The Ransom Center's "Vaudeville!"

This exhibition reveals how the history of that entertainment form is really the history of the U.S.

"...sprout nationwide – many of them controlled by a small band of owners establishing "circuits" on which acts could..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

CodeNEXT Cliffs Notes

Busy season begins for land use rewrite

"...staff to map a set of transition zones for small-scale apartment buildings, but noted it was "one of many..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Run-off Election Results

Winners and losers in the Democratic primary

"...Cole should take the general in November (she faces Republican school teacher Gabriel Nila), and has a full..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Tapestry Dance Company's April Fools

This remount of the tap troupe's valentine to vaudeville brought the old art form back with delights in abundance

"...with no trace of effort evident in the dancers' faces – indeed, their countenances were calm as cats' on..."

May 11, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Cine Las Americas Review: El Vigilante

Clasutrophobic Mexican crime drama finds enigma in shadows

"...this skepticism with his performance. The film has a small cast – really just Chava, Hugo and a police..."

May 7, 2018 Screens Post by Austin Sanders

Celeste Ng Loves Independent Bookstores

The author of Little Fires Everywhere helps us prep for Independent Bookstore Day

"...could just glance over and weep in each other's faces. But when I finished reading Little Fires Everywhere on..."

April 27, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Does Austin Need an LGBTQ Center?

A look at the city's lack of a queer community hub

"...Over the years, smaller nonprofits have cropped up to fill specific roles that..."

April 11, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

Ending the Boys' Club of Online Film Culture

Female industry professionals on power in parity, equality in cinema at SXSW Interactive

"...This small spark is when the community realized it needed to..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...Karrie stepped down in 2010, it was in no small part an admission that the mom-and-pop operation had become..."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

HD 46: Ready for the Main Event

High stakes in Dukes' race

"...12-term seat even after the high-profile controversy, Dukes now faces a record number of primary challengers, two of whom..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Dem Party Chair: Who Can Replace Harding?

Two formidable candidates for TCDP chair

"...felt like this is the sort of lack of small-D democracy that has been underpinning a lot of the..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Chronicle Endorsements

Recommendations for the county, state, and country

"...We appreciate Tim Mahoney's longtime local Democratic activism, but small-business owner Joi Chevalier is better qualified to be the..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2017

"...to Sam Rockwell), this mélange of grief, vengeance, and small-town life is simply brilliant filmmaking. 6) Get Out..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: A Mental Health Problem

We should all be deeply ashamed that we have let things go this far

"...are absolutely insane for continuing to elect crooked, spineless, small-minded simpletons like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Recspec Gallery’s “The Eyes Have It”

The gallery’s inaugural show fills the room with eyes, both good and evil, as well as visual riddles and calisthenics

"...twin motif appears as a set of conjoined identical faces sharing a middle, forward-facing third eye. The platinum print's..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Your Weekend in Film

This week's big release is just another reason to not like clowns

"...(one that has been in development since 2009) sees small-town youngsters facing a malicious clown. Marc Savlov raves: "It..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Shot Caller's Vivid Look at Crime and Punishment

Local director Ric Roman Waugh offers a brutal look at the penal system

"...ends up in jail. On his first night, he faces a cold, hard choice: Become a victim of violence,..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

"En Bola" at de stijl

The pairings of artists in this Los Outsiders exhibition yield works that are at once chaotic and harmonious, loud and quiet

"...the first image, she is blurred. Even though she faces us, her features can't be made out. Chavez and..."

July 7, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Quin Galavis Track Premiere

Dark songwriter lets a little light in

"...Life in Steel and Concrete it was a super small group...."

June 12, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Dripping Springs Keeps Growing, But Can the Dining Scene Keep Up?

Austin real estate pushes restaurateurs beyond city limits

"...get anywhere anytime soon. There are young parents with small children and babies, older couples lingering over coffee, and..."

June 9, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

DVDanger: House on Willow Street

Kidnapping meets possession, plus more home releases

"...that it's hard to dislike, especially when each criminal faces their own increasingly disturbing demons. After all, when you've..."

March 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Hector Carmona Miranda: Concrete, Plastic & Metal"

Sometimes you want more from the artist's 3-D printed busts and photographs of same, and sometimes you get it

"...place. The results are haunting images of slightly blurred faces with piercing eyes, floating out of a blacking darkness...."

March 17, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Page Two: The U.S. Swings Like a Pendulum Do

The good news is, the Constitution is specifically designed to work amidst controversy and hatred

"...of America, a democratic Constitutional republic. It is a smaller, meaner, and more meaningless country, one that if it..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Poetry in Prison

The Freehand Arts Project steps into the county jail

"...for the students to look into to see their faces; they must draw themselves from memory...."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Bryce

The Future Is in Flux for the Texas Film Incentive Program

Texas loses productions to states with bigger and better incentive programs

"...TV and video games, too. Now, as the program faces its toughest funding battle, and threats to its continued..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Virtues of Gossip

Can theatre gossip bond the people who share it?

"...a mirror for an hour, meticulously making up their faces, revving themselves up to take the stage and dazzle..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: What’s Past and What’s Present

Capitol events provide a snapshot of current predicaments

"...Simultaneously, a small rally of "White Lives Matter" protesters gathered outside the..."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Failure by Design

"...White Lives Matter shirts and skull bandannas over their faces and armed with assault rifles stood protected behind rows..."

Nov. 21, 2016 Postmarks

The Take-Out: Responsibility in Food Writing

How to talk more respectfully about global cuisine

"...love the look of surprise and happiness on their faces when they try it, and their minds are blown...."

Sept. 30, 2016 Food Column by Brandon Watson

Standing Rock Pipeline Protests Bring New Life to Old Struggles

“It’s about all of us”

"...The teeth marks of attack dogs and the pepper-sprayed faces of indigenous land defenders in North Dakota are fresh..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

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