The Hightower Lowdown

Our friends look a lot like our enemies; the Charleston Five; and burning your feet for Burger King!

"...have been caught blissfully ignorant about a part of the world that suddenly has thrust itself most profoundly into..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Off The Bookshelf

Short reviews of recently published books

"...The Things We Do to Make It Home..."

April 16, 1999 Books Feature

From The Peacemaker to The Rainmaker... and Everything In Between

"...Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights After the summer's deluge of slam-bang movie spectacles, fall is traditionally..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The New Atticus Finch

Richard Thomas deconstructs an icon in To Kill a Mockingbird

"...In every play, there is one pivotal scene that the audience would imagine..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...Hey, true believers, are you ready for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3? This being the 32nd movie in..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...As ever, SXSW has been impelled to augment its predominantly indie hip-hop lineup with a major-label ringer...."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...The first day of ACL Fest in two years, though..."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

LBJ Library at 50: "Lady Bird Johnson: Beyond the Willdflowers"

The LBJ Library exhibit shows sides of the First Lady you may not know

"...a lake and a wildflower center named after her, then you may think her story begins and ends with..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nathan Harris Pens an Intimate Civil War Tale in The Sweetness of Water

In his debut novel, the Michener Center alumnus brings "a new story to the table"

"...of his freedom. Newly emancipated and unaccustomed to roaming the woods alone, he is surprised to find they're not..."

June 18, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Many Worlds of Author Marshall Ryan Maresca

The Austin-based maestro of Maradaine writes and sells at a steady and impressive pace

"...Marshall Ryan Maresca's debut novel, The Thorn of Dentonhill, came out from DAW Books in..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Gravity of Sound

The Bubble's new studio stands as Mark Genfan's swan song

"...filled with expensive microphones, racks of compressors, and consoles. They're incubators of dreams, places of eternal possibilities, where destinies..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...illuminates a flick past those first few weeks in theatres and keeps it lighting up screens and imaginations for..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Follow the Money, Find Beer-to-Go’s Largest Opponents

Time is the latest hurdle in the Texas Craft Beer legislation saga

"...If you’d rather live your life instead of hate-reading and groaning through..."

April 9, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

A Look at Women Leaders in the Kitchen and at Austin Food + Wine Festival

We chat with the other 25%

"...In the fall of 2017, Amanda Kludt of Eater National provided..."

April 27, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Truth in Journalism: The Making of The Post

Reporters and researchers on Spielberg's journalistic epic

"...as Renato Perez came home from his shift at The New York Times, he got a call from assistant..."

Jan. 15, 2018 Screens Post by Acacia Coronado

The French Connection

Golden moments at Austin Week in Angers, France

"...Angers, 200 miles southwest, is the laid-back French city you dream about, where you walk..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film 2013: The Janet Pierson Guide

Film fest chief talks themes, screens, and surprising changes

"...Janet Pierson has the coolest job – and the toughest job. As the..."

Jan. 31, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: The Sum Is Greater Than the Whole of Its Parts

Thirty-five years later, only who's doing the clutching has changed

"...[Editor's note: The following was intended as the debut of "One, Two,..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Bicycle Thief

Police say James Clayton befriended – then ripped off – many Austin bicyclists

"...In mid-December, among the hundreds of ads on Austin's Craigslist listing bicycles and..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Point Austin: Removing the Mask

Hard times reveal the way things actually work

"...what planet does pulling a half-billion dollars out of the state economy help Texas business?..."

March 20, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Perps Walk

FISA, Congress, and the rule of law

"...One of the core, almost religious bases of America's strength is this..."

July 18, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Abandoning the Nest

Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight

"...Filming of There Will Be Blood near Marfa was in its second..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...thinks about quitting, Alan Zinter looks you straight in the eye, barely blinking, not a hint of a smile..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

The Other Guys

The Greens and the Libertarians present alternative candidates for governor

"...For those of you long since disgusted by the somewhat less-than-elevated tone of the gubernatorial campaigns provided by..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...Listen: that noise in the background. Can you hear it? It's the low thrum..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Great American Drug Book

How Robert Sabbag set out to write the Great American Novel but ended up becoming the nation's best chronicler of the drug trade.

"...a lot of people. He was going to write the Great American Novel. But it was the early Seventies..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Sensational Saga of Mr. Sinus

Picking up where Mystery Science Theater 3000 left off, Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 skewers the movies of our childhood to sold-out crowds at the Alamo Drafthouse.

"...if you guys were naming this article, what would the headline be?..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Gates of the Alamo Reviewed

Mark Busby reviews Stephen Harrigan's The Gates of the Alamo.

"...The Gates of the Alamo: A Novelby Stephen Harrigan..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...What fills the holes dug by lies; what breeds in dank silence;..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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