In Search of the Wild Art

'Cracks in the Pavement' leaves art objects in unexpected spaces throughout the city

"...placed specifically to be viewed. But that treats works of art somewhat like animals in a zoo, isolating them..."

June 18, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Long Incubation of the Incubus

Playwright David Hancock and director Vicky Boone reveal how they developed the play The Incubus Archives over six years, through 11 sometimes radically different versions.

"...A play ain't Athena. It doesn't spring full-grown from the brow of its..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Return of the Fajita King

After 35 years, Sonny Falcon is still getting his strip- steak story straight

"...The hair and beard are now snowy white and he's..."

March 4, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...Death is not the end; there remains the litigation of the estate. --..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Gets the 3-D Treatment From Zebra Imaging

These are the holograms you're looking for

"...Say "hologram" and the inevitable image is of R2-D2 in Star Wars, projecting..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Idea Man for the Future

Ian Cion is out to build a better world, through public art

"...is for an art that is interactive and reflective of community. I became interested in his projects because his..."

March 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

The Good Eye: The Pulse

The Good Eye says goodbye

"...I interviewed a few months ago happened to mention the challenges of playing a dead girl lying in a..."

April 3, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Feeding the Film

Sixteen-hour days, hundreds of hungry crew members, remote locations, tight facilities, and tough competition: Two local caterers go to the movies

"...Ask anyone associated with food service, and they'll tell you that catering a culinary event is one..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...One week, two nights, two PowerPoints, two different parts of town, two different community meetings on two different transportation..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Getting the Look

Following the Path of Theatrical Designers

"...Every drama takes place somewhere, somewhen. The playwright may not describe a setting, may make no..."

July 12, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Don't Fear the Interface

Web designers are wielding the coolest new tools for the greater good

"...must use to complete my day's tasks. Let's, for the sake of discretion, call this tool SapDitch; it is..."

March 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

"...The great thing about presidents is their vulnerability. Nothing is..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

The Brain Behind Cyc

Doug Lenat discusses artificial intelligence and its increasing presence in the next century.

"...Doug Lenat might be mistaken for a late-Nineties version of a J.R.R Tolkien character. A sort of Bilbo Baggins..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

The AggreGAYtor: November 15

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• Every so often the AggreGAYtor likes to browse the conservative web. It’s..."

Nov. 15, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Austin At Large: The Dog That Caught the Cop Car

De-policing becomes partisanized, but who is really putting themselves at risk?

"...My two favorite topics of late – mindless cop worship and brainless Republican rule..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Long Way Home

Considering the art of the map, as inspired by two local exhibitions and a housewarming party

"...I ran into my old friend Sylvia Davis at the Faulk Central Library the other day – I was..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Life's Enriched Pageant

Good design, like good air, helps you breathe a little easier, and here are a few Austinites who are helping us all breathe easier through their work as graphic designers.

"...The ink is black, the page is white...."

Sept. 8, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

What Makes You Think That You Think?

Austin-based cerebraphile Ms. RAZ shows us – graphically, gorgeously

"...Whoa, damn, there are brains and bits of brains all over the..."

Feb. 10, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

As Much Magic as Fact

In the month since the much-hyped publication of Stephen Harrigan's historical novel The Gates of the Alamo, a visible restructuring of the public notion of the fort has seized the imagination of Texas. Chronicle writer David Garza explains why.

"...We tend not to remember the Alamo. True, we've labeled the building a certified "shrine"..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Austin Opera's Everest

The production took audiences to the summit with powerhouse elements that made this opera grand

"...to usher audiences through powerful, universal emotions. In return, the medium simply asks us to empathize – to feel...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Net Emissaries

Ten Local WWW Sites of Note

"...Trying to come up with a list of the top ten local websites is an odd job...."

Jan. 10, 1997 Screens Feature

Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"...midnight on any given weekend, Sixth Street swarms with the seemingly random activity of an anthill. Bouncers barking on..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cool Jerks

It takes a cool character to weather the hot lights of a comedy club stage, so who better to share tips for beating the summer heat than stand-up comics from Austin, the hot-spot in Texas?

"...One of the best things about summer is that our city's..."

May 26, 2000 Arts Feature

Summer Fun: Roadtripping, AAA-style

Nostalgia for TripTiks and roadtrips amps up during summer

"...My inherent nerdiness – devout consumer of newspapers, the dictionary, the phone book, and maps by..."

May 20, 2015 Design Post by Kate X Messer

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...On the Forty Acres at UT, there's a building named after..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Charles Cavanaugh, Brandon Bo yce. (NR, 92 min.) Before there existed The Usual Suspects - directo r Bryan Singer's..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

With a View

Kyle Henry and Cyndi Williams relive the making of 'Room'

"...When they say you can't get arrested, it's usually meant as..."

April 7, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Gray Matter

Milkshake Media's Katherine Jones was trained in medical illustration -- but with her work on Fight Club and The Cell, she got a lesson in Hollywood.

"...It was like a first date. The same nervousness, the same silent judgment, the same forced..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Summer Solace

More From the May Bookshelf

"...Don't let the pastoral view fool you, the Creole Trail in Louisiana's..."

May 23, 1997 Books Feature

22 to Think About

Austin Museum of Art shows new local art that engages the mind

"...How does the individual relate to a broader American culture? Exactly how..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

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