The Daily Hustle: 4/7/10

Morrison lays down her markers

"...The Daily Hustle reactivates after the jump …..."

April 7, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Final Three

If fast, physical action in a national face-off is what you want, try Ballet Austin

"...from those brackets for a minute and listen up: There's another national contest going on right now with top-flight..."

March 26, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Like a Boss

Texas Rollergirls take the Governor's Cup to kick of 2010 season

"...Call it the Texas derby derby: Four flat track roller derby teams..."

Feb. 24, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Shami's Shale Flail

Dissecting the latest attack on Bill White

"...There are few sadder sights than a political campaign caught..."

Feb. 10, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

This Week's Waste of Time

Free Internet Gaming – Bad Trip Edition

"...What happens when you abandon most of video gaming's strictures instead opting for a more "everything..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"...Jerry Miller: lead guitar, vocals 'Moby Grape,' the Album..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

Politics Gift Guide

Deck the halls – or get decked – with these last-minute suggestions from the News staff

"...Dreading spending the holiday season with those relatives who get their worldview..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...its 2010 short film program yesterday, and a handful of Texans made the cut, including Park City regulars the..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Old Dogs

Mork and Vinny Barbarino star in this witless comedy about middle-aged men caring for a couple of 7-year-olds.

"...Amy Sedaris and Justin Long. Let sleeping dogs lie, they say. But old dogs? Euthanasia is a common practice,..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...The worst sound in Roller Derby is silence...."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crackdown

If local eggs are outlawed, will only outlaws have eggs?

"...his nearly 20 years in business, Kim Alexan­der, owner of Alexander Family Farm, just east of the Austin-Bergstrom International..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

What's in HB 873? The New Incentive Levels.

"...If the new terms of the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Take Three

Texas film incentives don't always carry sufficient funding

"...On April 23, things were looking good for the Texas film industry. After months of negotiations, marquee names..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Week's Waste of Time

What if Mario went blind and turned into a bunny?

"...This week's free online game asks the question, what if you had to play..."

Oct. 29, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Good Will Hunting

Transmission Entertainment presents a Fun Fun Fun Fest scavenger hunt

"...a grand prize package that includes weekend passes to the fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest, Nov. 7-8, in..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

2009 B. Iden Payne Awards

The crowd came to honor local theatre but left impressed by Austin's strong comedy scene

"...Most of the 35th annual B. Iden Payne Awards ceremony on..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Game On Austin Rock Band Tournament Rules!

because there are still rules to rocking

"...The Game On Austin event this Thursday, Oct 15, is..."

Oct. 13, 2009 Events Post by Logan Youree

Tough Enough

Whip It director Drew Barrymore and scribe Shauna Cross roll with the punches

"...Roller Derby community, was filming around Detroit. But whatever the location, scriptwriter and derby player Shauna Cross said, "It's..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: 'Fireball'

Basketball, Muay Thai style

"...Extreme basketball doesn't sound like the basis of a great action movie. But just for..."

Oct. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Roasting Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck Style

A satirical website challenges Glenn Beck to his own game

"...as well as our fellow alt-weekly friends over at The Stranger both have pieces on a new website that..."

Sept. 15, 2009 News Post by Adam Theriault

Letters at 3AM

We share a collective amnesia about the 1950 U.S. law that permitted the concentration camp internment of known Communists and others "liable to become subversives"

"..."The Justice Department refused again to disclose the purpose of..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

A New Lease on Life for Pearce? Not Exactly.

Pearce has been repurposed – but for what purpose?

"...When the Texas Education Agency approved the repurposing plan for Pearce..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Zapping Me Into the Present Moment

"...lying on my back and kicking my legs in the air like an upturned cockroach. Seven fellow improvisers are..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Feature by Clayton Maxwell

What Will New AISD Budget Mean About Next Year's?

After struggles over staff pay, the budget is ready – and Carstarphen's ready to look to the future

"...The Austin Independent School District has a new budget and,..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Week's Waste of Time

Web Testing Your Intelligence for Free. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

"...After weeks of free video games as art, I figure it's time..."

Aug. 27, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Page Two: Field of Dreams

Summer in Vermont singing Gram Parsons' Grievous Angel

"...There are many tall pines..."

July 31, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The Hightower Report

Dog-Sniff Jurisprudence; and Gov. Goober's Border Cams

"...prosecutors nationwide have been using to toss a lot of folks in jail – folks who turn out to..."

July 31, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Off the Record

Coma in Algiers hand-delivers its goods, while Tia Carrera and Ignitor pay their last respects to Room 710

"...Algiers want to get up close and personal in the promotion of its sophomore LP, Your Heart Your Body..."

July 24, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Rube Goldberg Spins in Grave, Invents Coolest Coffin Ever

Notes on Rube Goldberg and "The Collector"

"...one thing straight: We love, love, love Rube Goldberg. The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, author, engineer, and inventor is probably..."

July 23, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

On the Download

Dispatches from Wii's Virtual Console

"...If Nintendo isn't rehashing classics on Wii, then it is re-releasing them outright. But no one's complaining..."

July 10, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

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