SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...They're just part of today's list of films added to the Festival schedule (running..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: The Capacity to Take It

Perseverance is the spine of the human condition

"...air, because, like those elements, perseverance is everywhere. The day you're unable to persevere is your last day...."

Dec. 27, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Queen of Noise: Royal Thunder's Mlny Parsonz

‘Post-apocalyptic blues’ from third-time SXSW showcasers

"...the “Queens of Noise.” Crossing Canadian mountains on Valentine’s Day, the leather-loving tattooed twentysomething projected only personable and polite..."

March 12, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...The SXSW Film Festival announced today its 2012 feature film lineup. Click through for the..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Walking the No-Kill Tightrope

As Austin's animal welfare center moves to a new building, will the delicate balance of 'no-kill' and resources be maintained?

"...long-awaited $12 million animal shelter on Levan­der Loop two days later goes according to plan. First, Item 22 on..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Sittin' on a Red Hot Stove

A Q&A with Charles Sanders, Jr. of Kool & Together

"...my father had this huge dream back in the day. I remember just like yesterday. One night the song..."

Oct. 6, 2011 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

'I am Not a Problem That Must be Handled'

The speech that reveals the agony of the sanctuary city bill

"...remember the constant fear my family lived with each day. The fear my parents experienced each day as their..."

May 10, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sara Smile Still

Behind Sara Hickman's sunny countenance lies real life. And still a smile.

"...loves her unconditionally. She supports PETA, Amnesty International, SPCA, Mothers' Milk Bank, House the Homeless, Romanian orphans, literacy, and..."

May 7, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Once a Cardinal, Always a Cardinal

Josh Hancock, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, dead at 29

"...hydrogen peroxide on a skinned knee after a spirited Sunday of softball at Ramsey Park. I guess right around..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Amid Yahootinis and Freebies, a Focus on the Future

BlogHer in San Jose

"...is the second year of the BlogHer conference, a two-day confab of tech talk, networking, and discussions about blog..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

True Today

Randy 'Biscuit' Turner's final interview

"...years, that we'd been friends since Austin's punk rock heyday. I'd caught the last five or so Big Boys..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Legendary Snow Monkeys of Texas

A brief open season on monkeys resulted in protections for them in the Lone Star State

"...It was Jan. 21, 1996, the last day of the winter buck season. Missy, Lilly, and Meggy,..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Ed Baker

Letters at 3AM

The Oklahoma City Memorial and Ground Zero stir feelings of the dead calling on us to live

"...are chairs. One chair for each person killed that day. Large chairs for the adults, small chairs for the..."

April 15, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

TCB

"...words the vibe at the Hole in the Wall Sunday night. Paul Minor tried, affirming from the stage that,..."

June 13, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Fostering Family Values

The Legislature engages in its biennial exercises in gay-bashing -- families be damned.

"...Jeff Lutes waited with hundreds of others last Tuesday night to testify against one of a handful of..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Psychedelic Warlords

The kings of Texas psyche rock, ST 37

"...bands in this state, you could do a whole day of just Texas artists."..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Coach's Corner

What with the computer crash and the gas grill fiasco, you're lucky you're even getting a column from The Coach this week. Random thoughts are a bonus.

"...daughter are visiting and I know tomorrow (a deadline day) is another day. Yes! The Chronicle office is closed...."

Dec. 28, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Truth or Consequences

Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffmann's Long Night's Journey Into Day confronts issues of justice and forgiveness as it documents the hearings of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The film screens Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Alamo Drafthouse as part of the Texas Documentary Tour.

"...confronting perpetrators, was irresistible -- Long Night's Journey Into Day was a film they had to make...."

Nov. 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

"This Is Palestine Calling'

Excerpts from Refugees in Our Land by Muna Hamzeh

"...Thursday, October 19, 2000..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature

Postmarks

Expanding on neighborhood expansion, taking C. Robison to task, and much more.

"...lack of affordable housing that Austin is suffering from today...."

July 13, 2001 Column

An Austin Original

Celebrating the Life of Otto Hofmann,1918-2001

"...We are gathered today, May 15, to bury Otto. His extended family, mostly..."

June 8, 2001 Features Feature by Robyn Turner

Dancing About Architecture

Joey Ramone still dead, bands still touring, Dick Price getting bigger than Bob Schneider

"...Ramones of the Day..."

April 27, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Road to Recovery

A private health care consultant has improved efficiency at the county's primary health care clinics. Looming Medicaid cuts protenda new crisis.

"...Dr. Lisa Glenn sees more patients in a typical workday now than she ever has before as a family..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Gagging the Right

Republicans muzzled the Religious Right during the GOP convention

"...It's Tuesday morning, the Texas delegation to the Republican convention is..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Postmarks

Raves for Marc Savlov's recent article on Ecstasy.

"...effects of this little pill are still with me today. People's bigotry, racism, and hatred seemed to melt away..."

June 23, 2000 Column

All the Way to State

A high school play contest might not sound like a big deal, but it is to the 18,000 students in 1,200 schools across Texas who participate in the state's UIL one-act play every year -- and here's a look at why.

"...memorizing lines, forget the weeks eaten up with rehearsals (Friday nights and Sundays, too!) and the 5am wake-up calls..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Letters at 3AM

When the new Millennium begins, we should be asking the same questions about life we always have.

"...portents; we'll sing "Auld Lang Syne" knowing that one day we, too, will be forgot and never brought to..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Rock Around the Biological Clock

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

"...The next day so many people told me how moving it was..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights

That's Show Biz!

"...The company that Thompson described to me that day was as grand and ambitious and flat-out ballsy as..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...they were still weighing the decision at press time Wednesday. The three say they were unaware that filmmaker Jessica..."

Sept. 4, 1998 News Feature

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