The New Reliable

With Dooce.com, pro blogger and crazy Utah housewife Heather Armstrong stands by her brand

"...Heather Armstrong is probably the world's premier personal blogger. Her..."

March 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

The Luv Doc: Constant Correction

You can surely do better than 20/20

"...pronunciation – my girlfriend will always correct me on the spot. It doesn't matter who we're with either. She..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

The Tip-Off

Where is Malcolm Gladwell's mind? What about now?

"...Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell wrote his first book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big..."

March 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Post Man Always Saves Twice

"...Internet experts seem to agree on anything, one Web theory is emerging: Over the next five years, what is..."

July 11, 1997 Screens Feature by Andy Langer

From the Music Desk

On Willie, Billy, Stevie Ray, Blaze, and more highlights from four decades of covering Austin music

"...In Austin, music is politics. It's the action. It's gossip. It's history. Love stories and tragedies..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Hall

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...of thought and consulting with musicians and people in the business, $3 million should go directly to musicians who..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Seek a Conversation

"...– if in a meandering and tepid fashion – the central role played by free speech in the maintenance..."

June 1, 2017 Postmarks

Take Two Aspirin and Ping Me in the Morning

Heath care: an oral future

"...fervent and in a hurry. Leslie Ziegler speaks with the same enthusiastic tones about her "gut bacteria" self-testing kit..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Out of the Boomers' Shadow

David Bucci, Playwright for Today's Young Theatre Haters

"...anything new, you just have to do shit to the old shit so you can see it again. You're..."

July 19, 1996 Arts Feature

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...The phrase "shit-hot," cribbed from some international band's bio, comes..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

The Mala Sangre Calendar

What's the difference between confusion and possible perjury? A couple of weeks.

"...Deposition testimony taken earlier this month in connection with the ongoing whistle-blower lawsuit filed by Austin Police Officer Jeff..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Luv Doc: Privacy Fence

A really dense hedge makes good neighbors, too

"...After the storms back in March, the old wooden fence between..."

April 15, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Cracks in the Ceiling

Jan Reid on Ann Richards' legacy

"...Last week the Chronicle sat down for a brief conversation with Jan..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Books Feature by Michael King

Summit for the Aquifer

"...At the close of last week's first regional environmental summit, Kent..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

First Look: The Guest House

Sceney Northshore spot off to a promising (if chaotic) start

"...This sounds like the beginning of a sharp-edged joke about out-of-town invaders and..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Food Post by Taylor Tobin

As Austin Recovers From Winter Storm Mara, City Manager's Job Is (Again) on the Line

Walking on thin ice

"...up for debate, amid widespread outrage after stumbles in the city's response to what has now been named Winter..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Inside the Facebook Wars Dividing Thousands of AISD Parents

Who comes first in Austin schools?

"...lazy teacher needs to get back to work. Report them!"..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

UT Grad Brings Politics Back to the Multiplex With The Oath

Producer Ray Mansfield and star/first-time filmmaker Ike Barinholtz on their timely satire

"...There's a change in modern cinema. For decades, films with..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report: Make Dinnertime Family Time

Laurie David has tips for families trying to squeeze in time together

"...Periodically, we're treated to the spectacle of a corporate big shot or public official..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Queen of Truth

With two beautifully crafted memoirs under her belt, a third book of poetry out, tenure at Syracuse University, a teenage son, and a blissful romance, Mary Karr is definitely hardworking and real. And if her soul isn't entirely pure, well, readers of Cherry will be grateful it isn't.

"...The Decade of Truth -- that's what readers and people..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...During the week of March 19, legendary journalist Seymour Hersh was..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Projecting the 21st Century

"...around. Originally from California and formerly a member of the Green Berets, Gary was director for several years of..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Public Notice: The Calendar Turns

Happy anniversary, and here's a card ...

"...Welcome to the Chronicle's 37th Anniver­sary Issue. We're keeping the celebrations low-key..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...this March likewise resurrected Austin's annual poster-palooza, Flatstock. When the city canceled its flagship conference March 6, 2020, in..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...brutal and seemingly endless civic disputes, this one over the Land Development Code (LDC) rewrite. That may sound boring,..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Going Underground at the Vortex

Lisa B. Thompson's new drama digs deep into politics past and present, and asks us all: What are you gonna do?

"...Mason and Kyle sipping cognac while seated on a leather sofa in Mason's extensively renovated 19th-century brownstone, is to..."

March 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Call Me in the Morning

Meet the Wheeler Brothers and their armload of Austin Music Awards

"...coats Handlebars, slabs of plywood covering its walls, and the owner's quick to tell me not to touch the..."

April 13, 2012 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Chris the Conqueror

Chris Roberson takes on Superman, Elric, Captain Kirk, and Cinderella – and wins

"...one side is Superman, defender of truth, justice, and the American way. On the other is Elric of Melniboné,..."

July 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Cutup

Sandra Adair's rhythm method

"...her office at Detour Filmproduction, a double-wide nestled in the Austin Studios compound in East Austin, it takes her..."

May 13, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Unrealized Opportunities: Ester Matthews on the Austin Climate Protection Program

Ester Matthews reflects on the progress of the ACPP

"...Last week the Chronicle spoke at length with Austin Climate Protection Program..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

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