A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...We in the News section are accustomed to being bearers of..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

Tesla Updates Travis County on Community Investments, “Ecological Paradise” Progress

Massive workforce development, still no data on water usage

"...Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court approved Tesla’s $750,000 community investment..."

Oct. 19, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?

Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river

"...years ago, Travis County cut a deal with Tesla, selling it a 2,000-acre site on the banks of the..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Being Dead’s Wild Western Chase and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Nemegata, EXOTIC FRUITICA, Quiet Light, and more

"..."Paper Cuts" features new songs and music videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist on the @austinchronicle Spotify...."

June 23, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

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 rarer that two are on release at..."

July 21, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 22-28

"...CANCER (June 21-July 22): Naeem Callaway founded Get Out The Box, an organization that mentors at-risk youth in low-income..."

July 22, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Making the Flowers Bloom in Encanto

Austinite Jay Jackson talks about Disney's latest animated blossom

"...In Encanto, the latest animated musical from Disney, flowers bloom..."

Nov. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

OMG, We’ve Reached Peak Yogurt

It’s cocojune, and it’s not even, you know, dairy-based …

"...By “reaching peak yogurt,” I don’t mean that the world’s supply..."

April 5, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, Februry 12-18

"...AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I've adopted some lines from poet Walt Whitman for you to use in..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Chronicle Endorsements for the March 3 Primary Election

From local judges and representatives to the presidential candidate, here are our recommendations

"...The Chronicle Editorial Board offers the following endorsements to registered..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature

SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...Darden Smith is taking his time...."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Headlines

"...Learning the Code: No regular City Council meeting this week,..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...It’s time for pumpkin-spiced October events all over the state and beyond...."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Midsommar

Ari Aster’s folk-horror excursion to Scandinavia never sees the forest for the trees

"...Directed by: Ari Aster. Starring: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

“Rehab El Sadek: The Memory Palace” at Big Medium

The exhibit is a personal chamber about the artist’s past wherein she recovers memories but also reveals their fragility

"...The material impressed upon the open book pages is embossed..."

June 28, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Live Election Night Results & Updates

The latest from the polls and candidate watch parties

"...Well, it's getting to be about 11pm, and by now the scene's..."

Nov. 6, 2018 News Post by News Staff

“Shanie Tommasini: Slippery Clump” at the Umlauf

The Umlauf Prize-winning artist uses big, playful shapes and environmental manipulation to look at art, nature, and conservation

"...The most unnerving aspects of fictional eco-dystopias involve synthetic intrusion..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt on Their New Horror A Quiet Place

The filmmaking power couple on fighting monsters and real intimacy

"...John Krasinksi is grinning from ear to ear. The night before,..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: In Search of a Plan, Not a Master Plan

Council divisions taking shape on CodeNEXT

"...The CodeNEXT proxy war has broken out on the City..."

March 23, 2018 News Column by Michael King

My Year With Baywatch

To protect and surf

"...A stretch of beach in Malibu. A Venus or Adonis (or David Hasselhoff) clad..."

May 19, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

How Texas Is Texas Wine?

What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards

"...At the beginning of this month, over 30 Texas winemakers congregated..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Lege Lines – The Texas Legislature: Not Enron

Passing a state budget when one side’s “cooking the books”

"...If the Republican Texas House Speaker from San Antonio can be..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Spoon

Hot Thoughts (Matador)

"...First LP for Matador since 1996 debut full-length Telephono, Spoon's ninth album Hot Thoughts..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Council: Headaches for the Holidays

In the home stretch, members wrangle short-term rentals

"...shorthanded (with Mayor Steve Adler out of town) but nevertheless addressing more than a few vexing questions in its..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Peter and the Wolf Go to Texas

Lionheart Youth Theatre's new adaptation unites the music of Mother Falcon with the puppets of Glass Half Full Theatre

"...To get from the Peter and the Wolf that you know (Russian folk..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Q&A: Mike Watt

Econo-jamming bass man headlines an alternate ACL

"...Mike Watt’s Missingmen trio headlines night one of the Austin Corn Lover’s..."

Oct. 1, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Collateral Damage

Assessing the cost of service for minority veterans

"...Evidence of homelessness is easy to come by in Austin – drive past Downtown and witness a line..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Republicans Swap Marriage Ban for Angry Letter

Political cover after failure of gay marriage bill

"...Last night, Democrats were slapping themselves on the back after House Bill 4105, effectively..."

May 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Never Give Up

Fight against marriage equality continues; F&F looks for a new venture

"...In this week's News Roundup, some Texas lawmakers are doing..."

March 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

DVDanger: The Evil That Men Do

Nothing Bad Can Happen, and other meditations on darkness

"...Is evil something that we do, or something that we allow to..."

Oct. 14, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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