Wednesday Rewind

Grupo Fantasama, Candi & the Strangers under the lens

"...There’s no direct translation for “Montañozo,” one of the standouts..."

Jan. 26, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Fantastic Fest: 'Mandrill'

Assassination adventure proves exploitation cinema is still cool in Chile

"...For anyone that yearns for the days when heroes were cool and lantern-jawed, heroines wore..."

Sept. 29, 2009 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Reading

Words gone wild! The best and the breeziest for beating the heat in 2002

"...Harlan Coben has once again mothballed the lovable, Yoo-Hoo-swilling sports agent sleuth Myron Bolitar. In his..."

May 31, 2002 Books Feature by Mike Shea

More Than Just Kiln Time

Ishmael Soto passes the torch to a younger generation

"...Soto's fine works of pottery and larger sculpture aren't the only vessels he's inspired. In his five decades of..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

O Sinner, Where Art Thou?

"...The people who applaud the music from O Brother, Where..."

July 19, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Short Cuts

Cast & crew calls for two upcoming productions, plus get Dad drunk in Super-8 style.

"...Man, I Tell Ya, With a Chainsaw, Yeah, That's The Ticket! Dept.: Jon Lovitz to take on the role..."

June 7, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Stacey Abrams, Lawrence Wright Announced for Texas Book Festival

First wave of authors spans poetry to novels to kids books

"...Stacey Abrams has just been announced as one of the first authors to attend this fall's Texas Book Festival,..."

July 31, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Recommended Austin Arts Events

Our weekly pick of the top art events to get you out of the house

"...and so far has brought more than 120 artists together since its premiere in 2016. This year, the 10th..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Erasing History

"...long ago that right-wing supporters in Charlottesville, Virginia, opposed the removal of the statue of Confederate General Robert E...."

July 20, 2021 Postmarks

14 People Shot or Injured in a Chaotic Scene on Sixth Street Early Saturday

UPDATE: One suspect in custody, another at large

"...UPDATE 4:50pm: Austin police confirm that one of the two suspects has been arrested, with assistance from the..."

June 12, 2021 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Free Speech, My Ass!

"...Dear Editor, Free people need to compare the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the NDAA of..."

Feb. 7, 2012 Postmarks

TV Eye

Rebels, Rogues, and Rascals

"...First there was Holly Hunter coming to the small screen as..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Jeffs Makes FBI's Big Top 10

Jeffs' oblong mug now alongside the likes of Osama Bin Laden, and Mafioso murderer James "Whitey" Bulger

"...Polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs, the fugitive leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported

He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case

"...Ten years ago, Jermaine Thomas was at the center of a case brought before the U.S. Supreme..."

June 4, 2025 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Austin Film Festival Teases Lineup

AFF releases first titles scheduled for 2017 fest

"...The Austin Film Festival, set to take place October 26-November..."

Aug. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Justified' Recap: 'Truth and Consequences'

Handling snakes and secrets can be dangerous

"...week, Boyd’s crew is not only snake-bit but mutinous, the marshals all have stiffies, the “widow” Thompson is a..."

Jan. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood

'Justified' Recap: 'Where's Waldo?'

Episode 2 asks where's Waldo Truth, and who is Drew Thompson?

"...When the marshals investigate the whereabouts of Waldo Truth, Art begins..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Virginia B. Wood

Jeffs Faces Justice

Polygamist sect leader will return to Utah

"...Polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs, the fugitive leader of the breakaway Mormon sect the Fundamentalist..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Fundamentalist leader still hiding, while prosecutors try to tie the purse strings

"...There's still no sign of the fugitive polygamist leader of..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Terrorism kills more than 50 in London, war in Iraq kills thousands

"...The still-fugitive Osama bin Laden, some time ago, may have..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

KUT zaps World Music and AfroPop Worldwide

"...An Austin institution, or at the very least a KUT one, has vanished. Our local..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Nine Essential Albums From Willie Nelson’s 90 Years

Wishing the Texas outlaw icon a Willie nice birthday

"...Born Willie Hugh Nelson on April 29, 1933, the singer’s late-night birth wasn’t recorded by the courthouse in..."

April 28, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Sixth Street Shooting: One Dead, Two In Custody, Lots of Statements

UPDATE: Second suspect, aged 17, reportedly arrested Monday

"...UPDATE 4:40pm: The second suspect sought by police, Jeremiah James Tabb, was..."

June 14, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Other Worlds Austin Goes to an Alien Nation

Sci-fi and horror fest releases full, final lineup

"...The Other Worlds Austin film festival has always been dedicated..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shove

Fun Fun Fun Fest headliners L7 come roaring back on the lips of Donita Sparks

"...Fourteen years after the Los Angeles band's abstruse split, the guitarist phoned her..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

DVDanger: Death Rattle Shakes

A case of "Rigor Mortis," and we pay our dues at the 'Death Spa'

"...All due apologies to Electric Six (eh, I'm sure they'll survive) but the latest release from Gorgon Video seems..."

July 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'

John Barrymore's lascivious trip into the heart of his own darkness

"...who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." That was the struggle..."

Feb. 8, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Correlation Does Not Imply Causation

The lessons of Florida beaches, anti-drug education, and chain gangs

"...There are things that you know, or at least think..."

May 9, 2008 Column by Louis Black

How Does an Artist Get a Passport?

Two Austin playwrights join dozens of writers from across the hemisphere to 'dream the Americas'

"...We have been Dreaming the Americas...."

March 16, 2007 Arts Feature

Wednesday Picks

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts now

"...Tacks, the Boy Disaster..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

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