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"...tractable than our own, particularly their tremendous and burgeoning population. Without manufacturing exports (which are driven by access to..."

May 13, 2005 Column

Touching All Those Hands

Remembering Boyd Vance, his life and legacy

"...theatre. Boyd said we were very lucky, in this nation of transients, to have community, to have built community...."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Degrees from Beethoven

UT pianist Anton Nel, figuratively descended from a line of teachers beginning with Beethoven

"...An internationally renowned, major-label musician with an impeccable pedigree, a revered..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

All About the Others

The Austin Film Society's Besides Almodovar: Other Spanish Directors

"...screens end up defining all we know of a nation's cinema. Spanish cinema has particularly been a victim of..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

The Hightower Report

The conventions offer TV-worthy news, if the networks would just look for it; and, teach English to foreigners! … so they can take your job

"...These conglomerate media barons have decreed that this year's national political conventions are worthy of only one hour of..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

'New American Talent – The 19th Exhibition'

"New American Talent – The 19th Exhibition" merits repeated visits, for the abundance of energy and originality of vision among its many featured artists

"...in oil and acrylic catches the eye with a combination of innocence masking something more profound – an adult..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Fast, Twisted, and Deeply Paranoid

A year of notes on The Manchurian Candidate remake's script

"...box office, Sinatra withdrew it from distribution after the assassination of John Kennedy in 1963...."

July 30, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Fast, Twisted, and Deeply Paranoid

A year of notes on 'The Manchurian Candidate' remake's script

"...box office, Sinatra withdrew it from distribution after the assassination of John Kennedy in 1963...."

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Broken Social Scene

"...synergy of the Canadian musical collective and the grandiose pop confections of their remarkable You Forgot It in People...."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Luv Doc Recommends: Dexter Freebish

Antone's, Saturday, March 6, 2004

"...season. Every year unwitting rubes from all over the nation walk right into a veritable Eden of mild weather,..."

March 5, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Fivehead, Stickpony, the Pretty Please

Live shots

"...well. A handful of Austin's finest traipsed into the well-populated BYOL bar around 11pm, in time to catch Stickpony's..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Page Two

An amalgam of influences with a life of its own, the Chronicle is smarter than we are

"...-- that we were interested. Fortunately, this is a mom-and-pop operation (if you don't believe me, come visit during..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Column by Louis Black

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"...Democrats being elected could well lead to redistricting the nation. And the California recall vote shows how duly elected..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Column

Dead & Buried

Recapping 2003

"...in a decade that local releases meant more than nationals. That's because the greater music biz as we know..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sheiks of Industry

Austin record labels, part 2

"...shows, especially the GBV Hoot Nites and the Porchlight Pop Fest, fast becoming a yearly SXSW daytime highlight...."

Nov. 21, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Tom Delay Faces Judgment Day (O'Connor)

"...help, do you?) This isn't such a far-fetched hope. Pop quiz: Who said, "Bizarre shape and noncompactness cause constitutional..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Scott H. Biram

"...about the current administration's malfeasance, it's about the McKinley assassination. Filtered through Biram's mouthful-of-dirt vocals, traditionals like "Spoonful" and..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Place 5 'Up for Grabs' as Clarke, McCracken Square Off

"...what's going on at the Legislature but what's happening nationally. And they may feel more comfortable voting for a..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Texas Outlaws / Lonesome, On'ry and Mean: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings

Texas Platters

"...shifty, bullet-riddled evocativeness triter efforts from Chris Wall ("Cowboy Nation") and Reckless Kelly ("Rodeo Man") lack. Ol' Waylon, meanwhile,..."

May 9, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Gray

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Songs of democracy in distress

"...been swamped by the news of the war. The national, state, and local budget crises are overwhelming citizens' sensibilities...."

April 25, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Magnum Opus

Iceland comes to Austin.

"...tour, Sveinsson and the group found themselves in our nation's capital only hours before the outbreak of war in..."

March 28, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

The Raveonettes

Music Showcase

"...launching into straightforward robo-rock that blossomed into full-on clang-banging pop-punk, the guitars crashing into each other willy-nilly and all..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Plays Well With Others

How Creative Commons is redefining copyright law and what it means for artistic collaboration across the Internet.

"...the Constitution believed that the creative soul of the nation depended on a rich public domain -- a space..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael May

Day Trips

"...I-40, which zips across the western half of the nation with a bland efficiency that will never be honored..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

TV Eye

More adventures in Idoldom.

"...do you want American Idol to be remembered in pop cultural history?"..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

This year's political campaigns have been just as stupid and offensive as previous ones, but at least Jon Stewart knows how to wrangle a good punch line out of them.

"...deliver interviews, election coverage, and commentary from around the nation. Whether Texas will be covered is unknown, but given..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Hybridity Principle

A diverse, ambitious crop of restaurateurs is feeding Austin's cosmopolitan cravings.

"...underscores the diversity of cultural backgrounds embodied within the nation. In the realm of cuisine, fusion food -- the..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Letters at 3AM

Learning about "manhood" from the movies

"...Democratic delegation walked out in protest as an interracial pop "choir" consisting of Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis..."

June 14, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Fever Pitch: The Official Music of the 2002 FIFA World Cup

Record Review

"...say, "the beautiful game." And then there's FIFA, the international ruling body of the sport...."

May 31, 2002 Music Review by Nick Barbaro

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"...inquire why local elections are not conducted simultaneously with national elections? I submit that if all elections were held..."

May 24, 2002 Column

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