Life or Something Like It

"...Let's play an association game. Angelina Jolie is to Life or Something Like It as Tiffany's is to a..."

April 26, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

'The Sporting Life': … or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving to Lose

"...   I must destroy Happy Jack.    I am a sporting man, a gambler, and man of leisure. I am..."

Oct. 25, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Austin Shakespeare's As You Like It

An Austin-infused Arden is more poetic license than artistic alchemy

"...There is no shortage of theatre traditionalists who think that the works of..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Arts Review by Bob Abelman

Tells It Like It Is

"...Dear Editor, Chrissie Hynde's "tell it like it is" words ["Private..."

March 20, 2006 Postmarks

Tell It Like It Is

Cyril Neville holds nothing back

"...Walking up the driveway of Cyril Neville's two-story South Austin home is a humbling experience for someone..."

April 28, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

It Is as Some of Us Would Like It to Have Been

"...Dear Editor, I read with interest Michael Ventura's scourging of Mel..."

March 16, 2004 Postmarks

Whether You Like It or Not...

Eric Mitchell's Redevelopment Dreams

"...During his three-minute ration of participatory democracy, gadfly and homeless person Kirk Becker recently offered..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Life Stinks

"...Mel Brooks. Starring: Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor, Stuart Pankin and Howard Morris. Remember that “I'm mad..."

Aug. 2, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Double Life of Veronique

Kieslowski's movie is told not so much in customary narrative structures, but in glimpses, hints, and intimations. On the same day in 1968, two women are born, one in Poland, the other in France. Though the two share many characteristics, they live worlds apart. Yet each senses the other and has intuitive knowledge of the other's presence.

"...and Philippe Volter. This movie achieves a rare grace: it tells a story that could only exist in the..."

March 6, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Peter Hook: Life in a Northern Town

Joy Division/New Order bassist resurrects two classic LPs

"...It’s a long way from rain-drenched Manchester to sun-baked Texas...."

Sept. 17, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

A Life Less Ordinary

"...Directed by: Danny Boyle. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Dan Hedaya, Stanley..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Dean Fleischer-Camp Brought Marcel the Shell With Shoes On to Life

Inside the secret life of the stop-motion smash

"...It's rare a stop-motion movie makes it into cinemas, even..."

July 21, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Negin Farsad Sees the World … and How You Should See It Too

Social justice comedian on her new book How To Make White People Laugh

"...Social justice comedian Negin Farsad’s book, How To Make White People Laugh, will not only have you chortling at..."

June 20, 2016 Arts Post by Mary Cantrell

It's a Family Affair

Sharing Thanksgiving with relatives at Texas Stadium one last time

"...Some Guy, executing a deep and audible stage-inhale to underscore the point. "You can just smell ('smay-ulll') the history!"..."

Dec. 2, 2008 Sports Post by Cindy Widner

High Life

The tedium of space is nothing compared to the tedium of an unfulfilling story

"...There's something deeply frustrating when a director who has traditionally steered..."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Diggin' Way Down Into Life With Carolyn Wonderland & A. Whitney Brown

For Valentine's Day, we bring you a snapshot of life at home with a blues musician and her comedy writer husband

"...the walls of her South Austin home hang a multitude of instruments: bass, mandolin, archtops, resonators, acoustic and electric..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

If or When I Call: Will Johnson Discusses His Debut Novel

Long-held itch harvests the road, autobiography, and compassion

"...rivers and highways of Southeastern Missouri where he was born, If or When I Call titles the debut novel..."

April 9, 2021 Music Post by Matt White

The Q&A Hole: Which Restaurant for the Rest of Your Life?

With Ben Snakepit, Regina Allen, Patty Leidy, Miracle Jones, and more.

"...Yeah, the old Q&A Hole was getting a mite heavy of late, wasn’t it? So we decided to..."

Nov. 1, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...and the pepper-sprayed faces of indigenous land defenders in North Dakota are fresh on the minds of dozens of..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Unraveling Shakespeare's Life

Dr. James Shapiro tackles the Bard one slice at a time

"...Whether or not you believe William Shakespeare really wrote all those..."

March 23, 2012 Books Post by Robert Faires

Mystery Is Where It's At

What you can't see or prove is what composer David Lang wants to work with

"...The Chronicle spoke with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang as several of his..."

April 30, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Just Like Heaven

This romantic comedy about a winsome, charming ghost and the man who loves her sidesteps abundant potential clichés through sheer dint of the acting skills on display.

"...Directed by: Mark Waters. Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Spybey, Ben Shenkman, Jon..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Life After Death

A new life for almost-forgotten author Mary Gavell

"...Mary Gavell became a published writer in the spring of 1967, several months after she..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

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

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...heard the Chronicle referred to as "the island of misfit toys" (hat tip to Rankin/Bass). It certainly gets at..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Bee Tree Farm’s Owner Shares Life on a Busy Goat Dairy Farm

One woman’s farm and education mission

"...We headed straight for the barn – for the goats – and she..."

April 17, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

AdultFriendFinder Review — Is AFF Legit or a Waste of Time?

I spent 3 months as an AFF member, here is my review

"...then you may have already heard of a hookup site called Adult Friend Finder. It promises to match you..."

March 9, 2021 Events Post

Playback: You Can’t Press Pause on Life

A musician’s life: laid off, livestreaming, and … giving birth?

"...way up and out, crammed amongst the roof’s narrow pitch, running speaker wire. I emerged, wide eyed, covered in..."

April 24, 2020 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Life as a Camgirl

Cam creator Isa Mazzei on her new autobiography

"...In Cam, the debut feature by screenwriter Isa Mazzei, a young woman has to come to..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: Faking It

Faking an orgasm is sort of like going to your happy place and finding an exercise bike

"...I have been dating a really wonderful guy for about three months. We get along really well and..."

July 6, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

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