'The Happy Poet' Hits Stateside

There's something sweet about this veggie stand

"...Listen up, granolaheads. Actually, you know what? Listen up, the rest of you, too. This is a story for..."

May 6, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Happy News for 'Happy Poet'

Austin comedy wins at Traverse City

"...big at Moore's Traverse City Film Festival, Paul Gordon's The Happy Poet walked away with a top prize at..."

Aug. 2, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Buy Local, Get 'Happy'

Help Austin film The Happy Poet see the world

"...When Jonny Mars describes The Happy Poet as a movie about "the little guy..."

May 28, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

A Poet's Paper Trail

Billy Collins' archives acquired in advance of Austin appearance

"...Billy Collins is one of a few American poets who can easily fill a few hundred seats for..."

Jan. 21, 2014 Books Post by Amy Smith

One of the Good Guys

Is Chris Ohlson the nicest film producer in town, or just the hardest working?

"...great guy. Seriously. Everyone says so. In fact, that's the very first thing they tend to say about this..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Waiting Game

With its campus soon expanding, Austin Studios hopes city funds will take the facility to the next level

"...but Austin Studios cannot depend on Kickstarter to renovate the neighboring National Guard Armory when they expand into it..."

May 11, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Chron' House Poet S.E. Smith Storms Radio Waves & Watering Holes

KOOP and Nomad to host the award-winning writer

"...If you're a regular reader of the Chronicle, then you've enjoyed both Sarah Smith's proofreading prowess..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...readers, your wait to learn who will be attending the literary banquet of the year is over. The Texas..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Magic Kid

Hayes Carll trades in his drunken poet's dream

"...The songwriter stares toward the back of the Little Longhorn..."

April 8, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Margarita Happy Hour

"...Kristin Di Spaltro. Square peg, round hole. That's what the twentysomethings who drift through Margarita Happy Hour are like...."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...What fills the holes dug by lies; what breeds in dank silence;..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

Dark Side of the Potterverse

Brad Neely's 'Wizard People, Dear Readers' and the volatility of artistic alchemy

"...The God-Wheel of Fate has stopped for all these kiddies..."

July 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Living an almost feral existence on a wild, low-lying area of the Louisiana coast known as the Bathtub, young Hushpuppy narrates her own vivid life story.

"...Not since Victor Erice's 1973 film The Spirit of the Beehive has there been such a..."

July 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Writer

"...-- an "alternative" writer, a "Texas" writer, and some other kind of writer. ("Serious," I think, was the designation.)..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

State of the Slam

The 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team barely missed making the finals of the recent National Poetry Slam in Chicago, but after the trials and tribulations of the past few months (which continue into the present), the team was just happy to be there.

"...Nine-tenths of a point. That's how much the 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team missed advancing to the..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Books Feature by Christopher Gray

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Qmmunity: Homoscope Is Where the Heart Is

Your best queer week is written in the stars – and this column

"...gazing into my crystal ball/tarot deck/Google search results, and they’re all telling me you’re totally gay. Wait, was that..."

April 11, 2025 Column by James Scott

The Austin Avalanche of Rock & Roll!

When IRS Records' 'The Cutting Edge' Came to Town and Made Me Want to, Too

"..."They say that 90 people a day move to Austin...."

March 16, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The History of King Lear

A long-reviled revision of Shakespeare's tragedy proves fascinating as revived by the Hidden Room Theatre

"...Slap a happy ending on King Lear? Deface this titanic tragedy of..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Toes Knows

It's the Five Fingers of Dr. Vibram!

"...(And you know I am a shoe whore.) Well, these new double-take eliciting Five Fingers foot coverings make my..."

April 18, 2008 Design Post by Kate X Messer

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...Maybe there's a reason why ecstasy is the young person's synthetic..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...It’s here, it’s queer, it’s back again for another year. That’s right, y’all, it’s your ultimate guide to..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music

Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day

"...Easy to dismiss Friday the 13th superstitions as irrational nonsense, but the calendar's most..."

July 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Building The Iron Giant

Tim McCanlies talks behind-the-scenes of the animated classic

"...There are few American animated features more beloved than The..."

Sept. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: The Capacity to Take It

Perseverance is the spine of the human condition

"...been with us a long time, with little alteration. The Oxford English Dictionary traces it back over 2,000 years,..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Texas-Sized Basketball: The Houston Rockets and Why I Moved to Texas

"...Coming as I do from the mid-Atlantic, I’ve experienced no end of questions from people..."

Nov. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The Voice of the Writer

Readings From the Texas Book Festival

"...Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana opened the 1997 Texas Book Festival with a session in the..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Books Feature

FronteraFest 2007: The lowdown

"...Now that you've met a few of the players, it's time to figure out what to go..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature

Gay Place: Behind The Masquerade

An Angel shows her halos and Queer Ride gets porny

"...beats the heart of a cis-gal drag queen ally. Look at..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

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