July Is Crime Month: Raymond Chandler’s 'The Long Goodbye'

Sleuthing for a childhood relic

"...Sometime during the Seventies, a decade that took me from 5 to..."

July 11, 2014 Books Post by Raoul Hernandez

All Hail 'The Lords of Salem'

Rob Zombie on his fifth feature, a decade in the making

"...Rob Zombie admits it: "I've always been obsessed with the bad characters." His first four turns as a film..."

April 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': To Explode From Within

A personal take on the Jovan Belcher murder/suicide

"...Week 13 of the NFL season has arrived, and with it comes the..."

Dec. 1, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Into the Mystic

RIP: Traci Hancock, Duck Dunn, Tony Offender, Robert Vignaud

"...note about her dying sister Traci, Conni Hancock discouraged the obvious, saying instead, “She’s here - now - breathing..."

May 14, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Some Parts of the World Pt. 2

Every day is moving day

"...I’m heading to Europe for a month to tour, the reaction is always, “Wow, need a [insert job description..."

June 2, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

The Social Disease

2010 was the year social media was ready for its closeup

"...our Top 10s issue hits stands, and, as usual, the Chronicle's movie reviewers count down our best loved and..."

Jan. 5, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Movie Bug

Touching down at the Toronto International Film Festival

"...In its 35th year, the Toronto International Film Festival, known as TIFF, has moved..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Hall Hustle: In the Zone

Land-use issues in all corners of the city dominate council agenda

"...ask City Council. Like much of council's previous meeting, the upcoming agenda (Thursday, Aug. 26) is devoted to development..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Beside the Point

The streets are mean, and so is the City Council

"...to believe (impossible, actually), but council is taking yet another week off today – in its place is the..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Seeking the Recipe

Hermeticism has been marginalized academia since the Enlightenment. Can a UT professor and grad student editing a journal change that?

"...You might think that a periodical devoted to the study of alchemical thought from ancient Egypt to Harry..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Books Feature by Michael Erard

Sister in the Spirit

Praising the Lord with one of Austin's most talented sisters

"...higher on most teenagers' priority lists than figuring out their vocational future. Not so with Claudia Williams, who was..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...Power Brad Pitt and Benicio del Toro star in the latest from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels director..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...Wanna do something about the horrible traffic on the highways? Light rail ain't it...."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Politics Gift Guide

For the person who has everything but still could use another thing

Dec. 2, 2011 News Feature

The Wedding Gift

"...Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Sian Thomas and Thora Hird. The Wedding Gift is the true story of Diana Longden..."

Aug. 12, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

Re: Gift

When a PS3 just isn't in the cards

"...be impartial, and ask yourself, does your child deserve the PlayStation3? How good does a kid have to be..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Gift Guide: Homegrown Food and Beverage Favorites!

Skip the old-school impersonal and go boldly local this season

"...Whether your holiday shopping list is for loved ones or..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

2012 Politics Gift Guide

Holiday picks for the news nerd of the family

"...The purr-fect gift for animal lovers who like to combine..."

Nov. 23, 2012 News Feature by the News Staff

Holiday Gifts for Fans of the Big and Small Screen

From essential box sets to writers’ wisdom: stocking fillers and the gifts that keep on giving for your watching pleasure

"...On Story: The Golden Ages of TelevisionEdited by Maya Perez and Barbara..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Texas Snacker's Guide to the Holidays

Put your gifts where your mouth is

"...funny looking pears to a piece of fresh honeycomb, there's something local for everyone on your list this holiday..."

Dec. 5, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Queer, Quick, and Dirty Gift Guide

Great stuff that makes us feel good

"...Need a bit more giftspo? Gay Place has you – and the deserving queers..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Politics Gift Guide

Part 2

"...Self-Defense From the 84th Legislature..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Feature

The Ultimate Life

This inspirational film based is both a sequel and prequel to The Ultimate Gift, and is based on Jim Stovall's novel.

"...Elizabeth Ann Bennett, Bechir Sylvain, Myke Holmes and Lee Meriwether...."

Sept. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Politics Gift Guide

Let these plum picks from the News staff dance in your head

"...favorite local businesses while simultaneously pumping money back into the Austin economy? With a Go Local card, of course..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature

Final 'Chronicle' Gift Ideas

"...Holiday hesitaters, listen up: with today's publication of the Chronicle's 2006 Political Procrastinators' Holiday Gift Guide, there's no..."

Dec. 21, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

After a Fashion: The Hurting

Epiphanies sometimes look like gorgeous sunsets and produce brilliant work

"...The poet Emily Dickinson said, "To live is so startling..."

May 24, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Pledge

"...and Harry Dean Stanton. Despite its cast of powerhouse thespians and occasional touches of nervy hyperrealism, Sean Penn's The..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Gift Guide 2016: Holiday Grab Bag

Unique gifts for the media lover in your life

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Feature

Gift Guide 2015: The Joy of Watching, Reading, and Feeling

Holiday offerings for the pop-culturally minded

"...Is there a more obsessive lot than the pop-culture nerd? Meticulously..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Gift Guide 2015: Video Game Gift Battles

Which of the season's blockbusters will earn your dollars?

"...a loved (or liked) one gets increasingly difficult as the medium goes online. Thankfully, the big budget titles still..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

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