The Color of Fire

The Austin Fire Department is making another attempt at staff diversity – will it do any better this time?

"...There was a time not so long ago when Austin's..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Letters at 3AM: The Missiles of October

Reflections on the Cuban Missile Crisis

"...has shed, except to recall his salesmanlike demeanor and the disappointing shallowness of his assignments. For instance, he asked..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

No Fruits Among the Fruits

Getty gets in trouble in the produce section, and it has nothing to do with a cucumber.

"...name tag said Richard, I shit you not): You guys can't do that here. There are, uh, lots of..."

March 11, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...THE NEWTON PLAYERS..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

The Scene Is Gone But Not Forgotten

The Evolution of Austin's White Blues

"...used to go to Antone's every weekend but all the good bands are gone."..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Feature

Q&A: The Dicks’ Gary Floyd Talks Lifelong Creativity Ahead of Austin Art Exhibition

Maybe We'll See Butterflies opens tomorrow at Prizer Arts & Letters

"...exhibition opening, but won't stay on screen too long. The pioneering punk bandleader says that could be cheesy...."

June 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Wildcards of TV and Cinema in 2021

Highs, lows, and strange moments that caught our critics eyes

"...Every year, there's an undefinable, uncategorizable something on the screen. A trend,..."

Dec. 30, 2021 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Is Back, Baby!

Mask up, vax up, and join us in person for the 31st annual event

"...Well, we made it through the hellfire and damnation of 2020 only to find ourselves..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Aiming for the Big Kill

Scott Martin on the inaccurate West in his new gunslinger flick

"...Forget the myth. Western gunslingers drawing a lightning fast bead, and..."

Oct. 18, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sicario: Day of the Soldado Director Finds International Themes to Tex-Mex Thriller

Stefano Sollima goes border to border

"...With all eyes turned to the U.S.-Mexico border, and greater attention than ever paid to..."

June 29, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Calling the Shots

The women defining Austin's cocktail culture

"...I love the feeling of camaraderie that springs from sitting at a..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

'The NFL Beat': Week 7

Fantasy notes for all the lucky people, and their shoes

"...everyday life while I have lived in a basement. The small, eye-level window in the corner reveals a fluctuating..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Attack of the TV Production in Texas

ABC picks up Austin-based drama My Generation

"...who moved to Austin when his underrated cop dramedy The Unusuals wasn't picked up for a second season...."

May 14, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: Have You Heard the Dish?

The ambivalent state of political journalism

"...some quirk of journalistic fate – like browsers at the political buffet, reporters tend to write what's in front..."

March 12, 2010 News Column by Michael King

The Range War at Commissioners Court

Officials choose up sides over law firm's proposal to privatize tax collections

"...left public office in 1998, few people believed that the county's most colorful political maverick would quietly fade into..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Good Show

It was a good year -- not a great one -- for the Toronto International Film Festival.

"...always foolhardy to attempt observational summaries or generalizations about the films viewed during one's visit to the Toronto International..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Burning Down the Sixties

They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and Museum, but after Chronicle writer Jesse Sublett explained that he was talking about James Ellroy, the demon dog of American literature, they graciously made an exception.

"...They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and..."

June 29, 2001 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...Now what? You blew the chance to buy into your neighbor's IPO in favor..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Bending the Rules

Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.

"...Nothing is more grueling than the final stage of a Monopoly game. Long hours have..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

SXSW Film Review: The Spies Among Us

A historian investigates the Stasi’s legacy of brutality

"...As the depressingly relevant documentary The Spies Among Us chronicles, when..."

March 8, 2025 SXSW Post by Joe Gross

Gary Floyd, Scene-Defining Singer of Austin Punks the Dicks, Has Died

WATCH: An exclusive look at Arts+Labor’s in-progress Dicks doc

"...Gary Floyd, the multiformat artist who helped define the Austin punk scene..."

May 3, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Breaking the Ice With Iceage

“Difficult” singer Elias Bender Rønnenfelt isn’t

"...Iceage, maintains a well-publicized distaste for music writers. After The Fader named him “Rock’s Most Difficult Frontman,” I had..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

The Luv Doc: A Lot More Alpha

The whole gender role system is built mainly on bullshit

"...husband and I have been married four years and together for a year before that. He's an uncommonly sensitive..."

March 23, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The AggreGAYtor: May 19

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...One SCOTUS justice keeps us guessing, Utah leads the way to reconciliation, and quacks do damage, as your..."

May 19, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The AggreGAYtor: May 12

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Annise Parker gets happy, the Texas lege gets brutal, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck gets a..."

May 12, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The AggreGAYtor: May 5

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...OSHA recommends goodness, the Supremes dodge questions, and Texas clergy freak out,..."

May 5, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The AggreGAYtor: April 2

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Lobbying the courts is a thing in Texas, Indiana loses its..."

April 2, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The AggreGAYtor: January 23

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Guys get nekked, marriage rolls into the next, and North..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

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