'Hitten Switches': Of Communal Recognition

The mail-art collaboration 'Hitten Switches,' by Travis Millard and Michael Sieben, is a journal, a two-person diary, an ode to friendship, and a manifestation of a respectful relationship

"...attention to texture is shared, as is the communal recognition of icons, be they fonts or characters or phrases...."

June 23, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

My Dinner Breakfast with Andre Omelet

Sometimes the hype at SXSW was hot & nutritious & fun

"...this gently? Your usual schedule is already Fucked Beyond Recognition?..."

April 7, 2014 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New In Print

"...Pattern Recognitionby William Gibson..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

Why is William Gibson at BookPeople Tonight?

Because you should definitely distrust that particular flavor

"...have a hard time choosing between Virtual Light and Pattern Recognition. I think that I'd most like to see..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Zero History

The onetime king of modern sci-fi is becoming less Ray Bradbury and more John le Carré

"...be reproduced electronically? As the master string-puller of quasi-prequels Pattern Recognition and Spook Country, Bigend has been a big,..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Books Review by Richard Whittaker

"Lone Star Wild" at Davis Gallery

In this Tex-centric group show, so many creatures great and small, perfectly captured on every wall

"...the piece. Because most humans have this propensity for pattern recognition, and for pattern appreciation; and some humans –..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tom White Is Never Gonna Give it Up

The ATX artist and his illusory process wreak a beautiful painted havoc

"...colors alone would excite your eyes and sense of pattern recognition. If the interplay of colors wasn’t sufficiently remarkable..."

June 24, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Upfront Aftermath: CBS & the CW

More peeks at what what's coming to prime time

"...this disturbing? Emerson’s character “invented a program that uses pattern recognition to identify people about to be involved in..."

May 19, 2011 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

The Year in Books

Freedom, Finkler, and Kids of America

"...History (Putnam Adult), as fierce and focused as his Pattern Recognition, the first of the loose trilogy of which..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

'Organic: Basic Inspirations'

In this show, the eye of the beholder is in the beauty as much as beauty is in that eye

"...We are bound to art by our very consciousness. Pattern recognition draws us toward order, toward the ordered forms..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

How Soon Is Now?

William Gibson talks about the short shelf life of cyberpunk.

"...Set in the same continuity as his last novel, Pattern Recognition, Spook Country is the history of a near-past..."

June 6, 2008 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Is Not a Movie

Veteran foreign correspondent Robert Fisk embodies the importance of honest journalism

"...me, and so I wanted to cheer with grim recognition when veteran foreign correspondent Robert Fisk exclaims, "This is..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

In Praise of Designers

A show of gratitude as two of our finest, Ia Ensterä and Jason Amato, depart Austin

"...the designers' designs. They can't even count on consistent recognition from critics, the bastards!..."

July 17, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Developing Stories: What Would Andrés Duany Do?

The town-planning messiah fixes Austin.

"...Duany first received recognition in 1980 for the neo-traditional community of Seaside, Fla...."

April 13, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Lost at Sea and Back Again

Bill Broyles' Extraordinary Adventure Story

"...It was a pattern that would emerge repeatedly in Broyles' life -- bitter..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Exhibitionism

"...is cast upon them, giving their shirts a harlequin-like pattern. This pattern and the stars make the boys look..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Review

South African Wine Shines at Cape Bottle Room

East Austin shop focuses on an under-the-radar wine region

"...Declusins, surprised by South African wine's relative lack of recognition in the U.S. wine market, felt inspired to use..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

12 Jurors Found Him Guilty of Murder. Gov. Abbott Thinks He Knows Better.

An Army sergeant thought he could get away with murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, and he might be right

"...on the evening of July 25, 2020, followed this pattern, except that on this night, instead of pushing Mitchell..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

"Deborah Roberts: I'm" at the Contemporary Austin

In Deborah Roberts' solo exhibition at the Contemporary Austin, we learn what it is to be seen and not seen

"...story; clothes each one, layering on color, print, and pattern (its own story); and, most dramatically, constructs each face..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Pushed Out

The case of Austin's declining black population isn't so curious

"...An interesting pattern in the research is that the respondents' level of..."

May 27, 2016 News Column by Michael King

SXSW Interview: Cian Nugent

Irish picker will get good and pissed at your house party

"...it’s interesting that so many young pickers are gaining recognition at once, especially when mainstream pop music leans heavily..."

March 16, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Get in Line

Counter service takes its turn

"...Side King group of restaurants has followed the same pattern. Although Qui certainly had the name recognition, experience, and..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

District 5 Candidates Tout Public Safety Chops at AFA Forum

D5 candidates oppose DOJ consent decree

"...of a sexual assault DNA testing bill, which garnered recognition from the local police...."

Aug. 24, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...of our government by any one group. The long-time pattern in American politics has been that midterm elections serve..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...of our government by any one group. The long-time pattern in American politics has been that midterm elections serve..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...of our government by any one group. The long-time pattern in American politics has been that midterm elections serve..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the proposal, which would also deny the creation or recognition of civil unions, puts workers in jeopardy of losing..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature

Dancing Through Uncharted Territory

Choreographic explorers Sharir & Bustamante and their 20-year expedition of discovery

"...one company as Sharir and Bustamante. With Sharir receiving recognition for his achievements – the 2005 University Cooperative Society..."

May 13, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...various artists are almost Fibonacci-like, in that a definite pattern emerges from the chaos...."

March 18, 2005 Column

Naked City

News and happening from Austin and beyond

"...side, the ACC board first had to correct a pattern of personal "meddling" in administration some trustees had engaged..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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