Changing Focus and Location at the Sustainable Food Center

Critics charge original mission of serving poor has strayed

"...A strong candidate for the ugliest architecture in Austin could well be the Twin..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Benda Mask

Untold secrets of Jean Arthur

"...Behind the Mona Lisa cast, the tennis match between eyes and..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

All the Gory Details

The Maestro of movie make-up Tom Savini talks about George Romero, the increasing popularity of CGI, and what it felt like to shoot a crotch-gun.

"...A man jumps onto the hood of a car and fires both barrels of..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

The Space Program

ST-37, Past & Future Pioneers of...

"...photograph by Marlene Hanlin As the days of 1997 drew to a chilly end, the..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

The Spiritual Vanguard

Eliza Gilkyson

"...photograph by Jana Birchum Suddenly, we are there, slicing our boat into silent green pools, unwelcome by..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

These Are the Days

Extolling an Exciting New Era of Austin Theatre

"...It's the end of an era. The phrase is uttered so..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Day in the Neighborhood

A Trip Through Three New Exhibits

"...of learning and fun? "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor..." I found..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Arts Feature

Julie & Julia

Meryl Streep is irresistible as Julia Child as is Nora Ephron's direction, but Amy Adams' Julie Powell is a dud – a mousy, grouchy irritant.

"...Helen Carey, Jane Lynch and Mary Lynn Rajskub. Firstly, the introductions. Julia is Julia Child, that most beloved of..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...After poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and art exhibitions mounted..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Improvisation on Four Legs and a Seat

Eighty Texas artists accept Damian Priour's invitation to riff on the idea of chair

"...fine musicians, let's say, and nearly a hundred of them. One tosses out a gift, a theme for the..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Site Unseen

"America Starts Here" shows how the pioneering artistic team of Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler made the overlooked visible

"...Just inside the Austin Museum of Art's entrance, four rough-hewn stones, each..."

March 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Naked City

Will Sixth Street Recycles come to an unhappy end?

"...After a six-month trial, the flagship-program Sixth Street Recycles is coming to an end...."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Revenge, Deferred in Stephen Mills' Hamlet

Post-pandemic, Stephen Mills brings his career-defining Hamlet back to Ballet Austin

"...Ballet is often about the intersection of classic stories and instantly recognizable classical music...."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

1% for Soul

Weighing the Costs of the Art in Public Places Program

"...The entry room at the new South Austin Senior Activity..."

March 7, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Things That Go Bump

Young writer Eli Kooris spends the night in a haunted photography shop to see what he can scare up.

"...in a lot of trouble. We are standing in the entrance hallway of his photography studio, a two-story brick..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Features Feature by Eli Kooris

Hearth & Soul

A Pain in the Sash

"...Here's another question from the "my home was built in the..."

May 12, 1995 Column by Suzy Banks

AISD’s Big Balancing Act

The Austin Independent School District is considering bringing a $1 billion bond to voters in November. That's a lot of money. What all would it do? And can the package keep everybody happy?

"...As one of Austin's biggest property owners, the Austin Independent School District has a lot of real..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

2012 Austin Critics Table Awards

For the 20th time, a big hand for the nominees if you please

"...half-dozen arts writers are handing out honors to local theatre artists in the Continental Club, and the next, a..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Games People Play

Casual gaming's rise opens the doors for players and developers

"...If this is the revolution, it sure is quiet. Nothing but occasional conversations..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...It was a hot Sunday afternoon late in the summer of 1978. Having arrived in town only two..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

New Murals in Austin You May Have Missed

A guide to some of Austin's most notable new murals you may have missed

"...Somewhere in Austin, there may be a few bare walls outdoors, but they're..."

April 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

When Confessions Prove False

Jonathan Holt told police he'd murdered his wife. But he hadn't killed her, and the cops should have known it.

"...The scene of the crime was the small two-bedroom house..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

ATX TV Festival 2022: Patrick Somerville on Station Eleven

Showrunner talks adaptation and pandemic TV

"...One of the stars of this year’s ATX Festival is Station Eleven..."

June 5, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Wednesday Sleepers

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts directly afterwards

"...The Soul of John Black..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

Who Will Rule Mueller?

Can the city keep the Mueller redevelopment project on course?

"...but talk and worry about an issue, or a project, for decades, and then "solves" the problem in a..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...whatever reason couldn't sustain gainful employment. But now that the cost of living is putting the squeeze on more..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Municipal Death Match!

With five council seats open, mayor and Place 1 look like the headliners

"...The main event in Austin politics is here once again:..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Hemp, hemp, hooray! That could be the victory cry of the Texas Hemp Campaign (THC) if..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature

Just Mercy Will Close This Year’s Austin Film Festival

Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx star in true-life legal drama

"...With the Austin Film Festival mere weeks away, it’s dropping the..."

Oct. 9, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Notes on "Notes on Sugar"

The story behind Neon Queen Collective's first art exhibition

"...As an undergrad art history student at the University of South Florida, Phillip Townsend met the subject..."

Feb. 1, 2018 Arts Post by Melany Jean

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