Austin @ Large: Wreck on the Highway

Why the dogs can't catch the toll road speed machine

"...So, really, at the meeting of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Is There a Doctor in the House?

Below the budget storm clouds, plans form for UTMB campus at Mueller

"...The Travis Co. Hospital District board has seen the future..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Final Act

The Texas Documentary Tour hosts Robert Stone's 'Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst'

"...The Patty Hearst kidnapping on Feb. 4, 1974, was one..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Austin @ Large: The End of the Roads

The toll plan takes us down the right path, but there's still a long way to go

"...readers who felt my column last week went over the top – that it was mean and personal and..."

July 30, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hot Spot

How Richard MacKinnon and the Wireless City Project are making Austin the center of the tech universe – again

"...Richard MacKinnon is changing the city of Austin on a fundamental level. For a..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fables of the Reconstruction

A confidential internal U.S. memo describes a Coalition / Iraqi administration sinking into chaos

"...As the situation in Iraq grows ever more tenuous, the Bush..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Jason Vest

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: The Toxic Agenda

The Statesman's sensational report on Barton Springs is much less than meets the eye.

"...Whatever else you might think about the Statesman's ethics, at least they don't rig their Web..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Welcome to the Primaries

A roundup of the Travis County primary races

"...Co. Commissioner, Pct. 2 You won't read this in their campaign literature, but Karen Sonleitner and Jeff Heckler are..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...to be in Austin, he wanted to get to the bottom of something that had been bothering him for..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Turn Out the Lights ...

The Lege Has Barely Begun, and the Official Accountants Say We're Broke

"...Reading the state dailies the last couple of weeks must have..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Column by Michael King

The Name's the Thing

Do the Hugos Really Award the Best in Speculative Fiction?

"...slide rule in one hand and a compass in the other...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

Celebrated for the Least of Reasons

Chronicle reviewer Tom Doyal has took to writin' just like Larry L. King, the playwright behind The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (and much more, Doyal reveals, in his review of King's new book of letters).

"...and took to writin' just like him, 'cept for the money: Larry L. King is an original and authentic..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

Jumping on the Bard-wagon

With the arrival of September, Austin is again awash in Shakespeare. Five productions -- from a minimalist Romeo and Juliet to a deconstructed comedy goofing on all the plays -- are currently playing Central Texas stages.

"..."It's the movie," says Bill Sheffield, board member of the Austin..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Shaped By The Past

"...The paucity of public land in Texas has its roots..."

April 16, 1999 News Feature

New Power Structure Could Mean Curtains for KOOP The End is Near

"...Vera, KOOP Comunity Board member and much-villified memeber of the "Cadre" photograph by Jana Birchum..."

March 5, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

On the Lege

Christian Sabotage?

"...of racism and homophobia reached a boiling point in the hallways of the Capitol last week when Sen. Rodney..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Column

The Year of the Rabbit

The Origin

"...photograph by John Anderson The Chinese word "Nian" in modern Chinese language means "year,"..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Year in Books

What New Book Brought You the Most Enjoyment in 1997 and Why?

"...1. The passing of Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs...."

Jan. 9, 1998 Books Feature by Phil West

The New Payola

When Radio Stations Become Concert Promoters

"...Everclear hasn't played in Austin this summer. By now they should have played twice -- once by themselves, once..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...for a carnival-like parade of odd couples and unexplainables, the bizarre sights that cause my occasionally visiting father to..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Cracks in the System

Is the City's Minority Procurement Process Up to Par?

"...says African Americans are not gettinga fair share of the city's construction business. photograph by John Anderson Everybody makes..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Chris Walters

A Day at the Races

Primary races start heating up in nearby counties, across Texas, and around the nation.

"...of five of whom will be too busy washing their socks to come to the polls for the March..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

It's All in the Game

"...Pass the hat around for Charon's fee, for 1998 nears the..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Hey, Austin: It's Bloody Balloon Battle 2012!

Get your dextrous splatter on, deep in the heart of Texas

"...If his mission, like that of the Blues Brothers, is a mission from God … then..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Madness of King Geek

Harry Jay Knowles' Cool Movie News

"...do you explain someone like Harry Jay Knowles, and the corollary, should you even try? You might as well..."

June 6, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Great Escapes

AFS Essential Cinema: Children of Abraham/Ibrahim 3: Films of the Middle East & North Africa

"...Let's take a look at life in the Middle East and North Africa over the past 15..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Harder They Fall

Jonathan Majors is a true star in this pretty but by-the-numbers Western

"...Regina King, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Edi Gathegi, Danielle Deadwyler and Deon Cole...."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Battle of the Briskets Champion: Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que

"...Thousands of votes came in over the past two weeks, and our readers have spoken: From..."

June 22, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Off the Record

Across a Wire: Okkervil River and Nakia hit prime time

"...The Lady Killer..."

May 6, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Devil Online

Is online gaming phenomenon Diablo II: Lords of Destruction (Expansion Set) selling kids violence?

"...with fire-breathing demons, magical treasure chests, and axe-wielding barbarians, the online experience of playing Diablo II: Lord of Destruction..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

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