Letters at 3AM

Reflections on how Western civilization lost its moral authority.

"...A few days before Christmas, 1962 ... I was 17, a high..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Flesh & Blood

The Drafthouse thinks you could do with a little more Udo. That's why they're bringing in German legend Udo Kier for the weekend.

"...than a little debauched, belies the fact that these days Kier, who now makes his home in Los Angeles'..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Smells Like Preteen Spirit

Kid rockers Three Hourz Sleep confront their first major crisis when their drummer moves away.

"...rock's anti-everything attitude appeals to kids who discover every day that the world can be a hard, sharp-edged place...."

Dec. 28, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...A considerable body of evidence has shown the opposite to be true: New roads do nothing to relieve..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Column

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...early pioneers, recalled of the vast, rolling frontier, which today is mere minutes from the Circle C golf course..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

The Golf Cart Story

The oral history of the Great Chronicle Lakeway Golf Cart Raid

"...would just hang out and party for a few days...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Blood and Guts and Dirt and Joy

Michael Miller may appear at first meeting to be withdrawn, but he is absolutely present onstage and off, and his willingness to "get dirty" with his characters and continuous challenge to himself to be better make this seemingly reserved actor one of Austin's best.

"...Offers Paul Norton, who played opposite Miller in last summer's Zachary Scott Theatre Center production..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Burning Down the Sixties

They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and Museum, but after Chronicle writer Jesse Sublett explained that he was talking about James Ellroy, the demon dog of American literature, they graciously made an exception.

"...about what you were going to wear the next day. Blue suit, black suit, splash tie, that's all there..."

June 29, 2001 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Chick Flick

Who amongst ye could have conjured Mainer Janet Bonney's true chicken story? Mark Lewis' documentary The Natural History of Chickens, playing on Wednesday at the Alamo Drafthouse as part of the Texas Documentary Tour, features real-life stories of fowl play so strange they must be true.

"...in her flock to shelter before a blizzard one day, Bonney discovers that one of them -- No. 7..."

April 6, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Sin Fronteras

Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.

"...and painted by members of a youth employment scheme. Today, Pulido works with Travis County juvenile courts running Project..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Dancing About Architecture

South by Southwest draws closer -- lots of news from SXSW 2001

"...footage from the last night of the Bates this Friday at 10am (and during the late-night repeat). Wow, I..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Years With Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes says he can not imagine a world without Shakespeare and Cervantes, but it is impossible to imagine a Mexico without Fuentes.

"...you look at the West from the Renaissance until today. You have all the changes, what Alvin Tofler calls..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Image of a First Lady

Based on her physical appearance alone, Jean Stapleton is a natural to portray Eleanor. But it turns out that the accomplished actress' resemblance to the first lady doesn't end there. It extends to her idealism, her feminism, and even her awakening to activism.

"...The play would take the opposite tack of the film. Eleanor: First Lady of the..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gwen Zepeda Effinger: Diva of the Doublewide

"...July 21, 1997, Monday: I don't know why, but a lot of times..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Screens Feature

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...130 or any other road-warrior dream. The problems of today are not going to be solved, or even very..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Letters at 3AM

Advice to a high-school graduating class: Face your fear and take risks.

"...kind of daze, not quite able to believe this day has come -- it don't feel real. They are..."

June 9, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

The Chronicle endorsements (or lack thereof) under fire.

"...hours volunteering in the schools helping with these schools day to day operations. In all of her activities, Mrs...."

May 5, 2000 Column

The Whole Woman

The profound underexposure of women among Austin's food luminaries causes one to wonder whether a certain locker-room mentality still prevails in kitchens around the city.

"...that was practically closed to women 30 years ago, today women account for almost 50% of all cooking school..."

May 5, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Naturally Nader

Consumer Advocate Mounts Green Party Presidential Campaign

"...to Elian Gonzalez and by trashing your opponent every day while taking credit for every good thing that happens..."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Fistful of Freaks

Albert and Allen Hughes' American Pimp

"...he was. Pimpin' is a business -- but these days, business isn't very good. Why the fascination with this..."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two

Let the SXSW onslaught begin ...

"...With SXSW week just seven days away, this is the first of three issues that..."

March 3, 2000 Column by Louis Black

Cuba by Alan Pogue / Timeless Exposures: Europe, New York, Cuba

Local Arts Reviews

"...a casual, spontaneous narrative sense, Fuller captures moments of day-to-day life in Havana which dance around popular images of..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Arts Review by Ben Willcott

Tasty Twosomes

Wes Marshall lays out the laws of pairing food with wine at Thanksgiving and provides some recipe ideas.

"...In the rush of the holiday season, we thought you might enjoy some tips on..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Grow and Prosper

With neighbors still reeling from 1990 expansion, Hyde Park Baptist plans another growth project.

"...Hyde Park Baptist Church (HPBC), which boasts an average Sunday attendance of around 2,500, has been around almost as..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Postmarks

Differing takes on Town Lake going Greek; too many zeros for Babich; and the Chronicle film reviewers take another hit.

"...insensitive to the scale of downtown. Yet to many today it is the most Texan of buildings...."

Oct. 8, 1999 Column

September Previews

"...in England. Two flatmates (but not bedmates) are on opposite ends of the casual sex/commitment equation, but their explorations..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...and takes just one out of the freezer each day. Still, even the sadness is musical: "Panes of ice,..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

Postmarks

It Gets Better

"...them their earlier transgressions if this happens, especially since someday you may require the same favor...."

Aug. 6, 1999 Column

Light Headed?

What Commuters Want

"...barriers (as in Houston), or whether they'd operate all day or only at peak hours. There are also "HOT"..."

July 23, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Jesus Loves Hyde Park, Too

"...the plethora of new Web sites on the Internet nowadays, it would be impossible to include all sites; however,..."

June 25, 1999 Column

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