Being Blocked

British author Jim Crace was struggling with a new book set in Austin. Then Austin came calling.

"...wanted him as a Distinguished Writer-in-Residence for a month, making him its first recipient of such an award at..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Mission: Improvable

Austin's improv community gathers intelligence

"...a troupe Katrina'd out of New Orleans and now making Austin home. This is what the gathered improvisers said:..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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Our readers talk back.

"...should mention that I'm not a "cyclist" in the sense that Tommy Eden and Patrick Goetz are. They have..."

May 30, 2003 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...to the truth that I found myself feeling a sense of relief at the relative paucity of errors...."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column

You Can Leave Your Hat On

The ballad of Mambo John Treanor

"...cancer hasn't diminished his abilities in the least. His sense of adventure, precision, and attention to detail are perfectly..."

July 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Forced From Home

Tim Miller Fights to Stay in the U.S. With the Man He Loves

"...the presidential race is more than just another whistle stop for Miller. It's taking a stand in George W.'s..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...we want Austin to be a city with the sense to invest in transit? Or do we want to..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Mueller re-development is a rip-off and "affordable housing" is a sham.

"...a lie. A monumental "Daryl Slusher Boondoggle" in the making. Take the cash and use it to pay the..."

July 7, 2000 Column

Exhibitionism

Little Shop of Horrors: All The Fine Young Cannibal Plants

"...plant takes root and won't let go. Meet Seymour (Christopher Barrett), a brainy botanist whose heart throbs for good..."

March 13, 1998 Arts Review

Geisha and Other Books of 1997

Dusting off the Bookshelf

"...auctioning of virginity. Yet realism and historical accuracy don't stop this narrative from being an archetypal story of good..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Books Feature

Natural Born Leader

Mayor Hits the Ground Running His First 100 Days

"...vote. OCOC saw it as a way to put decision-making power for managing growth and promoting tax equity into..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

A Vision Shared

Sonya Cohen and Dick Connette Last Forever

"...resolution, `Skip to my lou, my darling,' made no sense at all, unless you were dancing, which was probably..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Reissues

"...Carter, and the rollicking, crowd-pleasing title track from Don't Stop the Carnival. While there are numerous popular tunes included,..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...the coast for some rest and relaxation he was stopped by an off-duty police officer for speeding (73 in..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

Fueling the Algorithm and Finding Community: Music Creators Thrive on Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram

On discoverable platforms, Austin musicians experience encouragement, engagement, and unexpected viral moments

"...Chronicle. "I haven't seen much about it in the sense of it being a different medium, a different thing..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...college, but – I don’t have any experience actually making stuff. When I was a kid, I hated anything..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Get Off Your Ass and Change the World

Nobel Prize winner Jody Williams speaks tomorrow at BookPeople

"...individuals' hope, and they chip away at the issues, making positive ripples, often only rewarded by the personal satisfaction..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Take Two Aspirin and Ping Me in the Morning

Heath care: an oral future

"...now is that the rapid movement of technology is making its way into the clinical practice of medicine, but..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Trading One 'Community' for Another

Dan Harmon is talking to you

"...to a collaboration with Charlie Kaufman on the screenwriter's stop-motion Anomalisa...."

Jan. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Krewe Kuts: Pride Edition

The Gay Place Krewe has the final word on Austin Pride.

"...flags to bottles of water. We rolled into our stop, and I was off to party. Pride this year..."

Oct. 8, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...And it excludes some third-degree felonies like failure to stop and render aid, and DWIs, and it is limited..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

The Mentality of Politics as War

Scott McClellan on his time in the Bush Administration

"...even though he tried to talk the [president] into making some changes. And a lot of other positions –..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pick Your Own Berries

Enjoy the extravagance of berries without the supermarket price

"...The sense of opulence, of total luxury – when you open..."

May 23, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Transformations

A Conversation with the three directors of the SXSW premiere Cruel & Unusual

"...or current prostitutes or drag performers, people who aren't making a lot of money. And on Jerry Springer you..."

March 10, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Hightower Report

Bush ignores the terror of tainted meat -- and Americans are revolting.

"...Making Children Sick..."

March 14, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Our readers talk back.

"...print, and can reach any number of people. So, making sure you always get the last word seems to..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column

The Austin Avalanche of Rock & Roll!

When IRS Records' 'The Cutting Edge' Came to Town and Made Me Want to, Too

"...got around to doing something about it by actually making music instead of sitting on our asses yammering about..."

March 16, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...Golden Arm Trio's Graham Reynolds and Brown Whörnet's Peter Stopschinski -- keymen for a post-Zorn ensemble and prog-punk band,..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Far from Hollywood

"...was so cheap and much better in a certain sense [than USC, which was closer to home] because you..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Screens Feature by Charles Nafus

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SXSW Diary

"...music fan, I know that for five nights of non-stop live music, the correct answer is: priceless...."

March 20, 1998 Column

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