Millions of Americans Are Strange

And dozens of them will prove this for A Strange Object on Tuesday night

"...A Strange Object, you may recall, is one of Austin's finer..."

Feb. 10, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Narco Cultura' Sings a Song of the Drug War

Director Shaul Schwarz explores the balladeers of crime

"...line drawn on the screen between El Paso and Juarez. Director Shaul Schwarz said, "Americans tend to call this..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Activity of Alchemies

The alchemy of baseball makes possible the elongation and compression of time.

"...is the only physical contest in which many men are required to stand very still for indeterminate passages of..."

May 11, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

The Theme of the Interconnectivity of Humanity

"...watching It’s a Wonderful Life, I pondered its theme of the interconnectivity of humanity. It dawned on me that..."

Dec. 16, 2007 Postmarks

The Good Eye

Ah, le printemps

"...optimistic in this day and age than a celebration of print? The answer, friends, is a celebration of print..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: Misadventure Book Launch

February 20, 2014. 21 photos.

"...This week's Good Eye covers A Strange Object's sneak-peek launch of Misadventure by Nicolas Grider at..."

Feb. 20, 2014 Photo Gallery

Maps, Balls, and Testifying

The testimony gets mighty strange at the re-redistricting trial.

"...Last Thursday afternoon, as the cross-examination of state witnesses in the congressional re-redistricting federal trial proceeded,..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Letters at 3AM: JFK and That Hard Rain

When boomers and their offspring die out, Kennedy's assassination will have the approximate historical echo of William McKinley's

"...so I wrote about every spring I could think of, including the spring in my ballpoint pen and the..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

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Our readers talk back.

"...I have just read the "Naked City" section of the June 6 edition. I accept that The Austin..."

June 13, 2003 Column

Record Turnout in Run-Off Election Pushes Democratic Party Toward Change

State and local races show the blue getting bluer

"...up for Texas Democrats, as the building blue wave of voter enthusiasm drove nearly 1 million people to take..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

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ACC Needs Planning, Not Damning

"...As an ACC faculty member, I was disappointed to..."

June 20, 1997 Column

Off the Record

The politics of Austin music in 2008: Barack Obama boogies back to Texas, a Man From Plains, and the Live Music Task Force

"...than here in Austin, where local producer Bruce Newman of Barnstormers Music exposed archived recordings of Ashley Alexandra Dupré,..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Learning Curve

Bill Hader on his schooling in comedy at SNL

"...up with something new and funny that will make millions of Americans from coast to coast crack up in..."

April 19, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Flip It and Reverse It

Bush abandons troublesome action for the sanctity of meaningless battles and ideological purity

"...Given that this week we celebrated the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, this column..."

July 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black

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Gore vs. Bush vs. Nader vs. Ventura vs. Hernandez vs. Simone, approximately.

"...to comment for this article, so in the interest of presenting valid information to Chronicle readers, we, the undersigned,..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column

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SXSW Diary

"...the last minute. 6:15pm: As those at the front of the line filter their way back - new wristbands..."

March 20, 1998 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...African-American and one Hispanic. Yet, Hispanics comprise over 30% of Austin's population. The Hispanics and blacks I hear from..."

April 25, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...them (I believe they view this as an example of building community), let me be very clear in saying..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

Letters at 3AM

The collapse of the American political process in Election Year 2000 is both an event in itself and a world-class metaphor: The American Century is over.

"...raised the stakes and highlighted what the stakes really are:..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

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Our readers talk back.

"...Problems With Coroner's OfficeDear Editor,..."

July 7, 2006 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...I recently penned a letter to the editor of The Austin Chronicle ["Postmarks," April, 4] wherein I took..."

April 18, 2003 Column

The Decoder

Lawrence Wright reflects on a decade spent exploring and explaining the Middle East in My Trip to Al-Qaeda

"...first meeting him, really – but in the depth of his curiosity. He didn't just interview traditional, white, conservative..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

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How the WTO touches our readers' lives; and other hot-button issues like film reviews, bikes, and Kevin Fullerton.

"...be trusted to provide an accurate and truthful portrayal of events and trends if published in the Chronicle? I..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Column

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Following January’s tease of six titles, SXSW Film has unloosed its 145-film strong..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM: Where We Actually Live

A nation that lets its infrastructure crumble will wake one fine day to find itself crippled

"...result is that, as a citizenry, we've lost sight of where we actually live and our politics are no..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

The Original Hipster

Chronicle writer Dick Holland on the comeback of Texan Terry Southern, the all-around bad boy of black humor

"...Texas writer or writers merited inclusion on the cover of the Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? (A)..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Letters at 3AM

Michael Ventura reflects on the gateway of Time.

"...paid -- what a life. Now that I think of it, maybe I got the metaphor from Butch Hancock's..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Naturally Nader

Consumer Advocate Mounts Green Party Presidential Campaign

"...You don't get elected president of the United States by quoting Cicero. You win by..."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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Our readers talk back.

"...I lost. I lost big time, as a matter of fact...."

Oct. 1, 2004 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...with "Texans for Public Justice," to respond to certain of my statements...."

April 4, 2003 Column

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