Page Two: Constitutionally Sound

At its best, the government is an exploding, bloated, graceless machine. That just means it's working.

"..."Here I am, an old man in a dry month,..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Word Up, Showdown

Austin's teen poets unfurl their flag in Silicon Valley

"...to describe the current occupation of caustic Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra. When the late, great Spalding Gray had..."

July 13, 2007 Books Feature by Stacy Alexander Evans

The Channel

Record review

"...Tales From the Two Hill Heart/Sibylline Machine (C-Side)..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

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"...reason's back," so said Ben Franklin in Poor Richard's Almanack...."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column

TCB

Nineteen days on the road with Moonlight Towers later, TCB arrives in Austin a bitter, broken man but with plenty to report.

"...at Beerland with Brothers and Sisters, John Schooley's One Man Band, and John Wesley Coleman. Happy birthday, Billy! While..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Margaritas vs. Mojitos

It's Mexico vs. Cuba, tequila vs. rum, mix vs. muddle, in this battle for lime-infused-libation-sensation supremacy in the Lone Star State

"...is a fancy-pants micro variety, it's still just beer, man. Beer. No big thing, unintimidating...."

Aug. 18, 2006 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

The Cult of Pitchfork

How former record-store clerks and obsessive music nerds turned a Web site into a hit machine

"...for the Pitchfork Music Festival. As a young blond man walks past with the requisite messenger bag, sleeveless shirt,..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Pearl Jam

Record review

"...pit to die. They didn't. Instead, they became a machine of CDs and tours, congressional hearings and Ramones tributes...."

May 26, 2006 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

White Noise

White Noise

"...not a pleasant sound, but ECFA saxophonist Holland Hopson manages to make it somewhat tolerable. His second release on..."

May 12, 2006 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

14th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

The winners, the judges, and the reasons why

"...Dorst, for instance, wondered whether it was unfair to demand that each effort conform to a false dichotomy of..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Momentum and the Mountainside Sound

Dylan's bottler of magic, Bob Johnston, on the nicest guy ever, plus Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Michael Martin Murphey, and more

"...most stunning track records of any producer, there are many who have produced a lot less of interest with..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...design clear into the squinting eye of the original man in the moon way back in 1914. That pioneering..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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"...to be tested below grade level, no matter how many special-ed students the school has." Actually, the 1% limitation..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Column

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"...would vote to intentionally omit accurate representations of the human anatomy for the purpose of student/teacher reference, in favor..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...there are all these kids around," said third-grade teacher Amanda Treviño, glancing around with disgust. Second-grade teacher Laura Welch..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

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"...their expertly delivered Wizard of Oz was listed in many categories. Certainly, they put on the best musical, and..."

July 2, 2004 Column

Down and Dirty

Pasty people vs. pretty people, low budget vs. big budget, Peter Biskind vs. Robert Redford: the 20th annual Sundance!

"...So was Ashton Kutcher. Ditto DMZ, Al Gore, Ray Romano, Patty Hearst, and Michael Jackson. Surely, the thing these..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

While the eyes of many might be on model Travis Fimmel's man panties in the WB's Tarzan, Belinda Acosta will be watching Benjamin McKenzie in The OC.

"...from what I've seen, he turns in a strong performance that is much more interesting than whatever is lurking..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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"...Metabolife," March 14], The Austin Chronicle called on Chris Feldman, identified as being with "Texans for Public Justice," to..."

April 4, 2003 Column

Plays Well With Others

How Creative Commons is redefining copyright law and what it means for artistic collaboration across the Internet.

"...Lawrence Lessig fought the toughest battle of his career: man vs. mouse. And lost...."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael May

The Pianist

"...Directed by: Roman Polanski. Starring: Adrien Brody, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Ed..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Latin Beat

"...the Aztlan nation: La Malinche lying down with the man from La Mancha. Like the culture, la música lays..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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"...out of the deal? What's the harm of temporarily remanding the deal to the Z.A.P. commission while fully inclusive..."

July 19, 2002 Column

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"...(not all) prison guards, wardens, police officers, politicians, and many of this state's ill-informed citizens. Once in a while..."

July 12, 2002 Column

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.

"...when the Cartoon Network launches new episodes of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. Originally included in Adult Swim, the..."

July 5, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

How to escape turkey afterburn and family overkill

"...Tailgaters Show airs at 10am followed by the Texas vs. Texas A&M game. The Nebraska-Colorado game follows, all on..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...and argue about the paper. They drafted first ad manager Rhett Beard (who while serving a short visit as..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Chapter 5: An Ongoing Odyssey

Twenty years of The Austin Chronicle: the final chapter and coda

"...Chronicle as something wild and free and bordering on adamantly and permanently "unprofessional." But here's the thing: Twenty years..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...cultural revolution of the Sixties gunned down by a megalomaniac at the dawn of these culturally empty modern times...."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Perfect Storm

"...nearly a perfect film, from its bold and epic man-vs.-nature conflict to the breathless scripting, editing, acting, and direction...."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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