South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem , more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Multifarious Mike Wiebe

Music, comedy, faux-Christianity: the many faces of the Drakulas/Riverboat Gamblers frontman

"...Last time the Chronicle profiled Mike Wiebe, 14 years ago, the reporter..."

June 12, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Panel: Covering POTUS: A Conversation With the Failing NYT

Editor Dean Baquet defends NYT's “honorable pursuit of the truth”

"...A couple thousand SXSW’ers defied the Daylight Saving daze this morning to hear New York..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Michael King

The Q&A Hole: Considering All the Different Gods Available to Humanity, How Do You Choose Which One to Believe In?

With Russell Glasser, Cristine H. Legare, David Wheeler, and more.

"...huge,” as Michael Palin intoned in Monty Python’s Meaning of Life. “Gosh, we’re all really impressed down here, I..."

Oct. 25, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The 24th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

The lowdown on the 2015 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories

"...You've heard them, right? The voices you can't get out of your..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Facial Hair

In the end the mortality rate of bearded vs. non-bearded people is exactly the same

"...look at some examples: Abraham Lincoln – shot in the back of the head. Jesus Christ – tortured and..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...When the little girl on the witness stand said, "No, it..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Born in the Barn

How Shakespeare at Winedale spawned some of Austin's – and the country's – best theatre

"...James Ayres didn't set out to create an army of ardent theatre makers. All he was trying to do..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...in a state prison nobody is ever alone. But the only witnesses to his murder, the first murder of..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...One of the nice things about freelancing as opposed to being..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

Point Austin: Circle the Firing Squad

When you look for villains, look in the right direction

"...Although most of us on the progressive side of the U.S. political..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Column by Michael King

The Good Eye: Oh Buoyancy

... like Sandra Bullock in the Shenzhou capsule, hours after George Clooney's dimples have drifted into the fathomless beyond

"...The beginning of 2015 has felt a lot like the..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Randall Stephens: 'I Can Handle the Job'

"...Stephens: My name's Randall Stephens. My childhood was in Northeast Oklahoma, small town of Wagoner. I went into the..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Playback: A Weekend on the Crust

Cruising Austin's Eastside with the Gospel Truth, Chumps, and Stza

"...I didn’t cross the highway into Downtown all weekend, missing the opportunity to..."

June 17, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Q&A Hole: What's One Good Thing About Death?

With Marc Savlov, Steve Moore, Elizabeth Doss, Ken Webster, and more

"...Ah, finally, the post-SXSW return of this weekly Q&A Hole series …..."

April 8, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Awesome Overload: Alamo Does the Kobayashi Maru Class of '82

Alamo Drafthouse screens 1982 30 years later

"...in 1982? You weren't born yet? Being late to the party is a weak-ass excuse, and now it's not..."

April 16, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Of Stars and Scars

AFS Doc Nights: Nostalgia for the Light

"...Chilean documentary filmmaker Patricio Guzmán has often lamented the scarcity of Latin American documentaries: "A country..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The ACM Machine

Assistant City Managers Outlive Rumors of Their Demise

"...Immediately following the election of the new "green" council, City Hall buzzed..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Faith and Fatness in The Whale

Darren Aronofsky and writer Samuel D. Hunter redefine the religious movie

"...Two themes run through the films of Darren Aronofsky: the fragility..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Historical Weapons Guild Brings Historical Swordplay to Life

Cut, thrust, parry, fun

"...From lovers of history to fans of fantasy, who hasn't wanted to..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

Page Two: The Terrible Thing

Demonization of those with whom we disagree is the most dangerous disease that can infect a constitutional republic

"...It seems painfully obvious that this is a column of opinion. It expresses no desire to get people who..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Developing Stories: Northcross Neighbors to Wal-Mart: You don't want us as enemies

"Responsible" development sought for flagging mall

"...character than Central and South Austin neighborhoods. Citizens in the area surrounding Northcross Mall have done themselves activist-proud the..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin @ Large: Balancing the Books

The big hole we need libraries to fill

"...screed, so while we still have a minute before the election completely swallows our attentions, indulge me. But first,..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Enemies of the State

Ockham's razor cuts this conspiracy documentary to shreds

"...Enemies of the State is a cold documentary – with..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Carol You Don't Know

There's much more to Ms. Channing than Dolly and Lorelei

"...Everyone knows Carol Channing, right? The much-imitated star of stage and screen, the original Dolly..."

July 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bucking the System

Erik Moebius Faces Possible Disbarment

"...The disbarment pro- ceedings against Austin lawyer Erik Moebius should..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Eat the Vote

Local chefs nominated for Food and Wine award

"...If there’s one thing that Sarah Palin and we agree on,..."

April 1, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

The Small-Business Amendment

Why I'm going to vote for Prop. 2 (even though we endorsed against it)

"...Name 10 of your favorite local businesses in Austin – the places..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...Brenda Ramos wanted to talk about the loss of her son, Mike, about what his absence..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Beside the Point: Game Over

How to win friends and influence budgets

"...Recently, I was chatting with Richard Whittaker, the blogging British bruiser we keep chained to one of..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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