The Plantation at Comal Bluff

Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin

"...Over its long history, a number of stories have been written about what..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

'Secuestro Express'

Jonathan Jakubowicz and Elizabeth Avellán on 'Secuestro Express'

"...and his collaborator, producer Elizabeth Avellán, about the background of the film. Jakubowicz spoke to the Chronicle from his..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

CSC: It's a Good Thing

"...No.30] about the city's CSC proposal to be completely off the mark. To suggest that the City Council might..."

April 2, 1999 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

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

April 4, 2003 Column

Review: "De Tierra"

Exhibition unites two profound figurative sculptors, immigrants more than a century apart

"...A new exhibition of sculpture by Alejandra Almuelle adds further beauty to that..."

July 28, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies at this year's hybrid event. The..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Austin's Queer Community Supports Its Own

Spotlighting the LGBTQ people and orgs looking after our health, youth, elders, and art

"...another in ways that can only be described as profound. It's Pride in Austin, and in keeping with this..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Think Globally, Vote Locally

Why your country is depending on you to vote no on Prop 1

"...Austin has been stunned by the amount of cash that Uber and Lyft have dropped into the..."

May 6, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Res Publica

Citizen's calendar, Dec. 18-25

"...POGUE discusses his Witness for Justice: The Documentary Photographs of Alan Pogue, a book representing four decades of his..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature

Foreword

Previewing the 2006 Texas Book Festival

"...I am the Books editor of The Austin Chronicle, so you can bet that my..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...After more than a decade of planning, why are these dreams finally starting to materialize..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...about love, and a lot about ourselves? Okay, most of us haven’t, but damn if movies don’t overrepresent this..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Politics Gift Guide 2021: Ain't That Good News

Some gift ideas for the politically and civically minded

"...as Die Hard is a Christmas movie, the hardcases of the Chronicle News Team also know the reason for..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Words on the Wall

The Mexic-Arte Museum exhibition "Brazilian Visual Poetry" is an ambitious attempt to trace a history of visual poetry among Brazilian artists since the Fifties, but the show feels fragmentary, defining poetry in the broadest of terms and presenting the work in an inconsistent manner.

"...facilitate an integral relationship between language and visual arrangement of words on the page. Simply put, words of the..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Arts Feature by Merchant Adams

Proms, Humps, and Queerbombs Highlight This Weekend's Events

21 ways to get out of the house

"...present, and ... Futurx, the latest and final installment of ProyectoTEATRO’s cabaret trilogy covering 500 years of Latin American..."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Election 2006

The latest from the campaign trail

"...Texas, you can thank Tom DeLay. In August, portions of the congressional redistricting that he forced upon Lone Star..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

Everything Old Is New Again

A Texan's in the White House, we're in a quagmire war – and 'The Rag' returns to Austin

"...she began her journey up the steep, dark flight of stairs inside the old building on the Drag, Glenn..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...Tourists snap photographs. Health care providers offer cholesterol and blood-pressure screening. Insurance companies check car-seat safety...."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

Local Palette

Lithographs

"...Human Head by Pablo Picasso, 1937 No doubt one of the most famous and controversial paintings of this century..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Feature

Paint By Numbers

Racial Divides in Austin's Public Arts Funding

"...The City of Austin hands out money to a broad range of..."

June 28, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

“Beth Consetta Rubel: Higher Learning: Educational Toys”

Rubel’s solo show is cutting when it comes to Bill Cosby and Rachel Dolezal, but it also explores the complexities of race

"...Race in America is both hard and soft. Sometimes we want it diluted to nonexistence. Other times..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Luv Doc Recommends: Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival

Bullock Texas State History Museum, Friday, July 29, 2011

"...the fact that their actions are a humiliating indictment of the self-absorbed, hedonistic, slothful, and apathetic majority of humanity..."

July 29, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

William Kentridge: Weighing ... and Wanting

William Kentridge's film 'Weighing ... and Wanting' re-examines the biblical tale of Belshazzar in post-apartheid South Africa

"...Austin Museum of Art – Downtown, through Nov. 5..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...other utility rates -- the only real public hearing of the budget season to focus on the power company...."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

Just Like Ma Used to Make

Authentic Ferguson Fare at the Austin Hilton

"...A. Ferguson (1875-1961) was the first woman elected governor of Texas, serving two non-consecutive terms (1924-26, 1932-34). In 1991,..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Food Feature

Man on a Mission

Professor, Collector, Leader Gil Cárdenas

"...They don't buy art because it fits over the sofa. They buy because art makes them whole. The quest..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Arts Feature

Record Store Day, Formula 1, Dyke March, and More Event Recommendations

Your weekend is spoken for

"...love a good scare? How about a few dozen of them, each terrifying and unique? That’s what the newly..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Pool Parties, Pride Picnics, and Other Events Worth Braving the Heat

Get good and sweaty

"...Angeles, rural northern Iran to metropolitan Japan, Austin’s celebration of Asian cinema is back for its 16th year of..."

June 28, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...glamour galore. Boggle your brain with the burly-q brilliance of Ruby Joule, Something Blue, Alexander the Great, and Selma..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cowboys vs. Hippies: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Subtext

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reflects Austin's culture in 1974

"...A dead armadillo in the middle of the highway. One of the first images in 1974's..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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