraq come to Austin

"...know, unless some of us have willed ourselves to forget, the war in Iraq is still very much happening...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Your 15 Minutes Are Up, Mr. Gates

Top Nine Cyber Stories

"...On February 4th, 1998, Bill Gates got hit by a..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Nathan Harris Pens an Intimate Civil War Tale in The Sweetness of Water

In his debut novel, the Michener Center alumnus brings "a new story to the table"

"...freedom. Newly emancipated and unaccustomed to roaming the woods alone, he is surprised to find they're not as full..."

June 18, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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