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Lost Austin behind us, Smart Growth ahead?

"...lamenting what Austin had lost, when it actively supports Smart Growth, which was destroying the city? At first, I..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Column by Louis Black

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Readers' last gasps on light rail.

"...decent light rail system, then I could leave my car at home and forget about MoPac. Indeed, over time,..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Column

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Readers are baffled by the Chronicle's "no endorsement" for the mayoral race.

"...April 21]. We have a mayor who is honest, smart, and works day and night for us. His record..."

April 28, 2000 Column

The Starling Girl

Coming-of-age drama inside the quiet oppression of a fundamentalist community

"...glimpse of Jem being a moment of vulnerability is smart, making him a predator from the start...."

May 19, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Back to the puzzles in this teen-friendly Saw-alike

"...Logan Miller, Indya Moore, Thomas Cocquerel, Holland Roden and Carlito Olivero...."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Mank

Corruption, lies, and credits on the set of Citizen Kane

"...create the era-defining movie that eventually hamstrung the studio career of radio's golden boy. So David Fincher (working from..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Slabs, Screw, and Stories from the Country: Deezie Brown & EC Mayne Soundtrack Bastrop County

Candy Blue Like Screw reclaims Texas rap heritage

"...could see the jail from my backyard, so being incarcerated there, across the street from where you lived –..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Knuckleball

Southern Gothic in in the Canadian heartland

"...The smart choice of music in the opening sequence – a..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Benz2Go

Car2Go to offer short-term Mercedes rentals

"...Car2Go won't just have its standard blue and white smart..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...collective:unconscious Directors: collective:unconscious (Lily Baldwin, Frances Bodomo, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Josephine Decker, Lauren Wolkstein), Screenwriters: Jamal Batts, Lily Baldwin,..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Life Support

The complicated system that is the Austin-Travis Co. EMS is nationally recognized for saving lives. As Austin continues to grow, can the system save itself?

"...– and was, at the time he went into cardiac arrest, a few miles from the finish line of..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Guard

A daffy, delightful Irish yarn capped by fabulous performances by Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle.

"...lifting some blotter acid from the stash of a car-crash victim and dissolving a tab of the LSD on..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Role Models

In this comedy, two cranky men, played by Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott, are forced by court order to take part in a child-mentoring program.

"...actor who’s spent the better part of his 15-year career floating just below the superstar radar, backing up less..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

My Best Friend's Girl

Dane Cook stars in this rom-com about a serial womanizer who accidentally falls in love with his best friend’s girl.

"...Cook may traffic exclusively in lowbrow humor, he’s apparently smart enough to know that what he’s saying is of..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Film Prof's Drunk, and the Kids Are Not All Right

Zombie auteur George Romero delivers another state of the union

"...the kitchen, out to the garage, and around a car, and the car filled that garage with just a..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

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Our readers talk back.

"...parkway concept and the viability of that design to carry the traffic projected in CAMPO's 2030 Mobility Plan. The..."

June 16, 2006 Column

The Incredibles

Animated take on the superhero genre overflows with wonderfully silly shenanigans and knowing insight into modern parenting.

"...the pair huddle in the front seat of their car, listening to the police scanner and leaping into action..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...Your rhetoric (and your cartoon) portray anyone who questions evolution as the only origin..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Column

About a Boy

"...who will be too soon fed up with the carbon-copy car chases and lackluster characterizations sure to glut screens..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...home from school on the day of the attacks, scared, and asking if they must move again. This brought..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...hiding "down a rabbit hole," Ventura is apparently not smart enough to know that the headquarters of the Strategic..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

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The opposition to Light Rail is rebutted by our Editor.

"...work and is just the product of those big-government-loving, Smart Growth-promoting, environmental fools...."

Oct. 27, 2000 Column by Louis Black

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Spare Us

"...Editor, In a recent issue you printed a cartoon of a grinning, naked Jesus volleying a tennis ball..."

July 16, 1999 Column

King Kirk

illustration by Doug Potter

"...Griffith and others were drowned out in a kowtowing carnival at city hall as every professional in the city..."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Column

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"...limits who have not left or fallen for the Smart Growth lie, the shallow Mega-Trends hoopla revived from the..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column

Audio, Audio

Books on Tape

"...Foreman: A Rush to Judgment, read by Amanda Cooley, Carrie Bess, Marsha Rubin-Jackson ($17.95, Dove Audio), in which three..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Books Feature by Michael Bertin

Love Nest

First Comes Love...

"...ever moved away. The simplest pleasures, like driving my car to the grocery store and not having it towed..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Roaming the Corridors

"...The Drag has garnered the most attention, with the car crowd howling about a proposal to scrap two traffic..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature

Cutting on the Bias

Is Christopher Dunn APD's designated fall guy ... or a potential domino?

"...of the entire event. ... Guezz I am so smart I scare myself."..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...he represents a rare combination in politics -- he's smart, right on the issues, well-grounded, good inside, and he..."

June 6, 2003 Column

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