A Perfect Day for Talking About Bananafish

Austin's hip lit gathers to pay tribute to J.D. Salinger

"...the Harry Ransom Center's holdings is some of J.D. Salinger's unpublished correspondence. (Seriously, is there anybody the HRC doesn't..."

Feb. 16, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: Looking Up

Along the path back to wonder

"...days of PayDay candy bars and too much J.D. Salinger, played me Judy Collins' version of "Suzanne," I thought..."

May 22, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The International

This conspiracy thriller starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts never gets past second gear.

"...European men in dark suits. Wexler’s audience is Louis Salinger (Owen), an Interpol agent who’s been investigating IBBC for..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Welcome to the Bungle

A review of Guns N' Rose “Chinese Democracy”

"...the Rye” curdles offensive in its evocation of J.D. Salinger – not someone above defacing, mind you – simply..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Princes to Act

"...belongs in a discussion with Laurence Olivier and J.D. Salinger...."

Aug. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

McClellan, Salinger and Ziegler

Where does the former Bush spokesman fit into the history of the office?

"...In his autobiography, With Kennedy, JFK's press secretary Pierre Salinger recounts how he was not just a guy reading..."

June 21, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mentality of Politics as War

Scott McClellan on his time in the Bush Administration

"...AC: Talking about the White House: Pierre Salinger, JFK's press secretary, always said that the only time..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Matt & Ben

Naughty Austin's comedy doesn't provide deep insights into Damon or Affleck, but it's funny, with some darn fine acting

"...ditzy Gwyneth Paltrow and Estes' sourpuss of a J.D. Salinger are two of the more hilarious moments. But they're..."

April 4, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

ACL Fest Saturday Picks

"...to this year's festivities, Cold War Kids pen J.D. Salinger-esque pop songs bookmarked with choppy, discordant guitars and the..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature

Snow Goes

Another White House exit: Snow out, Perino moves up.

"...the cabinet. President Kennedy used his press man, Pierre Salinger, to mount quiet discussions with Russia over nuclear policies...."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Virgin's Guide to Mexico

A rich runaway heads for Mexico City in former Michener fellow Eric B. Martin's third novel

"...plain his debt to the king of coming-of-age J.D. Salinger and his inestimable Catcher in the Rye...."

June 22, 2007 Books Review by Dan Oko

Page Two: Lost and Found

'Tis the season when the future is used up yet then renewed by singing each morning out of each night

"...ever met who had any number of personal J.D. Salinger stories, because one of his childhood friends did handyman..."

April 27, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Wednesday Sleepers

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts directly afterwards

"...Austin fivepiece the Glass Family is more than just Salinger fiction. Michael Winningham's songwriting dives into love and life..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

The Glass Family

Record review

"...in Your Tracks." The lonesome Manhattan summers of J.D. Salinger's namesake come alive in "Bad News," a cavernous ode..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Page Two

Persistence of memory

"...at Sharon's family, who to me were like J.D. Salinger's Glasses and Wes Anderson's Tenenbaums, as though their lives..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Scrapbook: Uncollected Works 1990-2004

All this 'represents my hobbies, my diversions, my day jobs,' says Adrian Tomine, who will be at BookPeople on June 15, in his brief introduction. But it's so much more.

"...ever find – as if the oeuvres of J.D. Salinger and Shirley Jackson, say, were modernly extended – but..."

June 11, 2004 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Reconnection Notice

Sonic Youthman Lee Ranaldo speaks.

"...Notice" is a resonant piece of prose, equal parts Salinger and Philip K. Dick without ever trying too hard...."

Aug. 2, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW 02 is over -- finally

"...midway through a hot set by Japanese act the Salinger, things got too literal when a portion of the..."

March 22, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Royal Jest

Does Wes Anderson's new film, The Royal Tenenbaums, seem familiar? Why not ask David Foster Wallace?

"...to a number of influences -- ranging from J.D. Salinger's Glass family to Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons --..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

The Royal Tenenbaums

"...Wilson's story is original, but anyone familiar with J.D. Salinger's Glass family or back issues of The New Yorker..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wintry Mix

The holiday film forecast

"...winning playwright by high school. But if you know Salinger's Glass family intimately (and the Tenenbaums are just a..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Life After Death

A new life for almost-forgotten author Mary Gavell

"...years earlier, without the examples of Barthelme's pastiches or Salinger's interloping authorial voice?" he asks. But Perry says that..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Ghost World

Brilliant portrait of teen anomie is based on the underground comic book by Daniel Clowes.

"...or pretense. The comparison of Ghost World to J.D. Salinger's masterwork is not idle praise: I think Ghost World..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Burning Down the Sixties

They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and Museum, but after Chronicle writer Jesse Sublett explained that he was talking about James Ellroy, the demon dog of American literature, they graciously made an exception.

"...JE: There's Pierre [Salinger, JFK's press secretary] ......"

June 29, 2001 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...reading magnet where we are reading unedited Tolstoy and Salinger in the ninth grade. Do I think that this..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours: Joe Teller, A Portrait by His Kid

"...On the heels of family biographies like Margaret Salinger's biography of her famous father, it should serve as..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Books Review by Ada Calhoun

Finding Forrester

"...a soft, slack little film about a reclusive J.D. Salinger-type writer (Connery) and the inner-city prodigy (Brown) he nurtures...."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

"...Burton. Starring: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Tony Bill, Cassandra Peterson, James Brolin, Morgan Fairchild, Jan..."

Dec. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Has Daniel Clowes Really Grown Up?

"...realities of teen angst as powerfully and authentically as Salinger did in Catcher in the Rye for an earlier..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Books Feature by Ken Lieck

Scream 3

"...thing), and, if we're lucky, Party of Five's Julia Salinger will finally have learned how to handle herself around..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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