Letters at 3AM: JFK and That Hard Rain

When boomers and their offspring die out, Kennedy's assassination will have the approximate historical echo of William McKinley's

"...See, like every public school kid in America, I knew the drill: When the sirens screech and..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...24-Hour Bookstore David Hale Smith, Dallas Noir Matthew Specktor, American Dream Machine J. Courtney Sullivan, The Engagements Manil Suri,..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Letters at 3AM: 'Ever Ride the Waves in Oklahoma?'

"Route 66" spoke to the sense of change afoot in America

"...1964 – years that were arguably the apex of American power. Using locals as extras, in their natural garb,..."

June 1, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...a new, more accurate satellite survey of Armenia, an American cartographer forms a powerful bond with an Armenian expatriate..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...front lines of the social justice movement in Latin America share an understanding that there's always a bullet out..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...don't crash into buildings and kill or maim people inside. They don't damage roads and personal property. They don't..."

July 21, 2006 Column

The Hightower Report

Bushites squelch negative Central American labor conditions report; and sustainable food program teaches students more than they'll ever learn in a sterile classroom

"...FIT IDEOLOGY If an ideologically incorrect study is done inside the Bush regime, does it make a noise?..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Coach's Corner

On a drive through the Hill Country and up to West Texas, Coach falls in love with the land all over again.

"...The overwhelming geography of North America, between two oceans and 3,000 miles, can't be appreciated..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...country, we agree. But change also needs to happen inside all of us. We need to start caring about..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Politics & music & the politics of music.

"...bid for Mueller development opportunities we oppose giving Stratus insider status. The best value for Austin taxpayers -- and..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Column

B. Iden Payne Award Nominations, 1999-2000

"...Bobbie Owens, Inside's OutMusicals Outstanding Production..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM

Preparing for War With Europe

"...not to defend outdated treaties, but to defend the American people." He's talking about the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty,..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...Jimmy Carter, the Cold War, and the Ayatollah, Seventies America wasn't the stoner's paradise shown on revisionist fare like..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Journey Into Clarity #83

For years he'd blamed his sister for destroying his comic book, a book worth over two grand today. Looking back at a painful memory brings Wayne Alan Brenner that much closer to understanding why losing that darned comic book at age seven meant so much.

"...there was no radio save for "The Voice of America" out of Liberia's capital, Monrovia; and, except for the..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...killed JFK and unleashed LBJ on the rest of America became freewheeling, smooth-dancing rogues, whose devil-may-care attitude -- not..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Live Through This!

The Semi-Annual Rock & Roll Round-up

"...revelations galore about Courtney Love..." but the only revelation inside is how bland and unmemorable Poppy Z. Brite's writing..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature

Whose House

Making a Place for Black Theatre in Austin

"...just killing time, thumbing through the September issue of American Theatre that I had had in my bag for..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

311 Story in Error

"...16, No. 7]. According to the latest government release, America is obese! If you want marbling in your meat,..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the huge impact the theremin has had on popular American culture. The filmmaker interviews a variety of people in..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the huge impact the theremin has had on popular American culture. The filmmaker interviews a variety of people in..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

An Amarillo State of Mind

The Plutonium Circus Comes to Town

"...final assembly point for every nuclear weapon made in America. This is the place where the gadgets, gizmos, priming..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...“Good morning America, how are you?/ Say, don't you know me? I'm..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Fake Fast Food Restaurateur (and Filmmaker) Kevin Smith Welcomes Austin to Mooby's

Silent Bob talks fan connection, veganism, and Mooby's origins

"...Nonetheless, its Monday morning and I’m inside Mooby’s – a fake fast food franchise that’s been..."

May 11, 2021 Food Post by Kevin Curtin

Review: Phoebe's Diner

New daytime dining hot spot hits the '04

"...Diners house the history of America, for better or worse. The quintessential stories of first-date..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Essential History Museums and Cultural Spaces

Fun for everyone from history buffs to kids who like hands-on science

"...discovered in 1995, excavated two years later, and reassembled inside the museum in 2015. Daily screenings take place at..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Gay Place

Combining noise music with performance poetry offers a space for all voices to be heard

"...poetry show (see Saturday). Fueled by fear of Trump's America and what that means for queers, women, people of..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Obscene Beauty

New series Sunday Bloody Cinema makes the weekend transgressive

"...and 2007's groundbreaking maternity shocker À L'Intérieur, known in America as Inside. While Inside is more famous, Alloway said,..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Krewe Kuts: Pride Edition

The Gay Place Krewe has the final word on Austin Pride.

"...all the nations that forget God. That's half of America. It's not the Republicans, the Democrats, the Communists or..."

Oct. 8, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Res Publica

Citizens calendar, May 26-June 1

"...INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT WORK PARTY Help supply books to Texas..."

May 27, 2011 News Column

The Hightower Report

Wall Street's Ethical Dilemma; and Big Banks' Inside Job

"...by bankers that led to Wall Street's meltdown and America's ongoing economic catastrophe. Goldman has simply had these proprietary..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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