When Bad Movies Attack

James Nguyen's underground oddity Birdemic cries fowl

"...screening, and when he went to cash out his tab, he didn't have enough money. He ended up arguing..."

July 2, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Is the Hammer Nailed?

Yet another indictment of DeLay, this time for money laundering. Will it reverberate for other politicos?

"...three years ago, which catapulted Craddick to speaker. Although TAB itself has been charged with illegally raising corporate money,..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Talk of Tomstown

Major figures in the Tomstown Scandal on the record

"...Earle is trying to criminalize for partisan political reasons TAB's right of free speech." – Andy Taylor, attorney for..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...court had thrown out a pre-emptive lawsuit brought by TAB against 17 unsuccessful Democratic candidates for the Texas House;..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Polyester

"...Directed by: John Waters. Starring: Divine, Tab Hunter, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole and Stiv Bators...."

Nov. 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Miss Montana's Wedding Day

Third Place

"...out some dirty bills, and then twisted the can tab back and forth, waiting for his change. He finally..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Amanda Eyre Ward

Heart Music

"..."Tab's one of those rare people in the world that..."

June 12, 1998 Music Feature

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...release, Protector, casts a spell-like expansion to the singer-songwriter's established folk-rock perspective, lessening the density of statements like "emptiness..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

aGLIFF Goes to Hollywood for Boulevard!

Plus Madeleine Olnek is this year's aGLIFF Legend

"...will be revealed in this documentary from Jeffrey Schwarz (Tab Hunter Confidential)...."

July 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Excerpt From Omar Dykes: The Life & Times of a Poor and Almost Famous Bluesman

Hard truths about the music business by Kent “Omar” Dykes and spouse Issa Medrano as they revisit Glory Days (for Bruce Springsteen).

"...friendly competition to determine which division signed the most profitable artist. Epic signed Mason Ruffner, and Columbia signed us...."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature

How to Learn More About the Land Development Code Revision

Interactive maps, timelines, and the nitty-gritty of zoning code

"...Most of the info is on the Code Drafts tab:..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...There's an iconic photo of Townes, relaxed and inscrutable, standing between Blaze and another Houston comrade, bass player..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Booze Delivery Apps at Your Fingertips

Get lit without changing out of your pajamas

"...as free delivery, but unfortunately there is no clearance/special-offer tab at the moment, so users must come across the..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Food Feature by Spencer Beghtol

Dear Glutton

Have you no heart?

"...culture at large. Why do people still think it's acceptable to dump someone in a restaurant? As in most..."

July 1, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

We Are Your Friends

A wan Saturday Night Fever wannabe about four millennials

"...over one’s head or an all-night roll on a tab of Ecstasy. And despite its dance-club milieu, the film..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Lege Lines: Guns vs. Business, Strange Bedfellows, and More

Lege walks the line between proliferating guns, protecting businesses

"...In March, the TAB (which generally restricts its opinion to fewer taxes and..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film 2015 Rundown

Reviews, interviews, photo galleries, and more

"...Woman Like Me Peace Officer Planetary Made in Japan Tab Hunter Confidential Stone Barn Castle The Damned: Don't You..."

March 22, 2015 SXSW Post

Gay Place

Gathering Tribes

"...Tab Hunter Confidential Almost 10 years after his revealing biography..."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

The Year in Food

The 2014 tastes we just couldn't stop thinking about

"...5) CAFE JOSIE If your drink tab is usually higher than your food tab, you're not..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

It's a Texas Issue

"...fewer dollars to be spent on education. In fact, TAB was one of the few which advocated for using..."

Oct. 14, 2014 Postmarks

Group Claims Abbott Works Less Than the Queen

Abbott's vacation time amounts to two years total, says PAC

"...Abbott isn’t the only top GOP official with a..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Nowhere Near His Final Frontier

At 74, 'Starlog' and 'Fangoria' co-founder Kerry O'Quinn is just getting started

"...associates – Arthur C. Clarke, Nichelle Nichols, J.J. Abrams, Tab Hunter, RuPaul, Adam West, and Martin Landau, to name..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Le Havre

Aki Kaurismäki's distinctive blend of deadpan humor and quotidian melodrama comes through in this new film.

"...He owes money to all the neighborhood merchants (his tab is as long as the Congo River, says one),..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Guard

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

"...the stash of a car-crash victim and dissolving a tab of the LSD on his tongue while still in..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Probe-Before-Abortion Bill Moves Forward

Republicans and their probes: Coming to a vagina near you

"...while a woman is on her back, on a table, with her legs in stirrups, while an ultrasound wand..."

March 11, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Voices are given to the live-action animal performers who romp through this four-footed James Bond spoof.

"...Roger Moore appear as the cunningly named DOGS mastermind Tab Lazenby, but these and a few other blink-and-you'll-miss-'em in-jokes..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dining del Lago 2010

What a difference some rain makes! The water is blue, the hills are green, and several new restaurants are cooking near area lakes.

"...bistro with an open kitchen, decorative wine racks, and comfortable seating for about 50. French chef Cesidio D'Andrea and..."

July 2, 2010 Food Feature

Food-o-File

Fire at the Barr Mansion, Chronicle restaurant reviewers don't ask for free food, tomatoes growing locally, and more for you to sink your teeth into

"...scene at the bar while running up a big tab and identifying himself as a reviewer for this newspaper,..."

June 18, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Letters at 3AM: 'O' Is for Oligarchy (Continued)

The American Oligarchy has been growing for decades, and we've been its enablers

"...of money, Jack let us buy groceries "on the tab." He knew us. He trusted us to pay that..."

April 23, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2010: Animation

This year's five nominees for the best animated short Oscar are available for viewing. This year’s five Academy Award-nominated animated shorts include “A Matter of Loaf and Death,” the latest stop-motion Claymation piece from Nick Park and Aardman; “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” by Nicky Phelan; “The Lady and the Reaper" by Recio García; “French Roast” by Fabrice O. Joubert; and the winning “Logorama” by the H5 collective.

"...discovers he’s lost his wallet and can’t pay his tab. That beggar is something to behold, but the almost..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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