SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Included here are more reviews of films screened during the SXSW Film Festival 1998. Additional..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Ventura Enlightened Readers About Whitman!

"...down to the libraries and bookstores to check out Leaves of Grass. And looking all around us and under..."

July 27, 2005 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The U.S. Air Force definition of an astronaut is anyone who has flown more than..."

May 5, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Radio Stars Who Are Fit to Print

Radio players in print

"...reviews Sarah Vowell's newest book, The Wordy Shipmates. Vowell, of course, first sprung to national attention as a contributor..."

Oct. 23, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Brooklyn Was Mine

Brooklyn is a place that demands to be understood literarily, whether the literature of choice is Walt Whitman's or Jay-Z's

"...I spent one night in Williamsburg, which reminded me of Sesame Street. The second time, also Williamsburg, 1997, doesn't..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Books Review by Cindy Widner

Bibliomania

Books We Love and a Few Books We Don't

"...A Novel by Ha Jin 4. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories by Nathan Englander 5. On Beauty..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Books Feature

Playback: Record Store Day

Record Store Day – inclusive, not exclusive

"...limited-edition vinyl on Saturday, and that the real importance of Record Store Day is spotlighting the record store itself...."

April 19, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Travis County Primary Candidates Jockey to Champion Criminal Justice Change

A closer look at the heated District Attorney, County Attorney, and County Court at Law races

"...Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Screens Top 10s

The Chronicle's film critics talk about their favorite movies of the year

"...York Nothing this year so perfectly melded the elements of direction, script, performance, and visuals to create a totally..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Feature

Burn, Baby, Burn

On Fahrenheit 451 and why good democracy should make you feel bad

"...Man from all school libraries. They claimed the biography of an African prince turned slave was too controversial and..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...decided to expand the honors to include the rest of the performing arts – i.e., dance and classical music..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Thai Me Up, Thai Me Down

A Sampling of Thai Restaurants Around Austin

"...America just can't seem to get enough of Thai food. Over the past decade, the addictive Asian..."

March 27, 1998 Food Feature

To Your Health

Is grass-fed beef healthier or better than grain-fed?

"...Q. Is grass-fed beef healthier or better than grain-fed? If so, why?..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Bar Girls

"...makes her feature film debut with Bar Girls. Lauran Hoffman adapted her original stage play for this film and..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...fifteenth annual Fantastic Fest – the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of cinema unique and strange – has hopped up and..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mafia!

"...Burke, Pamela Gidley and Jason Fuchs. The cinematic equivalent of Cracked magazine, Mafia! never quite lives up to its..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Forever in Chimayo

"...are agile in their gestures, and callused -- hands of manual labor. His brown skin is deeply lined, and..."

June 25, 1999 Column

Capitol Chronicle

A farewell to Maury Maverick Jr.

"...Even after his death last week at the age of 82, Maury Maverick Jr. was still fighting for justice..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...keynotes and featured speakers announcement – meaning a ton of celebrities, including Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, and Sydney Sweeney,..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Mixed Metaphors

These craft cocktails are for the books

"...Hemingway was so associated with the daiquiri that hundreds of recipes carry his name. Serious writers have always endorsed..."

June 17, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...beginning to tackle the complicated and potentially daunting reality of turning a big dream into a concrete reality, starting..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

An Austin Original

Celebrating the Life of Otto Hofmann,1918-2001

"...abundant with rich soil, and steeped in the legacy of Otto Jurgen Hofmann, 1918-2001. Aware of the fragrance of..."

June 8, 2001 Features Feature by Robyn Turner

Life in Prison for Hemp

José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.

"...as he drove south toward Houston on the morning of Sept. 27, 1998. Following a quick trip north to..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Niche Justice

Travis County specialty courts try to break the cycle of crime

"...is, until she took the pill. "Within 15 minutes of taking that quaa­lude, everything changed," she recalled recently. "I..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lights, Camera, Camping!

Alamo heads to the great outdoors for Sleepaway Camp

"...that impossibly white rabbit in the moon, with the leaves rustling in a perfect breeze. Capturing the flag, short-sheeting..."

May 11, 2018 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

SXSW Music Review: Lonnie Holley/Mary Lattimore

Instant poetry by Holley and golden harp from Lattimore

"...truth without illusion, Lonnie Holley rendered the clear facts of the moment into instantly divine poetry on Thursday evening..."

March 15, 2019 SXSW Post by Rick Weaver

Storm Damage Update

City and Austin Energy getting power back, clearing downed trees

"...The latest on the impact of Wednesday night's storm, courtesy of Austin Energy (or, more..."

May 16, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Ride ’Em Cowboy

Sawyer Stoltz and Jeremy Stilb talk the upcoming live table read of their adult film script, BULLRIDE

"...What is BULLRIDE? “It will kind of be like the scene from the movie Annie, where..."

May 3, 2024 Column by James Scott

Review: “Temperate Grasslands” at Big Medium

Exhibit harvests peculiar interpretations of nature

"...There’s no shortage of art exhibits proposing a message about the environment, but..."

Aug. 3, 2024 Arts Post by Meher Qazilbash

Eight Ways to Celebrate Lunar New Year 2020 in Austin

Start over (again) with the Year of the Rat

"...and Spring Festival in mainland China) celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar and..."

Jan. 23, 2020 Food Post by Emily Beyda

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