House Passes Budget

Reps unanimously approve $178 billion proposal for 2010-11 a bit before dawn

"...Around 7pm last night House Appropriations Committee Chair Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, said he doubted..."

April 18, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Memoirs of a Geisha

Well, we’re not in Chicago anymore, or even its soundstage approximation, but that hasn’t stopped Oscar-nominated director Rob Marshall from fashioning another epic spectacle out of two squabbling women in (a sort-of) show business.

"...director Rob Marshall from fashioning another epic spectacle out of two squabbling women in (a sort-of) show business. Based..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

In her eighth novel, Ann Patchett shows that what makes a family cannot be measured by the grandness of a house

"...The eponymous house of Ann Patchett's eighth novel is the behemoth that..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Arts Review by Yvette Benavides

Qmmunity: Season of the Homoscopes

Change is the name of the game this week in Austin’s queer event horoscopes

"...changes are ahead in an astrological sense: As Saturn leaves retrograde in Pisces, Mercury enters Scorpio. What does that..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...to say, "There is no end to the amount of good you can do if you don't seek the..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

House Republican Sneaks in Anti-Abortion Amendments

House GOP sought to slip anti-choice amendments in unrelated bill

"...In an unassuming move Thursday evening, conservative House Republicans sought to tack on a duo of anti-abortion..."

April 24, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Lake House

This tale of magical realism has potential for delightful originality, but the Sandra Bullock-Keanu Reeves love story lacks heat and the science fiction premise spirals into senselessness.

"...away from your capacity for rational thought. The Lake House is a supernatural romance working on the premise that..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Monster House

This animated tale of a carnivorous, haunted house and the band of neighborhood kids who decide to put it out of commission feels maddeningly unfinished.

"...Bradbury and rickety carnival spook show, this animated tale of a carnivorous, haunted house and the band of neighborhood..."

July 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Book Review: A Cosmology of Monsters

Shaun Hamill pens an achingly aware homage to horrors past

"...Shaun Hamill’s A Cosmology of Monsters explores the medicinal effects the macabre has on..."

Oct. 21, 2019 Arts Post by Roberto Ontiveros

The Flower of Evil

Chabrol's 50th movie is a study of guilt and its perpetuation.

"...Le Coq, Mélanie Doutey and Thomas Chabrol. The Flower of Evil is French director Claude Chabrol's 50th movie, and..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2003

"...Directed by: Various. If you've never been to one of Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisteds, which run for..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...soulful voice that rasped out the blues to generations of listeners is finally silent. The Grey Ghost is gone,..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

House District 50 Heading to Run Off

Update: VanDeWalle, Israel head to Pyrrhic second round

"...The increasingly inessential race to replace Mark Strama in House District 50 drags on after an inconclusive special election..."

Nov. 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Senate Budget Lesser of Two Evils

Reps from both chambers commence to thrash out final numbers

"...The 82nd session of the Texas Legislature will end as it began: with..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Taking Back the House

Texas Democrats say this could be their November

"...the Texas Democratic Party to take back the Texas House of Representatives...."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Wrong Kind of Rebel Rock

Why bands are lowering the Confederate battle flag

"...Scream using a symbol so drenched in a legacy of racial conflict and oppression...."

July 22, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

'The Hundred-Year House'

Author Rebecca Makkai teases the real and the unreal in this 'Austin Chronicle' Book Club selection

"...Rebecca Makkai's The Hundred-Year House is a sly, funny, literary mystery, a meet-cute romantic..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Eight Reps Enter, One Speaker Leaves … Eventually

Welcome to what may be the biggest, longest speaker race ever.

"...The speaker race is now officially on, with eight state representatives having filed their paperwork..."

June 1, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: This Bill’s for You

Rep. Craig Goldman serves up a new round of beer-based tax

"...House Bill 3287, Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Ft. Worth..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Many Faces of Tom Parker, 1978-98

"...Martin Vanderhof You Can't Take It With You `97..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Arts Feature

James Magnuson Leaves the Michener Center

James Magnuson reflects on his 23 years as director of the Michener Center for Writers

"...country. And he was willing to give the University of Texas $20 million to get it. That was the..."

May 26, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Songs of Innocence and Experience

From poetry scrawled on walls to poetry inscribed on CD: the saga of the Gourds.

"...Bowl is a place that prompts a good stirring of intellect. The fleeting nature of earthly beauty and happiness,..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Ten of Austin's Top Sommeliers

A guide to somm-built wine lists in town

"...As we wind down our Drink, Drank, Drunk issue..."

July 9, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Wall of Separation

Neighbors of Hyde Park Baptist Church Take a Final Stand Against Its Proposed Parking Garage

"...week: that finally, after 37 demolished homes, 10 years of legal wrangling, and countless Sunday morning demonstrations, the City..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Best of Print 1995

Words: Printed, Spoken, and Painted

"...on a new life, on screen, on stage, and, of course, on the page. This year, we've included thoughts..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Books Feature

The House Is Rockin’

A final tune for ‘Breaking Bad’

"...Breaking Bad, winds to a close Sunday. For all of the meth-slinging, backstabbing, and general destruction of humanity, one..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

DVDanger: 'The Lords of Salem'

Or, in defense of Rob Zombie as a filmmaker

"...Case in point: This week's DVD release of The Lords of Salem. I feel like I have..."

Sept. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Blondshell, Teezo Touchdown, and Omar Apollo’s starpower

"...Friday kicked off what some argue is the better weekend of ACL..."

Oct. 15, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Legislators Urge Abbott to Spare the Life of Woman on Death Row

Justice for Melissa Lucio?

"...time together, very powerful," Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, co-chair of the Texas House of Repre­sent­atives' Criminal Justice Reform Caucus,..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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