The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Different Drugs, Different People, Different Effects

Fusebox Festival's Hank Cathey talks alcohol and its attendant joys

"...Yes, this is the same Hank Cathey featured in Robert Faires' current "Drama..."

July 3, 2013 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'The NFL Beat': Raiders in Long Form

Al Davis is watching

"...tough to know where to start. Any lover of the NFL as a product should be a shameless admirer..."

Dec. 29, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Good Food Award Beer Finalists Announced

3 Texas brewers dun good

"...The wildly named Good Food awards recognize goods with superior..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Food Post by Ivy Le

Return of the She-King

In-depth Q&A with Dead Can Dance hypnotist Lisa Gerrard

"...Brendan Perry's family emigrated from London to New Zealand. Birthed eight years on in Melbourne with native siren Lisa..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sipping From the Spigot, Vol. 2

The second Great Boxed-Wine Challenge, plus a very important lesson

"...wines to taste and a crowd of distinguished tasters. The goal was to ferret out a few bag-in-a-box wines..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Brand Upon the Brain

Art and advertising collide in the burgeoning genre of branded documentary

"...much you can count on in this world. And the reason the Tide brand has survived for more than..."

July 29, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

On the Bailey Train

Place 3 challenger fires up

"...– with nods to marijuana legalization and Willie Nelson, the voice of the “TeaPot Party” – declared that he..."

Jan. 30, 2011 News Post by Michael King

Taxi to the Dark Side

Alex Gibney's new documentary focuses on the patterns of abuse committed by American armed forces against enemy combatants in Iraq and elsewhere. Instead of bad apples, he finds bad orders.

"...(and, it must be said, thoroughly nonpartisan) documentary on the patterns of abuse and outright murder of "enemy combatants"..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'In the West': Living Portraits Avedon Would Die For

The original Austin Chronicle review from Nov. 15, 1985

"...When the lights come up, we're face to face with a..."

April 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...to Brown and Dillard. For a couple of hours, the four young men drove around the city, cruising local..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Goose & the Gander

The Rise and Recover and what it's like to live like a rock star – sometimes

"...Teenagers clad in black hoodies and tight jeans kiss the brick wall separating Emo's inside bar from the real..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Nut Goody Sets the Record Straight

Honorable Mention, the 12th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...it all. And I'm not talking about Snickers in the deep freeze or M&M's nestled in my hot little..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Books Feature by Jill Marquis

The Best-Case Scenario

After years of work, Envision Central Texas goes majorly public.

"...Envision Central Texas' regional vision project. You can find them on the 74-member ECT board itself -- though, understandably,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Marble Falls

The demise of one small town's one-screen theatre comes down to cold logic in a big business. James McWilliams reports.

"...Falls finally lost its Marble. Sixty years after opening, the Marble Theatre -- a one-screen icon of picture-perfect Main..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Screens Feature by James McWilliams

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Everybody knows Ray Benson: the big guy with the big hat, booming baritone, and..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Salon of the West

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

"...On any given evening in the 1940s or 1950s, an old man named J. Frank..."

July 4, 2003 Books Feature by Steve Moore

The Smell of Success

Austin's poster art scene is back, and it's better than ever.

"...[Posted to the chat room at Gigposters.com, Thursday, July 19, 2001:]..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Banger Sisters

"...and Robin Thomas. Its heart, at least, is in the right place. In an industry that promotes an offensively..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Accepting the Challenge

Meet the candidates for AISD Board of Trustees.

"...myself saying to people that it is astounding how the school board is held accountable for what happens to..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Riding the Tech Titanic

Austin looks for recovery after the dot-com bust.

"...smart, we could have saved time by simply running the above haiku in place of the Chronicle news section..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...It was one of the most schizophrenic eras, but so typical of Austin --..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...only serve two years before facing voters again in the presidential election year of 2024 (as per a charter..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Luv Doc: Personal Trainer

No need to wallow in the tedium of comprehensive knowledge

"...shaming me about my lack of exercise. All of the sudden she is the authority on health and fitness...."

May 6, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

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 Luv Doc: The Social Distancing Police

Reading a couple of coronavirus listicles on Buzzfeed doesn’t make you Anthony Fauci any more than being good at Madden NFL makes you Tom Brady

"...weeks ago, me and my neighbors have been getting together for "socially distanced" happy hours - usually in a..."

April 17, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

The Fall of the American Empire

Oscar winner Denys Arcand mixes crime, political commentary

"...The title of veteran French Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand’s latest..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The 12 People You Meet at Sam’s Town Point, Austin’s Real-Life Roadhouse

You’d never know the South Austin honky-tonk is there, but wait 'til you meet its cast of characters

"...For decades, people discovered Sam's Town Point the same way Christopher Columbus "discovered" America: by accident –..."

April 26, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Derrick Sims is The Perfect Host

Filmmaker talks Southern Gothic before world premiere tonight

"...You can take the boy out of the South, but you can never..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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