Identity Thief

Melissa McCarthy is a comic storm system to Jason Bateman's straight man in this latest variation on the road trip from hell.

"...– the very good life – but she is taking barloads of people along with her. Her generosity seems..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Deprogramming Dave

Drummer Lisa Cameron talks with ex-bandmate Kathy McCarty about her transition into self

"...sweeter side of underground Austin. News that he was undertaking a male-to-female transition was universally greeted, at least initially,..."

June 8, 2007 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

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Our readers talk back.

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

May 30, 2003 Column

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"...591 votes. No plan that I have seen includes my home within the Southwest district. So let's look closer..."

March 15, 2002 Column

Rock Around the Biological Clock

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

"...early Nineties. Her increasingly more frequent gigs please her myriad fans, passionate about Hickman's thoughtful, pop- and rock-edged compositions...."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...person older than 65. As an out-of-state student in my first semester, I only knew one individual who fit..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...Texas at Austin. No, I didn't type it up myself. The nice folks at CNN did that for me...."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

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"...scene, perhaps he could do a little less useless name-dropping and get out and actually see what is going..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Column

"I Made a Movie, and They Didn't Want It!"

Shut out by distribution companies, indie filmmakers go DIY when it comes to getting their movie out there.

"...a movie before, but that didn't stop him from taking a second mortgage out on his house in order..."

July 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Storyteller

Talking turkey with X-Ray

"...that there's a little break so I can get back and forth easily...."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

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"...long for the "Same Old Statesman," which turned its back on a seedy downtown and escaped to Town Lake..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake has many names and sometimes seems to be everywhere all at once...."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...Back in February 1983, Louis Black gave me a story..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Behind the Wheel With Documentary The Gentleman Driver

The world of millionaire endurance racers in The Gentleman Driver

"...business, but new documentary The Gentleman Driver takes its name from the sport’s last connection to its amateur roots...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Actual Innocence

Austinite wrongfully convicted for a decade-old school prank hopes to clear his name

"...AISD officer that the shooter was a student whose name he didn't know. Later, in the school yearbook, Claypool..."

July 29, 2011 News Feature by Caitlin Meredith

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"...Dallas, Galveston, Richardson, Arlington, or San Antonio for details. C.L.E.A.T.-backed unions publicly voice the view that this tactic gives..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

Ida

Concisely but with great depth, this Polish film explores questions of individual and national identity.

"...collectively, our knowledge of self is something we inherit. Names, nationalities, physical appearances – all are things that are..."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...My name is Kerry Wolf, and I just read of..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

A Word With RZA

"...Digi Snax is the way we’re introducing this character back into the game in a way that’s gonna be..."

June 11, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

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Our readers talk back.

"...I credit you for quoting me fairly. But then, my words were fair. Trying to be fair, I pointed..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Column

Right Where They Belong

Raoul Hernandez goes on tour with the Flatlanders

"...Ed Sullivan Theater, W. 53rd & Broadway, NYC. Backstage at 'The Late Show With David Letterman.' 3pm...."

July 26, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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Our readers talk back.

"...Upon my arrival at ACC in spring of 1997, I found..."

March 22, 2002 Column

Fandemonium!

Television fans who organize to keep their favorite shows on the air, or even don the occasional Star Fleet Commanding Officer's uniform, are often depicted as lonely losers with too much time on their hands. According to TV columnist Belinda Acosta, the truth is quite the opposite.

"...Fan clubs, fanaticism, fandom -- whatever the name -- are not new, though the rise of mass..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly

September 1988-August 1991

"...consequences of the bust followed by a slowly recovering economy. Austin politics will be forever defined by the June..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Selective Enforcement

The Sixth Street Load-In Policy

"...such beat, a certain mindset settles in: not on my turf, you don't. Not tonight...."

May 1, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Growing Pains

Emily Hagins became a household Austin name for her work as a teen director, but what happens when that novelty wears off?

"..."not bad for a teenager" category. The occasional recognizable name pops up in the credits for the 2009-released film..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Quee-r-eminiscence! -or- California Goddamn

Since the election I haven't come out of my hidey-hole...

"...Since the election I haven't come out of my hidey-hole. I haven't blogged, I haven't returned emails or..."

Nov. 12, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

The Mighty Hannibal Sees All

The Atlanta soul man has stories to tell, and who cares if they're true?

"...“I want somebody to tell my mother and go down yonder in Georgia and tell..."

Aug. 27, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

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Expanding on neighborhood expansion, taking C. Robison to task, and much more.

"...fighting corporate welfare and the Smart Growth scheme since my return to Austin in 1999. I was therefore both..."

July 13, 2001 Column

Born on Highway 61

Famed superharpist James Cotton settles into Austin.

"...but there was a lot of land around us. My parents were sharecroppers. We had some cows, chickens --..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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