Gay the Catholic Way

UT Catholic Center launches new gay prayer group.

"...Despite the fact that the issue comes wrapped around this month's..."

Feb. 10, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

The HIghtower Report

Real news, fake news, and BS news

"...addition to "news" (which involves reporting on real stuff), there's now "fake news" (stuff that's completely made up). But..."

May 5, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

Hightower Report: Workers' Wages Lost to the Boss

A new study by Good Jobs First finds some major loopholes in withholding

"...Many of you will be thrilled to know that the income taxes deducted from your paychecks each month are..."

April 27, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost

"...Dear Editor, The local daily recently ran an op-ed piece by Tony..."

March 13, 2009 Postmarks

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Long Center Iced Tea: On Tuesday, the Austin Monitor reported the Long Center for the Performing..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Paul Ryan's budget has been deemed 'serious' by the powers that be

"...Let's talk budget! Yes, the wonky wonderland of the federal budget, with page after..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

The AggreGAYtor: August 29

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...Bill O’Reilly defends folks comparing LGBTQ people to pedophiles. The AggreGAYtor has a fantasy about combining Fear Factor with..."

Aug. 29, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Keeping the Lights On: The typical Austin Energy customer will see..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature

The Courage of Dawnna Dukes

State representative discredits claims that abortion leads to mental health problems

"...restrictions on reproductive health, women lawmakers have begun scrapping the script and sharing their own abortion stories, in an..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Hightower Report

Bush makes a mess of the Food and Drug Administration; and preaches to Russia about the merits of hypocracy – err, democracy

"...get caught making a mess of a government program, the first rule is to obfuscate and procrastinate – and..."

March 18, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Creative Destruction; Poor People Don't Vote

"...Creative Destruction Look out, here they come again -- wild-eyed CEOs wielding chainsaws. They're going..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Column by Jim Hightower

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...once again avoiding a jury trial on corruption charges. The attorney general cut a deal with state prosecutors on..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Chasing the Story of Chop & Steele

Ben Steinbauer and Berndt Mader tell a goofy First Amendment story

"...Documentarians have a complex relationship with story. They may know whose story they’re telling, but that’s about..."

May 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Notes: Notes at the End of the Road

Just a few more days of this deluge

"...Eight-days-out campaign finance reports are up on the city clerk's website for City Council candidates. See "Eight-Days-Out..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature

All Aboard the Soccer Train!

Major League Soccer and urban rail take city by storm

"...From an embargoed press release, dated April 1, the Chronicle has learned that the city of Austin is..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Don't Fear the Reefer!

Momentum builds for Lone Star legalization of marijuana

"...For seven sessions now – that's every other year since 2001 – he's either authored or sponsored a..."

March 14, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Satanic Abuse Scare

By the early Nineties, satanic abuse allegations at day care centers had become a national trend

"...The sensational charges against Fran and Danny Keller and their..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

I Am the World Trade Organization ... Or Am I?

The WTO gets spiritualized in a carbon-copy hoax site.

"...The announcement, posted May 20, 2002, on www.gatt.org, came as..."

July 5, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

The Sting

Paul Newman

"...photograph by Bruce Dye In The Sting, the triple-cross setup at the end of the..."

March 6, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Fairytale: A True Story

"...with a Midg lightweight camera borrowed from Elsie's dad. They returned with pictures that brought the spiritualist craze of..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Austin Film Fest Adds 10 Titles

First wave includes Jarmusch, Stooges, Rooster Teeth

"...The Austin Fall film festival season is right around the..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

Eager for new content, the networks are dipping into premium cables coffers

"...it must be difficult to write about TV since the writers' strike started. While it can be a challenge,..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Where Comedy Lives

Austin stand-ups have a complex – and it's called the Sandstone Apartments

"...In the heart, of course, that's where comedy truly lives: in..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

I'm Still Here

Is Joaquin Phoenix having a meltdown, or is he putting us on? Only his brother-in-the-law, the film's director, knows for sure.

"...In his directing debut, actor Affleck films his Oscar-winning brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix during the period of time Phoenix announced..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

There Will Be Film

"...1) The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's tale of..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Unknown White Male

The ambitions of this intriguing documentary about one man’s amnesia far outweigh its accomplishments.

"...Directed by: Rupert Murray. The ambitions of this intriguing documentary about one man’s amnesia..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion

In his afterword, historian Stephen Eric Bronner describes The Plot as "a fitting legacy [to] a long and distinguished career." I couldn't agree more.

"...The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the..."

June 10, 2005 Books Review by Rick Klaw

Knockout

"...Hernandez, Ralph Cooper, Tony Burton and Maria Conchita Alonso. The history of boxing cinema is littered with enough TKOs..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Forgotten Silver

"...Neill and Jeffrey Thomas. Kiwi auteur Colin McKenzie is the most famous filmmaker you've never heard of in this..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

About AIDS

Pump away: The new AIDS scare circulating over e-mail is a hoax.

"...The latest incarnation of the urban myth about deliberate transmission..."

July 28, 2000 Column by Sandy Bartlett

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