Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2015

Sex sells, and so does stupidity and guns

"...As 2015 draws to a close, we take a look..."

Dec. 30, 2015 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Still a Good Thing

Lady sings the blues

"...Barbara Lynn Ozen hasn't lost her good thing. She lives in it, saying..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Five Good Things to Do in Austin This Weekend

On what’s already the second weekend of June, yes

"...having fun … damental problems dealing with reality – as any number of politicians could tell you. But, except..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Real Austin Stories

Austin's Exploding Documentary Scene

"...things first: Can we finally agree to remove the phrase "third coast Hollywood," and all its implications, from our..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

The Top 10 Censored Stories of 2000

The news stories that didn't make the mainstream press in 2000

"...If none of these stories rings a bell, it's not because you've missed the..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Karynn M. Fish

Page Two: Wonder Stories

The unbound adventures and outrageous duets of a life spent with science fiction

"...it came to its written form. Then, when I was 14 or 15, I broke my arm in three..."

July 25, 2008 Column by Louis Black

As Statesman Reporters Were on Strike, Gannett Posted Their Jobs

And published anonymously written stories

"...symptoms of eclipse blindness?” What might seem like a case of plagiarism, however, is more dubious in the age..."

April 12, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

As Both Writer and Editor, David Levithan Is at the Heart of the Explosion of Queer YA Literature

Young stories, queer voices at the Texas Book Festival

"...Young adult literature has exploded over the past few years as a genre..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by James Scott

Page Two: As Tears Go By

The sound will live forever; the memories never die

"...– "As Tears Go By"..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Before Sunset (Stories)

One last night to see this one-night-in-L.A. romp at SXSW.

"...Tonight is the last night to catch Silas Howard and Ernesto M. Foronda's..."

March 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

The World as He Knows It

H.W. Brands? The Age of Gold is just the latest in a long line of well-crafted history.

"...the household names, of the historical profession (well, at least in the households of those who buy and read..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Books Feature by Tim Walker

Highest Highs, Lowest Lows: Good Looks’ Jake Ames Discharged From Hospital After Being Hit by Car Following Triumphant Release Show

Beloved guitarist caps “miraculous” recovery by playing a song

"...suspended on the ceiling above the stage, the band was in that psychic zone where every note sounds golden,..."

April 15, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Calvin Gimpelevich’s Invasions Hurts So Good

New collection from Instar Books explores love in many forms

"...Invasions, a collection of short stories by Calvin Gimpelevich –..."

Dec. 17, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Texas LGBT Stories

One step back and two steps forward

"...Even in a state as red as Texas, the national trend toward LGBT equality..."

Jan. 6, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Texas Republicans, Defiant as Always

Why the GOP isn't listening to you: They don't have to

"...As America equates Independence Day with a meat hangover, consider..."

July 5, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Developing Stories

More lessons from Seattle

"...Neighborhood Planning Conference held May 5, this column shared ideas from conference speaker Jim Diers for improving community satisfaction..."

June 15, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Page Two: The Stories We Tell

"If you'll gather 'round me, children, a story I will tell"

"...– Woody Guthrie, "Pretty Boy Floyd"..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Column by Louis Black

The Moth: Mmm-mmmh! Good story!

The Moth, an organization that's been dishing up old-fashioned storytelling like literary comfort food for a decade, makes its long-awaited debut in Austin

"...A good story, well told, is like the best home-cooked meals:..."

April 27, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Good Eye: Boyhood, Girlhood, Personhood

Lorelei's girlhood in dad's Boyhood

"...The good news is that last week Republican congresswomen stood up..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Clear As 'Mud'

Writer/director Jeff Nichols dishes the dirt on his third feature

"...in distinctly American soil, his first indie feature, Shotgun Stories (2007) – which, for many of us, provided our..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

When Good Food Goes Bad

"...food sanitation neophytes out there already know this, but good food can turn very, very bad when it sits..."

June 4, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Telling Stories

Bill Wittliff seeks the "yes" in his debut novel, The Devil's Backbone

"...Wittliff in his Downtown Austin office is to meet Texas. O. Henry used to live here, and Bud Shrake..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Page Two: True Stories: Then and Now

Connecting the dots between the SIMS Foundation and a day on the set of David Byrne's sleeper hit film

"...David Byrne's True Stories, filmed in Texas, opened on Oct. 10, 1986 to..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I sit in Guillermo del Toro's darkened office-cum-fanboy-playpen, viewing..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Kingcast Finds the Personal Stories of Stephen King Fans

Eric Vespe and Scott Wampler make for the podcast's skeleton crew

"...can haunt your life. With 26 episodes of The Kingcast already online, and over a dozen more in the..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: The Queer Stories That Made 2019

Looking back, enjoying gelato, and the return of Middle School Dance Party

"...in January, it didn't occur to me that 2019 was closing out a decade. At midnight, I didn't realize..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

By Any Means Necessary

Suzan-Lori Parks works it – and helps you work it, too

"...She sits at a table, sunglasses perched atop her head, one foot serving as a..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 9 Developing Stories

"...properly synced up, they could herald a tipping point – a course correction for Central Texas' future. The city..."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Please Spare Us the Crybaby Stories About Dogs

"...Dear Chron, Please spare me the crybaby stories about the goddamn pit..."

July 7, 2008 Postmarks

As Theatre for Children Matures

In 40 years of nurturing young people's love for the stage, Coleman Jennings has helped a profession develop, too

"...Coleman Jennings hasn't been a child for many, many years, but he..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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