Ambiguous Ambassador: SlutForArt

In Ambiguous Ambassador: SlutforArt, choreographer-performer Muna Tseng, working with multimedia artist Ping Chong, has created an elegant elegy to memorialize the art and life of her brother, photographer Tseng Kwon Chi.

"...Tung and photograph himself before all manner of world landmarks, looking slightly bemused, slightly out of place. He often..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Simpsons Season One Collector's Editon DVD Box Set

"...Simpsons first premiered, becoming one of the most influential landmarks on the pop cultural landscape. The animation of these..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Screens Review by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...hate to find out that another one of Austin's landmarks went out of business due to economic conditions from..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column

An Alliance of Friends

An Alliance of Dripping Springs residents forms to defend itself against unregulated development.

"...Transcendental Meditation colony, and a Hindu temple are all landmarks within a few miles of one another along a..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Look Ma, No Hands!

How the underground press evolved into the alternative press.

"..."alternative" usurp the usage? That's one of those little landmarks lost to history, even by we who were making..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...the RBJ senior tower on Town Lake, or Eastside landmarks like the Marshall Apartments, Mason Manor, or Mount Carmel..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Art of Parenting With Art

Trying to find ways to make art while sustaining a family is no easy road.

"...herself with sage observations about some of the trip's landmarks: the 290/MoPac exchange overpass ("Are there cars stopped on..."

June 22, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Red River Valley

Red River, home to Austin's real live music venues

"...more turmoil than usual. The passing of live music landmarks Steamboat and Liberty Lunch naturally drew the most attention,..."

June 22, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Royal Pair: Games We Play

Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company's latest offering, Royal Pair: Games We Play, offered abstracted versions of popular children's games with subtle humor and playfulness, yet the production's lighting and electronica-style accompaniment conflicted with the choreography in what seemed a friendly battle, for center stage.

"...beginning a new movement phrase. A lack of musical landmarks flattened out the syncopation of the dancing, overpowering it..."

May 11, 2001 Arts Review by Dawn Davis Loring

They're History

The Blue Genie boys -- those whimsical artists responsible for the armadillo-festooned entrance to Threadgill's World Headquarters, the guitar gal atop Fran's Hamburgers, and other mini-landmarks around Austin -- have been fun for the people who see them and fun for the people who made them. Making giant panels for the new Texas State History Museum, though, was a bit more than just that.

"...All of these are Blue Genie projects -- mini-landmarks stabbing brightly out of the shorter cityscape that surrounds..."

April 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hill Country Food & Wine Guide

by Virginia B. Wood & the Cuisines staff

"...enjoy the view, take in the sights, appreciate the landmarks, and observe the new additions. Turning off Hwy. 290..."

April 13, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Play On!

In the backstage comedy Anton in Show Business, playwright Jane Martin wittily paints the contemporary stage as a madhouse overrun by loons and lunatics so preoccupied with money, image, and themselves that they can hardly be bothered to create art. And the State Theater Company's production takes us inside the insanity with an air of playfulness that keeps the audience primed for a good time.

"...humorous effect, with illustrated symbols to denote cities and landmarks in accordance with Martin's Broadway-centric view of the country's..."

March 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...which have a chance in time to become future landmarks. To see examples of the work that we have..."

March 2, 2001 Column

Public Notice

This week, "Public Notice" travels far and wide across gender limits and the Kalahari to bring you're the best in Austin community events.

"...years ago. Yet, we, too, grumble about traffic, lost landmarks, and the disappearing "Texas-friendly" that brought us here in..."

March 2, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Things They Used to Do

Dick Holland assesses two Texas journalists, Gary Cartwright and Jan Reid, whose new collections of articles possess a cautionary wisdom, the kind you acquire when you court danger and danger provides you with a keen view of what lies beyond.

"...the primary subjects in Turn Out the Lights are landmarks of his personal life and stories looking back at..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Public Notice

This week's Public Notice takes a trip down memory lane and barfs all over its prom date, as we explore Eighties revisionism.

"...some of the worst elements are celebrated as cultural landmarks and turning points of modern civilization (to wit: disco,..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Short Cuts

Mike Judge receives the Ernie Kovacs Award from the Dallas Video Festival and other news and events of interest to area filmmakers.

"...was the forerunner of such disparate sketch comedy television landmarks as SNL and Late Night With Conan O'Brien (if..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...Sure, we have our fair share of landmarks. But what gets saved -- and how it gets..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Signs of Other Times

A photographic guide to some of the markers that still point to parts of Austin that have disappeared.

"...of them prominent to the point of being city landmarks, some of them barely noticeable and all but lost..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Feature

True Hollywood Stories

Peter Lev's American Films of the 70s looks at several genres of films (cop movies, disaster films, teen movies, war films, blaxploitation, sci-fi, and feminist films) and puts examples of each genre into the context of the times.

"...to analyze. On the other hand, he skips over landmarks like Taxi Driver and The Godfather (both of which..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

After a Fashion

A recent gala IDoL-ized Austin fashionistas.

"...rattlesnake at Ranch 616 are just some of the landmarks he's worked on. Whether creating the new or restoring..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

By the Book

Reviews

"...mantle. For those who don't care for New York landmarks or who remain unaware of the treasures to be..."

July 21, 2000 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Punkaroos, Dave Bone & the Troublemakers, Route 23, Flamingo Cantina, July 12

"...started clenching, bouncing, yelling, pointing, and ranting. Some Austin landmarks remain...."

July 21, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Down to Two

Runoff candidates offer views on city's future.

"...know what the impact would be on any historical landmarks, or any communities along the way, so all those..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Will Travel for Food

Texas Restaurants Worth Visiting on the Road This Summer

"...excursion into the Alamo City to visit the notable landmarks, a stop at Massimo's will add a culinary delight..."

May 26, 2000 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

It's About Time

The inadvertent theme for this year's Austin Chronicle Summer Fun issue is "refurbish and reuse" as we explore Austin's B&B and boutique scene.

"...like bed & breakfasts housed in official Texas State Landmarks and even in the strangest place ... a popular..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

A Room With a View

Steve Wertheimer prepares to open a second Continental Club -- in Houston.

"...Rice University/Medical Center/Museum District area that also includes local landmarks Miller Outdoor Theater and Hermann Park. The new Continental..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Little City Hall

Architectural Team Picked to Design Scaled-Down Building

"...architect Dick Clark, the designer behind such Downtown Now landmarks as Mezzaluna, the Bitter End, and the Brazos Lofts...."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Quote of the week: "You, my hyphenated friend, are an ambassador of evil."

"...is disgraceful. Why Americans can't seem to respect their landmarks and preserve their fragile history I can't figure out...."

March 17, 2000 Column

Ian Moore And All the Colors... (Koch)

SXSW Records

"...he left behind exists only in the future. The landmarks are unmistakable, sticking up out of the sand like..."

March 10, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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