The 23rd International Tournee of Animation

"...wonderful Fast Food Matador pays tribute to a service economy worker with a daffy wit not unlike early Tom..."

Oct. 11, 1991 Movie Review by Chris Walters

Letters at 3AM

Russia has gone from a crippled to a powerful nation, using the model of what might be called "national capitalism"

"...Once upon a time there was a Russian named Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Was he a gangster? Some say..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Dear God

"...Roseanne's Metcalf as a frayed ex-attorney, Elizondo as a Russian immigrant supervisor), Turner at first tries his usual scams,..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Opinion: Wake-Up Calls for Our Fossil Fuel Addiction

Kicking our fossil fuel addiction is good for the climate, our health, our economy, and geopolitical stability

"...Why didn't all nations stop buying Russian oil and gas, or even condemn Russia's brutal invasion..."

May 13, 2022 Column by Bob Hendricks

Get to Know Gazprom

Russian president's preferred successor to come from energy industry.

"...wit: this morning, the New York Times reported that Russian president Vladimir Putin has anointed first deputy prime minister..."

Dec. 10, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

"...First off, the Russian Mafioso got a little too greedy, so even though..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column

Gen X from Glasnost to Putin

AFS Doc Tour: My Perestroika

"...work independently as a businessman in the new Post-Soviet Russian economy, but I imagine that even in the Soviet..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

From Russia, With Love

More than 20 years after the Soviet Union fell, Austin finally experiences some culinary glasnost

"...The first thing one sees upon walking into Russian House is the giant taxidermied black bear guarding a..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Food-o-File

Food Editor Virginia B. Wood has had correspondence from several of the most tasteful men in Austin's food scene in the past week and it's all good news.

"...victim of downtown construction street closures and the faltering economy. I considered restaurateur/sommelier Anthony Garcia to have one of..."

March 1, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Luv Doc: Lactometer

I like some milk that takes its time oozing out of the jug … like toothpaste … or soft serve … or that refrigerated premade cookie dough the lazy parents always get.

"...Editor's Note: This "question" was originally submitted in Russian, so its original meaning might be somewhat erroneous due..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

The AggreGAYtor: October 11

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...A Russian LGBTQ film fest will go forward, unfined...."

Oct. 11, 2013 Qmmunity Post

The AggreGAYtor: August 15

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...about her sister-city BFF, Moscow. The Bad A gay Russian TV presenter outs himself on-air in protest; is immediately..."

Aug. 15, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...be a real boon to our town and local economy and breathe creative energy into our community that while..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Don't Shoot the Dog

John Wick co-directors talk Keanu and cold canine revenge

"...As the eponymous Wick, Keanu Reeves dismantles the Russian mob with his bare hands after a gangster's son..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...atomic project that would lead to the test of Russian versions of the bomb four years later. My memory..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Column

The Chronicle’s 2017 Holiday Political Survival Guide

Borscht in a Bag, a male chastity belt, and more gifts to get you through the rut

"...and cow bone, but if you run down to Russian House on Fifth Street everybody slurping it somehow looks..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Day Trips

Captain Day Trips lists his Top 10 traveling tales of the year.

"...travel industry was hit particularly hard by a slowing economy and then an image problem after four airplanes were..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Cherry Orchard

The crises facing Chekhov's characters feel very current in UT's staging

"...afflicted talk about them, you wouldn't figure them for Russians living more than a century ago. They don't sound..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty

Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month

"...Jim Belushi has no comment. October With the state economy in ruins and with filmmakers bypassing Texas to make..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?

"...Times, September 2nd. The American non-president is embracing the Russian non-president "for a summit meeting whose purpose was far..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

John Wick vs. John Wick

John Wick: Chapter 2 director Chad Stahelski on the flawed hero

"...Wick (Keanu Reeves) was on a simple vengeance mission: Russian mobsters stole his car and killed his puppy –..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Toward an Accounting

In its unjustified rush to war, the Bush administration wants Americans to apply ample amounts of duct tape over their eyes, ears, and mouths.

"...NATION HITS WORST SLUMP IN 20 YEARS -- U.S. ECONOMY HAS LOST MORE THAN 2 MILLION JOBS. If the..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...off-again project -- would hurt, not help, the local economy. The report by Civic Economics argues that harm done..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

Those Were the Days

Earlier this spring, University of Texas Press began publishing a series of books about politics in Texas. Because the editors of the series, which is spearheaded by Don Carleton, the director of UT's Center for American History, understand that it's more interesting to read about underdogs than the ruling class, all three books in the series are about Texas liberals. Here's a brief overview of the series.

"...of the 1920's. However, after 1929, as the national economy and personal fortunes declined with the onset of the..."

April 26, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...all the rules of cinema. Alexander Sukorov's single-take epic Russian Ark. Derek Jarman's splashed paint pot anti-visuals in Blue...."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: We Need to Prioritize Our Service Workers

Olamaie Executive Chef Michael Fojtasek: "The way to ensure the health and livelihoods of service industry people is through vaccination"

"...how can we stay safe from a virus playing Russian roulette?..."

March 5, 2021 Column by Michael Fojtasek

An Accidental Cuban

Joan Moran’s up-to-the-minute page-turner exposes the dark and gritty side of Cuba with schemes full of treachery, double-dealing, and murder

"...kooks vis-à-vis a fellow hustler in the ubiquitous underground economy all too quickly turns into much more. There's involvement..."

July 12, 2019 Arts Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Holiday Dining Doesn't Have to Be All Stomach Cramps and Anaphylaxis

Picnik’s edible philosophies

"...When the two agreed to escape the city's depressed economy, they chose Austin on a whim and relocated here..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Headlines

"...spring conference helped produce $350.6 million for the local economy...."

July 13, 2018 News Feature

Luv Doc: Faking It

Faking an orgasm is sort of like going to your happy place and finding an exercise bike

"...There are many things in life that have to..."

July 6, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

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