Decay, Preserve, Observe: The Experimental Memories of Bill Morrison

The cinematic pioneer discusses his career and filmography before his Austin retrospective

"...Since Louis and Auguste Lumière invented the Cinématographe and locked in much of what we know..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Fantastic Fest Interview: Chris Atkins Investigates Who Killed the KLF?

How to make a documentary when no one wants to talk about it

"...They were the KLF. Also known as the Justified Ancients..."

Oct. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music Sucks, the Mad Lib

Fill in the blanks to one of our more ... antagonistic music columns

"...This infamous column by Michael Corcoran, which ran in the April 25, 1986 issue of the Chronicle, was so..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Corcoran (Mad Libbed by Kevin Curtin)

Austin Comedy Walkabout Night on Sixth Comes to the Austin Asian American Film Festival

Into the Downtown rabbit hole with local comedian Mohit Jasawal

"...most internationally iconic thoroughfare. "Sixth Street is one of the worst streets in America," he said, "It's awful and..."

June 4, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill

The price is right?

"...Texas, Winter Storm Uri continues to do damage at the Capitol. On Tuesday, Public Utility Commission Chairman (and sole..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

"Deborah Roberts: I'm" at the Contemporary Austin

In Deborah Roberts' solo exhibition at the Contemporary Austin, we learn what it is to be seen and not seen

"...Look the girl in the eyes...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Blanton Museum Undertakes a $35 Million Makeover of Its Grounds

With the international architectural firm Snøhetta, the UT museum will add community spaces and art to its outdoor experience

"...Being inside the Blanton Museum is a great experience...."

Jan. 22, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

12 Things to Do With the Family Over the Thanksgiving Break

Give blood, see the circus, do a virtual 5K, and more

"...this year. Many traditions just can’t go on in the same way because of the pandemic, and we’ve all..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Events Post by Katherine McNevins

The Future of Mother’s Cafe Is Pending

The vegetarian institution could permanently close in October

"...With no real answers about their future, countless restaurants are struggling to make ends meet..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

From the Archives: Linklater on Linklater

Our 1991 self-interview by the Slacker filmmaker

"..."Austin has the highest per capita ratio of wonderful people and the..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Linklater

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF) may..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's Recalls the Moment Her Band Topped the Charts in 1981

Austin born and raised, Valentine and the girls reigned with Beauty & the Beat – as excerpted from her new memoir All I Ever Wanted

"...Beauty and the Beat was mixed, mastered, and finished. All of the..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

The Best CBD Gummies for Pain, Anxiety, and Sleep

A delicious, easy, natural way to help you live a better life

"...Out of all the CBD products on the market today, CBD gummies are..."

March 6, 2020 Events Post

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"..."It's about fucking time," Erin Martinson tells me over coffee. Martinson jumped into..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Hustling Uncut Gems With the Safdie Brothers

How their family history glistens in their New York story

"...Many movies are linear. They're meant to get you from the beginning to the..."

Dec. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stick-and-Poke Tattoos and the Intimacy of Discomfort

Getting stuck with artist Lauren Dunkin (aka Dopetoast)

"...began her journey as a stick-and-poke tattoo artist in the wake of a long night out with friends, after..."

Aug. 3, 2019 Arts Post by Sam Russek

PARD Releases Draft Long-Range Plan

“Our Parks, Our Future” charts course through 2028

"...The city’s Parks and Recreation Department released the first draft..."

July 30, 2019 News Post by Savana Dunning

David Giancola Puts the Pedal to the Metal With Axcellerator

Director leaves tragedy behind and embraces the B-movie

"...You can hear David Giancola's grin on the phone. The filmmaker is driving from his home in..."

June 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Robert Rodriguez Saved Alita: Battle Angel From the Scrap Heap

After a decade and a half, the legendary manga's battle dreams are made real

"...less a homecoming and more a brief stop on the crowded publicity itinerary for Alita: Battle Angel. He'd just..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Behind the Wheel With Documentary The Gentleman Driver

The world of millionaire endurance racers in The Gentleman Driver

"...Motor racing is a business, but new documentary The Gentleman Driver takes its name from the sport’s last..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rep. Vikki Goodwin on the 86th Texas Legislature

“I worry when people talk about property tax caps [and not] where the revenue is going to come from instead”

"...Dallas and my parents were always very involved in the community. My mom served on the Dallas school board..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Luv Doc: A Hungry Cat

The kind of maddening paradox that makes you question the existence of a loving and benevolent creator

"...I am going go one further and recommend that you should never marry someone who..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

"Krista Steinke: Good Luck With the Sun" at W&TW

These spectacular images of the sun and sky captured with homemade pinhole cameras reveal more about us than celestial objects

"...Summer in Austin means a constant cognizance of the sun: where it is in the sky, where to..."

June 1, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Dr. Robert Van Boven, the Whistleblower

Lakeway neurologist battles hospitals, officials, and the "culture of silence"

"...inexplicable symptoms. As it happened, a relative visiting at the time was a doctor of physical therapy, and he..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

UT Professor on the Making of Texas Film Epic Giant

Don Graham's Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film

"...that Edna Ferber's novel Giant ever made it to the big screen, according to Don Graham...."

April 13, 2018 Books Review by Joe O'Connell

Playback: Strike Up the Bond

Can the City finally save endangered clubs? Plus J.J. Offender obit and an Austin Music Poll plug.

"...Sixteen months ago – long after announcement of the ambitious Omnibus fix-all, and long..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Mr. Nice Guy

Sweet T is the name of an Irish boxer with fake front teeth and sleeve tattoos

"...Why is it that women always say they want nice guys but end up dating jerks? I..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Music Live: The Roots & Friends

“This is the best shit of the whole South By!”

"...On a stacked SXSW Saturday night billed as the Roots & Friends, a seemingly endless array of artists..."

March 19, 2017 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Oral History of Austin Beerworks

How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne

"...as plucky hometown breweries go, Austin Beerworks might be the pluckiest. From the shoestrings that budgeted the original 30-barrel..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

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