Coach's Corner

Tiger Woods is a great golfer, no doubt, but it's a shame there's no one else around who can really challenge him.

"...three people who root for Tiger Woods. I'm not talking about appreciating his talent. I'm not talking about admiring..."

June 21, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

San Antonio and Los Angeles are the two best teams in pro basketball. Their meeting this weekend was just a preview of a playoff showdown.

"...tom-tom mantra is this: Laker fan, like his Longhorn counterpart, arrives late, is mute, and departs early. But on..."

April 5, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Page Two

Farewell to the Village Cinema and our own Robert Bryce.

"...As a longtime patron of the Village theatre, I was depressed to..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

It's a salmagundi of responses this issue, with bits regarding dolphin bacteria, word use, national politics, and Marc Savlov's cinematic taste (or lack thereof).

"...Important Reminders..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.

"...Sad (Sunshine) State of Affairs..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

Total Entertainment Package

Rockin' out with Austin's Latin-metal crossover darlings

"..."Drink more, it will sound better," Emilio Estefan Jr. told..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Postmarks

Hey, who put a vegetarian in my aquifer?

"...Airport Recycling..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Column

American Filmmaker

Chris Smith's American Movie depicts one man's passionate struggle to make a film.

"...set out to become a documentary filmmaker. But he's willing to do whatever his subjects require. When Mark Borchardt..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bending the Rules

Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.

"...Nothing is more grueling than the final stage of a..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Rock Around the Biological Clock

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

"...Sara Hickman, 36, first established herself as a singer-songwriter in Dallas before moving to Austin in the early..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Writing by Degrees

The Unfolding Now

"...Robert Foshko is passionately trying to make a point, but just what it is..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Screens Feature by Jay Hardwig

Postmarks

"...In "Council Watch" by Jenny Staff [Vol.18, No.9], Gus Garcia..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Column

Postmarks

"...detailed coverage [Vol.18, No.8]. I write to urge all Austin voters to get out and vote in favor of..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

Postmarks

Turner Is Worthy

"...of a "bona fide radical," who cares? The many Austinites she's helped and inspired who want Rosewood Street renamed..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Column

They Knew What They Liked

Herbert & Dorothy Vogel's Extraordinary & Personal Art Collection

"...still have a chance to meet the Vogels -- in a manner of speaking, of course. Seventy-eight minimal and..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Postmarks

Environs Observer

"...While reading the "Environs" column of Vol.16, No.45, I was quite..."

July 25, 1997 Column

Runoff Roundup

"...of the past several weeks. While many were already predicting that dark horse Willie Lewis would walk away with..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Trusting Twang

Jack Ingram

"...Robison eat together occasionally. They're friends who make a living in the same circle and Austin is a small..."

April 4, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Austin at Large: New Year, Same Old Stories

I-35 deal nearly done, Nate Paul’s new enemy, Chip Roy ready for his close-up

"...Hello strangers! It's been a minute. I left the country just before the Council run-off,..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Luv Doc: Sex and the White American Male

White guys ruin everything. Why wouldn't they ruin sex?

"...I never thought I would ever in my life write to you, yet here I am...."

Nov. 29, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Editor's Note

"...We tend not to spend much time telling readers how the sausage gets made, but there..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Friday Interviews

The Church, Leon Bridges, Best Coast – vintage, meteoric, and sincere.

"...car, for the first five years it's brand new," ruminates Steve Kilbey, bassist/singer for Australian quartet the Church. "Then..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

The Mayor's Story

Three contenders try to write a personal tale that will convince the voters

"...and a campaign team have a limited amount of time and space to reach the voters and create a..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

DVDanger: All This Horror Business

Catching up with the major terror releases

"...Ruggero Deodato is a delightful dining companion. I broke bread with the legendary 75-year-old Italian..."

July 26, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Were From Texas

Texas Triangle: Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Townes Van Zandt

"...Guy Clark pushes a fading, black and white photograph across the table...."

July 19, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Endgame

Nigel O'Hearn terminates Palindrome Theatre after three years, just as planned

"...on the patio – there are no tables open inside. But even though it's the first cold day of..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

19th Annual Short Story Contest

Happy endings

"...It takes a lot of hoop-jumping to nab the brass ring, first place in our..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

God Save the Screen

Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly spent seven years hunting Mohawks for their mad, mammoth compendium, Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film

"...If you were a first- or second-wave punk in a small town, graduating high school (if you could..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Have Pen, Will Travel

A tale of two cities, Italian-style

"...are just 80 miles apart, about the distance from Austin to San Antonio. Culturally, they might as well be..."

July 30, 2010 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Page Two: Praying for an Early Death

Louis Black sucks, and he makes SXSW suck

"...of the Chronicle is out with Louis Black's usual indecipherable drivel of excuses, justifications, and self-congratulatory plaudits. I'm sure..."

March 26, 2010 Column by Louis Black

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