The Penguin Lessons

A teacher learns life lessons from a South American penguin

"...story of DinDim, a Magellanic penguin caught in an oil spill who befriended a Brazilian fisherman and taught him..."

March 28, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Inside the Unspeakable Killings That Changed Austin Forever

Margaret Brown explores the tragedy and lingering trauma in a four-part series

"...also constant, such as the environmental carnage of an oil spill in The Great Invisible or the legacy of..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

My Penguin Friend

Jean Reno forges a bond with a penguin named DinDim in this touching family film

"...with all the other migrating aquatic fowl. Covered in oil from a maritime spill and almost dead, he is..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Can a Veteran Oil Man Clean Up the Railroad Commission’s Mess?

Bill Burch is running to raise awareness of groundwater contamination

"...The Railroad Commission is in charge of wrangling the oil and gas industry in the largest-producing state in the..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

March 2024 Primary Election Endorsements for Travis County Residents

Our choices for local, state, and national races

"...Railroad Commission is the state agency that regulates the oil and natural gas industry, and Bill Burch is a..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

UT-Designed Tech Could Revolutionize Oil Spill Cleanup

Researchers achieved over 99% oil-water separation

"...used to combat the extreme environmental toll of major oil spills, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin..."

Sept. 6, 2023 News Post by Oscar Rodriguez

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Pipeline of Broken Dreams: One of the largest oil spills in the last decade, and the largest ever..."

June 2, 2023 News Feature

The Photograph

Get ready for romance with this Valentine’s release about family secrets

"...and the impact of multiple hurricanes and the BP oil spill on the economy and culture. He starts out..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour 2019

The fest's best shorts are a diverse treat

"...“Crude Oil” is a personal highlight for me in its tale..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

An Offering of Hope

"...during televised debates. A crucial fact is that this oil is a combination of toxic poisons being sucked through..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Postmarks

Eerie

"...(Witch, Sweet Apple) ladle psychedelic doom prog like an oil spill over a seagull. Meanwhile, Shane Baker (Alaric) wails..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Back in Black

Capital City Black Film Festival returns for round three

"...the Place, which recounts the 1971 San Francisco Bay oil spill – in which 800,000 gallons of crude were..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Film Flam

Austinites get Emmy nominations and David Gordon Green's new project

"...details the aftermath of the 2010 Deep Water Horizon oil spill. The film premiered at the 2014 South by..."

July 20, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

News Roundup: Death and Lawsuits

Ken Paxton has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

"...to pay damages to Gulf states for the 2010 oil spill; and more...."

July 6, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Savory Characters

Cooking up the next generation of cocktails

"...place like qui, you'd certainly expect culinary creativity to spill over from the kitchen to the bar. Order the..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

The Great Invisible

Doc looks at the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the lives of residents in the Gulf area.

"...solemnly recounts the catastrophic consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion off the Louisiana coast in the spring..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Revealing The Great Invisible

Filmmaker Margaret Brown dives into the wreckage of the area residents' lives following the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

"...region most immediately affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010. Austin, of course, is only one..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

SXSW Interview: Margaret Brown

We're all connected through the Great Invisible

"...When the explosion on the Deep Water Horizon oil drilling platform happened in April of 2010, causing the..."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

Seeing the Invisible

Margaret Brown dives headfirst into the BP Gulf oil tragedy

"...Ala., is there informing folks affected by the BP oil spill about an upcoming community meeting with an attorney..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

News Ticker: November 1

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• 400 barrels of oil have contaminated a private pond and two reservoirs in..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Headlines

"...for restoration of areas damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The fund will be administered by the National..."

May 17, 2013 News Feature

News Ticker: May 14

All the news that's fit to blog

"...for restoration of areas damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill...."

May 14, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

'At Any Price' and 'The East' Ask for Answers

Occupy Wall Street, capitalism, and SXSW Film

"...[Editor's Note: Light spoilers below.]..."

March 18, 2013 SXSW Post by Brandon Ney

Seeking XLB

In search of the mystical soup dumpling

"...into the shape of a human ear. These were boiled in water and distributed to the poor during the..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The 1989 Exxon Valdez (of oil spill fame) went through several transformations over the years...."

Sept. 28, 2012 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Keeping Busy

Armendariz moves from the EPA to the Sierra Club, still defending the environment

"...clean air, clean water, safe drinking water, hazardous waste, oil spill response. Our region is highly industrialized; it has..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

What We Talk About When We Talk About Debt

Jennifer Baichwal adapts to screen Margaret Atwood's ideas about indebtedness

"...– the inter-family Albanian blood feud, the BP Gulf oil spill, the exploited Florida farmworkers – contained in the..."

June 8, 2012 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

'The NFL Beat': Combine Commentary

On the exceptional 2012 draft class

"...Lucas Oil Stadium. Let's start here. Adorned on its most prominent..."

March 1, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Take Shelter

Is Curtis LaForche slowly going mad or is something apocalyptic about to happen? Michael Shannon stars in this truly unsettling movie.

"...begins to fall, it has the consistency of motor oil. It’s just one of the many troubling sensations Curtis..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reality Pipes: Keystone Project Kicks Up Sand

Will Obama give oil pipeline the green light?

"...and a coast still recovering from the worst offshore oil spill in history, it might seem inconceivable that the..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

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