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?

"...Salvador Cavazos, the baby-faced 37-year-old principal of Fulmore Middle School, is excited...."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Out of the Shadows

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

"...There are a lot of things of which I'm probably..."

July 25, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Addressing Sexual Assault by Student-Athletes

Campaign hopes to eradicate rapes on high school campuses

"...Texas is poised to become the first state with an educational program designed directly to..."

Dec. 6, 2016 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Black Christmas

Redo of horror classic rejects subtext for political message

"...supportive Big in her campus sorority and working behind the scenes to help the activism of her close friend..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Waiting for 'Superman'

More provocative than genuinely informative, this documentary, nevertheless, has kicked off a national discussion about remedying our failing educational system.

"...Guggenheim. With this new documentary, director Guggenheim hopes to kick-start the national conversation about our public education system in..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crosstown Traffic

John Ridley and André Benjamin on 'Jimi: All Is by My Side’

"...During the hectic second weekend of ACL Fest, the planets aligned..."

Oct. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pussy Riot

Playing tonight? Watch what you sing in Morocco!

"...Quick music civic lesson here. This year, whether you're going to see music, listen to music, play..."

Aug. 27, 2012 Music Post by William Graham

Point Austin: Cops Cost Money

We've been plugging the dike with overtime, and the cracks are showing

"...It's early, but those dull booms you hear in the distance are the first salvos in this year's city..."

March 23, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...If you’re here, it’s because you’ve sought out the full transcription of the Chronicle’s CodeNEXT conversation with Mayor..."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Professor Dumpster Wanted a Dialogue – He Got One

Nora Ankrum responds to the bowtie backlash

"...Professor Dumpster’s Gimmicks Are a Bunch of Trash.” Seeing the title, I winced...."

March 11, 2015 News Post by Nora Ankrum

Passengers

Bound for a distant planet, two persons awake prematurely

"...Would Passengers lay an egg or shit the bed? Following some clumsy trailers and then early reviews..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Theatre Thinker

In the online dialogue about the art of the stage, Travis Bedard is a star

"...If you're reading this at two o'clock in the morning, there's a good chance that Travis Bedard is..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Love Me

Two inanimate objects search for connection in a sci-fi romance

"...Let no one claim all the stories have been told. Without doing a lick of..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Which Way to CodeNEXT?

A conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar

"...In a few days (perhaps by the time you read this), the second draft of the..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Sweat, Equity

How vegan doughnuts can help fix the economy

"...In a small commercial kitchen off Mon­topol­is Drive in southeast Austin, an industrial mixer clatters rhythmically in the corner..."

June 8, 2012 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

One Cop, Two Cop ...
How Many New Cops?

Council approves 47 new APD hires – with perhaps a change in the air

"...In the end, the Sept. 12 City Council debate over the..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Luv Doc: She Talks Too Much

Conversation is how we flush stupidity into the open so we can kill it

"...I talk, I try to be direct and to the point, but with her everything is a long conversation...."

April 26, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Travis County Revisits Creating Public Defenders’ Office

Legal panel ponders questions pondered many times before

"...Judging from Monday night’s “conversation” about the possibility of creating a Travis County Public..."

April 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Release of Breaion King Arrest Footage Leads to APD Investigations

Police and community members meet for “an open, honest dialogue”

"...Multiple investigations are under way at APD into the policing strategies of two Henry sector (Southeast) cops and..."

July 22, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Once Upon a War Story

Quentin Tarantino rewrites the spaghtetti western with a side of sour Krauts in Inglourious Basterds

"...Here's the thing about interviewing Quentin Tarantino: His need to talk..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Time of Recognition

An excerpt from John Cale's new autobiography, What's Welsh for Zen?

"...Awards, a heartfelt South by Southwest panel dedicated to the same, an attendant SXSW 2000 showcase, and two booksignings..."

April 14, 2000 Music Feature by Victor Bockris

Rebel Radio

Four guys, six 'Star Wars' films, and endless possibilities

"...should be a matter of total indifference to me. There's nothing about American politics or world events or the..."

April 28, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Adopting a Survivor's Tale

Stephen Mills' journey into the Holocaust leads a community toward tolerance

"...The Holocaust was not supposed to be Stephen Mills' story..."

April 1, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Help Desk

Human advice for the post-human world

"...or seven dates total. We met on Tinder. I'm starting to really like him...."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Column by Michael Agresta

Designed To Fail

As Pearce may face another repurposing, AISD gets excited about single-sex schools

"...It is early afternoon at the James E. Pearce College Preparatory Academy. In the main..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Collective Burgeoning

For the artists of Okay Mountain, it was a very good year

"...us feel fortunate to claim even one breakthrough on the professional front – a promotion, say, or some new..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Kentucky Derby Preview

Just enough about hats and horses to make conversation

"...okay. Nobody knows anything about horse racing. Most of the 150,000+ people who actually go to Churchill Downs to..."

May 5, 2023 Sports Feature by Nick Barbaro

Depressed Cake Shop Aims to Make Talking About Mental Health Delicious

NAMI Central Texas, local bakers inspire important conversations

"...Depression isn’t usually described as sweet, but the Central Texas branch of National Alliance on Mental Illness..."

May 6, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

"Juntos/Together" Ties Austin's Activist Past and Present

Shedding light on action & initiatives by local minority communities

"...Students marching down the streets for their rights, incidents of police brutality against..."

March 28, 2018 Arts Post by Acacia Coronado

Andrew Bird

Virtuosic violinist gets Handsome at the Paramount tonight

"...Andrew Bird wants you to know two things: who the Handsome Family is, and that he can sing. His..."

June 16, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

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