The Hightower Report

Bad Bosses; and a Bill to Ban Sweatshop Labor

"...BAD BOSSES During his 13-year tenure, the recently retired CEO..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Stand Up Guys

The film stars Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin as a trio of petty crooks who reunite postretirement to settle some old scores and rediscover the meaning of friendship.

"...characters dead and buried and a fresh crop of Academy Award-winning geezers trucked in to reiterate the carpe diem..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Mad Men

The 22nd annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...by getting your tales out on paper, it complicates my job in a weirdly sadistic way: Who has the..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Books Feature by Monica Riese

Council Approves Workplace Nondiscrimination Measure

City manager to review current policies

"...“My career at the city has been marked by discrimination,..."

March 25, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...after years of keeping pace with the red-eyed bull economy of the Nineties, the issues are approximately 160 pages,..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

In Politics to Win, Again and Again

Introducing the passionate people who get our local politicians elected

"...knowledge would “further alienate me from civilized society.” His boss, Littlefield, said there’s something different about Cascino, Butts, and..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Primary Colors

Shades of the Travis County Elections

"...any excitement is for a judge, you know it's bad."..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature

Whither Rock?

ii.

"...Tom Hazelmyer, who runs Am-Rep, still doesn't recall how it began...."

Oct. 17, 1997 Books Feature by Gina Arnold

Crash Course

Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber

"...flexibility helps them raise their children ("I don't have my mother in town to babysit my daughter," explained one..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

It's All About Surprise

Brendon Walsh, now officially the Funniest Person in Austin, talks comedy

"...City Comedy Club's 19th annual Funniest Person in Austin contest (runners-up were Jimmie Roulette and Joe Joe), winning himself..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature

Tim Kerr Sets His Own New Colors

Austin "Self-expressionist" paints visionary artists, photographs their environments, accompanies with old time music duo Up Around the Sun

"...easily assimilate into the garage raunch they helped inspire, Bad Mutha Goose never readily slipped on alt-funk duds, and..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...about destroying the suffer-for-our-art funk of the place with my type-A obsessive behavior. Instead he asked, "How would you..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Imperial Feast," Cheung and Yuen must track a masterful chef-turned-scummy-recluse (Kenny Bee) in mainland China in order to win..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"...Tame by today's standards, this 1989 rap fetishized a troubadour's manifesto of booty calls, freaks in heat, and snatching..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Where Comedy Lives

Austin stand-ups have a complex – and it's called the Sandstone Apartments

"...to get away from Joe Staats when he's your boss, and he works here, and you see him at..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...to improve prison conditions for everyone and not perpetrate myths about luxurious prison conditions that simply do not exist..."

July 30, 2004 Column

A Convenient Truth

Kevin Smith on 'Clerks II'

"...Be it the bloodied but unbowed hearts of Chasing Amy or the entertaining Zen-master stoner-isms of Jay and Silent..."

July 21, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Union's Due

Labor lawyer David Van Os stands accused by former employees of blocking their attempts to organize

"...Board in the fall of last year that their boss fostered an anti-union environment by 'imposing an overbroad and..."

April 6, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Sticking it to the Fat, Lazy Americans

International Acts at SXSW

"...MUMMY POWDER (Helsinki, Finland): These guys have to be outcasts..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Thursday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...with help from Pavement's Scott Kannberg, Film School's two dreamy releases (Brilliant Career; Alwaysnever) are best listened to loud,..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...being allowed to attend classes, paint nudes, or study anatomy. (May/June)..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Dancing About Architecture

The Mercury enters a new orbit, how to build your own music festival, the Continental Club get's a new big brother, plus more food for thought about buildings and songs

"...fare and the only danger there is getting a tummyache after gorging yourself on too many raw oysters (that..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Ella Gale & Katie Stone: Naughty Bits

Who says sex is no laughing matter?

"...nowhere, it seemed like, to knock last year’s FPIA contest upside the head with her goofy, geeky humor) and..."

Feb. 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: Later Chumps!

Chumps say, 'So long, sucker,' while Trent Reznor says hello to Explosions in the sky.

"..."Hey Mom! Hey Dad! Hey Boss! Hey God! I'm a fucking chump. I'm all fucked..."

June 14, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Election 2006: Key Texas Races

Key Texas election returns

"...with the tightest squeeze in which to celebrate the boss' underwhelming yet unmistakable win. Perry beat his lead challenger,..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Beveridge Man

How a little Austin distillery caught the attention of worldwide vodka drinkers.

"...worked as an environmental engineer on Superfund projects. 'When my 'green' friends give me trouble about driving a truck,..."

April 19, 2002 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Record Reviews

"...does the Ramones play Green Day sound like a bad idea? 2 Stars -- Raoul Hernandez..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Music Review

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIF! Friday night insight to SXSW 09.

"...Social Since adding gigs with Latin hip-hop players Los Bad Apples and Lucky Lounge mainstays BoomboxATX, Zeale's local live..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Wallet and Spirit

Sickbed Fortune

"...1970s. Earlier, he had been a doctor at Brooke Army Medical Center, and previous to that, had studied medicine..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature by Debbie Nathan