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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...via the Internet in the Balkans, where I've been working on a photo project in Kosova and Macedonia. Just..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...They have no Mideast reporters, no access to top government officials, indeed, the Chronicle did exactly what they should..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

She Got Rhythm

In the world of rhythm tap, female dancers are a minority, and women who are masters of the form, as Acia Gray is, are merely a fraction of the whole. But with the debut of the Soul to Sole Festival, Gray hopes to give women who tap their due.

"...of rhythm tap, female dancers are a minority, and women who are masters of the form, as Gray assuredly..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Story of G.I. Joe

"...one of the best war movies ever produced. Walker's men, accompanied by a scruffy terrier named Ay-rab, slogged through..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Home for Heroes (and Others)

Transforming the storefront at 617 Congress into The Hideout, a multilevel arts venue, has been a learning process for proprietors Shana Merlin and Sean Hill. But after $250,000 of investment, the developer's dance of securing permits, and many hours of hard labor, they have created one of Austin's most user-friendly theatre spaces.

"...has been a saloon, a dry cleaning shop, a men's clothing store, and a pawn shop, among other things...."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Phil West

Nickel-and-Diming It

Security in State Jobs

"...Traditionally, one of the things that has made state employment attractive has been the relative job security it offered...."

May 21, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Reflections

"...Rodriguez handles his digital camera during the "Guerrilla Filmmaking" workshop photograph by Jana Birchum..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Record Reviews

"...takes Richman and drummer Tommy Larkins' two-man-band simplicity and augments it with just the right amount of bass and..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Review

The Abreasted Development of Russ Meyer

"...two-fisted, violent melodramas and/or slyly satiric, bawdy soap operas worked best in the world of suggestion; hardcore changed the..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Exhibitionism

Chronicle Arts Reviews

"...County, Alabama, a new kind of hell for four men and one nurse who are forced into a truly..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Arts Review

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...* Never have sex when working a caper. (Before and after is a different story.)..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

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It Was a Drum Machine

"...Can anyone tell me why our so-called environmentally correct city council is permitting the Utility Dept. to..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Column

Not Just Dance

Moving Into New Forms at the Performing Arts Center

"...call them just "dance" -- without the other artistic elements with which they're fused, they wouldn't, pardon the pun,..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Arts Feature by Stephanie Beauchamp

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Park and Ride

"...Proposition 2 authorizes $19,110,000 for the acquisition and initial development of two new recreation-based parks in Precincts 2 and..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...the mass audience but "experts," that it's obscene -- men and women who win Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, icons..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

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Latino Leadership

"...driven apart by debate on a single issue: growth management. While this is an absolutely critical issue for all..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Column

Future's So Brite

I Love the Scent of Burning Flesh...

"...ridiculous. I don't know where that came from. Kathy's work has some female characters, Melanie's work is the only..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Crossing the Lines

Women Comic Strippers

"...spewing, "So... you wanna spend the night, babe?" This work of Austin artist Van Horn and 13 others appear..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of South by Southwest, find harmony in the three..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...high-concept horror from John Krasinski – leads today's massive announcement as the opening night film...."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Pause/Play

Filmmaker Andrew Shapter's battle to make art and beat cancer

"...signals that someone – not Shapter – has completed treatment. Two emergency medical technicians steer a man reclined on..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Queer Culture From the 1970s to 70

Three documentaries highlight a generation of gay icons

"...Malcolm Ingram's (Bear Nation, Small Town Gay Bar) new documentary premiering this year at SXSW. It concerns a moment..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

Letters at 3AM: Mabel Normand After 100 Years

April 1, 1912, has not gone down in history but deserves to

"...even flickermakers like D.W. Griffith thought of as low entertainment for the uneducated. Sadly, most cultural and cinema historians..."

March 23, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Seizing the Day

Alvin Rangel's future may be uncertain, but for now he's making great dance

"...by Holly Williams, I felt the relief mixed with excitement that occurs when you realize that your experience as..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Rick Noriega's Speech to the Texas Democratic Convention

Blasts Cornyn, calls for end to Iraq War.

"...that it is time we had a Senator that worked for Texas families for a change. Texans are fed..."

June 6, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Looking for Las Vegas

An Austin playwright discovers Sin City by going to Louisville

"...I blink for a moment. "Thank you," I finally say...."

May 5, 2006 Arts Feature by Dan Dietz

TV Eye

Testosterone on tap

"...Where have all the women gone? Oh, I see them on TV, all right,..."

March 31, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Coffee Tawk With Maureen Dowd

Chatting with the star 'NYT' columnist about Judy Miller, Bush's nannies, and blogs

"...writers, so what makes yours special? You have to work even harder. It used to be in the old..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Lansdale Unraveled

How a cult director translated a cult author to craft a surefire cult favor

"...intact, a fact that both Lansdale and Coscarelli are immensely pleased with. They're not the only ones: Coscarelli picked..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...Disillusionment Inevitable..."

July 18, 2003 Column

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