Matthew Vaughn and the Mystery of the Real Author of Argylle

Director discusses "surreal" TikTok conspiracies

"...Conway has just released her first Argylle book through Penguin/Random House...."

Feb. 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown

The continuing adventures of Maurice, a penguin who thinks he's a tiger, based on an French animated television series.

"...and Benoît Somville. The continuing adventures of Maurice, a penguin who thinks he's a tiger, based on a French..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Movie Review

Truth to Father Christmas

"...It is a keeper! And so darn true! The penguin character voiced my thoughts and frustrations precisely while talking..."

Jan. 3, 2024 Postmarks

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...market. Featuring Bat City Bootblack Brigade, Baron von Soap, Penguin After Dark, Twisted Artisan, 2V1 Dark Works, Knotting Kittie,..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Gift Guide: The Movie of the Book

Five page-turners for the film fan in your life who wants the whole story

"...the autophile in your life. The Color Purpleby Alice WalkerPenguin Books, 304 pp.$18 (paper)The Color Purple releases Dec. 25..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: River

Japanese sci fi dramedy treads lightly and charmingly

"...Europe Kikaku Group theatrical troupe, with a script by Penguin Highway and The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl..."

Oct. 3, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The People's Joker

Transgressive trans satire of superheroes is a victory for good

"...she starts an alt-comedy club with her castmate, the Penguin (Nathan Faustyn). There she comes into her own, working..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Fantastic Fest Review: The Toxic Avenger

Troma hero gets a joyfully idiotic big budget remake

"...a combover and kohl eyes come to post-Batman Returns Penguin life. He's also not the only Austinite that Blair..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Elise Hu Unpacks the K-Beauty Industry in Her New Book, Flawless

The former KVUE reporter and NPR bureau chief explores how algorithms are shaping South Korean society

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

The Gathering Storm: Robert Draper on the Post-Reality GOP

NYT writer and former Austinite sees a dark future in his new book, Weapons of Mass Delusion

"...the Republican Party Lost Its Mind by Robert Draper, Penguin Press, 400 pp., $29..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Through SXSW Jazz re:freshed Outernational Brought "The Dope Black British Jazz Landscape" to the World

Organizer Adam Moses and showcase veteran Daniel Casimir discuss the roots of SXSW's groundbreaking jazz showcase

"...including free-thinking drummer Moses Boyd, minimalist piano trio GoGo Penguin, and newly minted sax giant Shabaka Hutchings, but also..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Michael Toland

The Batman

A new, brilliant, and bleaker caped crusader

"...boss Carmine Falcone (Turturro) and his chief enforcer, the Penguin (an utterly unrecognizable Farrell) while his path crosses with..."

March 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...of the upcoming memoir My Life in the Sunshine (Viking/Penguin on June 7, 2022) Nabil Ayers with journalist, moderator,..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Brigadier Sir Nils Olav III is a king penguin who resides in Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. He is the..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Fox Announces Bloom County Animated Series

The cartoon strip with Austin roots heads to the small screen

"...Breathed's wild and widely adored tale of Opus the Penguin and his coterie of weird friends, including Garfield spoof..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes

Tricky time comedy is a low-budget delight

"...like The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl and Penguin Highway, this time Ueda pulls his focus in to..."

Sept. 30, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...Fender novel, Rock Critic Murders, was published by Viking Penguin in 1989. Two sequels, Blunt Instrument and Boiled in..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Cancel Culture Comes After Forget the Alamo

Controversy erupts after museum caves to political pressure

"...Executive Director Becka Oliver. Stanford told the Chronicle that Penguin Press, the book's publisher, informed the authors via email:..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bullock Museum Cancels "Forget the Alamo" Program Under Pressure

Right-wing outrage scuttles writers' virtual event (for now)

"...Stanford told the Chronicle that the book's publisher (Penguin Press, an imprint of Random House) informed the authors..."

July 1, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Carrie Fountain's Third Collection of Poetry Illuminates the Day-to-Day

The Austin author lives The Life

"...me. It's a long-awaited rain. The Lifeby Carrie Fountain Penguin Books, 112 pp., $18..."

May 7, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

An Excerpt From Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie's New Book

A new family bible Me and Sister Bobbie finds the Nelson siblings moving to Austin and making Shotgun Willie.

"...States by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York...."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature

Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery – an Excerpt

In this chapter from her book, Erica C. Barnett describes the point when her life became a shrinking circle

"...Erica C. Barnett, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC...."

July 10, 2020 Arts Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Day Trips & Beyond: Out of Town Closures Due to COVID-19

Here are the latest updates

"...new at the website, but you can watch adorable penguin videos...."

March 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Janine Barchas’ The Lost Books of Jane Austen

In this nonfiction book, the local scholar provides fresh insight into the ways that Jane Austen became Jane Austen, literary superstar

"...who collected fancy first editions. (Think of those throwaway Penguin Classics paperbacks – or better yet, the flimsy Signet..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ACL Music Festival 2019: Sunday, First Weekend

"...Gogo Penguin..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Photo Gallery

ACL Fest Interview: GoGo Penguin

UK acoustic trio mashes up electronica

"...Manchester, UK, trio GoGo Penguin blends the classical training of pianist Chris Illingworth and..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Penguins

Chilly nature documentary has a cuddly heart that's perfect for young animal lovers

"...start a family. Steve happens to be an Adélie penguin from the Antarctic and he’s the lucky bird selected..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Penguin Highway

A wonderful anime adventure into childhood ... with lots of adorable penguins

"...There's something wonderful about penguins. There's something simple and awkward about their bowling pin..."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

"Stella Alesi: Journeying" at Prizer Arts & Letters

The artist extends her protean skills toward the bold and minimal

"...ground, something 1960s, like the cover for a vintage Penguin paperback of Yukio Mishima extolling the virtues of zen..."

March 22, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

DC Swoops Into SXSW to Kick Off Batman's 80th Anniversary

To the Bat-Bridge, Robin!

"...trio of his villainous co-stars onscreen: Burgess Meredith (the Penguin), Cesar Romero (the Joker), and Lee Meriwether(Catwoman). Some of..."

March 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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