Lone Star Sweden

"Lars Gustafsson has the air, somehow, of a sailor," Roger Gathman writes about this Austin author transplanted from Sweden. "It is as though he were some Swedish Sinbad come to rest here after a dozen ports. And in a way, that is true."

"...his imagination to a June day in Dublin, while teaching or living on handouts in Trieste, Zurich, and Paris...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...Club report released Wednesday, "The Dark Side of the American Dream," ranks Austin high on its list of 20..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature

Exhibitionism

Chronicle Art Reviews

"...mild insult from a stranger. Viewed by themselves, just for what they are, such occurrences are minor, inconsequential... nothings...."

Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Review

Commission Mission

UT's Performing Arts Center Spawns New Art

"...internationally. This deep-pocketed patron has quietly become a major force in the creation of new work, commissioning pieces from..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Grumpy Old Punks

Jesus Christ Superfly

"...hard-working, long-suffering band like Jesus Christ Superfly is cause for a journalist to pretend he has no conscience. After..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Lenny Dewi of @eats_n_noods Is the Octopus Lady

"A bowl of noodles a day will keep the doctor away"

"...popular Instagram account @eats_n_noods, which focuses on Asian food. Before the pandemic, Dewi would feature tiny mom-and-pop restaurants, and..."

June 19, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Sarah Cook Invites Diners to "Be Here Now" at Kyoten Sushiko

An unlikely artist at Mueller's satellite iteration of Otto Phan's omakase restaurant

"...skills can be taught by anyone. But I'll only teach someone if they have enough character to see beyond..."

June 28, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock and Mike D Talk Trap, Basketball, Bogus Conspiracies, SXSW, and Their New Book

"We realized that all we do have, before this started and after it ends, is the three of us.”

"...in which Ad-Rock flips out on hash cookies minutes before a Dublin festival performance, continual extolling of Yauch's fascinating..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Staying Healthy to Stay in School

National nonprofit Communities in Schools looks at the role of food in education

"...three-quarters of the students are Hispanic, around 20% are African-American, and the remaining 5% includes white, Asian, Native, and..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Difficulties of Dining With Kids

Is the restaurant industry making a bad situation worse?

"...For people just trying to get a meal in peace,..."

March 3, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

aGLIFF Announces Lineup

Austin's favorite LGBTQ fest drops next month

"...in a two-decade long struggle that built the foundation for the entire marriage equality movement. In his second year..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIFriday of SXSW, blurb by blurb

"...a dash of the Wipers' riffy darkness thrown in for seasoning, the Pedaljets accomplished the impossible last year: They..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Get Off Your Ass and Change the World

Nobel Prize winner Jody Williams speaks tomorrow at BookPeople

"...often only rewarded by the personal satisfaction of their efforts. Every now and again, however, the timing is just..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Gay Place

Volleyballin' it, on the court and on the big screen

"...Have you seen this place? It's the shizzz. Come for cocktails, free pedicab rides, tunes, and ways to help..."

April 26, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

'The NFL Beat': Lombardi and Kopay

A gay player's memories of a legendary coach

"...Taking constant NFL poundings as "the poster boy for how to pick up a fucking blitz."..."

Feb. 3, 2013 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Define 'Normal'

Debra Monroe on the families we're born with and the families we build

"...everyday world. She's won the prestigious Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, a John Gardner Fellowship, the Violet Crown..."

May 14, 2010 Books Feature by Scott Blackwood

Exploitation's Glass Ceiling

Feminist filmmaker Stephanie Rothman on her short but brilliant run making B-movies

"...Jonathan Demme, Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Jonathan Kaplan, Francis Ford Coppola, and scores more who got their starts in..."

April 9, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

AISD: A Chat With the New Super

"...building the next budget, this year a traumatic process for every government agency. Keeping up with current numbers will..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

South by So Real 09

Rapping with Matt Sonzala about SXSW hip-hop

"...Sonzala about all things hip-hop. If an MC is performing at the festival, Sonzala made it happen. Also, rappers..."

March 10, 2009 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Getting Small

Austin's Red Fly Studio puts things into perspective

"...(e.g., corncobs and Popsicle sticks). Our fungal friend searches for his roots and just maybe saves all of mushroomdom..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Barack Obama denounces "divisive and destructive" comments of his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright...."

May 2, 2008 News Feature

The Wiis on the Bus

How the Wii Remote and simulated games are changing the way we learn

"...are largely misunderstood," said Suzanne Seggerman, president of Games for Change. "They are not inherently sophomoric." G4C introduces activist..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

McMurrey Challenges Noriega From the Left

Corpus Christi teacher says he wants to be the Texan Paul Wellstone and "to re-establish the integrity of what I teach and what American democracy is about and who American democracy should serve"

"...millionaire trial lawyer Mikal Watts dropped his Democratic candidacy for the U.S. Senate, Houston state Rep. Rick Norie­ga probably..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Ted's Ghost

The death of Ted Westhusing leaves a widening circle of sorrow

"...mother, Antikleia, who was alive when he set sail for Troy, has died and now dwells in the gloomy..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature by Tom Palaima

Letters at 3AM

The Devil gives you five seconds, and God gives you none at all

"...city to be purely a creation of Western civilization. America's first important cities, Boston and Philadelphia, were founded upon..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Letter at 3AM

Donating money to causes is fine and necessary, but it doesn't get you off the hook; active human energy is what generates change. Bite off a chunk of trouble for yourself. There is no hope or solution without you.

"...The unexpected always happens. Sometimes it's best to wait for possibility, wait for the unexpected – not in fear..."

March 18, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Trail Mix

Paul Stekler on 'Last Man Standing' and the 10 essential ingredients of political documentary

"...poli-sci academic was the way to go. But while teaching at Tulane, his head got turned by the political..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Texas in the Title

"...Tall Texan" would've been a bigger hit if not for the Kennedy assassination's chilling effect on funny songs about..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Solar Austin Campaign will take the opportunity to lobby for an increased AE investment in renewable energy -- specifically,..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

Calling Mom

An essay on the author's mother and her generation of African-American women

"...do say "nigger," and have been saying the word for most of the half-century it's been my pleasure to..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

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