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"...[marijuana] cigarette might develop a homicidal mania, probably to kill his brother," and seriously maintained "Marijuana is the most..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Column

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The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.

"...artistic details (by local artisans) into your design. A good resource is the Architectural Artisans Collaborative, which is planning..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column

The Texas Gamut

Titles From Texas

"...just what kind of person would enjoy reading Road Kill (Simon & Schuster, $23 hard). This is what I've..."

May 15, 1998 Books Feature

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"...of the Chronicle this week ["What Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?," News, Nov. 18]. I realize that the story..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Column

Don't Direct Hatred Toward Hunters

"...that “the reason people hunt is because they love killing animals.” How many deer have you killed, Ms. Quartermain?..."

Aug. 22, 2005 Postmarks

Future-Kill, Roadie

Hoping to capitalize on the success of Tobe Hooper's 1974 surprise horror hit Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Future-Kill reunited that film's stars Neal and Burns and aimed for a similar creepy / kitschy vein. It failed.Meat Loaf quits his day job to become the world's best roadie. Sound weird? It is.

"...not forgotten. We won't let our co-workers live them down.FUTURE-KILLD: Ronald Moore (1984); with Edwin Neal, Marilyn Burns, Gabriel..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

Adonis Rising

Matthew McConaughey

"...star of the upcoming buzz movie A Time to Kill, Texas-born actor Matthew McConaughey is a publicity dream. Ensconced..."

July 26, 1996 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Matthew McConaughey: Lone Star Rising

The Luck of the Drawl

"...right now," he says. "The choices are getting pretty good. I'm not getting a lot of offers - I'm..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Screens Feature by Matt Zoller Seitz

The Luv Doc: An Excellent Wingman

An anachronistic ornithological metaphor about gender equality

"...excellent wingman." I'm sure that's true because he is good-looking, funny, smart, and confident in all kinds of social..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

John Wick: Chapter 4

Can the killer franchise give its dog-loving hero the ending he deserves?

"...Now a leviathan franchise, the story of a killer continues in John Wick: Chapter 4, and the question..."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cocaine Bear

The ursine Dr. Rockzo goes on a bloody comedic bender

"...putting the emphasis on a handful of extremely gnarly kills and sprinkling in just enough weirdness to keep the..."

March 3, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...record labels, who would sit drinking their beer – good ol' boys working for record labels and who had..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: Saving the Animals

City considers outsourcing all animal adoption programs

"...The good news is that the Town Lake Animal Center's current..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Column by Michael King

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"...First, teachers make good money. In Austin a new teacher earns $35,000 and..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Column

She Lives

Clementine Hall was the 13th Floor Elevators' hip, maternal Wendy, providing food and security for the band's tribe of Lost Boys

"...those turbulent times, joking that her memory is so good because she was "raising babies instead of taking drugs."..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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"...Why, if the benefits and pay are so good, Mr. Blodgett, do our firefighters work those extra jobs..."

May 14, 2004 Column

Page Two

The anti-safe-and-legal abortion movement is about control, not life

"...today with some words of Christian love, some neighborly good feelings offered by those so pure of purpose that..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Column by Louis Black

The Best Man

Lundgren and Wilson wasted in shoddy action flick

"...much of a film, but it is a pretty good commercial for the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...tap into the city's DIY scene while working at Good Records, eventually honing an endearing knack for immediately familiar..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...with them, such as shooting them with paintball guns, killing them in traps, or reimbursing ranchers for guard dogs...."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Animal Shelter's Next Top Dog?

A brief look at the five candidates

"...(moving the city and its residents toward a new "no-kill" state of mind). At press time, City Manager Marc..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Misleading, Unhelpful 'Point'

"...to be misleading and unhelpful. While ultimately mentioning the good work of Austin Pets Alive!, the article seemed to..."

Sept. 20, 2010 Postmarks

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"...soul. Yes, I am saddened that we did not kill James when we killed his brother or preferably a..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column

Fast Cars, Strip Bars, and Elvis, Even

What's new, Pussycat? Onetime Russ Meyer leading lady Tura Satana comes to town for the first annual Alamo Drive-In.

"...the mid-Sixties, Russ Meyer's seminal exploitation flick Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! hit the screens with a combination of high..."

May 3, 2002 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

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Readers respond to Zero Tolerance, the Longhorn Pipeline, and Being John Malkovich.

"...And he invented a pretty good thing, there, when he did. It is the ultimate..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Column

'The Death Penalty Is About Us'

'Dead Man Walking' scribe Sister Helen Prejean speaks in town tonight

"...years later, I am with him when he is killed in the electric chair. That is the story of..."

Dec. 3, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Fun With Animals

While wildfires raged, so did arguments among local animal activists

"...space immediately, but Smith accepted HSPCA's offer as a "good will gesture from a sister city and a proactive..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

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"...sprawl and protecting environmentally sensitive areas. Sounds like a good idea except that under Mayor Watson's watch what smart..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column

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"...Texas Kills in Our Names..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Column

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"...we from the scum camp really do want a good settlement with Stratus. We'd just like an equal place..."

July 19, 2002 Column

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