The Carol You Don't Know

There's much more to Ms. Channing than Dolly and Lorelei

"...the entertainer on Nixon's Enemies List, ... Wait. You're not familiar with all these aspects of Ms. Channing's life?..."

July 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: The Costs of Community

While the Lege shows what not to do, the city has a chance to do better

"...students. Politicians (and the business interests that underwrite them) never tire of dancing to the music of "growth," and..."

July 22, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Girls, Sex, and Movies

Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore

"...film distribution. 1997 saw her feature debut, Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore, play Sundance (where it sold out),..."

March 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Never Everland

"...until at least next year and most likely will not even be on MCA. "I don't know if anybody..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Three True Tales of Urban Infill

Believe It, or Not...

"...Homebuilders can do nothing to change the way the National Building Code works,..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville Still Reigns, Reimagined, at the Moody Theater

Try “Fuck and Run” as “Make Love and Stick Around”

"...hasn’t been clear enough throughout her three-decade career, she’s not keen on conforming to expectations...."

Dec. 2, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

SXSW Comedy: The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast Taping with Eugene Mirman

The interview gets to the heart of Mirman's "warm silliness"

"...of Sunday’s SXSW Comedy live taping. More often than not, he’s right. Sunday’s guest? Eugene Mirman...."

March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Bill Oliver & the Otter Space Band

"...best ensure that Donald Trump and his racist combover never occupy any office. What else is new, right? Sure,..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Music Review by Tim Stegall

DVDanger: Meet Me There

Southern Gothic is no laughing matter

"...leader to honk her car horn. "She said, I'm not going to honk, I've got a carload of girls..."

June 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Best Year of Her Life

After her hellish 2012, comedian Tig Notaro is feeling great

"...In simpler times, comedian Tig Notaro was compelled to jest on the subjects of Mexican..."

Oct. 14, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

DVD Watch: 'Night of the Demons' / 'Witchboard'

Director Kevin S. Tenney talks scream queens and classic posters

"...If you've never seen the UK poster for Witchboard, it may just..."

Feb. 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Vote for (Harmony and) Me

Bob Byington's latest up for a Gotham Audience Award

"...a person off to voting altogether. (We kid. We'd never give up getting that sticker.) Why not reflex your..."

Nov. 3, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

City Hall Hustle: Bored by campaigning? Don't show.

A funny thing happened on the way to the candidates forum

"...family matter, according to a campaign rep, and was never on the list to attend. Carole Keeton Strayhorn, however,..."

March 20, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Doctor Is In

Eugene Chadbourne pulls a graveyard shift

"...a interview for this week’s Chronicle . “It’s a funny instrument, too, in that just like picking it up..."

Dec. 15, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...viewing this week's cover[Dec. 7]. I hope I will not be this disappointed when I view your cover for..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Column

Substance and Whimsy

The Never-Too-Serious Epicureans of Austin

"...create SPAM™ dishes that are either eminently edible, hilariously funny, or outrageously disgusting, will now be held on Auditorium..."

April 4, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Infinite Possibilities in Eno, the Generative Documentary

Director Gary Hustwit lets his biography of Brian Eno make itself

"...documentary about musical maverick Brian Eno, that you may never see...."

July 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: My Dead Friend Zoe

A veteran processes her grief in emotional dark comedy

"...War as she navigates life, love, and loss. She’s not alone: Her best friend from the Army sticks to..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Madeline Duncan

Danny and Michael Philippou Say Talk to Me

Creators of the new A24 horror on the foolishness of youth

"...A24 horror, Talk to Me, the greatest peril is not the supernatural force surrounding an uncanny hand – it's..."

July 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Different Stages' The Tavern

Not to be melodramatic but, damn, Different Stage's revival is a satire worth sitting through

"...during World War I). But one thing he has never been called is "evergreen," since little of his work..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Police Chief Brian Manley Fires APD Officer for Racist Texts

Offensive language, memes violated Austin Police policies

"...Castelline "repeatedly blam[ed] 'Former Officer 2' for most, if not all, of the thread." However, Manley notes that Castelline..."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

William Shatner Keeps on Trekking

On Christmas songs and The Wrath of Khan

"...everything. “If you’re given the opportunity,” he said, “why not take advantage of it?”..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Owen Egerton’s Bloody Good Time

Writer/director’s distinctly Austin horror-comedy returns for RTX Austin

"...(Evil Dead 2, Dead Alive, Re-Animator, and, while it's never deliberately funny, "as everyone knows, I'm a little obsessed..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How to Kill a Sacred Deer

Barry Keoghan on good, evil, and Colin Farrell's beard

"...The idea of a vengeful god is not about supernatural cruelty: It instead adds some logic to..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Croy & the Boys’ Golden Rule of Honky-Tonks

Local outlaws convert country haters in new video

"...they sneak in a gang of Austin dancers, most notably ubiquitous local two-steppin’ presence Ricky Espinoza...."

Oct. 2, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Five Arty Things to Do This Weekend: Sept. 8-10

Not so’s to overload your entertainment schedule or anything, right?

"...laughing helplessly through the entire show: This man’s as funny as he is trenchant, and he’s trenchant AF, and,..."

Sept. 7, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

ACL Review: Willie Nelson

Abbott’s 83-years-young son sanctifies all

"...Texas’ most famous musical byproduct down. Audience conversations should never be louder than “On the Road Again.” Yet, following..."

Oct. 10, 2016 Music Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Film Review: The Arbalest

Peculiar, stylish dramedy will find its audience

"...The message of The Arbalest is to not be afraid of Medieval French titles. While it incorporates..."

March 17, 2016 Screens Post by Sean L. Malin

Wreckless Eric’s Bubblegum Dementia

Pop-punk sensation tends his talent nearly 40 years on

"...his label mates, Goulden’s lyrics remain brutal, abstract, poignant, funny. He plays Saturday at Strange Brew...."

July 17, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

UPDATED: Chain Reaction

Social Cycling Austin debuts 'Pilgrims and Indians' theme

"...A funny thing happened with the rise of "post-PC" shows like..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

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